The Pretenders

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05.24.21

Review: The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde Tackles Dylan’s Ballads With Subtle, Nuanced Performances

By Hal Horowitz
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05.10.21

Chrissie Hynde to Release Bob Dylan Covers Album

By Tina Benitez-Eves
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03.16.21

Emily Wolfe Partners with Epiphone to Design the Signature Guitar of Her Dreams

By Tina Benitez-Eves
Interviews

08.27.20

Pretenders In Band Name Only, Chrissie Hynde Is Anything But

By Holly Gleason
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09.08.16

Chrissie Hynde Enlists Dan Auerbach for New Pretenders Album

By Brittney McKenna
Lyric Of The Week

01.10.11

Behind The Lyric: Chrissie Hynde, “Boots Of Chinese Plastic”

By American Songwriter
Features

12.15.10

Chrissie Hynde on Whether She’s A Real Songwriter, How Every Song by the Kinks is a Mose Allison-rip-off, the Glory of Chinese Plastic Boots, and more

By Paul Zollo

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