Guardian Music — We had Ian Dury, Pink Floyd, the mods, 2 Tone … now we have X Factor and High School Musical. Oh dearDoes pop music matter now, or has it turned into pap? I find myself increasingly asking this question, and fear that I'm becoming an archetypal... more info

Monsters and Critics — We have added a new set of pictures from the event "Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders in Concert". more info

Guardian Music — Henham Park, SuffolkLatitude is the most family-friendly of festivals and this year's lineup was suitably eclectic. As the post-punk generation nodded along to the main-stage delights of the Pet Shop Boys, Pretenders and Nick Cave, their offspring fr... more info

Q4Music — The Pretenders, Bat For Lashes, Ladyhawke, Squeeze and the Pet Shop Boys more info

Scotsman.com — THE PRETENDERS **** ABC, GLASGOW more info

The Vinyl Villain — This was a really tough call. Do I feature the debut single, the one that was a cover version of something by The Kinks, or do I feature the follow-up? Or I could even go with their third single, which although it was January 1980 when it hit #1 was ... more info

NEIL Young is on top form, as are bands The Pretenders and Fleet Foxes, at Hyde Park gig more info

The Vinyl Villain — After last week's near centrefold of the great man, there really could only be one song selected today:-mp3 : Morrissey - The Last Of The Famous International Playboys This was his third solo single, and was released at the end of January 1989. It wa... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — The following tickets go on sale today: The Pretenders with Cat Power and Juliette Lewis at Central Park Summerstage on August 10. Tickets on sale at 10 am Chickenfoot (Joe Satriani, Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, and Red Hot Chili Pepper’s Chad S... more info

Live Daily — Miley Cyrus [ tickets ] will mount a massive US tour later this year, and, for the first time, the teen sensation won't be sharing the stage with her alter ego, Hannah Montana. Tickets go on sale Saturday (6/13) for all 45 dates on Cyrus's fall an... more info