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Dakota Fanning joins Runaways biopic with Kristen Stewart

By Jeffrey Bloomer on 2:16 PM on March 9, 2009

Dakota Fanning will join Kristen Stewart (Twilight) in The Runaways, the fledgling biopic of the all-girl rock band that rose to fame and shuttered in the second half of the '70s....  read more

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Twilight star Stewart to play Joan Jett in The Runaways

By Loren Lankford on 11:07 AM on December 4, 2008

On the heels of her massive success in Twilight (she plays the lead role of Bella, for all you non-16-year olds), the Hollywood Reporter has announced that Kristen Stewart will play Joan Jett in The Runaways....  read more

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The Rapture Sit Atop Throne of Blood

By Paste Staff on 12:00 AM on February 15, 2007

The Rapture has founded its own New York-based record label called Throne of Blood, and the band is throwing a launch party in Brooklyn. First up for release is a set of vinyl singles and remixes from their current album, Pieces of the People We Love. Throne of Blood will also be releasing vinyl LP editions of complete albums. The party is on February 16th at Studio B in Brooklyn. Be there, get your own Throne of Blood t-shirt, and see the Rapture perform a "live electronic" set for the first time ever. The band is currently on the second...  read more

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Rest In Peace: Sandy West, July 10, 1959 - October 21, 2006

By Paste Staff on 12:00 AM on October 24, 2006

According to Pitchforkmedia.com, drummer Sandy West of The Runaways passed away Saturday, October 21 after a long fight with cancer. The 47-year-old musician, who also formed The Sandy West Band during the 80s, was diagnosed with lung and brain cancer in 2005. Along with Joan Jett and Kari Krome, West’s work in The Runaways during the 70s pioneered the path for all-female bands in the following decades. The group’s raw sound was instrumental in the formation of American punk and led to performances with such bands as The Ramones and The Sex Pistols. A tribute to Sandy West is currently...  read more

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