Tag: The Pretenders

Johnny Marr, Dave Grohl join Pretenders for raucous “Tattooed Love Boys” at Glastonbury

Johnny Marr, Dave Grohl join Pretenders for raucous “Tattooed Love Boys” at Glastonbury

Johnny Marr sat in with the Pretenders for part of their set at Glastonbury on Saturday, with Dave Grohl joining as well on “Tattooed Love Boys.”

The Pretenders prep new album “Relentless” — hear first single “Let the Sun Come In”

The Pretenders prep new album “Relentless” — hear first single “Let the Sun Come In”

The Pretenders will release their 14th studio album later this summer, and Chrissie Hynde and Co. are previewing the set with first single “Let the Sun Come In.”

Remembering Sire Records’ Seymour Stein, whose musical taste shaped a generation

Remembering Sire Records’ Seymour Stein, whose musical taste shaped a generation

The death over the weekend of legendary record man Seymour Stein has unleashed a torrent of heartfelt appreciations from the musicians he championed.

Chrissie Hynde releases album of Bob Dylan covers recorded while on lockdown

Chrissie Hynde releases album of Bob Dylan covers recorded while on lockdown

Chrissie Hynde on Friday digitally released Standing in the Doorway, a new album of nine Bob Dylan covers that she recorded while on COVID-19 lockdown last year, exchanging musical files with Pretenders bandmate James Walbourne via text message. Stream the full album right here.

New releases: Depeche Mode, Joy Division, The Pretenders, Wire, Big Country, Go-Go’s

New releases: Depeche Mode, Joy Division, The Pretenders, Wire, Big Country, Go-Go’s

This is a round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted. May also include some other titles released in recent weeks but not previously featured. Includes releases by Depeche Mode, Joy Division and more.

Watch: Strangeways Radio + Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Alt.Rewind: Week of April 17, 2020

Watch: Strangeways Radio + Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Alt.Rewind: Week of April 17, 2020

Our good friends at Strangeways Radio are putting together a week-in-review video series — newly rechristened Alt. Rewind — that will recap the news posted at Slicing Up Eyeballs and on the Strangeways site throughout the preceding week, hosted by Velvet Rebel. Watch it right here.

Watch: Strangeways Radio + Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Week in Review: April 4-10, 2020

Watch: Strangeways Radio + Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Week in Review: April 4-10, 2020

Our good friends at Strangeways Radio are putting together a new week-in-review video that will recap the news posted at Slicing Up Eyeballs and on the Strangeways site throughout the preceding week, hosted by Velvet Rebel. News about The Pretenders, Curt Smith of Tears For Fears, Peter Hook with Gorillaz and more

The Pretenders debut 2nd track off ‘Hate For Sale,’ delay album’s release until summer

The Pretenders debut 2nd track off ‘Hate For Sale,’ delay album’s release until summer

The Pretenders recently debuted the second track of the band’s first new album in four years, the raucous title track to Hate For Sale, while also announcing a delay in the release of the record, presumably — like so much else right now — because of the coronavirus. You can hear “Hate For Sale,” the song, right here.

Watch: Strangeways Radio + Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Week in Review: March 14-20, 2020

Watch: Strangeways Radio + Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Week in Review: March 14-20, 2020

Check out the latest installment right here — this week’s episode features items on The Pretenders, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, The Psychedelic Furs, Morrissey and U2’s Bono, plus a countdown of the top 10 albums by Depeche Mode as voted by Strangeways Radio fans. Watch the whole thing right here.

The Pretenders announce new album ‘Hate For Sale’ — listen to 1st single ‘The Buzz’

The Pretenders announce new album ‘Hate For Sale’ — listen to 1st single ‘The Buzz’

The legendary Chrissie Hynde is reactivating The Pretenders for the band’s first album in four years and 11th overall, a collection of new music called Hate for Sale that she’s previewing with the new single “The Buzz” — which you can stream right here right now. Full details and tracklist on the new album.

Watch: Strangeways Radio + Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Week in Review: March 7-13, 2020

Watch: Strangeways Radio + Slicing Up Eyeballs’ Week in Review: March 7-13, 2020

Check out the latest installment right here — this week’s episode covers news about the major Record Store Day releases from The The, New Order, The Cure, Wire and The Pretenders, plus a countdown of the top 10 albums by U2 as voted by Strangeways Radio fans.

Pretenders’ ‘Live! At the Paradise Theater’ promo live LP to get Record Store Day release

Pretenders’ ‘Live! At the Paradise Theater’ promo live LP to get Record Store Day release

Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders will celebrate Record Store Day this year by reissuing a 1980 live set recorded at Boston’s Paradise Theater on colored vinyl — a performance that originally only was available as a promo-only Warner Bros. Music Show platter. Full details and tracklist right here.

For some reason, Morrissey’s playing a guitar in this video for ‘Back On the Chain Gang’

For some reason, Morrissey’s playing a guitar in this video for ‘Back On the Chain Gang’

Morrissey today debuted the music video for his new cover of The Pretenders’ 1982 single “Back on the Chain Gang,” and, in a shocking development, it features the former Smiths frontman playing guitar. Or at least going through the motions. Watch the full music video right here.