Violent Femmes In Court Dispute

Bassist Brian Ritchie sued lead vocalist Gordon Gano on Wednesday, saying he was deprived of credit for some of the group’s songs and a proper accounting of its earnings. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, also accuses Gano of trashing the band’s reputation by allowing its signature hit, «Blister in the Sun,» to be used in a Wendy’s commercial. Gano, reached by telephone at his Manhattan home, called the lawsuit «a complete […]