The Runaways’ landmark 1976 debut album has reached its 50th anniversary, highlighting the enduring legacy of “Cherry Bomb” and the band’s impact on rock music history.

In 1976, The Runaways stormed onto the music scene. Just as the disco craze was beginning to take over, producer Kim Fowley’s curated all-female teen punk band released the hard-rocking rebellion song ...

She can still rock like it's 1982.

Riot grrrl greats Bratmobile officially returned to the stage after 20 years this weekend at the Mosswood Meltdown festival in Oakland (after making their unofficial return with a secret show in Los ...

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Warning: this story concerns sexual assault and has and has some graphic descriptions. The girl rock group The Runaways rocked the 70s with hits like “Cherry Bomb” and “Wild Thing.” Guitarist Joan ...

Musician Cherie Currie is a big believer in intuition. Back in the '70s, it’s what put her on the path that led to her becoming the lead singer for the Runaways, the all-girl band that produced such ...

Once upon a time — before MTV, before hits by the Clash became elevator music, when baby boomers were taking Quaaludes instead of breaking hips — rock ‘n’ roll was something amazingly raw and filthy. ...

In the ’70s, there was no other band quite like the Runaways. Formed in Los Angeles in 1975 by impresario Kim Fowley, the band consisted entirely of tough teenage girls who sang and played their own ...

As you know Dakota Fanning plays Cherie Currie (alongside Kristen “Ow! I Keep Biting My Lip!” Stewart) in the upcoming biopic about punky girl group The Runaways ...