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

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis It's been four years since Peter Bjorn and John released Gimme Some and they are beginning to finally stir again. They have a new song "High Up (Take Me To the Top)" which is a little more... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by PSquared Chrissie Hynde @ Beacon Theatre 11/5/2014 Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders arrived at the Beacon Theatre, at 2124 Broadway on the Upper West Side, in a horseless e-carriage. She was set to perform at the theater Wednesday... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Neil Young at Carnegie Hall in January (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) Neil Young's already had a very busy year. He filed for divorce, appeared on Chrissie Hynde's album, unveiled his Pono audio system, and released a "low-tech" album on... more info

Mercury News, California — Modest Mouse, Chrissie Hynde, Christina Perri, Old Crow Medicine Show among the other acts scheduled for renovated venue. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo by Dean Chalkley Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde released her first-ever solo album, Stockhom, earlier this year (though even Chrissie said the new album was "more of a collaboration than [her] last Pretenders stuff"), and now she'll be suppor... more info

The Music Fix — Chrissie Hynde, Kasabian, Robert Plant and more are added to the season of gigs. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me quizzed author Mary Higgins Clark about writer's block. The Associated Press profiled musician Chrissie Hynde. Esquire shared an excerpt from Brando Skyhorse's new memoir. The Observer profiled Bjork. The Paris Review interv... more info

The Telegraph — Chrissie Hynde is back and as cool as ever more info