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Joan Jett & The Blackhearts team up with Z2 Comics for graphic anthology

Z2 Comics, the music-based comics publisher, is teaming up with Blackheart Records for a new title celebrating the 40th anniversary of Joan Jett & The Blackhearts’ breakthrough album, I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll. Titled Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 40×40, the graphic anthology celebrates Jett’s achievements via a series of pieces based on the 20 […]

25 films that capture the history of punk, riot grrrl and beyond

A new wave of punk has taken the world and internet by storm. Recently, there has been a spike in movies about the feminist punk movement, and TikTok users have repopularized bands such as Bikini Kill and X-Ray Spex. In 2021, the history and legacy of riot grrrl appears across all social media platforms as […]

10 Joan Jett-inspired artists who are breaking boundaries just like her

“Joan Jett doesn’t play rock ’n’ roll,” I wrote two years back, reviewing her SXSW showcase for The Austin Chronicle. “She is rock ’n’ roll.” It’s true. The individual born Joan Marie Larkin in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, embodies the music and spirit better than anyone this side of Keith Richards. As Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong […]

Here are 10 frontwomen who killed the boys’ club in rock

Since the inception of the alternative music scene, men have been at the forefront. Historically, they have determined who can participate and are allowed in their spaces, creating a “by men, for men” mentality. As a result, the “boys’ club” of the indie, punk and the alternative underground emerged. Since then, women have had to […]

10 scene favorites who rocked their solo project debuts

Sometimes after a band break up, a band member will bounce back to save our broken hearts from drowning in sadness with an amazing solo project. Other times, musicians complete and record a tracklist on their own that doesn’t fit in with their main band.  Here are 10 solo project debuts that we just couldn’t […]

Violent New Breed (ex-Escape The Fate) unleash themselves in "Crazy" video

On the heels of their debut full-length album, Bad Reputation, out Oct. 25, Violent New Breed, featuring former Escape The Fate bassist Max Green, are teaming up with AltPress to release their newest single, “Crazy.” After parting ways with Escape The Fate and a short stint with Falling In Reverse in 2014, Green began Violent […]

Joan Jett rocks WrestleMania with “Bad Reputation” performance

On Sunday, WrestleMania 35 had its first-ever women’s main event, and Joan Jett was there to do an amazing performance of “Bad Reputation” as Ronda Rousey entered the ring to fight.  Rousey has always made her entrance with the song, so it was pretty fitting that Jett And The Blackhearts were there to give her […]