Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images Rock star Joan Jett's Blackheart Records Group Inc. is suing Hot Topic for trademark infringement, alleging the retail chain is selling women's clothing under the Blackheart label. The suit, filed June 12th in Manhattan federal court, is asking for unspecified damages as well as an injunction that will stop Hot Topic from selling their Blackheart lingerie line... R

"Queens was great, but for those of us who were into rock 'n' roll and that whole look and lifestyle, it was a little tough at times. I was kind of in between a greaser and one of the really nerdy kids. I never really fit into any gang till I played guitar in a band," Ricky Byrd tells Noisecreep about the New York City borough he grew up in during the early '70s...