Tag Archives: Joan Jett

Rock and roll ladies made their mark at 45 revolutions per minute

February 17, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Pat Benatar Hit Me With Your Best Shot Picture Sleeve

While many early female performers were teen idols or pop singers, plenty of others rocked every bit as hard as the boys. For those women who rock, we salute you with this edition of Picture Sleeve Archive. ►

Rush, Marvelettes, Deep Purple among 2013 Rock Hall nominees

October 4, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Plus, the Rock Hall will finally let fans get a say with online polls that will generate a “fans ballot” that will count with all of the other induction votes. ►

Pure Dumb Luck: An interview with Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister

November 29, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Lemmy is defying the odds just as he did when he drove a van full of Jimi Hendrix’s gear across England wearing kaleidoscope glasses on his face. He doesn’t play by the rules, he doesn’t like rules, and he doesn’t like the people who make the rules. ►

For Rock Hall of Fame, Supposed “Influence” More Important Than Mass Popularity?

October 14, 2011 | Phill | 34

Influence seems to be the main criteria for entrance into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ►

Book claims Joan Jett always did things her way

August 5, 2010 | princep | 0

This sumptuously illustrated book tells Jett’s story in her own words. ►

2010 Virgin Mobile FreeFest lineup announced

July 22, 2010 | Gary Fletcher | 0

2010 Virgin Mobile FreeFest lineup announced: Pavement, M.I.A., LCD Soundsystem, Thievery Corporation to name a few. ►

Joan Jett’s Greatest Hits is solid

June 6, 2010 | princep | 0

This solid 21-song, two-disc set — compiled to coincide with the release of The Runaways motion picture — touches on most of Joan Jett’s important chart hits from her nearly 30 year solo career. ►

Kim Fowley as the man behind The Runaways

May 25, 2010 | princep | 0

A conversation with a rock ’n’ roll impressario ►

The Runaways’ ‘Bad Reputation’

May 12, 2010 | princep | 14

Rock ’n’ roll was, for the most part at least, strictly a man’s game until The Runaways came along. ►

The Runaways’ ‘Cherry Bomb’ gets a chainsaw

April 15, 2010 | princep | 1

With a new movie about the all-girl band out, Cherie Currie explains how she became a chainsaw carver ►