<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Joan-jett ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/joan-jett Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:14:30 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I took the one lesson and left and never went back. I got to learn how to play guitar by myself”: Joan Jett on defying stereotypes and teaching herself guitar by playing along to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath records ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joan-jett-on-defying-stereotypes-teaching-herself-guitar-by-playing-along-to-led-zeppelin-black-sabbath-records Qqh8XSNQVDsCmhJLAMwvti Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:14:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It would have been okay if I had an acoustic guitar, but the electricity made it like ‘you're not allowed’”: Joan Jett on the battles she faced to become a rock guitar icon ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joan-jett-on-the-battles-she-faced-to-become-the-godmother-of-punk 2mbwWczcNxx62rqZJqp2VV Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:26:11 +0000 Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:00:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I go, ‘Let’s try a Marshall,’ and we put it in, I go, ‘I don’t like that!’ Marshalls hurt my ears these days”: Ricky Byrd on tracking with Joan Jett, his Franken-Tele that sounds nothing like a Tele, and how sobriety has improved his playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ricky-byrd-nyc-made-interview nTN3nKnSFetT4iFxBD2iT5 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:46:50 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:30:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I remember asking Leslie West, ‘How should I go about this song?’ I remember that as if it were yesterday”: When Ricky Byrd needed to record a solo for this Joan Jett hit, he asked the Mountain legend for advice – this is what he said ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ricky-byrds-advice-from-leslie-west-for-his-i-love-rock-n-roll-solo WPxyWzmVLnE68N7cNVmcpF Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:45:58 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:08:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Your guitar playing was on point”: 10-year-old guitar prodigy backed by Kiko Loureiro nails Joan Jett classic during America’s Got Talent quarter final ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/bay-melnick-virgolino-americas-got-talent-quarter-finals AYeSAjDGR9WCNxA2fmg82E Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:52:38 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:31:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was a Marshall guy back then. Now I literally cannot listen to Marshalls”: How Jeff Beck inspired former Joan Jett and the Blackhearts guitarist Ricky Byrd to switch from Marshall stacks to Fender combos ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-jeff-beck-inspired-former-joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-guitarist-ricky-byrd PmYytZDMHQ7FfXgE72ohZn Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:24:43 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 14:12:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Somebody had stolen some equipment from the opening act and we got blamed for it. The crowd went crazy”: Ricky Byrd on the disastrous Joan Jett gig where they were wrongly accused of stealing gear – and the audience turned on them ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ricky-byrd-joan-jett-disaster-gig ashEBw2UwrUoLb3GeviWi3 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 14:31:11 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:57:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They labeled us as teenage jailbait or punk rock. Just give me my guitar. I just wanted to play”: Lita Ford reflects on The Runaways and why people didn't know what to make of the pioneering band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/lita-ford-reflects-on-the-runaways 4pHnmDrzjQebDmwE54UjyM Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:28:35 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:35:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If we can fill the performance with these incredible women singing Nirvana songs, then we’ll have achieved our own revolution”: Nirvana reunite unannounced at FireAid concert, with four guest frontwomen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/nirvana-reunion-fireaid-concert V4PbnwiKH2PaJHBVSmNasC Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:23:16 +0000 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 14:53:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Going to see an all-girl rock group, one has to bring a mixture of condescension and paranoia. What if they are good?” New study reveals how female guitarists have been denied credibility in the music press for over 60 years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/female-guitarists-music-press-study k3GfteXS4LC9rGqjkgMaQA Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:40:04 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There were times, I admit, when I had to pinch myself”: Eric Carmen – the All By Myself and Hungry Eyes hitmaker, and the man who sold Joan Jett her Melody Maker – dies aged 74 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-carmen-dies-aged-74 yv4dQf99JiLswpTrZsHmxQ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:22:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Joan Jett and Travis Barker perform Cherry Bomb with Foo Fighters in heartfelt tribute to “beautiful soul” Taylor Hawkins ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joan-jett-foo-fighters-taylor-hawkins-tribute obTbQQQtXnMMSdCAYcge6i Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:46:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joan Jett and the Blackhearts announce their first ever acoustic album, Changeup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joan-jett-blackhearts-acoustic-changeup wkVji3JFVey3c24KDi7aKE Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:41:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Les Paul Foundation recruits Slash, Joan Jett, Peter Frampton and Nile Rodgers to head up new Advisory Council ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/les-paul-advisory-council AFBYDXxhXLE4TuHq9HcsYL Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:38:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard announce rescheduled 2022 North American stadium tour with Poison, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/motley-crue-leppard-poison-jett-tour N866HE6gncTnX8L6CykwfA Thu, 17 Feb 2022 20:05:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joan Jett joins forces with Epiphone for new signature Olympic Special guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joan-jett-epiphone-olympic-special Abknj2be6z8uYY6eh8ctc6 Tue, 25 Jan 2022 20:56:42 +0000 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:13:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ The secrets behind Joan Jett’s guitar tone on I Love Rock ’N Roll ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/joan-jett-i-love-rocknroll-guitar-tone JofddvWnyGh5Dc7oZV5rzP Mon, 20 Dec 2021 12:13:07 +0000 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:22:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joan Jett, Lukas Nelson and James Bay are auctioning autographed Gibson guitars to benefit COVID-19 relief ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joan-jett-lukas-nelson-and-james-bay-are-auctioning-autographed-gibson-guitars-to-benefit-covid-19-relief aZAfEpbbaTYs8NSQsG5uFA Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:25:13 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:27:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Arrows frontman Alan Merrill, co-writer of I Love Rock ‘N Roll, dies aged 69 from coronavirus ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/arrows-frontman-alan-merrill-co-writer-of-i-love-rock-n-roll-dies-aged-69-from-coronavirus YpWQabnpgJZE2vr8T9cJY7 Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:17:59 +0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:20:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Debuts New Joan Jett ES-339 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/gibson-debuts-new-joan-jett-es-339 QmS99iYiyKfM7t3ddvAzXF Mon, 24 Jun 2019 17:47:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Girls Rock Reverb Auction to Feature Items from Joan Jett, Nancy Wilson, Indigo Girls, Lita Ford and More ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/girls-rock-reverb-auction-to-feature-items-from-joan-jett-nancy-wilson-indigo-girls-lita-ford-and-more nF6ybrBeog5LZQKKgdgYhP Thu, 16 May 2019 19:29:23 +0000 Thu, 16 May 2019 20:00:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ L7 Share New Song, “Burn Baby,” Announce First Studio Album in 20 Years ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/l7-share-new-song-burn-baby-announce-first-studio-album-in-20-years Rq32iykpn3i6WpnC4UeqdA Thu, 28 Feb 2019 19:45:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Heart Detail Massive ‘Love Alive’ U.S. Summer Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/heart-detail-massive-love-alive-us-summer-tour 3pqorWRQFpHjhfgyhAienC Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:24:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joan Jett Shares Official "Fresh Start" Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joan-jett-shares-official-fresh-start-video 6mqbnAqrcZXEzKokGeCZeY Tue, 06 Nov 2018 14:22:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Share New Song, "Fresh Start" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-share-new-song-fresh-start gguuy96yXzespysYsDNNXi Tue, 11 Sep 2018 19:07:37 +0000 Tue, 11 Sep 2018 19:36:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joan Jett Talks Gibson Melody Makers, the Runaways, Pre-Show Jitters and More ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/dear-guitar-hero-joan-jett-talks-gibson-melody-makers-runaways-pre-show-jitters-and-more Qq3btqFjdfitoYrv9ngvvL Fri, 22 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joan Jett Talks Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Lou Reed and "I Love Rock ’N’ Roll" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/magazine/joan-jett-talks-rock-and-roll-hall-fame-lou-reed-and-i-love-rock-n-roll wRLNfeaUbj5qZH7GkLoqZM Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:11:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ From Chuck Berry to Joan Jett: Riffs and Licks That Define Rock and Roll Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/deep-andy-aledort-riffs-and-licks-define-rock-and-roll-guitar-chuck-berry-joan-jett-video pZCMjii3YTWjRVVqvUBrge Wed, 08 Apr 2015 14:44:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lou Reed, Joan Jett, Green Day Elected to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/stevie-ray-vaughan-rock-roll-hall-fame-green-day-2015 BfFsmWys7Jxx8iX6srnSac Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:31:48 +0000 Sun, 10 Mar 2019 18:23:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Joan Jett and Nirvana Members Perform "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/video-joan-jett-and-nirvana-members-perform-smells-teen-spirit-rock-and-roll-hall-fame-induction-ceremony g7AFFs3sYicsquJHPso8mZ Fri, 11 Apr 2014 15:35:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Behind the Scenes with Joan Jett on 'Guitar Center Sessions' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-behind-scenes-joan-jett-guitar-center-sessions HZArGgz7FTQDmwH9fKCyJU Thu, 05 Dec 2013 20:32:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Premiere "Any Weather" Music Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joan-jett-blackhearts-premiere-any-weather-music-video HnrWpqKxMJ6Q3AemDyx3mR Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:15:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: 2013 Sunset Strip Music Festival Honors Joan Jett ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-2013-sunset-strip-music-festival-honors-joan-jett FwCqfGvLmYFNF3PPauzZQL Mon, 05 Aug 2013 20:28:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Joan Jett Joins Foo Fighters on Stage for Rendition of "Bad Reputation" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-joan-jett-joins-foo-fighters-stage-rendition-bad-reputation LdbFVVuxJT8UsYPCqF2oMb Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:00:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joan Jett: Jett Set ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/joan-jett-jett-set VSvgKV9mAJ2MSmSiXUDPjP Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:28:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Announces New Joan Jett "Blackheart" Melody Maker ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-announces-new-joan-jett-blackheart-melody-maker m9ZHvTXnDLuXXeCPNNbuoj Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:08:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Joan Jett Greatest Hits CD Available Now ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/new-joan-jett-greatest-hits-cd-available-now NByeY54RKgoTxKUbx7pHBn Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:33:59 +0000