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The Runaways: Rock chicks' tale burns out before its begun

5129 days ago
Guardian MusicKristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning can't quite capture the onstage verve of the 70s teenage girl band who blazed a trail and then imploded in a haze of drug-taking and jealousyThe basicsThe Runaways is the feisty, underwritten tale of the all-girl te... more info

The Runaways | Film review

5131 days ago
Guardian MusicThis in-your-face look at teenage life and the rock scene in mid-1970s Los Angeles begins with menstrual blood dripping from a 15-year-old, who's having her first period on the way to an outing with her elder sister. The movie is a sex'n'drugs'n'rock... more info

Kristen Stewart - Kristen Stewart Has Cinema Bond

5131 days ago
ContactMusicKristen Stewart loves old movies.The 20-year-old actress bonded with musician Joan Jett - who she portrays in new rock biopic 'The Runaways' - over their similar... more info

Film review: The Runaways

5133 days ago
Guardian MusicKristen Stewart stars in a lively 1970s biopic about the all-girl American band. By Peter BradshawThe time passes; the seasons turn, summer turns to autumn and now Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart are playing rock chicks. And doing it pretty convin... more info

Dakota Fanning - Dakota Fanning Im No Rock Star

5136 days ago
ContactMusicDakota Fanning has little in common with her 'Runaways' character Cherie Currie.The teen actress - who performs alongside Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett in the movie... more info

The Pretty Reckless: Light Me Up | CD review

5145 days ago
Guardian Music(Polydor)After being crowned as the face of Madonna and Lourdes's new fashion range, 17-year-old Gossip Girl Taylor Momsen turns her attention to rock stardom. Momsen sure can sing, but the album is unconvincing; an accomplished if uninteresting blen... more info

New film The Runaways shows both sides of the rock and roll dream

5146 days ago
Guardian MusicJoan Jett may have loved rock'n'roll but it almost killed her former band, the Runaways. John Patterson thinks it's time we faced the musicThere are some rock'n'roll movies, like Floyd Mutrux's American Hot Wax and Bob Zemeckis's I Wanna Hold Your Ha... more info

First sight: Floria Sigismondi

5147 days ago
Guardian MusicFemale director of a new film about pioneering all-girl rockers the Runaways, starring Kirsten Stewart and Dakota FanningWho is she?A music video director who has worked with Muse (Supermassive Black Hole), Marilyn Manson (Tourniquet) and the White S... more info

friday evening updates

5160 days ago
Totally FuzzyLevin said... The Byrds - The Best Of (1994) Charly Blues Masterworks Vol. 17. - Jimmy Reed : Bright Lights, Big City (1993) Alberto Iglesias - Hable Con Ella / Talk to Her (2003) Buffy Sainte-Marie - Changing Woman (1975) Dave Mason - The Definitive... more info

Interpol, Joan Jett and The Living End To Play Falls Festival

5163 days ago
Undercover, AustraliaThe line-up for the Falls Festival for 2010 has been announced with international acts Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Interpol and Public Enemy joining local artists Paul Kelly, The Living End and Washington on the bill. more info

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