65 years 🖤
Happy Birthday to Joan Marie Larkin aka Joan Jett, punk rock inspired founding member of The Runaways and frontwoman of their band Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, born on this day in 1958 of Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Happy birthday to Kathleen Hanna, American singer, pioneer of the feminist punk riot grrrl movement, lead singer of the feminist punk band Bikini Kill, frontwoman of Le Tigre in the late 1990s, born this day 1968 in Portland
47 years ago today
Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson & Kate Pierson of The B-52′s making their worldwide debut at a Valentine’s Day house party in Athens, GA, February 14, 1977.
Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson & Kate Pierson of The B-52′s making their worldwide debut at a Valentine’s Day house party in Athens, GA, February 14, 1977. Photo by Kelly Bugden
45 years ago today
Patti Smith performs live on stage with The Patti Smith Group in Central Park as part of The Dr Pepper Music Festival on August 04, 1978.
Happy Birthday to Viviane Katrina Louise "Viv" Albertine, Australian-born British singer and songwriter, guitarist for the English punk group the Slits and member of the Flowers of Romance, born on this day in 1954, Sydney
47 years ago today
"Cherry Bomb" is a punk-influenced hard rock single by the all-female band the Runaways from their self-titled debut album, released on this day in 1976
Happy Birthday to Victory Carpenter-Blue, aka Vicky Blue, American film producer, author, musician, photographer and bassist of the American band The Runaways, born on this day in 1959
45 years ago today
Wendy O Williams of the group the Plasmatics, puts her fingers in the mouth of a fan at CBGB during a concert, New York, March 1, 1979.
43 years ago
Go Go’s at the Tail of the Pup, Los Angeles, October 1980. Jane Weidlin, Margot Olavarria , Gina Schock, Belinda Carlisle, Charlotte Caffey.
Remembering Kim Shattuck, lead singer, guitarist and primary songwriter of the American punk rock band The Muffs, member of The Pandoras and short-term bassist for the Pixies, died far too early 4 years ago today at the age of 56