Tag Archives: Joan Jett

“The other girls weren’t singing quite like I was.” — Wanda Jackson

Posted on October 20, 2025 by sheila

It’s her birthday today. She was a pioneer. One of the few women in that original “class”. Rockabilly was a boys’ game. She changed that game. She looked around in 1954/55, and thought, “Hey. All these songs are written by … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, On This Day | Tagged Elvis Presley, Joan Jett, Wanda Jackson | 5 Comments

“I want everybody to think that I’m singing to them.” — Joan Jett

Posted on September 22, 2025 by sheila

“I think there’s nothing better than seeing a three-chord straight up rock ‘n’ roll band in your face with sweaty music and three minute good songs.” — Joan Jett There was a lot that was fucked up in the ’80s … Continue reading →

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“I was a pretty good imitator of Roy Acuff, but then I found out they already had a Roy Acuff, so I started singin’ like myself.” — Hank Williams

Posted on September 17, 2025 by sheila

It’s his birthday today. He came to Nashville and he just set this whole world on fire. He was the first one to go to Las Vegas as a country singer, he was the first one in a major hotel … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, On This Day | Tagged Eric Church, Joan Jett, Johnny Cash, Wanda Jackson, Waylon Jennings | 5 Comments

“Rock n’ roll! It’s the music of puberty.” — Suzi Quatro

Posted on June 3, 2025 by sheila

Suzy Quatro was born on this day. In July of 2020 , I reviewed the documentary Suzi Q, about Suzi Quatro. Because it was July 2020, the tour she had planned, alongside the doc, had to be canceled. Or, at … Continue reading →

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For International Women’s Day: Ladies I Love

Posted on March 8, 2025 by sheila

I post edited versions of this every year. I add names. I take names off if I feel like it. I enjoy compiling it. It’s not just about enjoyment. As women’s rights are up for grabs more than ever, like … Continue reading →

Posted in Actors, Art/Photography, Directors, Personal, writers | Tagged A.S. Byatt, Abigail Adams, Agnes Varda, Aline MacMahon, Amy Heckerling, Ann Savage, Anna Karina, Anne Frank, Anne V. Coates, Annie Proulx, art, Aubrey Plaza, Australia, Austria, Barbara Bel Geddes, Barbara Stanwyck, Barbra Streisand, Bette Davis, Bibi Andersson, Brazil, Britney Spears, Busby Berkeley, Camille Paglia, Canada, Carole Lombard, Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Bronte, Charlotte Rampling, China, Croatia, Diane Keaton, Dolly Parton, Drew Barrymore, Dubravka Ugrešić, Edie Sedgwick, Ellen von Unwerth, England, Etta James, Eve Babitz, France, Frances Farmer, Gena Rowlands, George Eliot, Georgia, Germany, Gloria Grahame, Golshifteh Farahani, Greta Garbo, Greta Gerwig, Harriet Andersson, Hediyeh Tehrani, Hong Kong, Ida Lupino, Ingrid Thulin, Iran, Ireland, Isabelle Adjani, Isabelle Huppert, Italy, Janet Malcolm, Japan, Jean Arthur, Jeanette Winterson, Jill Clayburgh, Joan Crawford, Joan Didion, Joan Jett, Joanna Hogg, Josephine Decker, Judy Garland, Julie Christie, Kate Lyn Sheil, Kay Francis, Keri Hulme, Kristen Stewart, Kristen Wiig, L.M. Montgomery, Laura Dern, Laurette Taylor, Leila Hatami, Lily Tomlin, Liv Ullmann, Louise Glück, Madeleine L'Engle, Madeline Kahn, Maggie Cheung, Maggie Smith, Marianne Moore, Marilyn Monroe, Martha Graham, Mary Oliver, Maud Gonne, Mélanie Laurent, Mia Hansen-Løve, Nancy Savoca, Natalie Portman, Nina Hoss, Nina Simone, Olivia Laing, Olympia Dukakis, Patricia Highsmith, Pauline Kael, photography, Poland, Rebecca West, Romania, Rosalind Russell, Russia, Sandrine Bonnaire, Shabnam Toloui, Shirley Jackson, Sophia Takal, South Korea, Spain, Supernatural, Sweden, Tana French, Taraneh Alidoosti, The Netherlands, Tiffany Haddish, Tina Turner, Tuesday Weld, Wanda Jackson, women directors | 106 Comments

Stressful Autumn Shuffle

Posted on November 16, 2020 by sheila

The past two months have been so stressful I’m not sure I even processed the stress. I’ve been up in Rhode Island, mostly, and then Allison and I went and stayed in a cottage in the woods of Connecticut for … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Theatre | Tagged Barbra Streisand, Billy Lee Riley, Bleu, Bob Dylan, Brendan Benson, Britney Spears, Charlie Rich, Chuck Berry, Clancy Brothers, Eddie Cochran, ELO, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Eric Church, Foo Fighters, Glee, Green Day, Indigo Girls, Jerry Lee Lewis, Joan Jett, Johnny Cash, Lady Gaga, Link Wray, Madonna, Mike Viola, Nirvana, Ok Go, Pat McCurdy, Pink, Queen, Robbie Williams, Rufus Wainwright, shuffle, Sinéad O'Connor, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Tori Amos, Tracy Bonham, Waylon Jennings | 15 Comments

Holiday iPod Shuffle

Posted on December 24, 2018 by sheila

“Mr. Harris” – Aimee Mann. Every time I hear women being judgmental about older men dating younger women – and I hear it all the time – I think of … well, my own life. My greatest love was 13 … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Billy Lee Riley, Bob Dylan, Brian Setzer, Britney Spears, Buddy Holly, Clancy Brothers, Doris Day, ELO, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Jerry Lee Lewis, Joan Jett, Johnny Cash, Link Wray, Liz Phair, Madonna, Metallica, Nirvana, Pat McCurdy, Prince, Ricky Nelson, Robbie Williams, shuffle, The Everly Brothers, The Rolling Stones, Waylon Jennings, Wynona Carr | 2 Comments

iPod Shuffle

Posted on May 20, 2018 by sheila

It’s been a while. I’ve been driving a lot these days. Music is an escape. A gentle escape, though. Something alongside reality, something that helps me access emotions that aren’t really available to me normally. iPod Classic with the click-wheel … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Bleu, Brendan Benson, Britney Spears, Charlie Rich, Eddie Cochran, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Reed, Joan Jett, Link Wray, Liz Phair, Mike Viola, Pat McCurdy, Prince, Ricky Nelson, shuffle, Supernatural, The Rolling Stones, Waylon Jennings | 6 Comments

Commute iPod Shuffle

Posted on March 25, 2017 by sheila

Those buildings are reflecting the dying gleams of the sunset. With the moon soaring above. I just stood there staring for about 15 minutes. And it was freezing. Been a while since I’ve done one of these. My life, my … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged Britney Spears, Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Dean Martin, ELO, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Foo Fighters, Gene Vincent, Glee, Jerry Lee Lewis, Joan Jett, Lady Gaga, Lenny Kravitz, Louvin Brothers, Madonna, Metallica, Mike Viola, Nirvana, Pat McCurdy, Paul Westerberg, Ricky Nelson, shuffle, Sinéad O'Connor, The Beatles, The Everly Brothers, The Rolling Stones, Wanda Jackson | 20 Comments

Joan Jett Pays Tribute to Mary Tyler Moore

Posted on January 26, 2017 by sheila

She posted this statement on her Twitter feed: This moves me so much. And a couple of people sent me this clip, from Joan Jett’s appearance on The David Letterman Show singing the theme to the Mary Tyler Moore Show. … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Joan Jett

“The other girls weren’t singing quite like I was.” — Wanda Jackson

“I want everybody to think that I’m singing to them.” — Joan Jett

“I was a pretty good imitator of Roy Acuff, but then I found out they already had a Roy Acuff, so I started singin’ like myself.” — Hank Williams

“Rock n’ roll! It’s the music of puberty.” — Suzi Quatro

For International Women’s Day: Ladies I Love

Stressful Autumn Shuffle

Holiday iPod Shuffle

iPod Shuffle

Commute iPod Shuffle

Joan Jett Pays Tribute to Mary Tyler Moore

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