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Joan Jett on the first girl rock band, her love of leather and nearly joining the army
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn The Runaways were you alone in your enthusiasm for punk, which always seemed to set you apart...
4 ways Napster changed the music industry, from streaming to how artists make money
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoOverall, 1999 represented peak recorded music revenues, according to RIAA, of $26.7 billion....
Walk of Fame Star Honoring Radio Personality Richard Blade Unveiled | KFI AM 640
iHeartRadio· 13 hours agoA star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Thursday honoring radio personality Richard Blade,...
Jah Wobble on PiL, going back to his P-Bass – and why he’s reworking Metal Box
Guitar World via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe post-punk pioneer gets back to his P-Bass, which he thinks of as a lifeform, and prepares to...
The Song of the Summer Is Actually the Song of 1982
Slate via Yahoo News· 3 days agoQuincy Jones—who...charts, until forced to do so by a livid Walter Yetnikoff, who needed Jackson’s Thriller to make CBS Records’ fourth-quarter numbers...
How the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal was born, by those who were there
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIn the late 70s, rock music was given a steel-booted kick up the backside by a new breed of band.The...
Shawna Virago Reflects on LGBTQ Country Music: ‘We’re Breaking the Mold and Keepers of the Flame’
Billboard via Yahoo News· 7 days agoHas the bad man’s ascendence made certain people feel more empowered? Yes. I think that they’ve had...
Riot grrrl pioneers Bikini Kill: ‘There is nothing more punk than a menopausal woman’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 days agoINTERVIEW: The band’s feminist swagger and on-stage rage fuelled a Nineties rock revolution. Helen...
In 1999, ‘Run Lola Run’ Saw the Future. Rereleased 25 Years Later, the Film Is More Exhilarating...
Variety via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoOf all the heady-cool, matrix-of-reality, the-digital-future-is-now movies released in 1999, “Run...
Cyndi Lauper to Embark on 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' Farewell Tour
Broadway World· 5 days ago... by Live Nation, the 23-city headlining tour – Lauper’s first major run in a decade – begins on...