... Iconic American rocker Joan Jett and her band The Blackhearts will join forces with English glam rock band The Darkness for one New Zealand date, on Tuesday April 9th. The Darkness released their third studio album Hot Cakes last year, while Joan Jett and The Blackhearts are best known for earlier, international hits like "I Love Rock 'n Roll'. Check out the one-off date as well a video from each artist, below. Joan Jett and The Blackhearts with The Darkness: Tuesday April 9th, Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland Tickets available from Ticketmaster from February 7th Joan Jett and The Darkness Announce ... [ read more ]

... Lita Ford did a lot of work over the summer to bring the original members of the Runaways back together, including a dinner with Joan Jett, the first time the two had talked in three decades. Ford talked to Bravewords.com about her plans for 2013 including the possibility for that reunion: "I can't get a yes or no out of Joan. So I've kind of thrown in the towel. It's now or never. I would love it, but for some reason, I don't know why, it's Joan's camp. The ball is in her camp. It's up to them." Even if it doesn't come together, Ford will have a very busy year with the publication of her autobiography, Living Like a Runaway, a live album and a tour. "We've got the Monsters of Rock Cruise (Monstersofrockcruise.com) - that's going to be pretty awesome. That's March, and it's through the Bahamas. And then we're going to be playing in Scandinavia in the summer of 2013, and the US." To read the whole interview, including Lita's encounter with Led Zeppelin, go to Bravewords. More from VVN Music Have Your Say Buy theatre, film and gig tickets here now! Lita Ford blames Joan Jett for Runaways delay ... [ read more ]

... 300 other industry people who are also voting. This is being done through a poll on the Hall of Fame's site where you can select your five choices from the 15 nominees. Voting closes on Monday for the poll and, based on the current results, the public has deemed Rush, Deep Purple, Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Albert King as the five acts that get their vote. That leaves ten other out in the cold, as far as the general public is concerned. Those acts, in their current place in the vote: •Kraftwerk •Public Enemy •Donna Summer •Procol Harum •N.W.A. •Randy Newman •Paul Butterfield Blues Band •Meters •Marvelettes •Chic There's no guarantee that the five public selected acts will actually make the hall (and what's up with all the dislike of Chic?). We'll have to wait for the official announcement in the next two weeks. More from VVN Music Have Your Say Buy theatre, film and gig tickets here now! Rush, Deep Purple, Heart and Joan Jett are People's Choice for the Rock Hall ... [ read more ]