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Chrissie Hynde warns how global warming will likely impact the existence of outdoor summer shows
By Janelle Borg published
The Pretenders icon recalls playing shows with Foo Fighters and Guns N’ Roses over the last few years amid intense heatwaves

The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde and James Walbourne on what it takes to be a real guitar hero
By Jamie Dickson published
Kick ’Em Where It Hurts is the new live album from the Pretenders and it serves as a testament to a creative rebirth as they emerged from lockdown

That time Chrissie Hynde enraged one of her Pretenders bandmates because she stopped playing mid-gig
By Phil Weller published
The guitar icon once decided to spontaneously shake things up on stage, and ended up feeling the wrath of Jimmy Scott

Chrissie Hynde on that one time she bought her own signature guitar off the shelf
By Janelle Borg published
Turns out having your own signature Fender Telecaster stocked in shops is pretty handy when you're caught without your own...

Robbie McIntosh on playing with the Pretenders – and the knock-off Strat he used on tour with Paul McCartney
By Andrew Daly published
In a lifetime of great gear and credits from Norah Jones to Celine Dion and Paul McCartney, the guitarist says he remains in love with his yellow Strat copy

“We tried to sell it and the guy in the shop said it was the worst guitar he’d ever seen in his life”: The Pretenders’ James Walbourne on a shocking first guitar, gear regrets and the big sounds of single coils
By David Mead published
The Pretenders guitarist recalls leaving a precious acoustic in the back of a taxi and why ’60s SG Juniors rock his world…

How jamming with Pretenders, Sex Pistols and Stray Cats inspired James Walbourne to take his high-voltage rock ’n’ roll outfit His Lordship to the next level
By Mark McStea published
The Pretenders guitarist channels the elemental rock fury of Johnny Thunders with his new band – but don’t call it a side project

Fender recreates Chrissie Hynde's '65 Telecaster with new Road Worn signature model
By Sam Roche published
The new model is a made-in-Mexico recreation of the Pretenders leader's Ice Blue Metallic Tele
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