Two former members of Sugar Ray are suing Mark McGrath, accusing the band's frontman of a "series of self-serving and vindictive actions." Murphy Karges and Stan Frazier, former bassist and drummer, respectively, for the alt-rock band, sued McGrath and Sugar Ray guitarist Rodney Sheppard, claiming McGrath bashed them on Twitter and cheated them out of money, as well as preventing them from rejoining the band, Courthouse News Service reports. "Not content to simply misappropriate the Sugar Ray trademark by licensing it to a newly created shell corporation or unlawfully divert an additional 48 percent of the band's revenues into his own pocket, McGrath spent
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- 10/23/2013
- by Kevin Rutherford, Billboard
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the wake of similar allegations aimed at Third Eye Blind's Stephan Jenkins, two former members of Sugar Ray are suing Mark McGrath, claiming the frontman’s diva behavior cost the band millions of dollars. The lawsuit comes from bass player Matthew Murphy Karges and drummer Charles Stanton Frazier, who are accusing McGrath of a “series of self-serving and vindictive actions.” According to the 29-page complaint, “McGrath spent the last year engaging in a bitter campaign to destroy the personal and professional reputations of Frazier and Karges,” but only after he licensed the Sugar Ray name to a “newly ...
- 10/23/2013
- avclub.com
Mark McGrath wants to make one thing clear: Sugar Ray isn't putting out a new album because they think they'll be selling out arenas. "It's purely for the love," says the 41-year-old singer. "We're not blink-182 or No Doubt - they're playing arenas. We're playing House of Blues-sized venues and we're lucky and happy to be playing them," he adds. Sugar Ray's first studio record in six years, the just-released Music for Cougars, finds them returning to their signature breezy rock - after trying to shift toward dance and R&B - and aiming for those fans who've grown...
- 8/3/2009
- by Jessica Herndon and Marisa Laudadio
- PEOPLE.com
Band's first LP in six years was released Tuesday.
By Lindsay Wallace
Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath
Photo: Denise Truscello/ WireImage
Sugar Ray haven't gone away — they just hadn't released an album in six years. But all that changed on Tuesday (July 21), when the band released Music for Cougars and braced for a new round of tour dates that begins in North Dakota on Friday.
Before this interview even began, lead singer Mark McGrath had a question of his own. "Do you think the title of the new album, Music for Cougars, is negative?" When the response was in the negative, McGrath said, "I see a cougar as strong and empowered, knowing what they want and going after it!"
Despite that strong statement — and despite the band's string of multiplatinum albums on the strength of hits like "Fall Apart" and "Fly" — McGrath is nothing if not realistic about his band's prospects these days.
By Lindsay Wallace
Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath
Photo: Denise Truscello/ WireImage
Sugar Ray haven't gone away — they just hadn't released an album in six years. But all that changed on Tuesday (July 21), when the band released Music for Cougars and braced for a new round of tour dates that begins in North Dakota on Friday.
Before this interview even began, lead singer Mark McGrath had a question of his own. "Do you think the title of the new album, Music for Cougars, is negative?" When the response was in the negative, McGrath said, "I see a cougar as strong and empowered, knowing what they want and going after it!"
Despite that strong statement — and despite the band's string of multiplatinum albums on the strength of hits like "Fall Apart" and "Fly" — McGrath is nothing if not realistic about his band's prospects these days.
- 7/21/2009
- MTV Music News
Band's first LP in six years was released Tuesday.
By Lindsay Wallace
Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath
Photo: Denise Truscello/ WireImage
Sugar Ray haven't gone away — they just hadn't released an album in six years. But all that changed on Tuesday (July 21), when the band released Music for Cougars and braced for a new round of tour dates that begins in North Dakota on Friday.
Before this interview even began, lead singer Mark McGrath had a question of his own. "Do you think the title of the new album, Music for Cougars, is negative?" When the response was in the negative, McGrath said, "I see a cougar as strong and empowered, knowing what they want and going after it!"
Despite that strong statement — and despite the band's string of multiplatinum albums on the strength of hits like "Fall Apart" and "Fly" — McGrath is nothing if not realistic about his band's prospects these days.
By Lindsay Wallace
Sugar Ray's Mark McGrath
Photo: Denise Truscello/ WireImage
Sugar Ray haven't gone away — they just hadn't released an album in six years. But all that changed on Tuesday (July 21), when the band released Music for Cougars and braced for a new round of tour dates that begins in North Dakota on Friday.
Before this interview even began, lead singer Mark McGrath had a question of his own. "Do you think the title of the new album, Music for Cougars, is negative?" When the response was in the negative, McGrath said, "I see a cougar as strong and empowered, knowing what they want and going after it!"
Despite that strong statement — and despite the band's string of multiplatinum albums on the strength of hits like "Fall Apart" and "Fly" — McGrath is nothing if not realistic about his band's prospects these days.
- 7/21/2009
- MTV Music News
Mark McGrath is back to being a musician again. After a quick stint as an Extra correspondent, Sugar Ray is reuniting. The band will be releasing their first full-length album in six years through Universal, followed by a summer tour. The name couldn’t be better—Music for Cougars. We’re not sure what constitutes “cougar music” per se, but we trust Sugar Ray has been there, done that, and knows what the ladies like. All of the original band members are back—Craig “DJ Homicide” Bullock, drummer Stan Frazier, bassist Murphy Karges, and guitarist Rodney Sheppard. McGrath says...
- 5/5/2009
- Hollyscoop.com
How McG (yes, that's his name -- he directed the new Terminator movie) evolved from bubblegum auteur into a tinseltown killing machine.
On a July day in 2004, the director known as McG sat in his car outside the terminal at Burbank Airport where Warner Bros. keeps its private jet fleet. He could see the Gulfstream g550 he was to board and feel the vibration of the engines' auxiliary-power unit. All he had to do was open the car door, cross the tarmac, and climb the stairs. The plane was bound for Australia, where McG was to shoot the new Superman movie. After his massive successes with the Charlie's Angels franchise, Warner was counting on the filmmaker to deliver a much-needed blockbuster to match. But McG couldn't move.
He'd spent the prior year planning storyboards and concept art, and making casting decisions based on a script he had commissioned from J.J. Abrams.
On a July day in 2004, the director known as McG sat in his car outside the terminal at Burbank Airport where Warner Bros. keeps its private jet fleet. He could see the Gulfstream g550 he was to board and feel the vibration of the engines' auxiliary-power unit. All he had to do was open the car door, cross the tarmac, and climb the stairs. The plane was bound for Australia, where McG was to shoot the new Superman movie. After his massive successes with the Charlie's Angels franchise, Warner was counting on the filmmaker to deliver a much-needed blockbuster to match. But McG couldn't move.
He'd spent the prior year planning storyboards and concept art, and making casting decisions based on a script he had commissioned from J.J. Abrams.
- 4/14/2009
- by Mark Borden
- Fast Company
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