Joan Jett

I Fought The Law... For The Week Ending June 10, 2011

Who knew it was possible to get in trouble for "disturbing the habitat of local manatees"? Can't people give Sean Kingston a break? I mean, the guy drove a jet ski into a bridge. Courtney Love is being sued by a New York security company that says she owes them $58,000 U.S. (about $56,700 Canadian) for two years' service. Isn't this the third time...
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I Read The News Today... For June 6, 2011

Here's the bad news: The Red Hot Chili Peppers are releasing another album. The good news is it's not titled Dr. Johnny Skinz's Disproportionately Rambunctious Polar Express Machine-head. Here's some more bad news: That long-threatened Limp Bizkit album is actually coming out. Gold Cobra's in stores June 28. Unfortunately, there's no "silver...
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20 Amazing Album Covers With Boobies On Them (NSFW)

When the Handsome Furs unveiled their totally tasteful (and nsfw) nudie cover art for upcoming album Sound Kapital it gave us a giddy electric jolt. There were pubes! There were deliciously concealed armpits! And most thrillingly... there were BOOBIES! Yeah, that's right. Hoots. Breasteseses. Maracas. Noogies. Gazongas. We're not so dead inside...
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Floria Sigismondi Talks About Making The Runaways

The Runaways, the feature film about the first all-girl rock 'n' roll band of the same name, is in stores on DVD and Blu-Ray on Tuesday (July 20). The film stars Kristen Stewart (Twilight, Adventureland) and Dakota Fanning (Twilight, I Am Sam) as Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, respectively, two of the band's members. It follows their...
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The Runaways Trailer (With Twilight's Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning)

Here's the trailer for The Runaways, the upcoming biopic about the '70s all-woman punk group of the same name. The film stars Kristen Stewart (Twilight, Adventureland) as Joan Jett and Dakota Fanning (Coraline, The Secret Life Of Bees) as Cherie Currie. It's being directed by Canada's Floria Sigismondi. The Runaways opens in theatres March 19...
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Joan Jett, Debbie Harry Dolls Coming

Punk rock godmamma Joan Jett seems the antithesis of anything to do with Barbie or Mattel, the company responsible for Barbie, but Mattel is issuing Jett, Debbie Harry and Cyndi Lauper dolls nonetheless. The dolls will be available in December as part of a "Ladies Of The 80s" collection, and will run you between $34.99 to $35.99 U.S. (...
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"Twilight" Chick To Play Joan Jett

Somebody must figure that Kristen Stewart is pretty tough, since she played a teenager in love with a vampire in Twilight. Now she'll soon be playing super tuff rocker Joan Jett. Stewart has been cast as the female punk rocker in The Runaways, a biopic about Jett's first band, which will be written and directed by Canadian music video director...
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Joan Jett And Carmen Electra May Have Their Own "Cherry Bomb"

Joan Jett has sung about not caring about having a bad reputation and, after marrying Dennis Rodman and Dave Navarro, apparently neither does Carmen Electra. So perhaps it's not implausible that the two women might actually have hooked up. Electra, 34, has previously admitted to having a secret crush on Jett since she was eight when she first...
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Joan Jett And Cyndi Lauper Added To CMW Conference Line-Up

If you've perused the list of Canadian Music Week keynote speakers, the roster has probably left you, the average music fan, somewhat nonplussed. While the industry-types listed are sure to provide loads of valuable info, every conference needs a little sizzle to bring the people into the seminars, right? CMW has just added that sizzle by...
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