Joan Jett is the Queen of Rock
“I Love Rock N’ Roll,” and you should, too.
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Runaways exposes inequality in rock
In last week’s The New York Times review of Dum Dum Girls’ I Will Be, which debuted March 31, the critic could not get through even the first clause of his opening sentence without labeling the shoegaze-y pop-rock outfit an “all-female” band. Yes, the group’s name does invoke a specific gender and, yes, frontwoman Dee […]
Young Hollywood takes on punk legends
Last weekend, subjects of teen worship Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning starred as the girl-power punk rockers Joan Jett and Cherie Currie of the Runaways. Not only did the duo take on new personalities and wardrobes for the roles, they bravely accepted the responsibility of covering well-known Runaways songs for the soundtrack. The soundtrack perfectly […]