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 — Brandon Flowers has been doing plenty of covers as he tours in support of his new solo album The Desired Effect, including several classic songs from the likes of INXS, the Pretenders, and New Order. His latest, though, is a collaboration with a sign... 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 — photo by Neil Krug Queens of the Stone Age bassist Michael Shuman also fronts the band Mini Mansions, who put out their sophomore album, The Great Pretenders, last month on T Bone Burnett's Electromagnetic Recordings/Capitol Records (Burnett's first ... more info