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First appearing on the music scene as a teenaged member of The Runaways in the mid-'70s, Lita Ford has always embodied the rebel spirit hard rock was borne in. Throughout the '80s, the guitarist/vocalist's stadium-ready singles and sexy-yet-tough image helped make Ford a star on MTV and magazines like Hit Parader and Metal Edge...

Former Runaways Joan Jett and Lita Ford have patched up their differences -- over dinner and guitar picks. The onetime 'Queens of Noise' had not spoken in several years, but Ford first extended the olive branch to Jett, even though she feared that her former teenage bandmate might snub her peace offering...

Ex-Runaways guitarist Joan Jett and vocalist Cherie Currie filed a lawsuit against Main Man Records last week in an attempt to block the release of 'Take It Or Leave It,' a tribute album to their former band. The track listing of the tribute featured the likes of Shonen Knife and New York Dolls' singer David Johansen, among many others...

Former Queens of Noise Joan Jett and Cherie Currie of The Runaways fame are teaming up once again, but not for a new musical project. According to Billboard, the duo is suing to stop the release of 'Take It Or Leave It: A Tribute to the Queens of Noise,' a Runaways tribute due out June 28th via New Jersey-based Main Man Records...

On June 7th, Main Man Records will release 'Take It Or Leave It: A Tribute To The Original Queens of Noise: The Runaways,' a two disc, 36-song set spanning the entirety of the legendary band's career. Whether you consider them to be proto-punk rockers or heavy metal guitar heroes, there is no doubt that the Runaways changed the perception of women in the male-dominated field of rock 'n' roll

There's an ass load of hype surrounding biopic about the Runaways that's in theaters March 19. With 'Twilight' teens Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning -- she of the saucer-sized doe eyes -- starring as guitar goddess Joan Jett and and sex kitten frontwoman Cherie Currie, respectively, this isn't your average mall teen's rock drama...