Sam Zell is currently in a tug-of-war with his employees over at the LA Times and Tribune. The maligned writers filed a lawsuit against Zell for scamming the company out of millions of dollars, while the gnomely huckster fired back with internal memos about partnership, while calling the lawsuits "frivolous and unnecessary." All per the norm finger-pointing that occurs when businesses fail.

But now the game's stepped up 2 the streets, with the plaintiffs making Zell out to be a monster in a letter to the press that highlights Zell's crappy music taste:

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• Prince reassures everyone that he does not see Universal Records as "a slave ship". Sighs of relief, are followed by a proposal to change the label to Amistad Records. [Prince.org]

• Kanye West puts his Grammy campaign on hold— but just until he gets around to checking out the competition. It's only fair that he listen to it before resuming claims that he is bizest. [MTV]

• Can Bob Dylan still form sentances? If not, we guess he can just hum his way through his new radio show. [NME]

• In the UK, The Eagles are still soaring. Right under U2. [BBC]

• Musicians have requests, too, you know. And their assistants might get shot if someone gives them larger than desired crackers. [Radar]