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Watch New Trailer For SUZI QUATRO Documentary 'Suzi Q'

The official Suzi Quatro documentary feature "Suzi Q", which charts the 54-year career of the pioneering female rocker who burst on to the scene in the 1970s, is set to receive a one-night-only virtual premiere on July 1 via Altavod. A brand new trailer for "Suzi Q", courtesy of Gibson TV, can be se...

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Watch BILLY CORGAN In The Studio With CHERIE CURRIE: 'Blvds Of Splendor' Behind-The-Scenes Video

The latest in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Blvds Of Splendor", the latest solo project from 1970s icon and ex-THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie, can be seen below. Due on April 28 as a digital release via Blackheart Records, the LP features guest coll...

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Watch SLASH And DUFF MCKAGAN In The Studio With CHERIE CURRIE: 'Blvds Of Splendor' Behind-The-Scenes Video Part 3

The third in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Blvds Of Splendor", the latest solo project from 1970s icon and ex-THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie, can be seen below. Due on April 28 as a digital release via Blackheart Records, the LP features guest colla...

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CHERIE CURRIE's 'Blvds Of Splendor' Solo Album: Behind-The-Scenes Video Part 2

The second in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Blvds Of Splendor", the latest solo project from 1970s icon and ex-THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie, can be seen below. Due on April 28 as a digital release via Blackheart Records, the LP features guest coll...

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CHERIE CURRIE Returns With Star-Studded Solo Album 'Blvds Of Splendor'

1970s icon and ex-THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie has set an April 28 digital release date for "Blvds Of Splendor", her latest solo project, via Blackheart Records. The LP features guest collaborations with Billy Corgan of SMASHING PUMPKINS, Slash and Duff McKagan from GUNS N' ROSES, as well as Ju...

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SUZI QUATRO: Official Documentary 'Suzi Q' Acquired By UTOPIA For July Release In North America

The official Suzi Quatro documentary feature "Suzi Q", which charts the 54-year career of the pioneering female rocker who burst on to the scene in the 1970s, is set to open in theaters July 1 and release on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD on July 3, courtesy of Utopia. "Suzi Q" is the definitive, unexpurgated...

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LITA FORD Says Her Forthcoming Album Contains 'A Lot Of Substance'

Prior to her January 25 performance in Milan, Italy, Lita Ford spoke with Rock Rebel Magazine. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On becoming a professional musician: Lita: "It was just the way my life was going to go. It wasn't a...

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ACE FREHLEY's 'Origins Vol. 2' To Feature Guest Appearance By Ex-KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK

During an appearance on this past Thursday's (November 21) episode of "Trunk Nation: L.A. Invasion" on SiriusXM, Ace Frehley spoke about the status of "Origins Vol. 2", the sequel to his 2016 collection of cover songs that inspired the former KISS guitarist. He said: "I have Lita Ford singing [THE R...

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CHERIE CURRIE On THE RUNAWAYS Reunion: 'I Just Don't Think It's Going To Happen'

In a new interview with NME, Cherie Currie spoke about the possibility of a reunion of iconic rockers THE RUNAWAYS. The first true girl band of the 1970s, THE RUNAWAYS — which also featured Lita Ford, Joan Jett, Jackie Fox and Sandy West — toured internationally and made a dent in the charts before...

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LORRAINE LEWIS Was 'Over-The-Moon Excited' And 'Nervous As All Hell' About Joining VIXEN

Clint Switzer of the "Music Mania" podcast recently conducted an interview with VIXEN frontwoman Lorraine Lewis (also of FEMME FATALE). You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On joining VIXEN in January: Lorraine: "First of all, I'm so hon...

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CHERIE CURRIE Looks Back On THE RUNAWAYS' 'Cherry Bomb'

Former THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie recently spoke to "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" about the band's classic song "Cherry Bomb", which was written by RUNAWAYS manager Kim Fowley and guitarist Joan Jett for the group's self-titled debut album. The title is a play on Cherie's name, who was just 16...

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JOAN JETT Gets New Guitar From GIBSON, 'Joan Jett ES-339'

By leveraging its iconic past and leaning into the innovative future, Gibson, the legitimate leader in professional instruments proudly presents the Joan Jett ES-339 in Wine Red. Calling on nearly two years of touring research and development with Joan, the signature Joan Jett ES-339 guitar premiere...

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CHERIE CURRIE Teams Up With JAMES WILLIAMSON For Supercharged Version Of 'Leader Of The Pack'

With the roar of a motorcycle, '60 pop chanteuses THE SHANGRI-LAS introduced the world to a new tragic hero, the unforgettable bad boy heartthrob and the titular "Leader Of The Pack". The year was 1964 and by that time "teenage tragedy songs" had become a genre unto itself with the likes of Jan & De...

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THE RUNAWAYS: Greatest-Hits LP Collection Gets Expanded

In the second half of the 1970s, when THE RUNAWAYS first burst upon an unsuspecting rock scene, the idea of an all-female teenage band playing raw, raging rock 'n' roll was a bit too much for mainstream American audiences. But the tenacious L.A. quintet persisted and ultimately proved their point,...

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JOAN JETT: Why THE RUNAWAYS Broke Up

During a recent appearance on METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich's "It's Electric!" online radio show on Apple Music's Beats 1, Joan Jett spoke about the breakup of iconic rockers THE RUNAWAYS. The first true girl band of the 1970s, THE RUNAWAYS — which also featured Lita Ford, Cherie Currie, Jackie Fox...