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After playing a gig in Hollywood, Calif.'s House of Blues on Aug. 1, legendary rocker Joan Jett sat with Rolling Stone for an in-depth Q&A. Jett talks about songwriting, the release of her upcoming album Unvarnished set for October release, and playing...

GuitarWorld.com launched the exclusive premiere of “K-yotic,” a new music video by blues guitarist and singer Malina Moye. The clip features a special appearance by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer William "Bootsy" Collins. The video for the track was created by...

Music news website Gigwise posted a compilation of 35 women who changed the world of music. The list includes everyone from pioneers of the early 20th Century, to today's no-nonsense, envelope-pushing pop stars. Among the women are singer Marian Anderson; country star...

Breakout band HAIM is scheduled to release its debut album Days Are Gone on Sept. 30 via Columbia Records. Recorded almost entirely in HAIM's native city of Los Angeles, the album sees sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim working alongside acclaimed...

John Thomas, author of Kalamazoo Gals: A Story of Extraordinary Women and Gibson’s Banner Guitars of World War II, recently hosted a reception for the four surviving women who built Gibson guitars during WWII. Catch a video of the reception below, and...

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Aug. 8, where they debuted “Any Weather,” the lead single off Unvarnished - their first album in seven years - due Oct. 1. They also performed their classic hit, “Bad Reputation.”...

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Shannon Labrie extended her current U.S. tour in support of her new album Just Be Honest with additional headlining shows, including return visits to New York City’s Rockwood Music Hall on Aug. 28, and Nashville's 12th and Porter...

U.K.-based experimental rock band Esper Scout is prepping for the release of their new single "Assumpta Tang" off their upcoming debut album Poet Curses. The track is set to drop Aug. 19 via the band's label Bomb The Twist, and the...

Los Angeles based rock-duo Deap Vally released the music video for "Bad For My Body," a track off the band's upcoming album Sistrionix, due Oct. 8 via Cherrytree/Communion/Interscope/Island records. Watch the video below, and visit Deap Vally's website here.

American country music singer Martina McBride and husband John McBride found a way to merge their musical talents and give back to the community by opening their own music school, Blackbird Academy. The academy will be based out of the...