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Another day, another Twitter brawl: this time, rocker Johnette Napolitano went after ex-Life After Top Cheftestapant Jen Carroll for using the name Concrete Blonde. Carroll has been making noise about opening a restaurant with that name for years, first in Philly and then in New York City, but the project has been continuously delayed. Napolitano, of course, is the lead singer of alt-rock band Concrete Blonde, which has been around on-and-off since 1986. On Sunday, Napolitano decided to call Carroll out on Twitter: "are you the c*** with the Concrete Blonde restaurant?" Well, not yet, not technically.
After Carroll kind of laughed it off, tweeting "ha it's not open yet...do u not like the name?", Napolitano had had enough. "you don't fuck with my band or my fans." "not unless you pay me and you know it." "I'm in NYC next month u wanna throw down?" She even told her fans to Twitter-attack Carroll. (For what it's worth, Wikipedia says REM frontman Michael Stipe originally came up with the Concrete Blonde moniker to "[describe] the contrast between [the band's] hard rock music and introspective lyrics.")
So Carroll shot back, calling out "the other Concrete Blondes out there - winery, book, movie & another restaurant in Australia to name a few." And indeed, there is a California chardonnay, a detective novel, a movie, and a Sydney restaurant that all use the name. Carroll then dropped the issue, but Napolitano probably doesn't need to worry too much about it for now — the restaurant's been delayed for at least two years.
@ChefJenCarroll are you the c*** with the Concrete Blonde restaurant?
— johnette napolitano (@therealjohnette) July 22, 2013
@therealjohnette ha it's not open yet...do u not like the name?
— Jennifer Carroll (@ChefJenCarroll) July 22, 2013
@ChefJenCarroll you don't fuck with my band or my fans.
— johnette napolitano (@therealjohnette) July 22, 2013
@ChefJenCarroll not unless you pay me and you know it.
— johnette napolitano (@therealjohnette) July 22, 2013
@ChefJenCarroll I don't even have a TV but you have no idea what can b unleashed. I have no idea who u r but u can't use that name.
— johnette napolitano (@therealjohnette) July 22, 2013
@ChefJenCarroll you cannot use my band's name without permission. Fuck you.
— johnette napolitano (@therealjohnette) July 22, 2013
@therealjohnette ok how about all the other Concrete Blondes out there - winery, book, movie & another restaurant in Australia to name a few
— Jennifer Carroll (@ChefJenCarroll) July 22, 2013
@ChefJenCarroll really? I know all that. Fans, you are free and clear to communicate with this bitch. Release the flying monkeys..
— johnette napolitano (@therealjohnette) July 22, 2013
@LeeLeeLyn @ChefJenCarroll we've been ripped off enough. I'm in NYC next month u wanna throw down?
— johnette napolitano (@therealjohnette) July 22, 2013
@LeeLeeLyn @ChefJenCarroll Loser: get a name for your own fucking restaurant b4 ripping MINE off.
— johnette napolitano (@therealjohnette) July 22, 2013
@LeeLeeLyn @ChefJenCarroll Just because I like to stay under the radar doesn't mean I haven't sold millions of records all over the world.
— johnette napolitano (@therealjohnette) July 22, 2013
@ZonaRube @ChefJenCarroll I do not support it; I was not asked and get attitude on top of it. I am many things but no loser, bitch.
— johnette napolitano (@therealjohnette) July 22, 2013
I'll take an apology and a check monthly for every month she has that place open.
— johnette napolitano (@therealjohnette) July 23, 2013
· @therealjohnette [Twitter]
· All Jen Carroll Coverage on Eater [-E-]
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