A Los Angeles judge issued a preliminary injunction against two members of the band Sublime on Tuesday (November 3rd), preventing them for now from performing under that name with a different lineup. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the injunction was issued as part of a trademark lawsuit brought by the estate of frontman Bradley Nowell, who died of a drug overdose in 1996. Surviving bassist Eric Wilson and drummer Bud Gaugh began rehearsing earlier this year with singer/guitarist Rome Ramirez and played their first official show under the Sublime name on October 24th at California's Smokeout Festival.
Velvet Revolver and ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash told the U.K.'s BBC 6 Music that he wishes people would stop asking him if he's ever going to rejoin Guns. Slash explained, "I just feel for people that don't seem to get it. All things considered, it's been a really long time, and everybody's moved on. At the same time, I appreciate that I was part of a band that had such a huge impact and touched so many people, and I feel bad for them that it's not around -- but it is what it is."
No Doubt is filing a lawsuit against Activision, the maker of the new Band Hero video game, citing fraudulent inducement and breach of contract. Among other complaints, the band is upset that No Doubt avatars could be used to sing other acts' songs on the game's track list, arguing the group was turned into "a virtual karaoke circus act." The band's manager, Jim Guerinot, tells Rolling Stone that members of No Doubt were "mortified" when they found out their likenesses could be associated with other artists' songs and that the avatars could be separated from one another, as well as sing tracks from vocalists of the opposite gender. The group said in a statement: "No Doubt agreed to place avatars containing their name and likeness performing three No Doubt songs in the upcoming Band Hero," adding that the avatars' special game abilities were added "without the band's knowledge or approval."
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