In the last couple of weeks, it was both, Lita Ford’s and Joan Jett’s birthdays. In celebration of this, today we have seven links to online articles about the band that they both started out in: The Runaways!
I loved this band when I was in high school and they never have gotten the respect that they are truly due. As one of the first all female rock ’n’ roll bands, playing their own songs and instruments, they knocked down doors for female rockers like Debbie Harry, The Bangles and The Go-Go’s, not to mention the whole Riot Grrl movement in the ’90’s.
In addition to the article links there’s also a link to a video with Joan Jett and Cherie Currie talking about the band and then there’s the MBIP Coming Attractions! So there!
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Sunday Links
All Music Biography of The Runaways - This is a great biography of the band and there’s also tabs for an overview, discography, songs and credits.
Trouser Press Discography Review - All of The Runaways albums are listed and reviewed in this online Trouser Press article.
Tragic Details About The Runaways - Some unfortunate and tragic details about the various members and the band itself. There’s also a an interesting Joan Jett feature below this one if you keep scrolling down the page.
Lita Ford Opens Up About the Runaways, Her Estranged Children, and Her Rock ’n’ Roll Life - Lita Ford talks about her life as a Runaway and what happened after the band broke up.
How The Runaways Changed The Lives of 13 Women Rockers - 13 female rock musicians tell how The Runaways inspired them and changed their lives.
The Runaways: Getty Images - There’s over 800 photos here and a couple rare ones of Joan Jett, Sandy West and Michael Steele. Steele ended up being the bassist in The Bangles.
It was the end of a nightmare’: Cherie Currie on putting the ghosts of the Runaways to rest - Cherie Currie talks about life in The Runaways and how it led to a bad drug addiction in this article.
Joan Jett and Cherie Currie Talk The Runaways - An interview with Joan Jett and Cherie Currie talking about their time in The Runaways.
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MBIP Coming Attractions
Monday: Last night I went with my friend, Jim to a wonderful Saturday night dinner at Casa de Arte in downtown Peoria. We had a decicious and fun dinner and the post will be up tomorrow!
Tuesday: We will continue our 2025 appetizer tour and this week we’re sampling a trio of appetizers at one of Peoria’s oldest Chinese restaurants, Ming Shee!
Wednesday: I’m going with my friends Amber and Joe to see The Mountain Goats tonight at Crusens on Farmington Road and on Wednesday I’ll have photos from this live music show!
Thursday: I have a special announcement for this Thursday about an event coming up, stay tuned for that!
Friday: We’ll be snacking away on another Friday Bites post.
Saturday: Saturday we’ll be looking back in the past for another Meanwhile, Back In Peoria’s Past post.
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Sunday Comic
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Related Posts: Sunday Links: The Monkees, Buddy Holly and The Beatles Last Concert.