Rock

So many people were threatened by Joan Jett’s strength and talent. Misogynists tried to scare her off, but she was unbowed – and blazed a trail for all the rock’n’roll women who followed

Joan Jett was just a teenager when she had her first huge hit with the Runaways. She was unprepared for the levels of vitriol they’d face.

Sparks are both more acclaimed and more popular than they’ve ever been. They explain how they’ve done it all while “not fitting in with the general drift”.