Joan Jett & The Blackhearts has been played on NTS shows including Crossed Wires w/ Amanda Siegel, with Bad Reputation first played on 29 September 2020.

Former The Runaway's guitarist Joan Jett began forming the Blackhearts, a backing band for her burgeoning solo career, with manager Kenny Laguna's assistance circa 1979. Since then the roster has included the current lineup of Thommy Price on drums, guitarist Dougie Needles and bassist Enzo Penizzotto and numerous predecessors like Gary Ryan, Eric Ambel, Danny Furious, Lee Crystal and Kasim Sulton.

In 1979 , Having already recorded solo tracks backed and produced by ex- Sex Pistols Steve Jones and Paul…