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Tuesday, August 08, 2006

excerpt from Punk Globe Magazine

Gene Simmons of the rock band Kiss has a new reality show on A&E. On the very first episode he introduces us to his son's new band, Nick Simmons and the Electric Chairs. Gene goes on to state that if the name isn't trademarked, it's fair game. That may be so, but the name has been in usage by Jayne County and the Electric Chairs since 1978, when the single "F**k Off" helped launch the UK punk explosion.

It's not as if Gene doesn't know who Jayne County is; Kiss got their big break/recording deal by being an opening act for Jayne County (at that time, her group's name was Jayne County & the Backstreet Boys, another name that was plucked from Jayne's grasp in 1995). Needless to say, Jayne County is furious.

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Posted by Ru on Tuesday, August 08, 2006 at Tuesday, August 08, 2006 | Permalink

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