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Potent Quotables: Hynde Hot on Her Own

6060 days ago
Spinner.comFiled under: Potent QuotablesSpinner.com: "I never got a guy through my guitar playing." --Chrissie Hynde The Pretenders frontwoman suggested to Spinner that it wasn't her modest guitar skills that scored her suitors. Next Quote... Read more ... more info

Pretenders in Chief: Paste Casts the Presidents

6062 days ago
Paste MagazineWhen we learned Josh Brolin would be playing George W. Bush in Oliver Stone's new film W., we were inspired to cast actors to portray some other American presidents. The rest, as they say, is history. more info

PRETENDERS SINGLE “BOOTS OF CHINESE PLASTIC” AND ALBUM BREAK UP THE CONCRETE GO #1

6067 days ago
AltsoundsThe Pretenders' "Boots Of Chinese Plastic" the first single off the band's ninth studio album, the Shangri-La Music release Break Up The Concrete, and the album dethroned Coldplay for #1 at the AAA Chart according to FMQB. Fueled by the single, gre... more info

PRETENDERS SINGLE “BOOTS OF CHINESE PLASTIC” AND ALBUM BREAK UP THE CONCRETE GO #1

6067 days ago
AltsoundsThe Pretenders' "Boots Of Chinese Plastic" the first single off the band's ninth studio album, the Shangri-La Music release Break Up The Concrete, and the album dethroned Coldplay for #1 at the AAA Chart according to FMQB. Fueled by the single, gre... more info

Old Hands Show Young Pretenders There Is Life In The Old Songs Yet

6070 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.comOasis closed the BBC Electric Proms last night with the most intimate and forceful gig of their tour so far. But the novelty came from support band, Glasvegas, recently No 2 in the album charts with their debut, and pretenders to the Oasis throne. "T... more info

Johnny Marr becomes a university lecturer

6073 days ago
Guardian MusicIt seems it's time for 80s rock stars to join the establishment. First, Bono joined the New York Times editorial staff and now Johnny Marr will be making his debut as a lecturer at Salford University.The former Smiths guitarist was appointed last yea... more info

Jackson Browne:
Time The Conqueror

6074 days ago
JamBaseBy: Dennis Cook Pitched closer to the pleasant slickness of The Pretender (1976) rather than the over-production of the past couple decades, Jackson Browne's 13th album, his first new material in six years, finds him in solid ruminatin' form. It'... more info

Pretenders - Hynde Refuses To Talk Politics

6075 days ago
ContactMusicPRETENDERS star CHRISSIE HYNDE hates talking about politics because she's convinced Americans are not ready to elect a black president. The singer admits she is a fan ... more info

T.V. Eye: October 20-26

6076 days ago
PitchforkLive music being performed right on your television screen this week:Monday, October 20:NBC: Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Mates of State (rerun)NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Hot Chip (rerun)Tuesday, October 21:CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferg... more info

The Pretenders:
Break Up The Concrete

6080 days ago
JamBaseBy: Dennis Cook It starts so promisingly that one almost thinks Chrissie Hynde is back upstairs changing tires with those tattooed love boys. The speedy rockabilly of "Boots Of Chinese Plastic" is the liveliest thing she's come up with in years. ... more info

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