Stereogum — On their current European tour, Arcade Fire have been getting loose, experimenting and tweaking their setlist. That is a good thing. In Dublin, they paid tribute to the late Dolores O'Riordan by covering the Cranberries' "Linger." In Manchester, they... more info

NME — There was also a guest appearance from The National's Bryce Dessner Chrissie Hynde and Arcade Fire's Win Butler Chrissie Hynde joined Arcade Fire onstage last night (April 11) at their London gig to perform a rendition of classic Pretenders s... more info

Uncut — The Pretender talks history, Morrissey and Donald Trump Photo by Dean Chalkley “In many ways, we’re living in enlightened times,” says Chrissie Hynde. Tom Pinnock enjoys an audience with an indefatigable rock …Continue reading » The po... more info

Sweeping The Nation — We did this at length a couple of times back in the old days and nobody cared then, but if STN is renowned for one thing it's not knowing when it's not wanted so here's all the interesting music-related programming on telly and radio betw... more info

Stereogum — When new wave legends the Pretenders play live, they post signs asking people in the audience not to use cell phones while they're onstage. Of course, people don't comply too often, and last week in Dubai, frontwoman Chrissie Hynde reportedly unloade... more info

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Stereogum — Robert Plant's recorded output in recent years has largely skewed toward soft acoustic material that doesn't necessarily capture the rock 'n' roll power of his louder songs with Led Zeppelin. Plant's new cover of Ersel Hickey's oft-recorded "Bluebird... more info

Uncut — Björk, Deep Purple, Chrissie Hynde and Nick Cave are all in the new issue Björk, Deep Purple, Chrissie Hynde and Nick Cave are all in the new issue The post This month in Uncut appeared first on Uncut. more info

Stereogum — The Pretenders came back late last year with the Dan Auerbach-produced new album Alone. And now, Chrissie Hynde has just unveiled a new version of LP cut "Let's Get Lost," turning the song into a duet with Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant. Listen ... more info

Stereogum — Badass new-wave survivor Chrissie Hynde recently reconvened her band the Pretenders, recording the new album Alone with lead Black Key Dan Auerbach producing. When the band played the single “Holy Commotion!” on Colbert last month, Auerbach was o... more info