Joan Jett News

Joan Jett, whose songs "Bad Reputation and "Bad Time" appear back-to-back on Adam Richter's iPod, performs in August at Musikfest in Bethlehem The continuing saga of my attempt to listen to every song on my iPod is a fascinating tale, worthy of an epic poem by Homer .

It's no secret that Kristen Stewart has become very, very famous over the past year.

Remember how I said that we would get the trailer for Kick-Ass up the second it came online? Well Christmas has come early, people! The trailer has been leaked online three days before it is scheduled to appear on Myspace, but that isn't really your concern.

While I have mixed feelings about the new trailer for the upcoming ' Clash of the Titans ,' the first trailer for the movie adaptation of Mark Millar and JRJR's ' Kick-Ass ' makes my heart swell like the Grinch saving the sled filled with toys.

Fight for Children's annual Fight Night has boys' night out down to a science: Guests expect cigars, professional boxing, hostesses in slinky dresses, and 16-ounce New York strip steaks.

Rock Band 2 builds upon the original to introduce co-op band gameplay, multiple instruments, online multiplayer, unparalleled downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features.

It's been a long time since musician Lita Ford prowled MTV in videos to songs like "Kiss Me Deadly" and her hit duet with Ozzy Osbourne, "If I Close My Eyes Forever." Both came from her 1988 self-titled record, Lita.

"Friday I'll Be Over U" : B+ S o much for wallowing in post-breakup despair. "American Idol" finalist Iraheta channels a mix of Kelly Clarkson, Joan Jett and Pink on her Max Martin-penned debut single, an infectious romp that promises listeners the 17-year-old siren will have recovered from boy drama by week's end.

Good morning. Today is the 265th day of the year. On this day in 1994, the TV sitcom "Friends" first aired on NBC-TV. The show concluded its run in 2004 with a finale that was the fourth-most-watched TV program in history.

Goddammit. Rocks Off has all kinds of work to get done today, but of course we happened to glance over at our handy Rhino Records "Year of the Rhino" wall calendar and notice that today is Joan Jett's birthday.

Today: Actress Sophia Loren is 75. Jazz guitarist Peter White is 55. Actor Gary Cole is 53.

The music writers try to cram everything into their columns, but there's just not enough room.

Joan Jett rocks RiverPlace with 34 years of music under her studded belt 8:40 p.m. ET 10 ways to keep your kids entertained at Musikfest 7:15 a.m. ET 10 ways to keep cool at Musikfest 7:09 a.m. ET >> Enter your photos into our photo contest.

Joan Jett rocks RiverPlace with 34 years of music under her studded belt 8:40 p.m. ET 10 ways to keep your kids entertained at Musikfest 7:15 a.m. ET 10 ways to keep cool at Musikfest 7:09 a.m. ET >> Enter your photos into our photo contest.

''I Love Rock N' Roll.'' That's not just the title to Joan Jett 's most popular song.

Joan Jett rocks RiverPlace with 34 years of music under her studded belt 8:40 p.m. ET 10 ways to keep your kids entertained at Musikfest 7:15 a.m. ET 10 ways to keep cool at Musikfest 7:09 a.m. ET >> Enter your photos into our photo contest.

When Joan Jett started all-girl proto-punk group The Runaways in 1975, and even after she and her later band, The Blackhearts, hit it big with the song "I Love Rock 'N Roll" in 1982, she never thought she ever would be regarded as one of the greats.

There's a certain energy that follows Kristen Stewart as she makes her way from reporter to reporter at the 2009 Comic-Con. Fans of her lead role in the "Twilight" franchise and its upcoming second installment, "New Moon" aren't shy about their hunger for any scoop they might get about the film's divergence from the popular Stephenie Meyers novels.

So, we've all seen plenty of pictures of Kristen Stewart dolled up as Joan Jett for the Runaways movie in production.

Sometimes looking cool means being hot. Literally. At least that was the mentality of the Joan Jett and the Blackhearts fans milling around the Pacific Amphitheatre on the night of July 16.