Stereogum — Chrissie Hynde’s already been criticized once for the victim-blaming comments she made in an interview about her recently released memoir, Reckless: My Life As A Pretender, and it’s hard to see how she won’t come under fire again for some new t... more info

Stereogum — Last weekend, the Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde caused a big stir by saying some pretty indefensible rape victim-blaming stuff (“If you don’t want to entice a rapist, don’t wear high heels so you can’t run from him. If you’re wearing... more info

Stereogum — Over the weekend, an interview with Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde was published in The Sunday Times about her upcoming memoir Reckless: My Life As A Pretender. In it, she talks about her own sexual assault at the age of 21, and says some prett... more info

Mercury News, California — Pretenders’ singer says being raped when she was 21 was her fault. more info

Perez Hilton — Oh no! ICYMI: On Sunday, The Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde opened up about her own experience with sexual assault — but shocked MANY by claiming that sometimes women are to blame for getting raped. HUH?! The I'll Stand By You singer stated: "If ... more info

Time — The Pretenders frontwoman wrote in her new book that she faults herself for her being sexually assaulted more info

Perez Hilton — This is not OK. Chrissie Hynde, the singer of the famous rock band The Pretenders, is coming under fire Sunday for comments she made that were published this morning in the Sunday Times magazine. [ Related: Baseball Fan Dies After Fall From Stadium's... more info

Stereogum — Well, here’s a sad and fucked up story. As The Guardian reports, the Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde has just opened up about being sexually assaulted when she was 21, also saying some really awful, heartbreaking victim-blaming stuff. In a new... more info

Stereogum — Brandon Flowers’ awesome new solo album The Desired Effect borrowed a lot of its cornball charm from classic ’80s pop, so it’s only fitting that he’s been performing with ’80s legends like New Order’s Bernard Sumner and the Pretenders’ ... more info

Stereogum — Killers frontman Brandon Flowers rode ’80s new wave sounds to stardom, and he’s always been quick to pay tribute to those who came before him. Last night, Flowers played a show in London to support his really, really great new solo album The Desi... more info