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The Pretenders are a rock band who came to prominence during the punk and new wave movement of the late 1970s due to their innovative songwriting and charismatic performances. The original band consisted of group founder, songwriter, vocalist, and rhythm guitarist Chrissie Hynde, lead and rhythm guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, bassist Pete Farndon, and drummer Martin Chambers. Save for Hynde, a native of Akron, Ohio, the original band members were all from the U.K. |
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about The Pretenders
Newly Formed Entertainment Company, HOR Entertainment Group Plans To Impact The Entire Industry In A Major Way Date: 09 Nov 2009
Yahoo.com -
Members in the Executive Suite at HOR Entertainment Group have been instrumental in the Success of Artists including Green Day, Faith No More, Audioslave, KoRn, Oren Lavie, The B-52's, The Barenaked Ladies, Depeche Mode, Panic! At the Disco, The Shins, Plain White T's, Mr.
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Holy cow, what’s Chrissie’s beef? Date: 06 Nov 2009
Times Online -
Sitting on the floor of a cattleshed, at the business end of a cow, Chrissie Hynde is trying to get to grips with a set of udders. “Are there four of them?” she shouts above the Hare Krishna devotional music blaring out of a CD player in the corner.
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Box set a rollicking trip through rock and roll Date: 05 Nov 2009
The Toledo Blade -
By ROD LOCKWOOD BLADE STAFF WRITER Here’s what’s so great about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live DVD set: Where else would you get to see Kid Rock hit Keith Richards up for a cigarette in some backstage kitchen — Keef, who’s out of cigs, really does act like Johnny Depp acting like him — before turning to Dusty Hill and bumming a smoke off the ZZ Top bassist? But not before Rock calls Dusty a ...
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Music Review: Somi - If The Rains Come First Date: 04 Nov 2009
Blogcritics.org -
A gorgeous listening opportunity.
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25 most-played holiday songs Date: 02 Nov 2009
Chicago Tribune -
For the past several years, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers has been tracking the radio play of its clients' holiday songs, and each November the organization announces its 25 most-played list over a five-year period. (Not all songs are represented by ASCAP; John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" and Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You," for ...
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Bride walks down the aisle at Halloween-themed wedding Date: 01 Nov 2009
Newark Advocate -
NEWARK-- Kami Barclay always wanted the perfect wedding.
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Monsters of Folk roar to life with rocking debut Date: 30 Oct 2009
Chicago Sun-Times -
First, let's get one thing straight: Monsters of Folk is not a Halloween monster mash featuring folk-singing Frankensteins, Draculas and werewolves. Even though the name is holiday-appropriate this weekend, it's the year-round name of the collaboration between four indie-rock musicians -- Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis, My Morning Jacket's Jim James and singer-songwriter M. Ward.
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The Diary: Chrissie Hynde; London International Mime Festival; Marian Keyes; VOBO awards; National Portrait Gallery Date: 30 Oct 2009
Independent -
Chrissie Hynde, a campaigning vegetarian and the lead singer of the Pretenders, recently fulfilled a lifelong ambition she spent the day in Watford, milking cows.
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