~ Joan Jett is probably best known as the uncompromising female ROCKER responsible for the Hit Single "I Hate MySelf For Loving You" and "I Love Rock N’ Roll", a tune which is considered by Billboard to be the No.28 Song of all Time 
~ Her career began while she was still a teenager, when she co-founded The Runaways in 1975, who capitalised on their jailbait image to sell large quantities of their five albums released between 1976 and 1979 
~ Her next venture was The BlackHearts, but although the band quickly built a sound reputation as live artists, it proved so difficult to find a record deal, that Jett eventually set up her own label, Blackheart Records 
~ The release of “I Love Rock N’ Roll” propelled sales of their third album to platinum selling quantities, a feat they only achieved once more with Up Your Alley (1988) 
~ Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have since enjoyed significant success and are far from being the one hit wonder that some suggest 
~ The band continue to perform to delighted fans and are often cited as an influence by riot grrrl bands keen to emulate the success of the girl rocker from a previous generation 


I Hate Myself 4 Loving U (Up Your Alley 1988) by: JOAN JETT

JOSH BOOM