Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are back with a new EP called Mindsets. Listen to the project below via Jett’s longtime label Blackheart Records.
Written by Jett and Blackhearts guitarist Dougie Needles and produced by Jett and her longtime collaborators Kenny Laguna and Thom Panunzio, Mindsets tracks the kinds of positive mental attitudes the Blackhearts utilized to get through an increasingly chaotic world.
“The last several years have been tough ones on the whole world,” Jett said in a statement. “These songs reflect the various ‘mindsets’ needed to make it through the day, the week, the year, or the next minute. It’s a way to feel more connected to that big, beautiful, scary world out there, and in your head. The Blackhearts and I had an incredible experience writing, rehearsing, and recording these songs. Dougie Needles, our guitar player, created great songs from which we built out the EP.
Written by Jett and Blackhearts guitarist Dougie Needles and produced by Jett and her longtime collaborators Kenny Laguna and Thom Panunzio, Mindsets tracks the kinds of positive mental attitudes the Blackhearts utilized to get through an increasingly chaotic world.
“The last several years have been tough ones on the whole world,” Jett said in a statement. “These songs reflect the various ‘mindsets’ needed to make it through the day, the week, the year, or the next minute. It’s a way to feel more connected to that big, beautiful, scary world out there, and in your head. The Blackhearts and I had an incredible experience writing, rehearsing, and recording these songs. Dougie Needles, our guitar player, created great songs from which we built out the EP.
- 6/2/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
Wanda Jackson will return for her final project this summer. Titled Encore, the Queen of Rockabilly’s new album will be released August 20th via Big Machine/Blackheart.
Encore puts the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member together with fellow rocker Joan Jett and Kenny Laguna for eight songs that were recorded before Jackson announced her retirement from touring in 2019. Jett appears on several of the tracks, including “Treat Me Like a Lady” and “Two Shots,” which also includes a guest appearance by Elle King. “Good Girl Down,” which Angaleena Presley first recorded for Wrangled,...
Encore puts the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member together with fellow rocker Joan Jett and Kenny Laguna for eight songs that were recorded before Jackson announced her retirement from touring in 2019. Jett appears on several of the tracks, including “Treat Me Like a Lady” and “Two Shots,” which also includes a guest appearance by Elle King. “Good Girl Down,” which Angaleena Presley first recorded for Wrangled,...
- 6/28/2021
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
The proto-punk icon comes over as generous and self-aware in Kevin Kerslake’s documentary, which ropes in starry friends like Debbie Harry and Iggy Pop
It is an odd but all-too-common phenomenon that cinematic biographies about musical stars often leave the viewer liking the subject less as a person, sometimes in direct proportion to how much he or she liked the subject’s work beforehand. It’s pleasing to report that’s not the case with Bad Reputation, a career-long retrospective devoted to rock star Joan Jett, who comes across here every bit as funny, smart, self-aware and generous as you could hope for. Ageing gracefully now that she’s into her seventh decade, Jett reflects with honesty on her career highs and lows, from her early days as a founder member of proto-punk girl-group the Runaways to the solo-star years of her hits I Love Rock ’n’ Roll and...
It is an odd but all-too-common phenomenon that cinematic biographies about musical stars often leave the viewer liking the subject less as a person, sometimes in direct proportion to how much he or she liked the subject’s work beforehand. It’s pleasing to report that’s not the case with Bad Reputation, a career-long retrospective devoted to rock star Joan Jett, who comes across here every bit as funny, smart, self-aware and generous as you could hope for. Ageing gracefully now that she’s into her seventh decade, Jett reflects with honesty on her career highs and lows, from her early days as a founder member of proto-punk girl-group the Runaways to the solo-star years of her hits I Love Rock ’n’ Roll and...
- 10/25/2018
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
Over the last year or so, you could go to the movies and/or turn on your TV, and see feature-length docs on Grace Jones, the Tragically Hip, Lady Gaga, Elvis (both an original-recipe cradle-to-grave portrait and an extra-crispy dive into how his decline reflects our current national mindset), Eric Clapton, the Avett Brothers, Deer Tick, Ed Sheeran, music mogul Clive Davis, a semi-obscure free-jazz drummer, a multi-chapter series on hip-hop, two Peal Jam shows at Wrigley Field, not one but two Whitney Houston postmortems and a two-part look at...
- 10/2/2018
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Over the course of 90 minutes, the new documentary Bad Reputation chronicles Joan Jett’s roller-coaster life: The high of the Runaways, followed by a messy breakup. D.I.Y. success matched with a major label looking to crush her. Waning popularity paired with a Warped Tour reinvention. Through it all, she’s kept her game face and pushed forward, and in the film, a diverse group of talking heads, including Debbie Harry, Miley Cyrus, Michael J. Fox and Kristen Stewart, praise her contributions to rock & roll. The doc shows how...
- 9/27/2018
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Bad Reputation, the new documentary chronicling the wild life of Joan Jett, hits theaters nationwide September 28th.
Best known for timeless hits like “I Love Rock’N’Roll,” Joan Jett is one of the greatest guitarists to have walked the earth — and she is no stranger to the silver screen. She landed her first movie role opposite Michael J. Fox in the 1987 musical drama, Light of Day, and went on to play herself in many others. In 2010 her former band of teenage drama queens, The Runaways, got the Hollywood treatment...
Best known for timeless hits like “I Love Rock’N’Roll,” Joan Jett is one of the greatest guitarists to have walked the earth — and she is no stranger to the silver screen. She landed her first movie role opposite Michael J. Fox in the 1987 musical drama, Light of Day, and went on to play herself in many others. In 2010 her former band of teenage drama queens, The Runaways, got the Hollywood treatment...
- 9/13/2018
- by Suzy Exposito
- Rollingstone.com
As much as we may love Kristen Stewart’s brooding take on Joan Jett from 2010’s eponymous The Runaways biopic, nothing compares to the real deal. The authorized documentary premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and charts Jett’s rise to rock ‘n roll royalty, including the rampant sexism she and her band experienced. In addition to interviews with Jett and her frequent producer and songwriter Kenny Laguna, “Bad Reputation” also features an eclectic mix of her admirers, such as Billie Joe Armstrong, Miley Cyrus, Debbie Harry, Nikki Haley, Iggy Pop, Kristen Stewart, and Pete Townshend.
Directed by Kevin Kerslake (“As I Am: The Life and Times of DJ Am”) and written by Joel Marcus, the film promises a wealth of archival footage and a wild jaunt through the blossoming ’70s punk scene. As Magnolia’s official synopsis reads: “The theme is clear: even though people tried...
Directed by Kevin Kerslake (“As I Am: The Life and Times of DJ Am”) and written by Joel Marcus, the film promises a wealth of archival footage and a wild jaunt through the blossoming ’70s punk scene. As Magnolia’s official synopsis reads: “The theme is clear: even though people tried...
- 7/24/2018
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Bad Reputation, the feature documentary about rocker Joan Jett, has been acquired by Magnolia Pictures for North America.
Kevin Kerslake directed the doc that had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. It follows Jett from her early years ripping it up onstage as the founder and backbone of hard-rock legends The Runaways and first meeting collaborator Kenny Laguna in 1980 to her enduring presence in pop culture as a rock 'n' roll pioneer.
Joel Marcus wrote the feature, which was produced by Peter Afterman and Carianne Brinkman. Dan Braun of Submarine exec produced, along with Justus Haerder and...
Kevin Kerslake directed the doc that had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. It follows Jett from her early years ripping it up onstage as the founder and backbone of hard-rock legends The Runaways and first meeting collaborator Kenny Laguna in 1980 to her enduring presence in pop culture as a rock 'n' roll pioneer.
Joel Marcus wrote the feature, which was produced by Peter Afterman and Carianne Brinkman. Dan Braun of Submarine exec produced, along with Justus Haerder and...
- 2/9/2018
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to Bad Reputation, Kevin Kerslake's feature-length documentary about rocker Joan Jett that bowed last month at the Sundance Film Festival. A 2018 theatrical release is planned. The pic centers on Jett’s early years as founder and backbone of the Runaways, her seminal 1970s punk band, and then meeting collaborator Kenny Laguna in 1980 to catapult her as a solo act. Joel Marcus wrote the pic, which was produced by Peter…...
- 2/9/2018
- Deadline
Magnolia Pictures has acquired the North American rights to Kevin Kerslake’s “Bad Reputation,” which chronicles the life and career of Joan Jett, the distributor announced Friday. “Bad Reputation” premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and will be released theatrically in 2018. The documentary follows Jett from her early years as the founder of The Runaways and first meeting collaborator Kenny Laguna in 1980, to her presence in pop culture and rock and roll. The film features rare archival footage and interviews from close friends who talk about Jett’s experience in the ’70s punk scene. See Video: Miley Cyrus Rocks 'Androgynous' With Joan...
- 2/9/2018
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
It's that vocals that always gets you first – the snarl that comes through Joan Jett's singing, sandpaper-rough around the edges and 100-percent fuck-you attitude. Yes, she's a first-class rhythm guitarist (listen the opening of the Runaways' "You Drive Me Wild" and tell us that's not gloriously, gut-punchingly rifftastic). But that voice ... that's what rock & roll sounds like. Seductive. Jagged. Rebellious. Like her vocal cords are going to jump out of her throat and kick your ass.
Bad Reputation, Kevin Kerslake's doc on Joan of Rock that premiered Monday at Sundance,...
Bad Reputation, Kevin Kerslake's doc on Joan of Rock that premiered Monday at Sundance,...
- 1/23/2018
- Rollingstone.com
The 2018 Sundance Film Festival has announced their selected feature films. Among the 110 independent films from around the globe, the festival will also premiere documentaries on Joan Jett, Robin Williams and Studio 54.
Directed by Kevin Kerslake and written by Joel Marcus, Bad Reputation focuses on the life of Joan Jett. It's described as chronicling "her early years as the founder of The Runaways and first meeting collaborator Kenny Laguna in 1980 to her enduring presence in pop culture as a rock ‘n’ roll pioneer."
Director Marina Zenovich culls never-before-seen footage and...
Directed by Kevin Kerslake and written by Joel Marcus, Bad Reputation focuses on the life of Joan Jett. It's described as chronicling "her early years as the founder of The Runaways and first meeting collaborator Kenny Laguna in 1980 to her enduring presence in pop culture as a rock ‘n’ roll pioneer."
Director Marina Zenovich culls never-before-seen footage and...
- 11/30/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Almost universal is the praise that Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, and their castmates received from their work in The Runaways.
For a lot of fans, though, the limited theatrical availability of the film meant they'd not be able to see it until it came to home entertainment.
The DVD, of course, will be released on July 20th, and the film is now available on iTunes ($14.99) with an exclusive featurette entitled "Breaking the Mold: Blackheart Records."
According to iTunes, the featurette showcases the journey that Joan Jett and producing partner Kenny Laguna took after The Runaways. A "Plugged ...
For a lot of fans, though, the limited theatrical availability of the film meant they'd not be able to see it until it came to home entertainment.
The DVD, of course, will be released on July 20th, and the film is now available on iTunes ($14.99) with an exclusive featurette entitled "Breaking the Mold: Blackheart Records."
According to iTunes, the featurette showcases the journey that Joan Jett and producing partner Kenny Laguna took after The Runaways. A "Plugged ...
- 7/13/2010
- by thetwilightexaminer
- Twilight Examiner
June 14th 2010: Joan Jett – Wild One, Runaway, Queen of Noise, Blackheart – played in London’s legendary 100 Club to an intimate audience of 300, which sold out in less than 10 minutes: the show was her first in the UK for over 20 years. A mixed age bag of rock and roll devotees, in original tour tees, leather and lace, travelled from London to Liverpool and beyond to claim their coveted place in the crowd. Crammed in the dark hall, walls lined with black and white stills of past shows, the energy is electric as people bet on hit songs which would be played. Joan with her Blackhearts, Enzo (bass), Dougie Needles (lead guitar), Thommy Price (drummer) and lifelong friend and legendary producer, Kenny Laguna on keyboards, takes to the stage to raucous applause. In her signature style of skin tight black leather low-cut jumpsuit, black Converse charcoal cat-eyes and shocking red lip-stick – this isn’t attire,...
- 6/19/2010
- by Lorabell
- t5m.com
Kristen Stewart shimmered in Pucci and Dakota Fanning sparkled in Elie Saab for the New York premiere of The Runaways at the city's landmark Sunshine Theater. Original Queens of Noise, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie also rocked the red carpet for music video turned silver screen director, Floria Sigismondi’s highly anticipated new movie. Based on lead-singer, Cherie’s biography, Neon Angel the biopic shows the beginning and the end of the first ever all-girl rock band. Although Michael Shannon - who plays the infamous industry legend, Kim Fowley - only made a quick appearance before running off for his current role on Broadway, Kristen, Dakota, Cherie and Floria took time to talk to the press – whilst Joan demonstrated her strong yet quiet persona to perfection... Kristen looked every bit the perfect young Joan with her “jett” black hair and shy stance – answering questions along the press line, she was...
- 3/18/2010
- by Lorabell
- t5m.com
By Scott W. Perry
Joan Jett defines awesome. There’s no other way to describe it.
A true pioneer in the music industry, Joan has been in the music scene for 35 years and is one of the most recognizable, and biggest selling female artists in the history of rock. Her seminal hit “I Love Rock N Roll” is one of Billboard Magazine’s highest charting singles ever and at age 50, still sells out shows worldwide...
Joan is also an accomplished actress on screen, most notably getting rave reviews for the 1986 film Light Of Day and most recently appearing in a cameo in Repo! The Genetic Opera. However, for her first role behind the camera, she watched a pivotal time in her early career come alive again before her eyes.
Joan, doing her thing in the 1980's
The Runaways chronicles her early rise at the age of 15 as the founding member of the band,...
Joan Jett defines awesome. There’s no other way to describe it.
A true pioneer in the music industry, Joan has been in the music scene for 35 years and is one of the most recognizable, and biggest selling female artists in the history of rock. Her seminal hit “I Love Rock N Roll” is one of Billboard Magazine’s highest charting singles ever and at age 50, still sells out shows worldwide...
Joan is also an accomplished actress on screen, most notably getting rave reviews for the 1986 film Light Of Day and most recently appearing in a cameo in Repo! The Genetic Opera. However, for her first role behind the camera, she watched a pivotal time in her early career come alive again before her eyes.
Joan, doing her thing in the 1980's
The Runaways chronicles her early rise at the age of 15 as the founding member of the band,...
- 3/17/2010
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
Joan Jett’s reputation precedes her. But far from being bad, it’s one of uncompromising rock ‘n’ roll credentials. The music icon spoke with Interview magazine about The Runaways movie about her seminal all-girl group. Watching her life play out on the big screen is an experience the 51-year-old called “pretty surreal.”
Jett and her longtime manager Kenny Laguna executive produced the project based on the book by fellow Runaway Cherie Currie’s 1989 autobiography, Neon Angel. The film debuted at Sundance and is set to open wide March 19. In her interview, Jett talked about everything from Kristen Stewart’s portrayal of her, being a girl trying to play rock in the 70s and the film’s frank depiction of sexuality.
Like, what was it like being a teenage girl who wanted to play guitar in the 1970s? There’s a scene in the film where a teacher tells her...
Jett and her longtime manager Kenny Laguna executive produced the project based on the book by fellow Runaway Cherie Currie’s 1989 autobiography, Neon Angel. The film debuted at Sundance and is set to open wide March 19. In her interview, Jett talked about everything from Kristen Stewart’s portrayal of her, being a girl trying to play rock in the 70s and the film’s frank depiction of sexuality.
Like, what was it like being a teenage girl who wanted to play guitar in the 1970s? There’s a scene in the film where a teacher tells her...
- 2/24/2010
- by dorothy snarker
- AfterEllen.com
Apparition has slated "The Runaways," which will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 24, to open March 19 in 1,400 theaters nationwide.
Produced by River Road and Linson Entertainment, the film stars Kristin Stewart as rocker Joan Jett.
Also appearing in the film are Dakota Fanning, Danielle Riley Keough, Scout Taylor-Compton, and Michael Shannon.
Directed by Floria Sigismondi, the film was produced by John Linson, Art Linson and Bill Pohlad. Jett, Kenny Laguna and Brian Young serve as executive producers.
Produced by River Road and Linson Entertainment, the film stars Kristin Stewart as rocker Joan Jett.
Also appearing in the film are Dakota Fanning, Danielle Riley Keough, Scout Taylor-Compton, and Michael Shannon.
Directed by Floria Sigismondi, the film was produced by John Linson, Art Linson and Bill Pohlad. Jett, Kenny Laguna and Brian Young serve as executive producers.
- 1/14/2010
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Check out an image from Apparition's "The Runaways," starring Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning. Directed by Floria Sigismondi, whose work includes videos for David Bowie, The White Stripes and Christina Aguilera, The Runaways also features Oscar nominee Michael Shannon. The film is produced by John Linson, Art Linson and Bill Pohlad. Joan Jett, Kenny Laguna and Brian Young serve as executive producers. The film follows two friends, Joan Jett (Kristen Stewart) and Cherie Currie (Dakota Fanning), as they rise from rebellious Southern California kids to rock stars of the now legendary group that paved the way for future generations of girl bands. They fall under the Svengali-like influence of rock impresario Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon), who turns the group...
- 12/16/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Bob Berney and Bill Pohlad's Apparition has picked up U.S. distribution rights to Floria Sigismondi's "The Runaways."
The acquisition has taken place more than a month ahead of the film's planned world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in late January. Apparition plans to release the film March 19.
The biographical story of the friendship between Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, who went on to form the groundbreaking all-girl rock band the Runaways in the '70s, the indie film stars Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning as the band's teenage guitarist and singer, respectively. The fact that both actors star in the super-successful "Twilight" franchise likely played a part in the film's appeal.
Sigismondi based her screenplay on the book "Neon Angel: the Cherie Currie Story" by Currie.
"Floria has crafted a beautiful story of Joan and Cherie's tumultuous relationship on- and offstage, as well as a kick ass rock 'n' roll journey,...
The acquisition has taken place more than a month ahead of the film's planned world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in late January. Apparition plans to release the film March 19.
The biographical story of the friendship between Joan Jett and Cherie Currie, who went on to form the groundbreaking all-girl rock band the Runaways in the '70s, the indie film stars Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning as the band's teenage guitarist and singer, respectively. The fact that both actors star in the super-successful "Twilight" franchise likely played a part in the film's appeal.
Sigismondi based her screenplay on the book "Neon Angel: the Cherie Currie Story" by Currie.
"Floria has crafted a beautiful story of Joan and Cherie's tumultuous relationship on- and offstage, as well as a kick ass rock 'n' roll journey,...
- 12/14/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- At the same that the Linson name was taking off in the movie producing business, the band going by the name of The Runaways was perhaps coming in for a treterous landing. Almost three decades later the father and son producer team (Art and John Linson) have picked up the life story rights to those involved and will smack viewers back into the rock n roll world that includes the two other requisites: sex and drugs. Variety reports that video director Canadian/Italian Floria Sigismondi will make her directorial debut on the project – she has directed videos for David Bowie, the White Stripes and Marilyn Manson. Check in our quick links section for her official website.Taken from a title of one of their tracks, Neon Angels is about the '70s teenage band the Runaways (Joan Jett, Cherie Currie and the late Sandy West) and tells about how
- 4/18/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
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