|
contents | blues | |||||||||||||
| Joan Jett Announces Fall Headline Tour Joan Jett is back and bad as ever! Hot off her headlining status on this Summer's Warped Tour, Joan has announced she and her infamous Blackhearts will continue their traveling punk-rock circus and embark on a 30 city North American trek this Fall with special guests Eagles of Death Metal as well as Throw Rag, Riverboat Gamblers and Valient Thorr. Joan is also celebrating the long-awaited release of her new record, "Sinner." "Sinner" features Joan Jett and The Blackhearts on 15 new songs including the lead single and video (starring Carmen Electra) "A.C.D.C." "A.C.D.C." kicks off with Joan's classic punk rock snarl and never lets up for 3 minutes and 30 seconds. The Chicago Sun Times hails, "'Sinner' is one of the best and most ferocious albums of the year. Jett has never sounded more vital and stands proud as more of a heroine than ever!" Always daring to be different while remaining a multi-faceted artist and visionary Joan also tackles today's political climate with two anti-war anthems "Riddles" and "Change The World." "Sinner, " produced by Kenny Laguna also features other stand-out tracks as the hardcore primal rock of "Fetish, " the crunching guitar work of "Naked, " as well as the spunky "Tube Talkin'" featuring Le Tigre's Kathleen Hanna, and a cover of The Replacements classic "Androgynous." As with all of Joan's previous records, "Sinner" was released on her own Blackheart Records label and is the eleventh studio album by her and The Blackhearts. 2006 also marks the 25th anniversary of Blackheart Records, which was started by Jett and Laguna after being turned down by over 23 record labels. As a result, Joan Jett became the first woman in rock and roll to own her own record company. To help celebrate the label's 25th anniversary along with her long list of accomplishments, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts will re-release the majority of the catalog completely re-mastered with additional bonus material. Joan's other Blackheart Records releases include: 1980's "Joan Jett" and the groundbreaking "Bad Reputation, " 1981's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll, " 1983's "Album, " 1984's "Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth, " 1986's "Good Music, " 1988's Grammy nominated "Up Your Alley, " 1990's "Hit List, " 1991's "Notorious, " 1992's "Flashback" and 1994's "Pure & Simple." So far, the seminal "Bad Reputation, " "I Love Rock 'n' Roll, " and "Evil Stig" (the 1995 side project Joan collaborated on with the remaining members of The Gits to help find lead singer, Mia Zapata's killer) have been released. Other titles to follow this Fall. In other news, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts have been invited to perform on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Wednesday, September 20. This will mark the first time in Joan's career that she has appeared on the show. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |