Odds & Ends: Lil Wayne, Rob Zombie, St. Vincent, Peter Frampton, Ace Frehley

Some artists get security to take care of rowdy audience members but Peter Frampton took things into his own hands – literally – when he threw a fan’s phone in retaliation for breaking the venue’s video rule.

Video and flash photography were forbidden at Sunday’s show in Carmel, Ind., at The Center For The Performing Arts, but that didn’t stop an individual in the front row from shooting video on his phone. Onstage Magazine notes that a fan sitting next to him was taking flash photos on her camera and that Frampton “gestured to them saying, ‘No, don’t do that. Stop!’”

But the duo continued to bug Frampton and the rest of the crowd until the artist walked over and asked if he could look at the man’s phone.

“At some point, enough was enough, and Frampton grabbed the phone from the guy’s hand and heaved it at least a hundred and fifty feet behind the stage while never missing a chord. And the show rolled on to thunderous applause,” according to a fan’s blog post at ke9v.wordpress.com.

Frampton linked to the blog on Facebook saying, “For those of you from the Carmel, IN show you are still scratching your heads as to why I would relieve someone, in the front row, of their phone camera.” He added, “Many thanks to the eyewitnesses who came forward to explain how annoying, ‘Team Distraction’ actually were. And not just to me but everyone [around] them.”

Signature Group wants Lil Wayne to pay up. The premium boutique provider and owner of private jets for lease claims that the rapper and his Young Money Entertainment label “have not paid their bills under their current lease agreement or otherwise for the greater part of 2014,” according to an announcement from the company’s attorneys.

A lawsuit filed by Signature Group says Lil Wayne owes more than $1 million in missed payments, fees and charges for leasing a Gulfstream private jet, which the rapper requested to upgrade with “satellite telephones, a custom bed and sophisticated medical equipment.”

Signature Group owner Kevin Parrott said Lil Wayne and Young Money Entertainment have done business with Signature Group since 2006 and the lawsuit could have been avoided if Signature had been paid before the “Drake vs. Lil Wayne Tour,” which begins Aug. 8.  

“We have multiple text messages from his management team, to Mr. Parrott, stating that they have ‘no money’ to pay the bills currently, contrary to the earlier and repeated promises to pay,” said attorney Scott Konopka, who represents Signature Group.

The lawsuit is seeking a trial by jury and damages, as well as interest and attorney’s fees.

Everyone loves puppies – even Rob Zombie. Especially when it comes to helping U.S. soldiers reunite with their beloved animal companions that they’ve befriended while on duty in war zones.

Zombie narrated a PSA for The Puppy Rescue Mission (TPRM), which was directed by Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival documenter Strati Hovartos.

TPRM raises funds to transport soldiers’ dogs from war zones to their forever homes in the States and arrange medical care for the animals. The PSA features active duty and veteran warriors as well as Saiga the dog, who was rescued from Afghanistan and adopted by Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival producer John Reese and his family thorough TPRM.

Last year Zombie donated his truck, which was featured on History’s “Counting Cars,” to TPRM. Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival is also a longtime supporter of the U.S. military through promoting programs including Metal of Honor, The Pathway Home and Hope For the Warriors.  

For more information about TPRM visit PuppyRescueMission.com.

The Roots will have some help keeping “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” rocking when Ace Frehley sits in with the band Aug. 12.

The former KISS guitarist will perform with Questlove & Co. throughout the entire show. The program airs on NBC starting at 11:34 p.m. ET/PT.

The appearance is timed perfectly to promote Frehley’s new album, Space Invader, which is due out Aug. 19. Visit the Best Buy at NYC’s Union Square at 6 p.m. that day to get your copy signed.

Keep the channel tuned to NBC Aug. 12 to catch St. Vincent leading the 8G Band on “Late Night with Seth Meyers.”

St. Vincent is filling in for band leader Fred Armisen Aug. 11-12.  

She posted on Facebook that she’s looking forward to the gig and noted, “Sure to be some surprises, don’t miss it.”

“Late Night With Seth Meyers” airs at 12:37 a.m. Eastern/11:37 p.m. Central.”