The members’ youth – most were around 16 years old when the band formed – combined with their musical abilities, made them stand out in the male-dominated rock scene.

Don’t worry if you missed The Runaways. They exploded on the rock scene and dissipated faster than, well, a cherry bomb. Formed in 1975 and gone four years later, the group broke some ground … ...

EXCLUSIVE: At the L.A. premiere of "The Runaways” last week, screams reminiscent of a rock concert greeted real-life band members Cherie Currie and Joan Jett as they were introduced with stars ...

The release of the new movie "The Runaways," about the seminal all-girl band, takes me back to the mid-1970s, when there was lots of talk going around about the future of rock 'n' roll.

Former Runaways bassist Jackie Fuchs recently alleged that she was raped by the band’s manager Kim Fowley. Now, former Runaways member Lita Ford has commented on the story. Anya Zadrozny ...

Once upon a time — before MTV, before hits by the Clash became elevator music, when baby boomers were taking Quaaludes instead of breaking hips — rock ‘n’ roll was something amazingly raw ...

VIDEO: "The Runaways" bursts with energy, youth, excess, female empowerment, sex, drug and rock 'n' roll. It's an instant hit worldwide with its cast of young stars, but is it any good ...

West saw the Runaways as a team. While other band members were taking shots at each other, she was quick to punch out anyone who threatened or insulted her bandmates.

The Runaways A conventionally ... All-girl teenage band “The Runaways,” once regarded as a ... whose promotion as the act’s sexploitative focus causes resentment among other members.

I might have busted an E string in excitement when I first heard that a movie about The Runaways, an all-girl ‘70s punk band featuring Joan Jett, was in the works.

F loria Sigismondi’s The Runaways is set in the era when the verb to feather expanded beyond things done with oars and nests to include hair. It’s about the formation in 1975 of Joan Jett’s ...