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  • Gwyneth Paltrow is not a convincing badass rock'n'roller.

    Gwyneth's choice of song in Glee was a bit off. But that's all | Barbara Ellen 2011

  • His funky jams accompany a singing style that's like Iggy Pop if he'd taken up a career as a lounge singer instead of a rock'n'roller; while the videos themselves are often accompanied by the kind of special effects last seen on the 1978 Christmas Top Of The Pops.

    Taking over YouTube: the irresistible rise of Tonetta 2010

  • Nick Cave, the Australian singer, author, filmmaker, bad boy, turns 53, while the leather-clad rock'n'roller Joan Jett turns 52 today.

    Music Morning: Nick Cave and Joan Jett do not duet 2010

  • Young Tannim looked as if he'd never encountered an acoustic guitar in his life; a rock'n'roller to the core.

    Omnibus Lackey, Mercedes 1993

  • Young Tannim looked as if he'd never encountered an acoustic guitar in his life; a rock'n'roller to the core.

    Born To Run Lackey, Mercedes 1992

  • It's the old Cliff Richards " I'm the real subversive rock'n'roller because I don't do drugs or sleep with women " defence.

    The Guardian World News Brian Logan 2011

  • He's a rock'n'roller who thinks political leaders aren't doing enough to address climate change or fix a system that allows bailed-out banks to give executives bonuses as average Americans struggle to pay mortgages.

    Energy Bulletin - 2010

  • In the film Corden plays Clem as a foul-mouthed bruiser, a working-class rock'n'roller with little time for Meek's avant-garde production techniques.

    Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk 2010

  • In the film Corden plays Clem as a foul-mouthed bruiser, a working-class rock'n'roller with little time for Meek's avant-garde production techniques.

    Culture | guardian.co.uk 2010

  • He's a rock'n'roller who thinks political leaders aren't doing enough to address climate change or fix a system that allows bailed-out banks to give executives bonuses as average Americans struggle to pay mortgages.

    Energy Bulletin - 2010

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