1982 Hit Ranked ‘Best Rock Song of All Time’ Became a Timeless Classic

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts’ 1982 smash has been ranked the "Best Rock Song of All Time" by Entertainment Weekly, a fitting ...
Stereogum

The Number Ones: Joan Jett And The Blackhearts’ “I Love Rock ‘N Roll”

A hard, deliberate snare roll. A sudden, thunderous power chord. A drum beat that sounds like a stadium full of football fans stomping in unison. And then a voice -- strong, androgynous, raspy, ...
brooklynvegan

Watch Toyah & Robert Fripp revisit Joan Jett's "I Love Rock N' Roll"

This week, Toyah and King Crimson’s Robert Fripp have set their way-back machine to January 2021 when, still deep in pandemic lockdown, they covered Joan Jett and The Blackhearts‘ “I Love Rock N’ Roll ...
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1951, the Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist Behind the Most Famous Tribute To Rock and Roll of All Time

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Alan Merrill was the brain behind "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", and he was born on this day in 1951 ...
The Morning Sun

Billy Idol, Joan Jett make it easy to love rock ‘n’ roll at Pine Knob

Billy Idol and Joan Jett put on the kind of concerts you can package in a time capsule as prototypical examples of Rock ‘n’ Roll 101. Playing on a rainy Thursday night, Aug. 28, at the Pine Knob Music ...