Former Runaways Sue Over Tribute Album

According to The Associated Press, Jett and her former Runaways bandmate Currie have filed a lawsuit to try to stop the June release of the Runaways tribute album "Take It Or Leave It: A Tribute To The Queens Of Noise".

Jett and Currie claim in the lawsuit that the Main Man Records label used their names to promote the album without their permission and that a Main Man employee who once worked at Jett's record label used that connection to imply the project had her blessing. The duo's lawyer, Oren J. Warshavsky, tells The Associated Press, "This isn't about money. This is strictly about preserving reputation and quality that both Joan and Cherie are known for."

"Take It Or Leave It: A Tribute To The Original Queens of Noise: The Runaways" features 36 tracks and over two hours of music which spans the entire Runaways catalog. Their best-known songs like "Cherry Bomb", "Queens of Noise" and "California Paradise" are all represented as well as obscure fan favorites like "Dead End Justice", "Born To Be Bad" and "Yesterday's Kids".

"Take It Or Leave It: A Tribute To The Original Queens of Noise, The Runaways" track listing:

1. THE DONNAS - "Queens of Noise
2. SHONEN KNIFE - "Black Leather
3. THE BINGES - "I Love Playin' With Fire
4. BEBE BUELL BAND - "Heartbeat
5. DEENA & THE LAUGHING BOYS - "Lovers
6. FRANKENSTEIN 3000 - "California Paradise
7. DELIRIUM TREMENS - "Wasted
8. RICHIE SCARLET - "Wild Thing
9. BLUE FOX - "Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin
10. THE EASY OUTS Featuring THE DOUGHBOYS' GAR FRANCIS - "Is It Day Or Night
11. LAURA WARSHAUER - "Little Lost Girls
12. WHITE FLAG - "C'mon
13. CALI GIRAFFES Featuring THE FASTBACK's KIM WARNICK - "You're Too Possessive
14. TARA ELLIOTT & THE RED VELVETS - "You Drive Me Wild
15. PLANET SORROW - "Thunder
16. ROBBIE RIST - "Yesterday's Kids
17. SERPENTEENS - "Little Sister
18. THE ADOLESCENTS - "School Days
19. BLUE FOX Featuring SANDY WEST - "Dirty Magazines
20. THE DANDY WARHOLS - "Cherry Bomb
21. RICHARD BARONE - "Hollywood
22. CARE BEARS ON FIRE Featuring EARL SLICK - "Saturday Night Special
23. DERWOOD ANDREWS - "Gotta Get Out Tonight
24. DAVID JOHANSEN - "Blackmail
25. THE RIBEYE BROTHERS - "Trash Can Murders
26. DIGGER PHELPS - "Rock N' Roll
27. TOILET BOYS - "Born To Be Bad
28. THE SWALES - "Midnight Music
29. FRANKENSTEIN 3000 Featuring CHERIE CURRIE - "American Nights
30. F-13 - "I Wanna Be Where The Boys Are
31. THE STAY AT HOMES - "Gettin' Hot
32. KITTIE - "Fantasies
33. STARZ - "Waitin' For The Night
34. JACK BRAG - "Secrets
35. CLINICAL TRIALS - "Don't Go Away
36. KATHLEEN HANNA, PEACHES & AD-ROCK - "Dead End Justice

(Blabbermouth)