The Latest Breaking News from Joan Jett

Trailblazer Suzi Quatro had no idea she was paving the way for Debbie Harry and Joan Jett

Suzi Quatro didn't realise she was "unusual" enough to inspire other female artists to be unique.

BANG Premier · Oct 20, 2024

“People often laugh, telling me I’ve chosen to play the biggest guitars possible”: Morgan Wade explains her love of oversized acoustics and why they're great for country music

The country star names the artists who inspired her to adopt Gibson Jumbos and Super Jumbos as her go-to guitar models

Guitar World · Aug 1, 2024

"She said she wouldn't do it with anybody except Mike Tyson": The improbable story of Joan Jett's strangest photoshoot

In 1987 Joan Jett and boxer Mike Tyson appeared together on the cover of a fashion magazine – and the story is even stranger than you think

Louder · Jul 23, 2024

"I don't write songs like a twenty-one-year-old any more, and I don't want to. I have much more to say": The story of Joan Jett, rebel with a cause

How teenage Runaway Joan Jett turned into a grown-up luminary for music with attitude, humanist politics and gender equality

Louder · Mar 27, 2024

“An absolutely genius video presentation”: New video for Mark Knopfler’s all-star Guitar Heroes charity single reveals who played what on the 50-guitarist-strong instrumental epic

The cleverly put together clip picks apart the many pieces of the nine-minute track, putting the spotlight on the track's A-list contributors

Guitar World · Mar 22, 2024

How to Bring '70s Fashion Trends into 2024

With modern touches, the decade's style can easily be updated.

Marie Claire · Mar 18, 2024

“What he did with it, it just brings you to tears”: Jeff Beck’s last-ever recording has been released – as Mark Knopfler’s sensational star-studded charity single finally arrives

More than 50 of the world’s finest guitar heroes have joined forces for the track, which has been recorded to raise funds for teenage cancer charities

Guitar World · Mar 15, 2024

“It brings you to tears”: Listen to Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Alex Lifeson plus Jeff Beck's last-ever recording on stunning new version of Mark Knopfler's Going Home, raising funds for US and UK cancer charities

Hear some of the world's most iconic guitarists play together on one of rock's great instrumentals, re-recorded for charity, and available to purchase now

Louder · Mar 15, 2024

“There were times, I admit, when I had to pinch myself”: Eric Carmen – the All By Myself and Hungry Eyes hitmaker, and the man who sold Joan Jett her Melody Maker – dies aged 74

Carmen’s music with The Raspberries influenced everyone from Springsteen to Axl Rose, but he also enjoyed huge success as a solo performer and even played with Ringo Starr

Guitar World · Mar 12, 2024

“I think what we’ve had is an embarrassment of riches”: The first minute of Mark Knopfler’s star-studded charity single has been released – can you guess the guitar heroes from their chops?

The nine-minute extended cut contains contributions from over 50 guitar legends, and features Jeff Beck's final recording

Guitar World · Mar 4, 2024