Chrissie Hynde

RECORDINGS, 4-27

Recordings

Dr. Cynic's Revenge

Beat Angel Brian Smith's 10 Greatest Atrocities in '96

Calendar for the week

Beat Angel Brian Smith's 10 Greatest Atrocities in '96

Well Respected Man

With The Storyteller, Ray Davies finds a new way for rock to age gracefully

Ladies First

Lilith Fair returns with a more eclectic sequel

Trash Compactors

Pop music may be in its most confused hour, but Garbage is covering all the genre bases

Fizzy, Fuzzy, Big and Twangy

Roger Clyne and P.H. Naffah embark on a post-Refreshments career with The Peacemakers

Reach Out for These!

Roger Clyne and P.H. Naffah embark on a post-Refreshments career with The Peacemakers

Hotwired

11 great records paid for with your soul

Moodroom

Hung Up on Breathing (Fowl Records)

Cordero

En Este Momento
(Bloodshot)

The Pretenders Coming To The Dodge

"The British Rock band The Pretenders with original founder Chrissie Hynde will make a stop in Phoenix to perform at Dodge Theatre on Wednesday, March 4. The tour is the band's first extensive headlining tour since 2003. The show will begin at 7:30pm. Tickets will go on-sale Monday, December 8 at 10 ... More >>

The Pretenders Bring Too Much Twang to Dodge

Luke HolwerdaYou'd be hard-pressed to find a better-preserved 57-year-old rock star than Chrissie Hynde. Onstage at Dodge Theatre Wednesday night, the Pretenders frontwoman looked incredible and sounded exactly as she did 30 years ago, when the band recorded their eponymous debut. Really. Her distin ... More >>

The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde Kicks Out Some Tasty Jams On Break Up

Luke HolwerdaYou'd be hard-pressed to find a better-preserved 57-year-old rock star than Chrissie Hynde. Onstage at Dodge Theatre Wednesday night, the Pretenders frontwoman looked incredible and sounded exactly as she did 30 years ago, when the band recorded their eponymous debut. Really. Her distin ... More >>

The Detroit Cobras

Tied & True
(Bloodshot Records)

X Factor

The Buck Owens of punk

Gordon Gano

Hitting the Ground (Instinct Records)

Fresh Ground

Stephen Malkmus leaves Pavement behind with a slanted and enchanting solo debut

Pompom and Circumstance

Criminal cheerleaders in Sugar & Spice give audience a rah deal

Neil Young Friends & Relatives

Road Rock Volume 1 (Reprise), Red Rocks Live (Warner-Reprise Home Video/DVD)

Various Artists

Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska (Sub Pop)

Fretting

My guitar's now appearing with the contraband

War in Peace

Skip Spence made one brilliant album, then spent the next 30 years dying in obscurity. Now, a new tribute album is giving him life again.

Cosmic American Muse

More than 25 years after his death, the spirit of Gram Parsons rides high with a new tribute album

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL HIS LIFE?A TRIBUTE ALBUM TO THE LATE ARTHUR ALEXANDER GIVES HIM THE GOING-AWAY PARTY HE NEVER GOT

More than 25 years after his death, the spirit of Gram Parsons rides high with a new tribute album

READ DOWN, THEN LISTEN UP MORE FROM THE BOTTOMLESS CD PIT

More than 25 years after his death, the spirit of Gram Parsons rides high with a new tribute album

LAST WEEK, LIVE

More than 25 years after his death, the spirit of Gram Parsons rides high with a new tribute album

Ida Maria and a Brief History of Scandinavian Pop

More than 25 years after his death, the spirit of Gram Parsons rides high with a new tribute album

The Love Me Nots: Big In France

​The French version of Rolling Stone magazine cannot get enough of Phoenix's own Love Me Nots. The mag ran a massive feature on the garage rock band in this month's issue, which you can read in translated form on the jump. The mag seems to relish comparing the band's sound to earlier acts, like th ... More >>

Otep

​The French version of Rolling Stone magazine cannot get enough of Phoenix's own Love Me Nots. The mag ran a massive feature on the garage rock band in this month's issue, which you can read in translated form on the jump. The mag seems to relish comparing the band's sound to earlier acts, like th ... More >>

Top Five Rockin' Grannies

Image credit: Photoshop.​Last week we announced the bummer news that Blondie has called off the show scheduled for tomorrow at Foundry on First due to "last minute scheduling conflicts. Promoter Danny Zelisko states that the band may reschedule its date, but until then, you can continue l ... More >>

Top 10 Albums of 2011: Melissa Fossum

St. Vincent​Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. We've been counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. Today's list comes from contributor Melissa Fossum. Maybe I'm too indecisive for my own good, but year-end lists are always a cha ... More >>