Pretenders News

THE PRETENDERS are experimenting with an innovative way to release their latest album - by giving away a free track every week until the LP hits....

Read news story: PRETENDERS TRIAL INNOVATIVE ALBUM RELEASE

Cary Grant has beaten more modern pretenders to the throne to be named the most stylish man ever. The North by Northwest star was named....

Read news story: CARY GRANT NAMED GREATEST EVER MALE STYLE ICON

THE PRETENDERS frontwoman CHRISSIE HYNDE has discovered the secret to growing old gracefully - washing every day and not dying her hair.
The....

Read news story: HYNDE DISCOVERS THE SECRET TO GROWING OLD

THE PRETENDERS frontwoman CHRISSIE HYNDE has delighted non-carnivorous food fans in the U.S. by opening a vegetarian restaurant in Ohio. The....

Read news story: HYNDE OPENS VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT

Former THE SMITHS and THE PRETENDERS guitarist JOHNNY MARR impressed his new bandmates in cult U.S. act MODEST MOUSE by recalling his days as a gas....

Read news story: MARR IMPRESSED MODEST MOUSE WITH PIPE-LAYING STORIES

Vegetarian rocker CHRISSIE HYNDE slashed leather jackets in a Gap window display with a knife after the clothing giant asked to use her song....

Read news story: HYNDE RESPONDED TO AD OFFER WITH LEATHER SLASHING

Crusading rocker CHRISSIE HYNDE staged a protest in Dubai yesterday (10FEB07) against the alleged shipping of thousands of starving, disease-ridden....

Read news story: HYNDE PROTESTS AGAINST SHEEP SHIPPING INDUSTRY

LATEST: Former THE SMITHS guitarist JOHNNY MARR has become a full-time member of US indie act MODEST MOUSE after frontman ISAAC BROCK listed him at....

Read news story: JOHNNY MARR JOINS MODEST MOUSE

by Kev Lewin We all have a favourite Christmas tune, but have you ever wondered which classic pop ditty is the most successful at this special time....

Read news story: JINGLE BELL ROCK THE TOP CHRISTMAS TUNES

Vegetarian rocker CHRISSIE HYNDE has written to the European Union secretary CATHERINE DAY to protest over the European Union's proposed ban on dog....

Read news story: HYNDE WRITES TO EU MINISTER OVER FUR BAN

Pop veterans the PET SHOP BOYS and teenage guitar star PAOLO NUTINI will ring in the new year at Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations in Scotland....

Read news story: FASCINATING FACT 2292

British actor JOHN HURT will join THE PRETENDERS rocker CHRISSIE HYNDE and director MICHAEL CATON-JONES to head up the Michael Powell Award jury at....

Read news story: HURT + HYNDE TO JUDGE BEST NEW BRITISH FILM IN EDINBURGH

Rockers THE PRETENDERS are to be the next act honoured at the VH1 Decades Rock Live TV special - with IGGY POP and GARBAGE star SHIRLEY MANSON among....

Read news story: PRETENDERS TO BE HONOURED

CHRISSIE HYNDE is so passionate about the anti-fur campaign she insists she's happy to resort to violence to stop fur being worn. THE PRETENDERS....

Read news story: HYNDE VOWS TO GET VIOLENT OVER FUR

Rocker CHRISSIE HYNDE has hit out at meat-eaters, branding them the true "terrorists" of this world. Speaking at a London gala organised by animal....

Read news story: HYNDE MEAT-EATERS ARE TERRORISTS