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New Music Report: Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Of Montreal and More

In this week’s New Music Report, Rolling Stone’s Christian Hoard discusses new albums from Bob Dylan, Of Montreal and Pretenders, as well as the latest news on Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z and AC/DC. Click above for the latest in reviews, news and breaking artists. Related Stories: • Album Review: Bob Dylan, Tell Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series Vol. 8 (4.5 stars) • Bruce Springsteen Rocks 50,000 at Philly Obama Show • AC/DC Expand Tour, Announce Rock Band Package [Video: Pete Maiden]

Published: 2008-10-07 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Videos, New Music Report

Break Up The Concrete by The Pretenders

The first album for the British rock band in six years features Chrissie Hynde and a new lineup. [Rock]

Published: 2008-10-08 Provider: Metacritic

News Ticker: Morrissey, The Pretenders, Van Morrison and “Mamma Mia!”

Photo: Getty Morrissey signed with Lost Highway to release his next album Years of Refusal Stateside. Refusal is due out February 17th, with a single “Black Cloud” out February 2nd. The former Smiths singer will also tour the U.S. The Pretenders will release an iTunes Originals set of their reimagined hits on December 23rd. The band will also unwrap a digital holiday EP, featuring Chrissie Hynde take on songs like “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” and “Blue Christmas.” Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks live from the Hollywood Bowl will be released in early ‘09 on the rocker’s own label, Listen to the Lions Records, which will be distributed by EMI. While CDs struggle, DVDs are seemingly doing pretty well: The ABBA-infused Mamma Mia! film sold 2.25 million copies in the U.S. its first week. In the U.K., the DVD sold 3.2 million to break Titanic’s decade-old first week record.

Published: 2008-12-18 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup

Chrissie Hynde Talks Veganism and Smoking, Plus Stream New Album

The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde turned 57 last month, but that hasn’t stopped her from putting together the punchiest Pretenders album in years. Despite being a hardcore vegan, she also still indulges in a few vices. “To warm up, I smoke Bugler tobacco,” she explains. “It’s a shame, really. But it’s rock & roll — if you need to warm up, God help you.” Click below for the full interview with Hynde along with a behind-the-scenes look at the band’s new video, plus head over to the Breaking blog to stream the entire new Pretenders album Break Up the Concrete. • Q&A: Chrissie Hynde • Stream The Entire New Pretenders Album Break Up the Concrete • Fall Preview: The Pretenders, Break Up the Concrete Related Stories: • Album Review: The Pretenders, Break Up the Concrete • The Pretenders Unveil New Songs at In-Store Performance • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2005: The Pretenders

Published: 2008-10-06 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Radiohead Lead Featured Artists Coalition, Seek Greater Rights

Photo: Getty Radiohead, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde and Iron Maiden are among the initial artists to sign up for and usher in the launch of the new Featured Artists Coalition. As the music industry continues to shift into the digital age, the Coalition seeks to protect the artist’s rights over their own music. “We want all artists to have more control of their music and a much fairer share of the profits it generates in the digital age,” a statement on the FAC’s website reads. “We speak with one voice to help artists strike a new bargain with record companies, digital distributors and others, and are campaigning for specific changes.” The FAC has also penned a six-step manifesto for “fair play,” including increased compensation for commercial use of their music and changes to copyright law. Other members of the Coalition include Kate Nash, Roxy Music’s Bryan Ferry, Gang of Four, Billy Bragg and the Verve. Related Stories: • The Future According to Radiohead • Best Festival Band: Radiohead • Musicians Unions Avoiding Digital Rights Fight For Now

Published: 2008-10-06 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

Weekend Rock List: Female-Fronted Bands

With one of Rock Daily’s favorite frontwomen blogging her heart out this week, we dedicate this weekend’s Rock List to all those double-x chromosome-fronted bands that rock our stereos. Let us know which band is your favorite, and on Monday, we’ll compile the votes and reveal the Reader’s Rock List. Before you go digging for your copy of Vanity 6, here are our picks: • Blondie • Sleater-Kinney • X-Ray Spex • The Pretenders • Yeah Yeah Yeahs [Photo: Boot/Retna] Related Stories: Debbie Harry Approves Kirsten Dunst for Biopic, Big Boi and Will Smith Plan TV Show, Teenage Girls Once Again Making the Beatles Stars David Byrne, Krist Novoselic, Carrie Brownstein Put the “Rock” In “Rock Writing” Coldplay Gifts Fans With Pretenders Cover, Thom Yorke to Release Remixes, Jay-Z’s “Gangster” Meets the Real “Godfather” and More

Published: 2008-02-22 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock Lists, Rock Daily

Coldplay Gifts Fans With Pretenders Cover, Thom Yorke to Release Remixes, Jay-Z’s “Gangster” Meets the Real “Godfather” and More

With only twelve days to go ’til Christmas, Coldplay has posted an early present on their Web site for their fans: “2000 Miles,” the band’s cover of the Pretenders song. “We love Christmas songs, but every time we try and write one it’s awful,” Chris Martin writes. Maybe Martin could learn a thing or two from the Killers. Thom Yorke will revisit his solo career early next year as he releases three 12′’ singles featuring nine remixes of tracks from his debut album The Eraser. Among the remixers are the Field, Burial, Four Tet and Modeselektor. The seventh annual Ponderosa Stomp is branching out to include conference panels next year. The American music fest will take place April 29th and 30th in New Orleans and feature performances by Ronnie Spector, Roky Erickson and more. To celebrate getting picked up for another season on HBO, or because they’re just overflowing with humor, mock rockers Flight of the Conchords will release a full-length album in April 2008. From Broadway to the Mafia way: After Jay-Z’s American Gangster received the show-tune treatment, now DJ Skee has mashed-up Jigga’s new album with the score from The Godfather.

Published: 2007-12-14 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Afternoon News Roundup

Phish to Headline Bonnaroo 2009, Sources Say

Photo: Getty Bonnaroo, the East Coast’s premiere multi-day, multi-stage gathering of the vibes (held in Manchester, Tennessee from June 11th to 14th) usually doesn’t release its lineup until early February — but RollingStone.com hears from reliable sources close to Phish that the band will top the bill for two nights, restoring the fest to its jam-friendly roots. It would be the fifth time frontman Trey Anastasio appears on the ‘Roo stage, having performed as a solo artist in 2002 and 2004, with bandmate Mike Gordon in 2006 and alongside Matisyahu in 2005. Phish announced their official reunion and first public gigs in four years (their March 6-9th Hampton, Virginia shows) in early October; reps for the band and the fest declined comment for this story. Also being buzzed about with some legitimacy: Bruce Springsteen as Sunday night’s closer. No pressure, but there is a deadline approaching for pre-sale tickets and VIP packages. As for Coachella, the fest reputed for reuniting many a dormant band (the Pixies in 2004, Rage Against the Machine in 2007), Blur is believed to be a frontrunner, though a show scheduled for London’s Hyde Park in July raises some doubt — would the Brits really forestall a comeback gig on their home turf for a U.S. one-off jaunt? We think it’s more likely Britney Spears would pull off a dance tent set, a la Madonna in 2006. (And wouldn’t you know it, Britney is off on Coachella Saturday, April 18th, between tour stops in Los Angeles and Anaheim.) Other artists currently looking at routing dates around the three-day party in the desert include Coachella vets Red Hot Chili Peppers as well as the Pretenders, the Killers, Keane and We Are Scientists. Related Stories: • Photos: Phish Through the Years • Phish Reunite, Plan Virginia Concerts for March 2009 • Bonnaroo News, Photos, Reports and More on RollingStone.com

Published: 2008-12-16 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News, Festivals, Bonnaroo, Coachella

Single Minded: Jack White Duets With Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Lily Allen, Of Montreal and More

Every Tuesday Single Minded highlights new tracks hitting stores (or the Web) this week. On Fridays, come back for rarities, remixes, mash-ups and more. Jack White and Bob Dylan, “Meet Me in the Morning” [Live Duet] It’s genuinely difficult to figure out who this duet benefits more. It’s like God doing a duet with PJ Harvey in an all-you-can-eat burrito bar while The Big Lebowski is playing in the background. Lily Allen, “Don’t Get me Wrong” [Pretenders Cover] Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: young British female singer crosses paths with uber-producer Mark Ronson, crafts an album that’s championed by blogs, becomes tabloid sensation and slowly begins exhibiting erratic behavior. Instead of flaming out in a series of increasingly embarrassing public scuffs involving marital scratching and horse pills, this one toughs it out, stays the course and eventually turns in a charming little cover of a Pretenders song. Oh, America. Always hitching your horse to the wrong cart. Of Montreal, “Friends of Mine” [Zombies Cover] Athens costume-pop band drag a Zombies chestnut into the big, dark Romper Room of the soul. For everyone who ever wondered what a pop song would sound like if it was made out of Nerf. Elvis Costello, “Beautiful” [Christina Aguilera Cover] This version features some kind of clanging electro-percussion and lunar lounge xylophones. Also known as the “Dad, stop embarrassing me!” mix. Wale, “Good Girl” [Cousin Cole Remix] It’s obviously a little ridiculous to post a remix of a song by a semi-obscure D.C. rapper, but we’re still living in the ideal universe, remember? The one where Lily Allen beats Amy Winehouse. In that one, Wale is huge and Shop Boyz are marginal regional celebrities. So enjoy this remix of his number-one single. [Photo: Jim Dyson/Getty Images; Sean Gardner/Getty Images]

Published: 2007-09-29 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Single Minded

EMI Finally Partners With YouTube, Nevada Passes Law Against Misleading Tribute Acts, And More

EMI Music, Google, and YouTube have signed a licensing deal allowing YouTubers “unprecedented” access to EMI’s wealth of audio and video material from artists as varied as David Bowie, Coldplay, and Lily Allen. EMI is the last major label to partner with YouTube. The hold-up seems to have been the development of content identification and filtering technologies on the part of YouTube; the fact that the deal has gone through implies that YouTube has finally worked out the kinks in these systems to EMI’s satisfaction. Let clips of household pets singing “The Jean Genie” emerge! Nevada has passed a law making it illegal for bands to call themselves tribute acts unless they boast at least one former member associated with the original band. Supreme Mary Wilson lobbied for the law after spending millions unsuccessfully suing other acts performing as the group. Today is the 40th anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (don’t forget to write your own review of the album here). A collection of academics will be honoring this day by gathering to discuss the albums social and cultural significance. The event, “A Day in the Life - Sgt Pepper at 40,” takes place in the University of Leeds on June 19th. Now that we’ve had time to process those excellent Rhino reissues of the first two Pretenders albums (Pretenders and Pretenders II,) it’s the perfect time for the label to give the same treatment to the band’s second and third albums (Learning to Crawl and Get Close). This latest batch of reissues come packed with the usual fun extras (like demos, live songs, and alternate versions) and will be released June 5th. [via Pitchfork]

Published: 2007-06-01 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Morning News Roundup

Pretenders Hynde rocks on

Chrissie Hynde is one helluva rock and roll survivor. "There's life in the old girl yet!" declares the 57-year-old frontwoman for The Pretenders, who is currently getting some of the best reviews of her band's 31-year-career.

Published: 2009-08-03 Provider: Canoe

Your Weekend Of Curly Worship [To Do]

Friday · Music round-up: John Fogerty at the Nokia Theatre; Cold War Kids at the WIltern; Social Distortion at House of Blues; TSOL at Echoplex. · A Pretenders cover band, playing for free downtown? Sure, why not? Watch Pretentious channel the spirit of Chrissie Hynde at Pershing Square. Saturday · The Alex Theatre in Glendale hosts its 10th Annual Stooge-Fest, a big-screen tribute presenting what the Alex's Blue Ribbon Panel of Stoogeologista consider the "best of the best" of Moe, Larry and Curly's groundbreaking work in the pie-splattering, noggin-assaulting arts.· More music: Band of Horses at Avalon; Social Distortion does a second night at House of Blues; Golden State at the Roxy. Sunday · The Aero screens David Lean/Omar Sharif/Peter O'Toole epic Lawrence of Arabia, a film whose 216 minute running time should nicely consume the entirety of a film buff's lazy Sunday afternoon. · Join up at 2 p.m. with your newest friends as you take a photowalk down Olvera Street and stroll through of the one few places in Los Angeles you're unlikely to encounter a Taco Bell, Baja Fresh, or El Pollo Loco.

Published: 2007-11-23 Provider: Defamer Keywords: To Do