In the '70s, there was no other band quite like the Runaways. Formed in Los Angeles in 1975 by impresario Kim Fowley, the band consisted entirely of tough teenage girls who sang and played their own ...

Growing up, Jett defied the norms and expectations that “girls don't play electric guitar” – and went on to become a bona ...

When The Runaways exploded onto Los Angeles' bustling scene in 1975, they were initially touted as “an all-girl answer to Grand Funk.” However, the band went on to carve their own path, achieving ...

Former Runaways bassist Jackie Fuchs says the infamous and abusive former manager of the band, Kim Fowley, raped her when she was sixteen years old.Fuchs, who was known by her stage name Jackie Fox, ...

I never would've thought I could dislike a movie about a badass rock band. I caught the world premiere of The Runaways last night and while it's a very loud and very energetic movie, it's not good at ...

A former member of the Runaways has made stunning allegations about her victimization at the hands of the band’s manager. Jackie Fuchs, the bassist for the seminal all-female rock group that launched ...

Cherie Currie said she believed that “timing” was against the Runaways, and that’s the reason they didn’t receive as much critical acclaim as other bands of the ‘70s. She also argued it was important ...

I guess the dark air of Twilight caught the attention of music video director Floria Sigismondi, as the woman behind Christina Aguilera's "Fighter" video is set to write and helm a biopic on the first ...

One of the louder splashes at Sundance 2010 was made by a biopic portrait of the classic 1970s all-girl glam rock band that brought Joan Jett and Lita Ford to the world, along with Cherrie Curie, the ...

Outside of that well-received leaked trailer from a while back, we haven't seen or heard much from Marvel's upcoming Hulu series Runaways, but with the premiere slated to arrive in just two short ...

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