A review of a recent performance by former Runaways singer Cherie Currie is copping serious heat, both from the singer’s fans and Curie herself. Taking the stage at a subsequent gig, Currie wasn’t shy about sharing her thoughts on the journalist.
The review, published in The Age on Monday, detailed the rocker’s performance at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel, but largely focused on Currie’s legacy, or as the journalist asserted in the review, lack thereof.
“The truth is, all-girl Hollywood rock band the Runaways made tonnes of headlines but little memorable music,” the review reads, before criticising Currie for playing a set that mostly consisted of covers and forgetting lyrics.
“Their ‘jailbait’ singer, more absent cautionary tale than queen of noise these past 40 years, arrives in 2016 without the interim catalogue or the road miles to challenge, say, Joan Jett,” the review continues.
As Triple M reports, Currie herself responded to the review during a subsequent appearance at Melbourne’s Cherry Bar, hurling insults at the writer and the noted chainsaw artist even challenged the scribe to see “who would win in a chainsaw comp”.
However, Cherry Bar booker James Young took things one step further on the venue’s Facebook page, taking issue with the fact that the writer described Currie as former “jailbait”, regardless of whether the intent was to be ironic.
“I see in The Age today that Cherie Currie is described as ‘former jailbait singer of The Runaways.’ Is it just me or is that an insulting and deeply offensive description of such an important female rock musician?” he wrote.
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“I know the Kim Fowley story, but I honestly believe that in 2016 when Cherie Currie is in Melbourne (or anywhere) she deserves better than to be described as ‘former jailbait’. She was a trailblazer in a male dominated and let’s face it, sexist music industry.”
“She inspired thousands of young women to participate in music with a new confidence and passion. And the term ‘jailbait’ is deeply offensive to women. It implies that they are the guilty ones, they ‘baited’ a poor man into a sex act that he seemingly couldn’t resist….”
“Horrible. The Age got it wrong today and should be embarrassed for mine. Cherie deserves better. We all do.” You can check out Currie’s response to the review below.
