Music

Kathleen Hanna, Ad-Rock, Peaches, Dandy Warhols record songs by The Runaways

by Ciaran Thompson

A new 36-track double LP of Runaways covers called Take It Or Leave It – A Tribute to the Queens of Noise: The Runaways will be released on June 28 via Main Man Records. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society in honor of late Runaways drummer Sandy West.

A few of the 34 artists appearing on the tribute are former Bikini Kill frontwoman Kathleen Hanna, her husband Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, and Peaches who have teamed up to cover the all-female band’s “Dead End Justice” from their 1976 debut.

Other bands appearing on the album include The Dandy Warhols (“Cherry Bomb”) and The Donnas who cover “Queen of Noise.” View the complete tracklist below.

Disc One
01. The Donnas – “Queens of Noise”
02. Shonen Knife – “Black Leather”
03. The Binges – “I Love Playing With Fire”
04. Bebe Buell Band – “Heartbeat”
05. Deena & The Laughing Boys – “Lovers”
06. Frankenstein 3000 – “California Paradise”
07. Delrium Tremens – “Wasted”
08. Richie Scarlet – “Wild Thing”
09. Blue Fox – “Neon Angels On the Road to Ruin”
10. The Easy Outs – “Is It Day Or Night” (feat. Gar Francis)
11. Laura Warshauer – “Little Lost Girls”
12. White Flag – “C’mon”
13. Cali Giraffes – “You’re Too Possesive”
14. Tara Elliot & The Red Velvets – “You Drive Me Wild”
15. Planet Sorrow – “Thunder”
16. Robbie Rist – “Yesterday’s Kids”
17. Serpenteens – “Little Sister”
18. Adolescents – “School Days”
19. Blue Fox – “Dirty Magazines” (feat. Sandy West)
Disc Two
01. The Dandy Warhols – “Cherry Bomb”
02. Richard Barone – “Hollywood”
03. Care Bears On Fire – “Saturday Night Special” (feat. Earl Slick)
04. Derwood Andrews – “Gotta Get Out Tonight”
05. David Johansen – “Blackmail”
06. The Ribeye Brothers – “Trash Can Murders”
07. Digger Phelps – “Rock & Roll”
08. Toilet Boys – “Born To Be Bad”
09. The Swales – “Midnight Music”
10. Frankenstein 3000 – “American Nights” (feat. Cherie Currie)
11. F-13 – “I Wanna Be Where The Boys Are”
12. The Stay At Homes – “Getting’ Hot”
13. Kittie – “Fantasies”
14. Starz – “Waitin’ For The Night”
15. Jack Brag – “Secrets”
16. Clinical Trials – “Don’t Go Away”
17. Kathleen Hanna & Peaches – “Dead End Justice” (Produced by Ad-Rock)