Chrissie Hynde

Sir Paul McCartney Backs Campaign To Stop Music Venues Closing

By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 10 January 2018

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Sir Paul McCartney has backed Labour MP John Spellar's campaign to stop iconic music venues from closing.

Sir Paul McCartney has backed a campaign to stop iconic music venues from closing.

The Beatles star has spoke out in support of Labour MP John Spellar's move to introduce a bill in the Commons that will change planning laws and protect music venues from closing.

He said: ''Without the grassroots clubs, pubs and music venues my career could have been very different. If we don't support music at this level, then the future of music in general is in danger.''

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Chrissie Hynde seen at the BBC Radio 2 studios, Westminster, London, United Kingdom - Friday 14th October 2016

Chrissie Hynde arrives at the BBC Radio 2 studios - London, United Kingdom - Friday 14th October 2016

Chrissie Hynde Criticised For Saying Women Who Dress Provocatively Are To Blame If Attacked

By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 30 August 2015

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The Pretenders frontwoman has been slammed by sexual violence charities for her remarks.

Singer Chrissie Hynde has been criticised after saying women who dress proactively were to blame if they were the victim of sexual assault. Speaking to The Sunday Times The Pretenders frontwoman also said she had been forced to perform sexual acts under the threat of violence when she was 21, but blamed herself because of the situation.

Chrissie Hynde has been criticised for her remarks about sexual assault.

Hynde told the newspaper that when she was 21 an Ohio motorcycle gang member promised to take her to a party but instead took her to an empty house, but added that she took “full responsibility” for what happened.

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Chrissie Hynde Releases Stream Of Brand New Version Of '2000 Miles' Out December 15th 2014 [Listen]

Posted on01 December 2014

Chrissie Hynde Releases Stream Of Brand New Version Of '2000 Miles' Out December 15th 2014 [Listen]

Playing Old Pretenders Songs Doesn't Turn On Chrissie Hynde At All

By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 June 2014

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The last 35 weren't filled with nothing, says Hynde

Chrissie Hynde might be best known for her work with The Pretenders. And that’s hardly surprising considering she released nine albums with the band. But that doesn’t mean the singer wants to stand on stage and belt out old classics during her solo shows.

Chrissie Hynde isn't turned on by the idea of playing old songs

"I won't be playing any of the old Pretenders songs. I can understand why there are acts out there playing all their old music, but it doesn't turn me on, not at all," she said. "If you're not making records that people want to buy any more, or that even speak for themselves, then play the hits. I'd rather do something that feels right, right now.

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Chrissie Hynde - Ivor Novello Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London - London, United Kingdom - Thursday 22nd May 2014

Chrissie Hynde - 2014 The Radio Academy Awards at The Grosvenor House Hotel - Arrivals - London, United Kingdom - Monday 12th May 2014

Chrissie Hynde Will Release Her Debut Solo Album 'Stockholm' In The US On The 9th June 2014

Posted on25 March 2014

Chrissie Hynde Will Release Her Debut Solo Album 'Stockholm' In The Us On The 9th June 2014

Chrissie Hynde - The Q Awards 2013 held at Grosvenor House - Arrivals - London, United Kingdom - Monday 21st October 2013

Punk: Attitude Review

By Chris Barsanti

Excellent

At the start of Don Letts' excellent new documentary Punk: Attitude, ex-Black Flag-er and perennial curmudgeon Henry Rollins explains punk as being in essence one guy looking at the world he's living in and saying "Fuck this." A pithy summation of the movement, to be sure, and also quite a smart one, as this is one of the few films about the birth, death, and pseudo-revival of punk rock to actually acknowledge the genre's limitations (you can only say "Fuck this" while playing 90-second songs for so long), while simultaneously reveling in another trip down the antiestablishment memory road.

Most of the literature and documentaries on punk tend to start out in the same place, talking about how in the mid-1970s music had become this bloated, big-business monster, with pretentious arena rock bands playing 20-minute solos and so on - and then came The Ramones to shatter all that. Letts - a former producer and icon in the scene, as well as director of the authoritative documentary on The Clash, Westway to the World - digs deeper than that, going back to the 1960s and early '70s, finding the root of the coming musical uprising not just in expected places like The Velvet Underground, MC5, and Iggy Pop, but also in the jaggedly poppy sounds of many now mostly forgotten garage bands (whose sound is still inspiring post-punkers like The Hives). In describing the ascent of punk later in the '70s, Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra talks about how just about every smaller town and city had one guy who was into The Stooges and The Velvet Underground who then moved to the bigger cities, met up with all the other like-minded small-town new arrivals, and started bands.

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