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Friday Dec 4 | LiveDaily

Morrissey Gallery Spotlight: Oakland, CA - Dec. 2, 2009

In October, the singer released the new b-sides compilation album "Swords," which includes "Shame is the Name"--a track performed with The Pretenders ' Chrissie Hynde .

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Related Topix: San Francisco Metro, Oakland Metro, Oakland, CA, Pop/Rock

Friday Dec 4 | Magic 107.1

Have Yourself A Mer... - Pretend...

The word obscure doesn't aptly describe the Pretenders' brief association with the recording industry.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Thu Dec 03, 2009

City Paper

Nico Vega at the Red & the Black

Los Angeles' Nico Vega has no bass player, so occasional comparisons to the White Stripes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs are to be expected.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Wed Dec 02, 2009

MusicEmissions

The Locals - Big Picture

The Locals are a band out of Chicago, Illinois that have a nice crossover of The Pretenders and No Doubt , minus the ska.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Pop/Rock, No Doubt, Yvonne, Tsunami, Natural Disasters, Gwen Stefani, Hot Chicks

BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

GLEE's 'Jump' & 'Smile' Now Available on iTunes

Columbia Records and Twentieth Century Fox Television today released select songs on iTunes featured in this week's episode of GLEE, including cast versions of Van Halen's "Jump," Lily Allen's "Smile" and Charlie Chaplin 's "Smile." In this week's all-new episode, airing Wednesday, Dec.

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Related Topix: Glee, Entertainment, Television, John Lennon, Pop/Rock

Sat Nov 21, 2009

TV Guide

Glee

Love songs were the name of the game in Wednesday night's episode of Glee. After splitting the club into pairs, Will must partner up with Rachel, prompting an unfortunate crush.

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Related Topix: Glee, Entertainment, Television, Pop/Rock

Thu Nov 19, 2009

TV Fodder

Glee : Ballad

I know it may start sounding like a habit every week but this episode was one of the best yet.

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Related Topix: Glee, Entertainment, Television, Pop/Rock

PressConnects.com

Souncheck: Precious - The Pretenders Tribute

Great room, great crowd. We look forward to returning.' 'We're developing the screenplay for this.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Endwell, NY, Ithaca, NY, Johnson City, NY

Tue Nov 17, 2009

OhNoTheyDidnt

This Week's New 'Glee' Music: Lionel Richie & Diana...

This Week's New 'Glee' Music: Lionel Richie & Diana Ross, Jennifer Paige, The Pretenders, and More Here are the full versions of all the new "Glee" songs available on iTunes this week.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Black Entertainment, Diana Ross

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Metromix Honolulu

The Fray headlines Band Camp VII

This year's Band Camp, rocking the Waikk Shell Sunday, features a broad spectrum of musical styles and personalities certain to have wide appeal.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Panic! at the Disco, Music, Entertainment

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Church Executive

Megachurch pastor challenges hypocrites and pretenders

A pastor at one of the largest churches in the country launched a new sermon series addressing the hypocrisy and the pretending prevalent among Christians.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Paper's Word of Mouth

Want To Be in The Like?

With their crashing drums and fuzzy guitars, all-girl, L.A.-based band The Like have a sixties, indie sound filled with inflections of The Pretenders and Belly.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Phantom Planet

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Corks 96fm

96FM Love Zone Album

CD 1 1. John Lennon Woman 2. Bill Withers Ain't No Sunshine 3. Tom Baxter Better 4. Otis Redding The Dock Of The Bay 5. Will Young Leave Right Now 6. Spandau Ballet True 7. Alicia Keys Fallin' 8. The Cars Drive 9. John Waite Missing You 10.

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Related Topix: Bill Withers, Soul, Otis Redding, Alicia Keys, R-N-B, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Kim Carnes, Bread

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Antrim Today

Singer Hynde backs 'cruelty free' dairy project

Singer Chrissie Hynde has given her backing to a book celebrating the rise of a "cruelty free" dairy farm in Hertfordshire.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Wed Oct 21, 2009

Red Deer Advocate

Hairdressing demonstration

Hairstylist Brent Borreson demonstrates his skills on Red Deer model Kassie Pritchard during the Chatters Stylist Connection and Makeover Challenge at the Capri Centre on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Ultimate-guitar.com

The Pretenders: The Pretenders [Reviews]

Released: Jan 19, 1980 Genre: Rock, New Wave Label: Real, Sire Number Of Tracks: 12 The Pretenders are definetly not pretending to be good, they are good.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Manawatu Evening Standard

From Madonna to Mt Roskill

EATING FRESH: Chef Peter Chaplin is sharing his culinary experience at the Rock Cafe in Mt Roskill.

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Related Topix: Oceania, New Zealand, World News, Pop/Rock

Mon Oct 12, 2009

Multichannel News

Cinelatino Acquires HDTV Series

Spanish-language movie channel Cinelatino has acquired distribution rights to acclaimed drama series Los Simuladores as part of an agreement with Sony Pictures Television.

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Related Topix: Televisions, Media, Television, Pop/Rock

Fri Oct 09, 2009

The Hartford Courant

Mott the Hoople in London: Roger Catlin | TV Eye

My friend and fellow WRTC DJ Chris Cowles is just back from London, where he caught one of the Mott the Hoople reunion shows which he calls "probably one of the top five concerts I've ever attended." Here's his whole report: We did the third night of the five-night run of Mott The Hoople's 40th anniversary at the Hammersmith Apollo.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Mott the Hoople, Ian Hunter, Mott

Wed Oct 07, 2009

Charlotte.com

The Pretenders

Shoppers have their choice of vitamin-enhanced orange juices, probiotic-spiked yogurts and other enhanced foods on grocery aisles.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Life, Food, Nutrition, Marketing, Food Science

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