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Known already for a love of rock and roll, Hall of Fame inductee JOAN JETT and rap artist SAINt JHN held a Q&A session as part of BRP's 'Outliers Panel' for roughly 20 media outlets present, Powersports Business included. Together the pair is taking part in a new Can-Am On-Road campaign called Outliers to promote and celebrate the diverse makeup of the on-road riding community.
Both Jett and SAINt JHN took turns answering questions regarding their influences, careers and experiences riding the Can-Am Spyder and Rykers.
Jett admitted to being hesitant about her first experience behind the wheel, but "felt stable on it as a first-time rider, and had a blast riding around," said Jett. "You're forced in the experience and in the moment, which a lot of us have trouble doing a lot... Staying in the experience. It's like the feeling of going on stage - a big connection, and energy rush. It's an incredible elation and feeling of oneness."
Admittedly more familiar with driving two-wheel machines growing up with an older sibling riding motorcycles, SAINt JHN said driving a Ryker for the first time was, "an immersive experience - imagine putting yourself in a video game and never having to push reset."
Both artists will continue to work alongside Can-Am to engage current riders and fans across multiple platforms, both in person and virtually throughout 2021, in addition to their plans to return to touring. 25 FILMS THAT CAPTURE THE HISTORY OF PUNK, RIOT GRRRL AND BEYOND from: altpress.com by Marian Phillips
A new wave of punk has taken the world and internet by storm. Recently, there has been a spike in movies about the feminist punk movement, and TikTok users have repopularized bands such as Bikini Kill and X-Ray Spex. In 2021, the history and legacy of riot grrrl appears across all social media platforms as veterans and new members of the movement educate and reeducate.
From the earliest years, punk artists have unleashed roaring feminist guitar anthems and delivered an intersectional approach to activism, gender equity, anti-racism, the celebration of queer lives and more. There's a lot to learn from the whole spectrum of punk movements across the entire globe. For fans of punk, riot grrrl, rock 'n' roll and beyond, here are 25 essential movies and documentaries that you need to see.
The Punk Singer
The Punk Singer is one of the most recognizable documentaries to come from the riot grrrl movement. Directed by Sini Anderson, the movie follows Bikini Kill frontwoman Kathleen Hanna as she unpacks where it all began, what inspired her and how the movement shifted as the '90s came to a close. With raw footage of concerts, rallies and interviews, The Punk Singer provides viewers extraordinary insight into the core of the feminist ethos of riot grrrls.
Afro-Punk
The Afro-Punk documentary epitomizes that there's nothing more punk than being Black in America. James Spooner's 66-minute movie highlights the Black punks who were and have been pivotal in the punk movement as a whole while ensuring viewers understand the racism that exists within it. As a result of the documentary, the AFROPUNK music festival in New York was created. Every year, it features Black artists to showcase the incredible talents as well as the importance of their music to those in attendance. Rico Nasty and Tierra Whack are two of the more recent performers to grace the stages at AFROPUNK.
Moxie
Amy Poehler's Netflix original movie Moxie tells the story of a teenage girl as she navigates high school, the patriarchy and sexism. After she discovers her mother's (portrayed by Poehler) collection of riot grrrl memorabilia, she sets out to dismantle the patriarchal structures oppressing her and her classmates. Featuring music by Tacocat and Bikini Kill, Moxie merges the feminist movement's past with its budding future. [more] Happy Days recreated the moment JOAN JETT decided to become a rockstar. from: metv.com by MeTV Staff
The RUNAWAYS rocker was 15 when Suzi Quatro - better known to Fonzie fans as Leather Tuscadero - blew her mind
In 1977 on Happy Days, Arnold's got "all shook up" when rocker Suzi Quatro appeared as Leather Tuscadero to perform Elvis songs for a crowd of dancing teens. It was a moment that proved to a large TV audience that Suzi Q was undeniably the queen of rock & roll.
For JOAN JETT, who was 19 when this episode aired and a member of the pioneering rock band the RUNAWAYS, watching this two-part Happy Days episode, "Fonzie, Rock Entrepreneur," must've been like a flashback, to when she was just a teen (well, a younger teen) bopping to the latest hits herself.
The same year the episode aired, Jett told The Los Angeles Times that growing up, before she ever picked up a guitar, she used to dress up like Suzi Quatro.
Just look at any photo of JOAN JETT, and you'll see Jett never really dropped the Quatro look. Suzi's style clearly helped Jett form her "Bad Reputation."
Suzi's influence on the RUNAWAYS goes further than just looks, of course. It's also evidenced in the songs, as noted by every review forever linking the two seminal female rock acts. No doubt what critics were hearing in a RUNAWAYS hit like "Cherry Bomb" (well, it was No. 1 in Japan) was Jett's pure fandom for Suzi's Sixties sound.
"I was 15 the first time I saw her, and it completely blew my mind," Jett told the Times in 1978. [more] 7 TIMES THE MANDELA EFFECT POPPED UP IN WELL-KNOWN SONGS Have we all just been singing the words wrong, or is there something else at work? from: altpress.com by Whitney Shoemaker
Imagine yourself singing along to one of your favorite songs, belting out every word at the top of your lungs like you have so many times before when you stumble over a line you don't remember mixing up before. Maybe you sing "and" instead of "but" or change out a line altogether. Regardless, it leaves you wondering how you could mess up your favorite song after all these years while still feeling confident that there's no way you could be wrong. You're not alone. Welcome to the Mandela effect, a phenomenon where a large group of people tends to remember something differently than how it occurred.
The most popular example to circle the internet was the Berenstein Bears incident, where it was randomly revealed that the spelling was actually Berenstain Bears. It threw many people into a frenzy and divided the internet over their childhood memories.
While some conspiracy theorists believe the Mandela effect to be examples of alternate universes, some doctors use it to explain how imperfect our memory can be.
Either way, this crazy phenomenon carries over into our beloved songs. In fact, it often causes arguments and confusion among fansÑand sometimes the artists themselves.
Check out seven examples of the Mandela effect in music below!
JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS - "I Love Rock 'N Roll"
A familiar track and popular karaoke choice to many, "I Love Rock 'N Roll" is one of those songs that you can't help but belt out at the top of your lungs. However, after one Reddit user brought up a possible lyric change, chaos broke loose and caused a lot of people to feel like they were losing their minds. It seems that most remember the lyric as "I saw him standing there by the record machine" when the words are actually "I saw him dancing there by the record machine." The Reddit user also claims that most covers of the Arrows song use "standing," while all JOAN JETT versions contain the word "dancing" to stay faithful to the original.
Panic! At The Disco - "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" [more]
