Is it Heads You Lose, or Heads We Lose?

The name of the band has been an issue of contention since the early days, and the controversy isn't about to let up any time soon. Bill von Behren has been attempting to solve various copyright issues over the name, in preparation for the upcoming world tour, but it seems that his research just confuses matters even more.

"As the elder statesman of this group it may be incumbent upon me to point out that our name is either 'Heads We Lose' or 'Heads You Lose', but not both.

Frankly, I ran into this discrepancy while at the Library of Congress getting 'Spreadin' The Word' and 'Heads We Lose' copyrighted. Apparently, before tucking tail to England, Will had been to the L of C hours earlier filing for "Heads You Lose" and "Moon Child: The Missing Link."

'Heads I Lose' and 'Heads They Lose' are still available."

Rumors Swirl Over Heads You Lose Breakup!
March 3, 2006

While the City of Angels is never short on gossip and rumors, the buzz around town over the last few days has been dominated by word that the super group Heads You Lose may be splintering...While the band enjoyed a brief honeymoon after their award-winning performance at the House of Blues in February, it didn't take long for a certain mega-ego to unravel what days of practice took to perfect. First came Garrett's unauthorized release of the Basement Tapes - an obvious money grab when starved fans would buy up nearly anything related to the band.

Allegations then surfaced that Garrett had edited out the best portions of Roger Daltrey's practice with the band the make Heads You Lose appear superior to the aging Daltrey. Now it appears that Garrett is publishing future volumes of his video series under the name Heads We Lose, a subtle but significant change that could amount to millions of redirected royalty income to Garrett. Moreover, it appears that Garrett is organizing a summer tour under the Heads We Lose name, as he has been seen jet-setting to different cities across the country on a daily basis in an obvious attempt to line up support for the tour. Sources also tell us that Garrett's reorganized group would omit several original members, such as Tippy, who Garrett quotes "was always getting tangled up in my guitar cord." Ironically, one of the few photos of the original band members together in a single picture (with special guest Lisa Loeb) was recently released by lead guitarist "Noodle". Is this the last group shot of Heads You Lose that we will ever see? And it is coincidence that the manipulative Garrett is eerily spotlighted in the photo, while other band members are cast in shadow? We'll be following the Heads You/We Lose controversy closely in the coming weeks.

UPI Wire
3/12/06

Is Will Garrett Keith Moon's Love Child?


UPI - New York

Heads You Lose fans (and critics) have often wondered how guitarist and video producer Will Garrett, the obviously least musically talented of the group, has remained with a band that is so clearly overloaded with genius. As co-guitarist Tippy explained in a recent interview in Groupie Times, "Will is the Eveready Bunny of the band. He's our Keith Moon. His raw emotional energy drives us forward. Although his guitar playing sucks, it just wouldn't be the same without him."

And now it appears that Garrett's comparison to rock legend Keith Moon, the late drummer of the rock group The Who, may be more than just talk. A new recent issue of Hairline Magazine, "Will Garrett is the reincarnation of Keith Moon - other than his inability to stay on the beat. The similarities are incredible: the crazed energy, the endless drinking, but most of all the eyebrows."

The Eyebrowologist analyzed recent photos of Garrett with archive photos of the late Mr. Moon. She goes on to say, "Their eyebrows and hairline are remarkably similar. Such things don't happen by chance. Detailed measurements taken from the photos and analyzed at the University of Munich's Ear, Nose, and Eyebrow Center indicate that here is a 97.657% probability that Will Garrett is genetically linked to Mr. Moon."

Which such a claim may appear farcical, this reporter's investigation into the history of Garrett and Moon does raise some eyebrows. Will Garrett, was born May 1, 1963, approximately nine months after his parent's wedding in late July, 1962. The newly married couple honeymooned in London shortly after the wedding. While the independent Dr. Garrett toured some of the world's best museums, Mrs. Garrett, an avid rock & roll fan, was apparently drawn to the rapidly emerging British music scene. A source close to the couple noted that Mrs. Garrett still keeps an old ticket stub in the couple's wedding album from a matinee performance of the popular London group The Beachcombers. At roughly that time The Beachcombers added a new drummer to their line up - none other than teenager Keith Moon, who would later leave the band to join The Who. What happened that afternoon in British rock's steamy melting pot? One can only imagine, but the pictures in Moon Child: The Missing Link to Rock Royalty, some of which are attached, speak for themselves.

Chicago Tribune Entertainment Section
March 16, 2006

Garrett Flees The Country Under Allegations of Bandmate Abuse!

While Heads You Lose guitarist Will Garrett has certainly garnered his share of publicity lately, his latest fiasco has apparently run him out of town. Garrett was seen boarding a plane for London after The Society for the Ethical Treatment of Rock Women began picketing his Chicago studio. This brouhaha was apparently brought on by footage in one of Garrett's recently released videos entitled 'Heads We Lose - The Basement Tapes: The House of Blues Performance.' In one section of the raucous film, Garrett is seen provocatively "guitar butting" a shocked Asha, the only female member of the band (see attached press photo). The photo created an uproar among women's groups, several members of which literally ran the cowardly Garrett out of town. He is said to be lying low in London, and has been seen searching for the final resting place of Keith Moon (see related story entitled "Moon Child:The Missing Link").

In a strange twist of events, Garrett's feuding bandmate Tippy came to his defense, as quoted in a recent issue of Heads for Heads Magazine: "It's well known that Will likes to play with pointy objects, especially guitars. As can be seen in the Basement Tapes, he never plays a guitar with rounded edges. Whether it's his Flying V or Gibson Explorer, it's always got frickin' points at both ends - and he's not afraid to use them! Asha was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Will is very possessive of his stage space. Since I've been playing with him since high school, I can pretty much predict and dodge his guitar thrusts (ala Townshend and Daltrey in their younger days of whirling guitars and mics), but less experienced players learn the hard way. After he butted Asha, I saw Will give Rick Neilsen of Cheap Trick a couple of stiff guitar jabs to the ribs. Poor Rick backed up until he was pinned against his Marshall stack, then he finally fled the stage in tears. Will is just like a crusty old dog with a bone. When he growls, you better back off!"

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