Altsounds — Coming on like a teenage Joan Jett with a drum machine, all Pulp Fiction bangs and kaleidoscopic baton swinging, *Zowie* is a futuristic cheerleader from planet Wow. A whip-smart 22 year old karate-proficient Antipodean with a penchant for percussi... more info

Starpulse — Britney Spears' version of I Love Rock 'N' Roll has been named the worst cover version of all time. The singer released Joan Jett's track in 2002 but music fans were unimpressed with Spears' rend... more info

ContactMusic — BRITNEY SPEARS' version of I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL has been named the worst cover version of all time.The singer released Joan Jett's track in 2002 but music fans... more info

Guardian Music — Kristen 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

Guardian Music — This 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

ContactMusic — Kristen 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

Guardian Music — Kristen 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

ContactMusic — Dakota 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

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

Guardian Music — Joan 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