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This Thursday (Oct. 23), Little Kids Rock will bring together Alice Cooper, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Cheap Trick, Tommy James, Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill) with Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (Beastie Boys), Darlene Love, Glen Hansard, Mike Ness (Social Distortion), Jesse Malin, Brody Dalle and Jake Clemons (E Street Band) to pay tribute to Joan Jett, who is being honored as "Rocker of the Year," at their sixth annual Little Kids Rock Benefit. The event takes place at New York's iconic Hammerstein Ballroom at 6:30 p.m. and will also honor Guitar Center CEO Mike Pratt for his support as well as Jake Clemons, who will receive the "Big Man of the Year" Award, a prize originally named for his uncle and former E Street Band sax player Clarence Clemons. -
Foo Fighters Change Name For UK Show
After teasing some shows yesterday (Sept. 8) via Twitter, The Foo Fighters have announced that they will be playing their first gig under a new name. -
8 Guitarists Who Are More Famous Than Their Lead Singers: Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, And More
It's pretty common for a band's lead vocalist to be its most famous member, whether or not they actually deserve it (Ozzy Osbourne...), but there are some cases where the lead vocalist is actually outshone by the guitarist. Here are eight guitarists who are more famous than their lead singers. -
6 Famous Artists Who Have Self-Released Their Music: Joan Jett, Nine Inch Nails, and more
Countless underground artists choose to self-release their music not by choice, but by necessity, as interested record labels are difficult to come by. However, some huge, major label artists choose to self-release their own music as a way of circumventing the industry system. Here are six famous artists who have self-released their own music. -
6 Musical Biopics That Were Criticized by Their Subjects: 'Walk The Line,' 'The Doors,' 'Notorious' and more
The new Jimi Hendrix biopic All is By My Side, starring Outkast’s Andre Benjamin, has generated considerable criticism from Hendrix’s estate, which opposes any film about Hendrix’s life produced without their participation. This type of controversy surrounding a biopic is nothing new, however. Here are six biopics of musicians that were criticized by their subjects. http://www.musictimes.com/articles/5787/20140429/jimi-hendrix-biopic-gets-new-release-date.htm -
'Alternative Press' announces award show: Joan Jett, Billy Corgan among honorees
Alternative Press magazine is looking to get into the award show game. Today (April 24), the alt-rock publication announced it will be holding its first-ever Alternative Press Music Awards this July in its hometown of Cleveland. -
WATCH: Nirvana, Courtney Love bury hatchet before female-led Nirvana tribute at Rock Hall Inductions [VIDEOS]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions took place last night (April 12) in Brooklyn, N.Y., and the biggest story amongst niceties from KISS and the inductions of Cat Stevens, Linda Rondstat, Peter Gabriel and more, was the female-fronted reunion of Nirvana and the pleasantries exchanged between Kurt Cobain's widow Courtney Love and the surviving band members. -
Nirvana performed surprise show in Brooklyn with Joan Jett, Kim Gordon, Annie Clark and more [WATCH]
Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear performed as Nirvana last night for the first time in 20 years at Brooklyn's Barclays Center after being officially inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But that wasn't all. After the ceremony, they headed over to Brooklyn's 230-capcity club Saint Vitus for an invite-only surprise show. -
Joan Jett could be fronting Nirvana at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Nirvana will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tomorrow night and is expected to perform. But one question remains: Who will front the band in place of Kurt Cobain? New evidence suggests it could be Joan Jett. -
Throwback Thursday: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll'
I love rock 'n' roll, you love rock 'n' roll, he/she/it loves rock 'n' roll. Put another dime in the jukebox, add a killer, back-to-basics riff underneath a proper growl, and you got a hit for the '80s. No song offers the simple sentiment about digging good tuned better than this classic Joan Jett & The Blackhearts hit, and today (March 20) marks 32 years since the song took a loving hold on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven straight weeks. So, for today's #ThrowbackThursday, we're going to take another look back at this tune. -
Joan Jett booted from Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade float for being a vegetarian after rancher protests
According to CNN, Joan Jett was removed from a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade float representing South Dakota after ranchers protested her for being a vegetarian and a critic of their livestock production.
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