USA Today Music — Swift, a versatile musician played multiple instruments for The Black Keys, The Shins and The Arcs, also worked as a producer and songwriter for acts like Ray LaMontagne and The Pretenders. He had recently been hospitalized for a serious medical con... more info

Guardian Music — The singer-songwriter, who worked with the Shins, the Black Keys and the Pretenders, had been suffering from a ‘serious medical condition’Richard Swift, a cult US singer-songwriter and producer, has died aged 41. He had been diagnosed wi... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Richard Swift, songwriter, producer, visual artist, and genuine American weirdo, has passed. A prolific producer and sideman — known for his work with Damien Jurado, the Shins, the Black Keys/Dan Auerbach, Lætitia Sadier, Foxygen, David Bazan, t... more info

Consequence of Sound — The singer also discusses the 10th anniversary of Break Up the Concrete. more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, Robert Plant, Kings of Leon, The Pretenders, Seu Jorge, and many more. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Chrissie Hynde and Terry Hall have known each other since 1979, when the Pretenders frontwoman contributed backup vocals to a song from the self-titled debut by Hall’s band, the Specials. Or at least that’s when they think they met. ââ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Chrissie Hynde and Terry Hall have known each other since 1979, when the Pretenders frontwoman contributed backup vocals to a song from the self-titled debut by Hall’s band, the Specials. Or at least that’s when they think they met. ââ... more info

Guardian Music — The former Smiths guitarist on his new album, avoiding political pronouncements, and his long marriage to AngieJohnny Marr was the guitarist in the Smiths and has worked with the The, Electronic, the Pretenders, Modest Mouse, Paul McCartney and Hans ... more info

Perez Hilton — No, this is not a song from the '80s. But it could have easily been made then! The Preatures' Yanada reminds us of Fleetwood Mac and The Pretenders circa the early and mid '80s! Synthgasm! Melodictastic!! Check it out above! Then CLICK HERE to listen... more info

Stereogum — London has been getting a lot of Arcade Fire lately. They played London's SSE Wembley Arena on Wednesday night, and they brought Chrissie Hynde out to cover the Pretenders' "Don't Get Me Wrong." They played London's SSE Wembley Arena on Thursday nigh... more info