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STYX, JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS And TESLA Announce U.S. Tour

Legendary rockers STYX and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS are teaming up with TESLA for a summer U.S. tour that kicks off May 30 in Irvine, California at the FivePoint Amphitheatre. Tickets for various cities of the tour, produced by Live Nation, will go on sale starting Friday, February 16 at 10 a.m....

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LITA FORD Would Take Part In RUNAWAYS Reunion 'In A Heartbeat'

Lita Ford, a former member of the pioneering '70s all-female rock band THE RUNAWAYS, was asked by Guitars Exchange if she now has any new perspective on why the band broke up. She responded: "We weren't happy with what we were doing. We weren't a team. Joan [Jett] and Cherie [Currie] were very much...

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CHERIE CURRIE: Why THE RUNAWAYS Will Probably Never Reunite

Cherie Currie says a full reunion of iconic seventies rockers THE RUNAWAYS will now probably never happen. Speaking on the "White Line Fever" podcast, Currie outlined in great detail her relationships with fellow former bandmates Joan Jett, Lita Ford, Jackie Fox and Sandy West and the previous attem...

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Ex-THE RUNAWAYS Singer CHERIE CURRIE's Shelved Album Feat. SLASH, MATT SORUM, DUFF MCKAGAN To See Light Of Day

RUNAWAYS icon Cherie Currie says she will this month release an all-star album — shelved for the last five years — featuring Slash, Duff McKagan, Billy Corgan, Juliette Lewis, Brody Dalle and more. Currie, 56, revealed details of the Blackhearts Records release on the latest episode of the "White Li...

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CHERIE CURRIE Talks About THE RUNAWAYS' Early '90s Near-Reunion

Cherie Currie, a former member of the pioneering '70s all-female rock band THE RUNAWAYS, was interviewed for episode 56 of the "Australian Rock Show" podcast. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Speaking about reconnecting with her former RUNAWAYS bandmate Lita Ford in 2013...

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LITA FORD Says She Left THE RUNAWAYS After Learning All Her Bandmates Were Gay

On February 23, Alyona Minkovski of HuffPost Live conducted an interview with '80s hard rock queen Lita Ford. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about her brief exit from THE RUNAWAYS forty years ago after learning that her bandmates were gay, Lita said: "This was in the early '70s, mid-'70s...

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SLASH, LEMMY, THE RUNAWAYS Honored At 'IES Rock Honors' In North Hollywood

The IES Rock Honors ceremony, part of the four-day IES – INDIE Entertainment Summit in Los Angeles, was a spectacular evening of inductions for the 40th anniversaries of the RAMONES, MOTÖRHEAD, THE RUNAWAYS and a special induction of Slash. A packed hall witnessed the 40th-anniversary celebration to...

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METALLICA, MEGADETH Members To Pay Tribute To LEMMY, SLASH At IES ROCK HONORS

IES Rock Honors, part of the fourth annual Indie Entertainment Summit music conference in Los Angeles, this year will induct — on their 40th anniversaries — Lemmy and MOTÖRHEAD, the RAMONES and THE RUNAWAYS (on the 40th anniversary, to the day, that Joan Jett met Cherie Currie, along with the late K...

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LITA FORD Comments On JACKIE FOX Rape Allegation Against KIM FOWLEY

Lita Ford, a former member of the pioneering '70s all-female rock band THE RUNAWAYS, says that she was unaware off original RUNAWAYS bassist Jackie Fox's claim that she was raped by the group's notorious manager, Kim Fowley. In her account of the incident, Fox — whose real name is Jackie Fuchs — cla...

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GLENN DANZIG Dons 'Skull Face' Makeup For First Time In 35 Years

Glenn Danzig put on the MISFITS skull makeup for the first time in 35 years this past Wednesday, May 27 during a photo shoot for his upcoming covers album, tentatively titled "Skeletons". Danzig left MISFITS more than three decades ago, although a version of the band still exists, with Jerry Only as...

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DANZIG Announces North American Tour

DANZIG has announced a month-long North American headlining tour, set to begin in July in Pomona, California and end on July 31 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Support on the trek will reportedly come from PENNYWISE and CANCER BATS. The dates are as follows: July 11 - Pomona, CA - Fox Theatre July 12 ...

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ALICE COOPER, THE YARDBIRDS, SAXON, FEAR FACTORY, CLUTCH Featured In 'Before I Hit The Stage' Book

When the outspoken Gene Simmons of KISS declared in an interview with Esquire last year that "rock is finally dead," a wave of response followed, both in agreement and dissent. Whether dead or alive, one thing is for certain: backstage at a rock concert is not the same as it used to be. Authors and...

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Trailer For DANZIG's 'Legacy' Special Available

A trailer for Glenn Danzig's "Danzig Legacy" special — which was filmed in May 2012 in Glendale, California with director Mark Brooks (Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse") — can be seen below. Brooks and Danzig finished all editing and post EFX and "it came out epic," according to a posting on Danzig's off...

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DANZIG's 'Legacy' TV Special To Finally See Light Of Day

Glenn Danzig's "Danzig Legacy" TV special — which was filmed in May 2012 in Glendale, California with director Mark Brooks (Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse") — will be made available in a few weeks via Vimeo. Brooks and Danzig finished all editing and post EFX and "it came out epic," according to a post...

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Legendary THE RUNAWAYS Producer KIM FOWLEY Dies At 75

Legendary Hollywood impresario/producer Kim Fowley died earlier today (Thursday, January 15) after a long battle with bladder cancer. He was 75. Fowley is best known for his role behind a string of novelty and cult pop rock singles in the 1960s, and for managing THE RUNAWAYS in the 1970s. He produce...