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“I don’t classify myself as a rock ’n’ roll or rockabilly player… I was trying tobe as all-around as I could be”: Billy Bremner on his greatest sessions with Pretenders, Nick Lowe and countless others – and the story behind Rockpile

Rockpile was a band that came and went too soon, but its guitarist, session great Billy Bremner, played on hundreds of recordings, including the Pretenders’ Learning to Crawl and Nick Lowe’s Cruel to be Kind. This is his story

Guitar World

Chrissie Hynde apologises for imposing concert rules

Chrissie Hynde is "sorry" she "berated the very audience that is there for us" with her concert rules.

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Stephen Fry, Chrissie Hynde and Sophie Winkleman sign letter protesting 5G advertising on the Tube

Stephen Fry and a host of other celebrities have signed a letter asking for TfL to change its 5G signage, which they claim ‘could be dangerous for children’

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Girls Aloud to release tribute to Sarah Harding as Children In Need song

The new ‘Sarah’s Version’ of the song features the late singer on lead vocals in the group’s first single since 2012

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Chrissie Hynde announces Hynde Sight art exhibition in London

The Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde has announced the 'Hynde Sight' exhibition of her latest paintings will open in London on November 21.

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"Watch how he walks onto the stage, plants himself at the mic, one tattooed fist halfway down the stand, the other resting on top of the mic, immobile, massive, male": Josh Homme, Chrissie Hynde, and more line-up for Mark Lanegan tribute concert

The December 5th gig will take place on what would have been the Screaming Trees frontman’s 60th birthday

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“What a wonderful night this will be.” Josh Homme, Greg Dulli, Dave Gahan, Chrissie Hynde to honour the late Mark Lanegan at star-studded celebration show

Mark Lanegan – 60 A Celebration tribute will be held on what would have been the singer's 60th birthday, December 5

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“Chrissie Hynde and Linda McCartney were friendly. She said that Paul was looking for a guitar player”: Robbie McIntosh on a playing career running from the Pretenders to John Mayer – and the knock-off Japanese Strat he used on tour with a Beatle

In a lifetime of great gear and credits from Norah Jones to Celine Dion and Paul McCartney, the guitarist says he remains in love with his yellow Strat copy

Guitar World

A who's who of Taylor Swift's London squad: from Kate Moss to Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Forget all about Taylor Swift’s London Boy, now the pop star is back in the city she’s focusing on her London Girls. Here’s a who’s-who of her elite Eras tour squad

Evening Standard

Dion may be 84, but that hasn't stopped him recording a duet that reminds him of *that* scene in When Harry Met Sally

More than 60 years after his first hit single, Dion has returned with an album of collaborations with female artists

Louder

"We locked the doors, then called security. Skip arrived in a taxi, with an axe, in his pyjamas": The wild genius of Skip Spence

Moby Grape co-founder Skip Spence wrote his album Oar in a psychiatric ward after threatening his bandmates with an axe. Years after his death, artists still acknowledge its influence

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Recorded in the wake of tragedy, The Pretenders' Learning To Crawl was an indestructible triumph of sheer will

Named in honour of Chrissie Hynde’s baby daughter Natalie, Learning To Crawl was also an applicable metaphor for Pretenders 2.0

Louder

12 rock stars over 70 who are still delivering the goods

Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant and more are proving that age cannot wither them

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“We tried to sell it and the guy in the shop said it was the worst guitar he’d ever seen in his life”: The Pretenders’ James Walbourne on a shocking first guitar, gear regrets and the big sounds of single coils

The Pretenders guitarist recalls leaving a precious acoustic in the back of a taxi and why ’60s SG Juniors rock his world…

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"So I open it up and it's ten thousand dollars in hundred-dollar bills, all stacked and taped together": The Cadillac Three's stories of Lemmy, Steven Tyler, Chrissie Hynde, Paris Hilton and more

They played hungover baseball with Jack White, fought bouncers alongside Kings Of Leon, and received wisdom from Billy Gibbons: they're the Cadillac Three, and these are their stories

Evening Standard

The Pretenders at the Electric Ballroom review: the iconic rock band are as raw and raucous as ever

Chrissie Hynde et al are having a ball playing a run of sweaty club shows

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: Russell Howard and friends reveal their most precious possessions

In this week’s newsletter: Guests from John Oliver to Jen Brister join the comedian to select their most precious possessions in Wonderbox. Plus: five of the best podcasts about sporting heroes

The Guardian - UK

The Pretenders: Relentless review – recalls their early-80s imperial phase

The interplay between Chrissie Hynde and guitarist James Walbourne goes from strength to strength on the punk survivors’ 12th album

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The Independent UK

Music Review: A little too much beauty and not enough beast on new Pretenders album, 'Relentless'

The Pretenders can rock and they can croon; The Associated Press's Wayne Parry says they do a little too much of the latter on their new album “Relentless.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Things to do in Chicago Aug. 24-30: The Mix

A Jonas Brothers concert at Wrigley, a new ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ and a Frankie Knuckles festival are among the entertainment highlights of the week ahead.

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Watch Chrissie Hynde join Guns N' Roses onstage in Boston for a lively romp through Bad Obsession

Pretenders are currently supporting Guns N' Roses on the North American leg of their world tour and Chrissie Hynde has just pulled a double shift

The Guardian - UK

Chrissie Hynde: ‘I’m more relaxed now. Ageing is like being a pothead again’

The Pretenders frontwoman takes questions from famous fans and Observer readers on her relentless creativity, rethinking her hippy youth, and her cruelty-free farm

The Independent UK

Sinead O’Connor hailed as ‘a one-off and a huge talent’

Artists and famous faces from around the world have paid tribute to the Grammy-winning Irish singer and activist following her death aged 56.

The Guardian - UK

The Pretenders at Glastonbury review – Chrissie Hynde in the pocket with Johnny Marr and Dave Grohl

Hynde’s reliably resonant and calming roar finds new backing with surprise appearances from Marr, Grohl – and a shy Paul McCartney

Daily Mirror

Sir Paul McCartney takes to Glastonbury stage as he leads stars partying backstage

Sir Paul McCartney popped out on stage to wave to the crowd during The Pretenders' set at Glastonbury Festival, as a whole host of stars continued to pop up at Worthy Farm for the iconic British festival

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