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Joan Jett

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Madonna's MDNA: A First Listen

    ​Sure, I heard bad things about MDNA, but when's the last time critics actually jumped for Madonna? In the pre-"poptimist" era of 1999, with Ray of Light, I'm pretty sure. Music was a billion times better, and the oft-cited failure American Life is actually pretty strange and fun (vocoder and rapp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Q&A: Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister on Touring with Megadeth and His Forthcoming Solo Album

    Rightfully worshipped by headbangers and punks alike, Motörhead and its iconic founder, bassist and principle songwriter Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, have been grinding out their influential brand of balls-out rock for nearly four decades. Founded after Lemmy was fired from British space-rock outfit Hawk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Thao and Mirah Perform at Bay Area Girls Rock Camp Benefit This Friday

    Future Thaos and Mirahs?​You may not know Chixx Mixx or Poison Apple Pie by name, but they're bands formed by Bay Area tween and teen girls, and they don't sound like what you might be picturing. As much as we all would like to think gender divides do not exist, it's the sad and simple truth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    Get Your Leather and Chains Ready: It's Motorhead Week in S.F.

    ​Ladies, gentlemen, and heathens, it is Motorhead week here in San Francisco.It is Motorhead week because the trio itself (consisting, as it long has, of bassist/singer Lemmy Kilmister and a rotating set of guitarists and drummers), is playing the Warfield tomorrow night. This is a chance to see o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Top 6 Songs To Avoid If You Want To Keep Your New Year's Resolutions

    Are you one of those hopelessly optimistic people who decides to transform yourself into a better human every time a New Year rolls around? You may have been brimming with enthusiasm for your resolution as the clock hit midnight last Friday, but we're guessing that, by now, the cracks are probably s ... More >>

  • Film

    November 24, 2010

    "Welcome to the Rileys": Kristen Stewart is an antistar

    Are you one of those hopelessly optimistic people who decides to transform yourself into a better human every time a New Year rolls around? You may have been brimming with enthusiasm for your resolution as the clock hit midnight last Friday, but we're guessing that, by now, the cracks are probably s ... More >>

  • Film

    June 16, 2010

    Arthouse movie listings for June 16-22, 2010

    Are you one of those hopelessly optimistic people who decides to transform yourself into a better human every time a New Year rolls around? You may have been brimming with enthusiasm for your resolution as the clock hit midnight last Friday, but we're guessing that, by now, the cracks are probably s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Homage to the Girl Band

    As a kid, I owned nearly all of Joan Jett's and Lita Ford's solo albums; theirs were my first cassette tape and CD respectively, so with the opening of The Runaways today, I'm getting myself amped and setting the mood with some videos of girl bands that have stolen and/or paid homage to the jailbait ... More >>

  • Film

    March 17, 2010

    On the road to ruin or fame: the story of the Runaways

    As a kid, I owned nearly all of Joan Jett's and Lita Ford's solo albums; theirs were my first cassette tape and CD respectively, so with the opening of The Runaways today, I'm getting myself amped and setting the mood with some videos of girl bands that have stolen and/or paid homage to the jailbait ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    The Runaways: Sex, Drugs, and Depth

    ​The new Runaways biopic (called, simply, The Runaways) manages a feat most films about young girls, budding rock stars or otherwise, get totally wrong. The movie presents these teens as fierce without turning them into Hollywood tough girl caricatures -- in large part because director Floria ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 25, 2009

    They Wanna Touch You

    ​The new Runaways biopic (called, simply, The Runaways) manages a feat most films about young girls, budding rock stars or otherwise, get totally wrong. The movie presents these teens as fierce without turning them into Hollywood tough girl caricatures -- in large part because director Floria ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2008

    I Love Rock ’n’ Roll

    ​The new Runaways biopic (called, simply, The Runaways) manages a feat most films about young girls, budding rock stars or otherwise, get totally wrong. The movie presents these teens as fierce without turning them into Hollywood tough girl caricatures -- in large part because director Floria ... More >>

  • Music

    September 3, 2008

    Hair metal fantasies realized at Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp

    ​The new Runaways biopic (called, simply, The Runaways) manages a feat most films about young girls, budding rock stars or otherwise, get totally wrong. The movie presents these teens as fierce without turning them into Hollywood tough girl caricatures -- in large part because director Floria ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2008

    Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Rebel Girl's DJ China G

    ​The new Runaways biopic (called, simply, The Runaways) manages a feat most films about young girls, budding rock stars or otherwise, get totally wrong. The movie presents these teens as fierce without turning them into Hollywood tough girl caricatures -- in large part because director Floria ... More >>

  • Music

    April 16, 2008

    Manic Mondays: a club for the '80s and the gays who love them

    ​The new Runaways biopic (called, simply, The Runaways) manages a feat most films about young girls, budding rock stars or otherwise, get totally wrong. The movie presents these teens as fierce without turning them into Hollywood tough girl caricatures -- in large part because director Floria ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2007

    LastNight: Tegan & Sara at Zellerbach Hall — the Man-Fan-Review

    ​The new Runaways biopic (called, simply, The Runaways) manages a feat most films about young girls, budding rock stars or otherwise, get totally wrong. The movie presents these teens as fierce without turning them into Hollywood tough girl caricatures -- in large part because director Floria ... More >>

  • Music

    September 13, 2006

    Payback's a cinch

    ​The new Runaways biopic (called, simply, The Runaways) manages a feat most films about young girls, budding rock stars or otherwise, get totally wrong. The movie presents these teens as fierce without turning them into Hollywood tough girl caricatures -- in large part because director Floria ... More >>

  • Music

    July 5, 2006

    Peaches

    (XL/Beggars)

  • News

    June 28, 2006

    Alt-Pride

    Let's go to a fair on parade day! It seemed like a good idea.

  • Music

    March 8, 2006

    A Star Is Born

    Strange things happen when actors sing

  • Music

    February 8, 2006

    Misc. Reviews

    If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This week: The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave.

  • Home Entertainment

    January 25, 2006

    Now Dirtier Than Ever

    If it's kinda, sorta music-related, we'll review it. This week: The Tomorrow Show With Tom Snyder: Punk & New Wave.

  • Music

    April 13, 2005

    Twin Lesbian Duo From Canada!!!!

    Tegan and Sara's delectable pop makes lazy headline writers look stupid

  • Calendar

    March 30, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Tegan and Sara's delectable pop makes lazy headline writers look stupid

  • Calendar

    March 2, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Tegan and Sara's delectable pop makes lazy headline writers look stupid

  • Music

    December 17, 2003

    Watered Down

    From MTV to Rolling Stone, everyone loves the Distillers. Except us.

  • Holiday

    November 19, 2003

    Shops and Gifts

    From MTV to Rolling Stone, everyone loves the Distillers. Except us.

  • Culture

    July 30, 2003

    Carved in Rock: Short Stories by Musicians

    Rock 'n' roll may make you famous, but it doesn't make you a good writer

  • Music

    May 28, 2003

    House of Tudor

    Balls Blue and Black, a small slice of European Motorsport decadence, and '70's-style hard rock with a beer gut

  • Music

    May 7, 2003

    The New Pornographers

    Electric Version

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2003

    Sí, Sí, Sí

    It's their time, sweet baby, to break on through: The Yeah Yeah Yeahs come to town

  • Music

    March 29, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    "Alloy Orchestra," "Bardot a Go-Go"

  • Music

    December 8, 1999

    House Of Tudor

    Blue Period, BellRays, Holiday Drag Racing, Marky Ramone & the Intruders, and TikiFest '99

  • Music

    December 16, 1998

    The House of Tudor

    Blue Period, BellRays, Holiday Drag Racing, Marky Ramone & the Intruders, and TikiFest '99

  • Music

    December 31, 1997

    Words + Guitar (+ Beats + Skronk)

    What mattered and what splattered in pop, 1997

  • Music

    January 29, 1997

    The House of Tudor

    What mattered and what splattered in pop, 1997

  • Music

    December 4, 1996

    Genuine Artlessness

    NorCal transplant Jonathan Richman finds the words

  • Calendar

    April 3, 1996

    Night+Day

    NorCal transplant Jonathan Richman finds the words

  • Calendar

    February 28, 1996

    Night+Day

    NorCal transplant Jonathan Richman finds the words

  • News

    January 3, 1996

    Blakk Power

    San Francisco drag queen Joan Jett-Blakk aims for the presidency

  • Calendar

    November 29, 1995

    Night+Day

    San Francisco drag queen Joan Jett-Blakk aims for the presidency

  • Calendar

    November 1, 1995

    Night+Day

    San Francisco drag queen Joan Jett-Blakk aims for the presidency

  • Calendar

    October 25, 1995

    Night+Day

    San Francisco drag queen Joan Jett-Blakk aims for the presidency

  • Calendar

    August 23, 1995

    Night+Day

    San Francisco drag queen Joan Jett-Blakk aims for the presidency

  • Calendar

    June 28, 1995

    Night+Day

    San Francisco drag queen Joan Jett-Blakk aims for the presidency

  • Calendar

    June 21, 1995

    Night+Day

    San Francisco drag queen Joan Jett-Blakk aims for the presidency

  • Music

    June 7, 1995

    Revolting Cocks

    The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion and Rock 'n' Roll by Simon Reynolds and Joy Press

  • Calendar

    May 17, 1995

    Night+Day

    The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion and Rock 'n' Roll by Simon Reynolds and Joy Press

  • Calendar

    May 10, 1995

    Night+Day

    The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion and Rock 'n' Roll by Simon Reynolds and Joy Press

  • Calendar

    April 12, 1995

    Night+Day

    The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion and Rock 'n' Roll by Simon Reynolds and Joy Press

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