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Chrissie Hynde slams fans who film concerts on their phones

By Fraser Lewry Published

Pretenders' leader Chrissie Hynde has had enough, quite frankly

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The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde wrote a classic late 70s hit. She’s still not sure why it was so popular

By James McNair Published

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Chrissie Hynde and k.d. lang hook up for smoky version of soul classic Me And Mrs Jones

By Fraser Lewry Published

Me And Mrs Jones comes from the Pretenders' singer's upcoming album of duets with Mark Lanegan, Lucinda Williams, Debbie Harry, Shirley Manson and more

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Chrissie Hynde announces duets album with Mark Lanegan, Lucinda Williams, Dave Gahan and more

By Fraser Lewry Published

Listen to Chrisie Hynde's version of Always On My Mind featuring Rufus Wainwright now

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The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde posing for a photograph in 2016
Why the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde is one of the last rock stars unafraid of saying what’s on her mind

By Chris Roberts Published

In 2016, the Pretenders released their 10th album, Alone - but Chrissie Hynde was showing no sign of playing the game

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The Pretenders albums you should listen to... and one to avoid

By Rob Hughes Published

Navigating a path through classic pop, soul, garage-rock and rock’n’roll, Chrissie Hynde steered the Pretenders to major success - and these are their best albums

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

By Rob Hughes Published

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

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Grace Slick, Debbie Harry and Chrissie Hynde
"When I started getting rolling it was considered charming or entertaining – or stupid – for girls to want to play music": a story of New York folk, punk, riot grrrl and beyond

By Paul Lester Published

From New York folk through 60s psych, soul, punk, riot grrrl and beyond: a history of the women who've have had an insurrectionary impact on rock’n’roll

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The Pretenders hook up with Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood for new single I Think About You Daily

By Fraser Lewry Published

Watch the video for I Think About You Daily, from upcoming Pretenders album Relentless

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Classic Rock tracks of the week: new music from Nita Strauss, Wolfmother and more

By Liz Scarlett Published

Eight reasons to stop whatever it is you're doing and do this instead: includes Dolly Parton, Pretenders, Black Stone Cherry and more

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