US 103.1 Classic Rock Radio » Joan Jett http://us103.com Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Aerosmith + Joan Jett to Headline Backyard Festival in New York City http://us103.com/aerosmith-joan-jett-backyard-festival/ http://us103.com/aerosmith-joan-jett-backyard-festival/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 13:13:35 +0000 Jeff Giles http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=131798 Keeping track of the ever-expanding number of summer music festivals just got a little more difficult, thanks to the folks at LivingSocial. The location-based deals website is organizing its own event, dubbed the Backyard Festival, and they're busily lining up an impressive list of performers.

]]> http://us103.com/aerosmith-joan-jett-backyard-festival/feed/ 0 Alberto E. Rodriguez / Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame 2013 Inductees To Be Announced Tomorrow http://us103.com/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2013-inductees-to-be-announced-tomorrow/ http://us103.com/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2013-inductees-to-be-announced-tomorrow/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:28:27 +0000 Dave Swanson http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=102595 It's that time of year again! No, not Christmas, it's the time when the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame makes their big announcement concerning the 2013 inductees. The big announcement will be made tomorrow, Dec. 11, at 11:00AM Pacific.

]]> http://us103.com/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-2013-inductees-to-be-announced-tomorrow/feed/ 0 Jo Hale / Frazer Harrison, Getty Images Foo Fighters Perform 'Bad Reputation' with Joan Jett on 'Letterman' http://us103.com/foo-fighters-joan-jett-perform-on-letterman/ http://us103.com/foo-fighters-joan-jett-perform-on-letterman/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:00:39 +0000 Jeff Giles http://ultimateclassicrock.com/?p=33926 Just a few days after joining Joan Jett on stage at Madison Square Garden for a surprise performance of her classic hit ‘Bad Reputation,’ the Foo Fighters reunited with the rock icon on last night’s ‘Late Show with David Letterman.’

The all-star combo treated the studio audience to another fiery run-through of ‘Bad Reputation,’ with Jett in fine voice and the Foos thrashing through the song like their lives depended on it. Take a look at this clip from the show and try to keep from wondering what it might sound like if Jett put the Blackhearts on hold to record an entire album with Dave Grohl and company:

]]> http://us103.com/foo-fighters-joan-jett-perform-on-letterman/feed/ 0 Troy Augusto, Getty Images Joan Jett, Guns N' Roses and Beastie Boys Among Rock Hall of Fame Nominees [PICTURES] http://us103.com/joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-guns-n-roses-beastie-boys-rock-hall-of-fame-nominees-pictures/ http://us103.com/joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-guns-n-roses-beastie-boys-rock-hall-of-fame-nominees-pictures/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:50:58 +0000 Jeff Giles http://tsminteractive.com/?p=49619 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has mailed out the ballots for its 27th annual list of potential inductees, leaving it to the organization’s 500 voters to pick the winners from an eclectic group that includes first-time nominees as well as returning contenders.

Newly eligible artists who made this year’s cut include Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Guns N’ Roses, Heart, and Eric B. & Rakim, while the Beastie Boys, Donna Summer, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers are among the veteran hopefuls.

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