Totally Fuzzy — Hailing from the blistering valley of Los Angeles and touted as Rock's New Generation is Cherri Bomb, a badass all girl rock band who has already shared the stage with such bands as Filter, the supergroup Camp Freddy and toured with the Smashing... more info

Mjsbigblog — American Idol Season 10 alum, Pia Toscano performed at the 67th annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City on Monday (October 10th). Pia not only participated in the parade, but performed a couple of songs on a small stage set up along the route. ... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Highlights of the Bridge School Benefit Concerts will be released on October 24th on Reprise celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the event that was founded by Neil Young. Most of the tracks are previously unreleased. The Brian Wilson led all-star r... more info

Starpulse — Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde has been forced to close her vegan restaurant in Ohio due to the economic downturn. The "I'll Stand By You" hitmaker opened VegiTerranean in her native Akron four... more info

ContactMusic — The Pretenders star Chrissie Hynde has been forced to close her vegan restaurant in Ohio due to the economic downturn The Ill Stand By You hitmaker opened VegiTerranean in her native Akron four years ago but she can no longer keep the place afloat... more info

ContactMusic — Chrissie Hynde has closed down her restaurant The Pretenders singer announced on Vegiterraneans website yesterday 02 10 11 that she was shutting the Ohio eatery citing the current economic climate as the reason for the decision She wrote... more info

ContactMusic — She has been the Talk Of The Town for decades and now we get to salute the great Pretender herself - Chrissie Hynde turns 60 today (07Se011). The Ohio-born rocker was a big part of the burgeoning London punk scene in the mid-to-late 1970s after leavi... more info

Guardian Music — As UK independent labels count the cost of the CD warehouse fire, buy digital to save physical, urges Chris SalmonIt's been an awful week for many of the UK's best independent labels, whose stock was destroyed in the Sony DADC warehouse fire in Enfie... more info

ContactMusic — Robbie Williams claims Chrissie Hynde hates him because he refused to take her offer of working on a song together seriously. The 37-year-old singer opened up about a meeting with The Pretenders singer over 16 years ago where she asked him to finish.... more info

Powerpopulist — The Fire Apes - Hey Kate! mp3from their May 23 releaseA Life In LettersThese simmerin' simians from South Carolina have put out a hot piece of perfectly pure powerpop. Listing such influences as Fountains of Wayne, The Pretenders, Green Day, and some... more info