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RUNAWAY WITH JOAN JETT
AND THE BLACKHEARTS THIS SUMMER
from: Ken Phillips Publicity Group
Rock Icon to Release Album, Perform at Warped Tour & More
New York, NY (April 12, 2006) - Rock icon JOAN JETT, the original riot grrrl, is back. As co-founder of the all-girl, straight-up rock and roll group The RUNAWAYS, Joan cracked the door for female artists to rock just as hard as the boys. On June 6th, 2006 JOAN JETT will keep her fire burning with the release of SINNER on her own BLACKHEART RECORDS. As veterans of the punk scene, it's only natural that JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS will perform on The Vans Warped Tour 2006, as well as their own tour dates in support of the upcoming release. This summer Blackheart will also re-issue JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS' catalog, completely remastered by Greg Calbi with enhanced elements and bonus tracks.
It's been over a decade since the release of her last studio album, and on this upcoming record, Jett shows no sign of backing down from the chunky, kick-ass riffs, catchy hooks and forceful voice that made her a household name. Producing SINNER with her long time partner and singer-songwriter KENNY LAGUNA, the new album is the kind of music she's been known for since her hit "I Love Rock n' Roll" spent eight weeks at #1 on the Billboard charts. "Although this album still touches on themes of love, sex and relationships it also comments on the political and social climate in this country today," says Jett about the new CD.
SINNER kicks off with "Riddles," a melodic attack on doublespeak, "riddles," that pass as information from today's political "leaders." Riot grrrl and protégée of Miss Jett, Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill/ Le Tigre) lends her piercing vocals to "Watersign," "Tube Talkin'," and "Five," a song about the persistency of the tabloids. While many tracks on the disk are boldly sexual ("A.C.D.C.," "Fetish," and "Baby Blue"), contrary to its name, "Naked" is actually an introspective look at one's self, about going inside someone's thoughts and emotions and learning what makes people who they are.
2006 marks the 25th anniversary of BLACKHEART RECORDS, which was started by Jett and Laguna after being turned down by almost thirty record labels. As a result, JOAN JETT became the first woman in rock and roll to own her own record company. To help celebrate this anniversary along with her long list of accomplishments, JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS will re-release their entire catalog, most of which has been out of print since 2000. The first recordings to be re-issued are Bad Reputation and Evil Stig. Evil Stig is the band Joan formed with surviving members of Seattle punk band The Gits, after the brutal murder of their lead singer, Mia Zapata, in 1993. Evil Stig ("Gits Live" backwards) was an effort to raise funds to find Zapta's killer, who remained at large until his conviction last year.
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