Pretenders

Holiday 

20 Great Rock and Pop Holiday Songs

December 16, 2025December 17, 2025 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments Chuck Berry, Eagles, Elton John, Greg Lake, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Pretenders, Prince, Prince and the Revolution, Queen, Roberta Flack, The Beach Boys, The Ramones, The Waitresses, Wham!, Yoko Ono

A festive yuletide mixtape just for you

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Rock 

How Low Budget Brought About The Kinks’ Second Act

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1979, 45th Anniversary, Arista Records, Chrissie Hynde, Clive Davis, Dave Davies, Jim Rodford, Low Budget, Pretenders, Ray Davies, The Kinks

Happy 45th Anniversary to the album that belatedly made the band rock stars in America

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Rock 

Pretenders: Relentless in Boston

July 21, 2024July 21, 2024 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Boston, Chrissie Hynde, Pretenders, Ray Davies, Relentless, The Pretenders

Chrissie Hynde and co. rip it up for a sold out MGM Music Hall

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Pop Rock 

Hollywood Perfume: Pretenders’ Last of the Independents Turns 30

May 10, 2024May 11, 2024 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, Adam Seymour, Andy Hobson, Billy Steinberg, I'll Stand By You, James Honeyman-Scott, Last of the Independents, Martin Chambers, Peter Farndon, Pretenders, The Pretenders, Tom Kelly

Looking back on the band’s mid-career triumph

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Rock 

Pretenders Get Reflective on Relentless

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 Dave Steinfeld 0 Comments 2023, Chris Hill, Chrissie Hynde, Dave Gahan, James Walbourne, Kris Sonne, Parlophone Records, Pretenders, Relentless, Rhino, Richard Thompson, The Pretenders

What makes their new album so appealing

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Music Journalism New Wave Rock 

Chrissie Hynde (Refuses To) Play The Hits!

June 27, 2022February 19, 2024 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments Chrissie Hynde, Concerts, Cyndi Lauper, Lou Reed, Pretenders, The Pretenders, The Velvet Underground

What happens after a legendary artist wants to retire their most popular material from concert setlists

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New Wave Punk Rock 

‘Have A Nice Death’: Chrissie Hynde at 70

September 7, 2021September 7, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 70th Birthday, Boston, Chrissie Hynde, James Honeyman-Scott, Martin Chambers, New Wave, Orpheum Theatre, Pete Farndon, Pretenders, Punk, Ray Davies, Stockholm, The Buzzcocks, The Kinks, The Pretenders

Looking back on over 40 years of seeing the fiery Pretenders frontwoman on stage

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