Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Joan Jett. The glorious result of a misspent youth. Read her MAGNET cover Q&A with Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!): The post Happy Birthday Joan Jett appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — 20 years ago today, Against Me! released Searching For A Former Clarity. Fuckin’ Miami. Read our Laura Jane Grace cover interviews by Joan Jett and Ben Lee: The post Against Me! Released “Searching For A Former Clarity” 20 Years Ago Today appea... more info

Magnet Magazine — 50 years ago today, the Runaways formed. Born to be bad. Read Joan Jett’s MAGNET cover interview with Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace: The post The Runaways Formed 45 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — FireAid, the massive benefit concert for those affected by the LA wildfires, reportedly raised an estimated $100 million. The concert — which featured a surprise Nirvana reunion with St. Vincent and Joan Jett, massive pop stars like Lady Gaga an... more info

Magnet Magazine — 45 years ago today, Joan Jett released solo debut Bad Reputation. It was self-titled and self-distributed when it initially came out, but reissued as Bad Reputation the next year by the Boardwalk label. Read Jett’s MAGNET cover Q&A with Laura Jane ... more info

Stereogum — Although the lawsuit alleging Steven Tyler sexually assaulted a minor in the 1970s remains ongoing in reduced form — allegations Tyler has denied — the Aerosmith frontman continues to make prominent appearances in the hard rock world. A bunch ... more info

Stereogum — Billy Idol and Avril Lavigne come from two very different generations, but they represent weirdly similar strains of MTV-ready sorta-punk. Perhaps they were always fated to collaborate. Current Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame nominee Billy Idol recentl... more info

Stereogum — “There’s nothing romantic in being alone.” So goes the refrain on Sunflower Bean’s surprising new single. The song — our latest preview of the NYC rock band’s forthcoming Mortal Primetime — boasts a power-chord-blasted chorus with ... more info

Stereogum — Billy Idol was recently nominated for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, and he’s getting ready to hit the road this spring with Joan Jett And The Blackhearts. Today, the rock icon is announcing Dream Into It, his first album since 2014’s Kings &... more info

Stereogum — Nirvana played a reunion show — or, you know, “Nirvana” played a “reunion” show. You saw that, right? A couple of weeks ago, the band’s surviving members put in a surprise appearance at FireAid, the biggest of the many recent fundraise... more info