Wanda Jackson will return for her final project this summer. Titled Encore, the Queen of Rockabilly’s new album will be released August 20th via Big Machine/Blackheart. Encore puts the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member together with fellow rocker Joan Jett and Kenny Laguna for eight songs that were …
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As strongly hinted, Foo Fighters staged a Nirvana reunion to close out their Cal Jam as Dave Grohl and Pat Smear reconnected with Krist Novoselic and enlisted Deer Tick‘s John McCauley and Joan Jett for a six-song set during the encore. Both McCauley and Jett served as guest vocalists when …
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Over the last year or so, you could go to the movies and/or turn on your TV, and see feature-length docs on Grace Jones, the Tragically Hip, Lady Gaga, Elvis (both an original-recipe cradle-to-grave portrait and an extra-crispy dive into how his decline reflects our current national mindset), Eric Clapton, …
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Over the course of 90 minutes, the new documentary Bad Reputation chronicles Joan Jett‘s roller-coaster life: The high of the Runaways, followed by a messy breakup. D.I.Y. success matched with a major label looking to crush her. Waning popularity paired with a Warped Tour reinvention. Through it all, she’s kept …
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