Lita Ford’s trailblazing career began in 1976 as the lead guitarist of the groundbreaking all-girl punk rock band, The Runaways, whose hard rock/punk edge spawned cult classics like “Cherry Bomb”, “Wasted” and “Queens of Noise.” Additionally, the band contributed a great Slade cover to the annals of rock with their rendition of “Mama We’re All Crazy Now”. Their legacy was re-ignited in 2014 when “Cherry Bomb” was featured in Marvel/Disney’s Guardians of the Galaxy. This earned a Grammy nomination, cementing the band’s enduring influence on rock music. In addition to the Guardians movie, Lita’s “Kiss Me Deadly” was part of the 2019 Captain Marvel movie soundtrack, which had Captain Marvel cast in a female role.

After The Runaways broke up in 1979, Lita had to reinvent herself. Lita influenced the shock rock world with her leather costuming (thank you Neil Merryweather) influencing bands like Motley Crue and WASP. Even her signature BC Rich guitars caught on with the aforementioned bands.

With a legacy that spans nearly five decades, Lita Ford continues to inspire generations of musicians-solidifying even more, her place as an icon, pioneer, and true Queen of Rock.

Steelheart

The aptly named SteelHeart is the rock n’ roll band fronted by internationally known Croatian-American musician Miljenko Matijevic. Miljenko’s powerful multioctave vocal range is and always has been the steel, heart and soul of what is SteelHeart. With much heart and steely determination, this band has been going strong and rocking hard for 30 years. SteelHeart shows no sign of riding into the sunset as they are once again on the horizon with a new album on the way.

The group’s self-titled debut album ‘SteelHeart’ was released May 10, 1990, (later re-released with a new cover in 1991); brought the group almost immediate commercial success. The original line up included Miljenko Matijevic (vocals, guitar, piano), Chris Risola (guitar), Frank DiCostanzo (guitar), James Ward (bass), and John Fowler (drums). The guys found themselves hitting the big time as their first album reached #40 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1990, being certified Gold by the RIAA in 1991. The band’s fanbase growing swiftly around the world. “SteelHeart” sold 33,000 albums on its first day in Japan alone. Power ballad “She’s Gone,” hit #1 on the international charts, staying there 17 weeks.