by Zach Shaw | May 22, 2012 | Legal Woes, Updates
As you may recall, fans were shocked to learn that Josh Homme and Scott Reeder had filed a lawsuit against their former bandmates in the revamped Kyuss Lives! last March. As if that wasn’t enough, bassist Nick Oliveri announced he had left the group. And while singer...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 22, 2012 | Legal Woes, Splits
When it was revealed that Josh Homme and Scott Reeder were suing John Garcia and Brant Bjork over the name Kyuss, we were surprised that bassist Nick Oliveri wasn’t named in the lawsuit. Granted, Oliveri has his own legal issues to deal with. But the bassist was still...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 15, 2012 | Legal Woes, Updates
This past weekend, Josh Homme and Scott Reeder filed a lawsuit against their former bandmates in the revamped Kyuss Lives! We’ve since heard from Reeder on the matter, explaining why he was “forced to react.” And today, we’ve received a statement from John Garcia and...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 12, 2012 | Legal Woes
Those who weren’t near a computer this past weekend are likely learning about Josh Homme and Scott Reeder’s lawsuit against Kyuss Lives! for the first time this morning. Yet the suit still comes as a sad surprise to many. Why are Homme and Reeder suing over trademark...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 10, 2012 | Legal Woes
Although three fourths of the lineup of desert rock stoner band Kyuss have spent the last two years touring as Kyuss Lives! without incident, that came to a crashing halt yesterday (9) when Joshua Homme and Scott Reeder filed suit against vocalist John Garcia and...