Stereogum » The Knack http://stereogum.com MP3s, videos, news, reviews, and indie rock gossip Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:11:18 +0000 en hourly 1 R.I.P. Doug Fieger http://stereogum.com/114441/rip_doug_fieger/obit/ http://stereogum.com/114441/rip_doug_fieger/obit/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:45:03 +0000 jessica

The Knack frontman passed away Sunday after fighting brain and lung cancers. “My Sharona” reached #1 in 1979, then was on the charts again after it was featured in “Reality Bites.” His Sharona went on to sell real estate in L.A.

]]> 0 The Knack Sue Run DMC http://stereogum.com/3406/the_knack_sue_run_dmc/news/ http://stereogum.com/3406/the_knack_sue_run_dmc/news/#comments Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:15:31 +0000 Scott

Knack members Doug Fieger and Berton Averre filed a copyright infringement suit against Run DMC on Friday. Apparently, the two just discovered that twenty-year-old rap hit “It’s Tricky” samples “My Sharona.” Rolling Stone has details. Is there no statute of limitations on this shit?

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