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This coming Wednesday, a slew of all-star artists will gather at Carnegie Hall in New York City for People Have the Power: A Celebration of Patti Smith, a tribute to the work of (you guessed it) legendary songwriter Patti Smith. As if the lineup wasn’t stacked enough, The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen, is now set to join in on the fun.

The tribute concert is the latest installment of City Winery founder and CEO Michael Dorf’s “Music Of” benefit series, with all net proceeds going to music education for underserved youth. Tickets for the event are currently sold out (except for select VIP tiers), though secondary tickets are available via StubHub.

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In addition to Springsteen, the tribute show will feature the likes of R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Kim Gordon, The National’s Matt Berninger, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O, Angel Olsen,...

Brian James, the pioneering punk guitarist who co-founded the Damned, died Thursday, March 6, at the age of 70.

James’ death was confirmed with a statement on his Facebook page. While no cause of death was given, the statement said James “passed peacefully on” with his wife, son, and daughter-in-law by his side.

On X, James’ former Damned bandmate Captain Sensible (Raymond Burns) wrote, “We’re shocked to hear that creator of @thedamned, our great chum Brian James has sadly gone. A lovely bloke that I feel so lucky to have met...

James Blake has stood up for fellow Brits Coldplay, calling for the “bashing” of the band to come to an end because “it’s not cool anymore.”

Blake shared his opinion during a recent episode of the BBC Sounds podcast Sidetracked with Annie and Nick, when he was asked to weigh in on a recent social media post from Chrissie Hynde, in which she shared what she thought was “cool” versus “uncool.”

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Host Nick Grimshaw kicked off the conversation by asking Blake whether he thought bands in general were “cool” again. After Annie Macmanus chimed in to say that it was hard to be a cool “successful touring band,” the topic turned to how Coldplay was recently described as “public school Nickelback” by Brit Awards host Jack Whitehall.

In response, Blake said: “Coldplay bashing has got to stop. It’s not cool anymore! It’s not...

During Women’s History Month in March, Classic Rewind recognizes the Girl Power that makes the genre rock. But who are the top women voices in classic rock?

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We listed a bunch of possibilities, you cast your votes, and we tallied them up. Now it’s time to listen to the “Top 10 Women Voices in Classic Rock” countdown, premiering on-air March 6 just before International Women’s Day and available to stream on the SiriusXM app.

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Here are the possible artists you voted on for the countdown:

Ann Wilson

Annie Lennox

Bonnie Raitt

Carly Simon

Carole King

Chrissie Hynde

Christine McVie

Courtney Love

Debbie Harry

Ellen Foley

Grace Slick

Gwen Stefani

Janis Joplin

Joan Jett

Joni Mitchell

Kate Pierson

Linda Ronstadt

Lita Ford

Melissa Etheridge

Merry Clayton

Nancy Wilson...

When word came out that Timothée Chalamet was pulling double duty as both the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live, the obvious assumption was he’d perform a couple of familiar Bob Dylan songs that appear in A Complete Unknown and its soundtrack album. After all, this appearance was meant to both plug the movie and appeal to Academy Award voters deciding whether or not to give him a Best Actor trophy. But during the monologue at the top of the show, Chalamet offered a tantalizing tease of his plans.

The list of artists who will be saluting Patti Smith at an upcoming tribute show in New York just grew longer.

The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, director Jim Jarmusch, former Bangles frontperson Susanna Hoffs, Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, and New York rocker Jesse Malin have been added to an already eclectic lineup of singers and musicians partaking in “People Have the Power: Celebrating the Music of Patti Smith” at Carnegie Hall on March 26.

The concert, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Smith’s classic Horses album, was first announced last November.

Friends is a timeless show where we watch the lives of six quirky and amazing individuals unfold, as they try to make sense out of adulthood together. Among them is the eccentric Phoebe Buffay played by Lisa Kudrow, a free-spirited soul with an offbeat humor.

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With every re-watch, dedicated fans of the show discover new details about their favorite characters and scenes. Such was also the case with one Redditor, who proposed a theory that might make sense to many folks. So, let’s unpack a lesser-heard-of take on Phoebe Buffay and her signature song, Smelly Cat.

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A fan theory has been circulating on Reddit, and it says that Smelly Cat isn’t just a song about a silly cat, but holds...

Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan, The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, and others honored the late Mark Lanegan during a tribute concert at the Roadhouse in London on Thursday night (December 5th).

The star-studded show, dubbed “Mark Lanegan 60 – A Celebration,” was held in honor of the late singer’s 60th birthday (he would have turned 60 on November 25th). The Screaming Trees frontman and erstwhile member of Queens of the Stone Age passed away in February 2022 at the age of 57.

The 30-song setlist featured the performers singing mostly Lanegan’s solo tunes along with three Screaming Trees songs and one Gutter Twins number (“The Stations”).

The show was divided into mini sets, with Gahan singing the first four numbers, then Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream) and Alison Mosshart each singing a block of songs. Lanegan’s Gutter Twins bandmate Greg Dulli took on four songs, including the aforementioned tune “The Stations.

Josh Homme, Dave Gahan, Chrissie Hynde, and Greg Dulli were among the friends and collaborators who paid tribute to the late Mark Lanegan at a London concert on Thursday, marking what would have been the singer’s 60th birthday.

Alison Mosshart, Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie, Ed Harcourt, the Soulsavers, and Troy Van Leeuwen also took part in the memorial show at London’s Roundhouse, which featured 30 songs from Lanegan’s catalog, spanning his Screaming Trees track to his solo work and side projects.

Among the many highlights from the...

BBC’s Children in Need charity has brought Girls Aloud back together in a musical capacity for the first time in over a decade. On Nov. 15, the British girl group will release the charity single “I’ll Stand by You (Sarah’s Version),” a tribute to original member Sarah Harding, who died in 2021.

“It really is a special celebration of Sarah, and also Girls Aloud’s involvement with Children In Need over the years,” singer Nadine Coyle shared, per BBC.

Coyle, along with Cheryl Cole, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh,...

Madonna has always been vocal about her experiences, good or bad, in the music industry. The Og Material Girl singer has worked hard, delivering bangers, in order to establish her name in the competitive arena. However, her acceptance speech for Woman of the Year in 2016 felt off to some.

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The Vogue singer was her usual self, blunt and honest while calling out the negative aspects of the music industry. But then she started naming the artists she outlived, including legends like David Bowie, Prince, and more. This supposed brag and her awkward stance while delivering the speech weirded fans who felt she was posing for the Hunger Games award.

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Before Taylor Swift wowed the world with her successful tours, another artist had been all the rage in 2016. Madonna was named as...

As The Pretenders wind down their UK tour, the band has warned fans who stand in the front row for “multiple nights” that they could be moved to make room for “local faces.”

In a social media statement, lead vocalist Chrissie Hynde wrote that it’s been a “real pleasure” to play in front of “fantastic audiences,” but explained the “whole point” of touring for the band is “playing to a different audience every night.”

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“We look forward to seeing local faces. This is what makes it new for us every night,” Hynde wrote. “We appreciate those of you who follow us and buy tickets for multiple nights, so please don’t be offended if we request you to move out of the front row.”

She continued, “All we are asking is that you give the local fans a chance. This is what keeps it new for us…...

When Sinéad O’Connor tore up a photo of the pope on Saturday Night Live in 1992 to draw attention to child sexual abuse in the Catholic church, just about everyone turned their back on her. She was banned for life by NBC, belittled by late-night comedians, often in painfully misogynistic ways, and even threatened with violence by Frank Sinatra. The one person who came to her aid in the days that followed was Kris Kristofferson. Kristofferson died Saturday at 88.

In her 2021 memoir, Rememberings: Scenes From My Complicated Life, O’Connor wrote...

The late Mark Lanegan will be honored with a December 5th tribute show at London’s Roundhouse. The concert will feature Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan, Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, and Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli, among others.

The show, dubbed “Mark Lanegan 60 – A Celebration,” will take place 10 days after what would have been the singer-songwriter’s 60th birthday (November 25th). The onetime Screaming Trees frontman died at the age of 57 on February 22nd, 2022.

Among the other artists set to perform are Troy Van Leeuwen (Queens of the Stone Age), Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), Alison Mosshart, and multi-instrumentalist Duke Garwood. The production team Soulsavers will serve as the house band.

A listing on the Roundhouse website states, “This special tribute honors Lanegan’s legacy as one of the most revered voices in modern music, with major collaborators and close friends gathering to perform...

Nearly three years after the death of Mark Lanegan, the beloved grunge singer’s closest friends and collaborators will bound together this December for a London tribute concert.

Marking what would have been his 60th birthday, Mark Lanegan – A Celebration will feature guests like his Queens of the Stone Age cohorts Josh Homme and Troy Van Leeuwen, fellow Soulsavers vocalist Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode, his Gutter Twins partner Greg Dulli, and more.

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Flea has shared his picks for some of the best rock musicians of all time, praising Chrissie Hynde as the greatest female singer and some guy named Paul McCartney as the best bassist.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist kept it simple while shouting out Hynde in a Twitter post, writing that The Pretenders founder is the “greatest female rock singer of all time.”

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This came after Flea shared his thoughts about McCartney during a recent appearance on Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson’s podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name.

“I think Paul’s the greatest rock bass player,” Flea said. “There are so many guys that are great in different ways, but Paul’s bass playing is so lyrical and melodic, and it’s just so beautiful. One of the things I’ve heard is that he puts the bass on after.”

He continued,...

For a decade, Friends became every fan’s favorite sitcom. The relatability of the show about 6 friends navigating life in New York also saw stars like Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, and Lisa Kudrow becoming hugely popular. Each character in the show had interesting traits that became synonymous with the actors who played them.

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Kudrow who portrayed the quirky and free-spirited Phoebe Buffay in the series, had some of the most hilarious scenarios involving her character. One of her recognizable traits was her efforts to become a musician which saw her unsuccessfully attempt to play the guitar. Interestingly, the actor who was initially uncomfortable with this instrument, requested the creators to allow her to play an entertaining percussion instrument instead.

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Earlier this month, the Pretenders kicked off a European tour, and while on the road, Chrissie Hynde was able to catch another big show: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. In an Instagram message, Hynde wrote about how bowled over she was by Swift.

“I saw Taylor Swift (you may have heard of her) in concert the other day,” Hynde wrote. “Just shows you what a girl with a guitar can do. Last time I loved a show that much was Aldous Harding. You remember me raving about it.”

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Taylor Swift is Currently in London as part of her Eras Tour (Photo Credit –Instagram)

34-year-old singer Taylor Swift is currently in London as part of her Eras Tour, which will resume in Liverpool on June 13 for her 100th performance. The “Fortnight” singer had a great time spending a night out with friends while taking a well-earned break.

She was spotted on June 11 with a mix of old and new friends for a girls’ night out at the Argentinean restaurant Casa Cruz. Swift looked amazing in expensive designer clothing that cost thousands of dollars, complete with her signature red lip and curtain bangs.

The Grammy winner’s attire is always a source of interest, and this outing was no exception. She effortlessly wore a chic, fashionable look that reflected her sophisticated style. Her appearance at the restaurant heightened the already star-studded atmosphere, emphasizing her status as a fashion icon and beloved celebrity.

A new graphic novel chronicling the life and times of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead is set to arrive this summer via Z2 Comics. A first look at the cover art can be seen below.

Presented in an oral history format, No Remorse: The Illustrated True Stories of Lemmy Kilmister and Motörhead features contributions from rock icons such as Dave Grohl (who wrote the foreword), Ozzy Osbourne (who penned the afterword), Slash, Lars Ulrich, Lita Ford, Chrissie Hynde, Dee Snider, and Dave Navarro, among others. Plus, Lemmy’s bandmates Phil Campbell, Mickey Dee, and Slim Jim Phantom are also included.

Other notable contributors include Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, pro-wrestlers Triple H and Corey Graves, Matt Pinfield, Penelope Spheeris, and Riki Rachtman.

In all, 25 individuals were paired with 25 artists, recounting stories about their personal encounters with the late Motörhead legend. Illustrators include Dave Chisholm, Bob Fingerman, Jay Jay Jackson, and Jim Mahfood.

The Pretenders will be spending their summer on the road in support of their latest studio album Relentless. The headlining run, making more than a dozen stops throughout North America in July and August, will overlap with the band’s appearances as special guests at select shows on Foo Fighters’ upcoming stadium tour.

The Pretenders will kick off their summer run on July 13 in Red Bank, New Jersey at the Count Basie Center for the Art. The tour will make stops in Philadelphia, Boston, Milwaukee, Chicago, Austin, Phoenix, Sacramento, and more cities.

The Black Music Action Coalition called Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner’s exclusion of Black and female musicians from his upcoming book The Masters “an offensive and absurd erasure.”

The organization — which was founded in the summer of 2020 amidst the uprising against police brutality and wider reckonings with systemic racism and injustice — issued the statement after Wenner was widely criticized for comments about Black and female artists in an interview with The New York Times. In the interview, Werner said Black and female musicians “didn’t articulate at the level...

In the 20 years since it was released, The Whisper has become the loudest part of Lost in Translation. What did Bill Murray’s Charlotte? And what did he mean? Was it really "I have to be leaving, but I won't let that come between us. Okay?" as is often theorised? Or maybe Murray, out of character, said "I love you is the best thing I can come up with. At some point, he has to tell it to her” which is another popular suggestion. Maybe it was something about her binning her absent husband. Maybe it was nothing at all.

“That thing Bill whispers to Scarlett was never intended to be anything,” director Sofia Coppola on the film’s 15th anniversary. “I was going to figure out later what to say and add it in and then we never did.” But trying to understand that mysterious exchange has for too...

The idea for Jason Thomas Gordon’s new book, “The Singers Talk” — which features new interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Roger Daltrey, Chrissie Hynde, Willie Nelson, Mavis Staples, Ozzy Osbourne, Robert Smith, Geddy Lee, Michael Stipe, Thom Yorke, Rod Stewart, Steve Perry, and many other superstar vocalists — came to him one night after meeting Eddie Vedder at a party.

“I went from being the drummer of my band to begrudgingly becoming the lead singer as well,” Gordon, who fronts the L.A. rock band Kingsize, tells Rolling Stone. “Once I started taking it serious,...

Guns N’ Roses’ summer tour has been rich in surprises: an updated and shuffling set list, the debut of the new song “Perhaps,” and guests ranging from Carrie Underwood to Andrew Dice Clay. Add Chrissie Hynde to that list. On Monday, the Pretenders leader joined Axl Rose and the band onstage at Boston’s Fenway Park to play some mean harmonica on “Bad Obsession.”

The bluesy song, off Use Your Illusion I, has been a staple of Gn’R’s World Tour set, typically coming in the Number Two slot...

Danny Bennett, son of the late singer Tony Bennett, has revealed the last thing his father said to him. “His last words to me [were] ‘Thank you,'” he told Today’s Hoda Kotb on Thursday. “Can’t say it better than that.”

In a joint interview, the singer’s widow, Susan Benedetto, also revealed the last song Bennett sang before his death: his first hit, “Because of You.” Bennett died last month at age 96 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease since 2016, though the cause of death remains unknown.

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After headlining himself last year, Paul McCartney returned to Glastonbury in 2023 as a spectator. And by all accounts, he had one hell of a time.

McCartney was seen watching several of the weekend’s performances from the side of the stage. On Friday, he took in Foo Fighters’ surprise set. On Saturday, he watched as Guns N’ Roses covered Wings’ “Live and Let Die.” And on Sunday, he was capturing his own cell phone video of Elton John performing “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.”

Macca also briefly popped up on stage during Pretenders’ Saturday set, where he gave the crowd a quick wave. He hung out backstage with Chrissie Hynde, posed for a photo with Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese (and Pat Smear), and even took in a sun set with his wife Nancy Shevell.

For now, McCartney has no of his own concerts on the calendar,...

Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters weren’t even listed on the 2023 Glastonbury lineup, but they keep popping up onstage at the U.K. festival.

The day after the Foo Fighters played a secret set as the Churn Outs, Grohl appeared onstage alongside both the Pretenders and Guns N’ Roses, joining the latter’s headlining set to perform the evening-ending “Paradise City.”

Guns N’ Roses and Grohl previously linked up to play the Appetite for Destruction classic at the BottleRock Festival in 2021, but unlike that festival, both parties were actually able...

Following Foo Fighters’ surprise Friday performance at Glastonbury, Dave Grohl stuck around for another unannounced cameo on Saturday: the Foo Fighters frontman played drums for Pretenders during their own set at the UK festival.

Grohl wasn’t the only big-name guest to join Chrissie Hynde-led outfit. Johnny Marr, who briefly played in Pretenders following The Smiths’ breakup in 1987, also made a surprise appearance during the band’s Glastonbury set.

The Pretenders’ set included songs like “Back On the Chain Gang,” “Don’t Get Me Wrong,” “I’ll Stand By You,” and “Tattooed Love Boys.” Watch fan captured footage below.

Pretenders are set to release their new album, Relentless, on September 15th. Last week, they unveiled their latest single, “I Think About You Daily” featuring Jonny Greenwood.

Later this summer, Pretenders will open for Guns N’ Roses on their US stadium tour. Tickets are available here.

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Coming after 2018's "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," which is one of the most inventive animated movies ever made, the new "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" is nothing close to a conventional sequel. The eye-popping, mind bending follow-up deconstructs and reinvents the superhero genre in act a joyous act of rebellion that could only be done inside this medium. Live-action comic book fare simply can't compete with groundbreaking animation at this simultaneously inspiring and disruptive level. 

For a movie that's perfectly fine with tearing down and rebuilding what came before, "Across the Spider-Verse" carves out its own path in the world of film with unapologetic, reckless teenage abandon. So it's a perfect fit for the Brooklyn born and bred version of Spidey, Miles Morales, on alternate Earth-1610 -- a kid who isn't afraid to break the rules and go his own way. 

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After miraculously enticing Axl Rose to join her onstage at Stagecoach 2022 and, yet again, at her L.A. headlining concert earlier this year, Carrie Underwood will return the favor and open for Guns N’ Roses when the band plays Nashville on its summer 2023 tour. Underwood joined the entirety of Gnr onstage in London last summer, and it’s a fair bet fans will see her again between Rose, Slash, and Duff McKagan in Music City.

In addition to the Nashville appearance at Geodis Park, Underwood will open two Guns N’ Roses shows in Canada.

The "Alien" universe created by director Ridley Scott and screenwriter Dan O'Bannon in 1979 is finally making the jump to episodic television in FX's long-awaited series from "Fargo" and "Legion" mastermind Noah Hawley. The project has been gestating since December of 2020 when it was first announced at Disney's Investor Day presentation by FX Chairman John Landgraf. Not to be confused with Fede Alvarez's upcoming "Alien" movie that's set to eventually premiere on Hulu, Hawley's "Alien" series will be set decades before the original voyage of the Nostromo and will mark the first time that the sci-fi horror franchise has been set on Earth. 

For fans who remember the intentionally misleading teaser trailer for "Alien 3" that promised a return to our home planet, the potential of seeing a Xenomorph on our own home turf should be an exciting prospect. FX's "Alien" will officially be the first live-action television series,...

The Pretenders are back with a new album, Relentless, Chrissie Hynde and company’s first LP in three years.

“I enjoy seeing the various meanings and origins of a word,” Hynde said of the album title in a statement. “And I liked the definition: ‘showing no abatement of intensity.’ So when it came to an album title, it seemed fitting. You know…to keep doing it. I think anyone in a band is constantly questioning if they should keep going. It starts as a youthful pursuit and eventually, it makes you wonder,...

The Alien TV series that's in development at FX has just found its lead star. Previously, it was reported that the franchise would be moving to the small screen with an original story set in the Alien universe, unconnected to any of the feature films. The show comes from Noah Hawley, and not much information has yet been revealed about the plot. Now, the first member of the cast has been revealed, as THR has divulged that Sydney Chandler will play a lead role in the TV show.

Chandler, the daughter of actor Kyle Chandler, is already familiar with FX Networks, having previously appeared in the limited series Pistol. In the series, which was her small screen debut, Chandler played real-life singer Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders. On the big screen, Chandler appeared in last year's Don't Worry Darling, Olivia Wilde's psychological thriller that also starred Florence Pugh and Harry Styles.

We’re finally getting some casting news about Noah Hawley’s highly anticipated “Alien” series, which means we’re that much closer to Xenomorph o’clock. TheWrap can confirm that “Pistol” and Don’t Worry Darling’s” Sydney Chandler has been cast in the upcoming sci-fi thriller.

Not much is known about the plot of this upcoming series, and no character information has been released. Chandler is expected to play one of the leads. Prior to starring in the sci-fi drama, Chandler is best known for starring as Chrissie Hynde in FX and Danny Boyle’s biographical drama about the Sex Pistols, “Pistol.” She also starred as Violet in Olivia Wile’s psychological thriller “Don’t Worry Darling.”

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Hawley’s “Alien” was announced way back in 2020 when it was given a straight-to-series order. Rather than a reboot of the film franchise, this...

The Alien TV series that Noah Hawley is making for FX Productions has locked in its first bit of casting: Sydney Chandler, whom you may have seen in FX/Hulu’s May 2022 Sex Pistols biopic series.

No character details are yet available, our sister site Variety reports.

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Chandler’s previous TV credits include the aforementioned Pistol, in which she played Chrissie Hynde, and Apple TV+’s upcoming Sugar,...

The Alien TV series from Fargo‘s Noah Hawley has taken a big step forward as THR has reported that Sydney Chandler has signed on to star in the project.

Of course, there are no details on who Sydney Chandler will play in the Alien TV series, only that she will be one of the leads. Chandler is best known for starring in Pistol, a miniseries chronicling the rise of the Sex Pistols. She played Chrissie Hynde, founding member of The Pretenders. Chandler was also featured alongside Florence Pugh and Harry Styles in Don’t Worry Darling.

FX CEO John Landgraf teased early last year that the Alien TV series takes place before the adventures of Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver). “It’s the first story that takes place in the Alien franchise on Earth,” Landgraf said at the time. “So, it takes place on our planet. Right near the end of...

Noah Hawley’s FX series Alien has found one of its leads in Sydney Chandler, the network has confirmed.

Back at January’s TCA, FX boss John Landgraf said that the Fargo creator was in pre-production on Alien with an eye on starting production this year. The series reportedly takes place before the days of Sigourney Weaver’s alien fighter Ripley. It’s the first story that takes place in the Alien franchise on Earth, 70 years from current day.

Alien brings Chandler back to work at FX, the actress having made her television debut in the network’s series Pistol from director and executive producer Danny Boyle. That six-episode series, which premieres May 31 exclusively on Hulu, centers around the legendary Sex Pistols. Chandler portrays singer-songwriter Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders.

Most recently, Chandler starred in Olivia Wilde’s New Line movie, Don’t Worry Darling, opposite Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine,...

Sydney Chandler has been cast as a lead in Noah Hawley’s “Alien” series currently in the works at FX, Variety has learned.

Plot and character details are being kept under tight wraps on the project, which was first announced in December 2020. The only detail that has been confirmed is that the show will take place on Earth in the not-too-distant future.

The role brings Chandler back to FX, as she previously made her network television debut in the cabler’s 2022 limited series “Pistol” from Danny Boyle, which told the story of the legendary band The Sex Pistols. Chandler starred in the series as Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders. Chandler’s other credits include the film “Don’t Worry Darling” and the Facebook Watch series “Skam Austin.” She is also set to appear in the upcoming Apple series “Sugar” opposite Colin Farrell.

Chandler is repped by Mosaic, UTA, Jackoway Austen Tyerman,...

FX’s Alien TV series is beginning to come into focus.

Pistol and Don’t Worry Darling actress Sydney Chandler has become the first person cast in the series from Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley.

Plot details are being kept under wraps and no character information has been provided other than that Chandler will play one of the leads.

Alien was picked up straight to series in late 2020. The series is not a reboot of the beloved movies but rather an extension and reinvention of the franchise. The story will not feature any characters from the movies, including Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley.

FX CEO John Landgraf told reporters that in early 2022 that his version of Alien takes place before Ripley. “It’s the first story in the Alien franchise that takes place on Earth. It takes place on our planet, near the end of this century we’re currently in — 70-odd years from now,...

Seymour Stein, the founder of Sire Records who launched the recording careers of Madonna, the Ramones, Talking Heads and the Pretenders, died Sunday of cancer in Los Angeles. He was 80.

His death was announced by his daughter Mandy Stein.

In a tribute posted today on Instagram, Madonna called Stein “one of the most influential men in my life,” adding, “Anyone who knew Seymour knew about his passion for music and his impeccable taste. He had an ear like no other! He was Intense – wickedly funny – a little bit crazy And deeply intuitive.”

Read her entire post below.

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In an op-ed in the Guardian, titled, “Why Are Women So Marginalised by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,” rock singer and guitarist Courtney Love criticized the organization’s nomination process for excluding women and black artists.

“The nominations for this year’s class, announced last month, offered the annual reminder of just how extraordinary a woman must be to make it into the ol’ boys club,” she wrote.

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Although there are a record number of women nominees this year, Love cited Kate Bush as a specific example, noting that she did not make the ballot until 2018 even though she was eligible for nomination since 2004.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame took more than 30 years to induct Nina Simone and Carole King. She said that this trend could be partly explained by the fact that “of the 31 people on the nominating board, just nine are women.

The Pretenders have been announced as the headliners for The Independent’s stage at The Great Escape Festival.

The gig from the legendary rock band will be one of hundreds of live shows at the festival, which takes place between 10-13 May in Brighton.

The Great Escape is a showcase festival that highlights some of the most exciting new and emerging acts in music.

The event is spread across 30 walkable venues throughout the city.

As well as emerging stars, the festival has special shows featuring established acts, such as Arlo Parks, Maisie Peters and now, The Pretenders.

The Independent’s stage will be hosted on Friday 12 May, with Chrissie Hynde’s band announced as the top act.

Other exciting acts on the festival lineup include the likes of Billie Marten, Willie J Healey, Aziya, Arxx and English Teacher.

We're excited to announce that legendary rock band @ThePretendersHQ will be performing at #TGE23 presented by @Independent!

Courtney Love is ready for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to start recognizing women and people of color. The "Doll Parts" singer wrote a scathing op-ed on the subject for The Guardian on March 17. In her essay, she noted that women make up barely eight percent of the inductees, while the statistics for people of color are roughly the same. Popsugar reached out to reps for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for comment on Love's remarks, but did not receive an immediate response.

"If the Rock Hall is not willing to look at the ways it is replicating the violence of structural racism and sexism that artists face in the music industry, if it cannot properly honor what visionary women artists have created, innovated, revolutionized and contributed to popular music - well, then let it go to hell in a handbag," Love wrote.

Throughout the essay, Love notes...

Courtney Love is calling out the lack of female artists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — as well as the lack of women on the institution’s nomination board and voting body — in a scathing new op-ed the Hole singer penned in the Guardian. “The Rock Hall’s canon-making doesn’t just reek of sexist gatekeeping, but also purposeful ignorance and hostility,” she wrote.

Love, herself now eligible for Rock Hall consideration, noted that of all of the inductees, just 8.48% are women, while adding that “the Rock Hall voters,...

The vibe for costumes in Amazon’s “Daisy Jones & the Six” ranges from boho chic to lots of denim and earthtones oozing ‘70s California vibes. Costume designer Denise Wingate spent many weekends scouring thrift shops and flea markets to build the wardrobe that consisted of over 1500 changes for the series based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Riley Keough stars as Daisy Jones, the lead singer of the rock band The Six, which is shown as it climbs the music charts. Showrunner Scott Neustadter wanted the visuals to look “realistic and not costumey,” says Wingate, who started by putting together individual mood boards for the principals.

She explains the ideas for each character, with authenticity being the key. “For keyboardist Karen Sirko (Suki Waterhouse), Karen was tougher and inspired by Patti Smith, Suzi Quatro and Chrissie Hynde. Camila (Camila Morrone) was her own separate animal. She was...

TV’s favorite guessing game returns with all-new singers, all-new themed episodes and the “Champion of the Masked Singer” style competition. Every episode features sudden elimination and double unmaskings, but there is a new twist entering the competition this season: for the first time ever, panelists will have the opportunity to save a singer from looming elimination with the “Ding Dong Keep it On” Bell.

Who will be revealed and who will reign supreme? Play along with host Nick Cannon and celebrity panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke. Three celebrities will perform in the all-new “Season 9 Premiere” episode of “The Masked Singer.”

Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Masked Singer” recap of Season 9, Episode 1, to find out what happened Wednesday, February 15 at 8:00 p.m. Et/Pt on Fox. Then be sure to sound off in the comments section about your favorite costumed characters on Fox...

Vivienne Westwood, the rule-breaking, irreverent fashion designer who came to prominence along with the Sex Pistols in the 1970s, has died at age 81.

On its Instagram page, her fashion brand announced that the designer — one of the original architects of the punk fashion look — died Thursday “peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South London.”

“Vivienne continued to do the things she loved, up until the last moment, designing, working on her art, writing her book, and changing the world for the better. She led an amazing life. Her innovation and impact over the last 60 years has been immense and will continue into the future,” continued the post.

In a statement, Andreas Kronthaler, Vivienne’s husband and creative partner said: “I will continue with Vivienne in my heart. We have been working until the end and she has given me plenty of things to get on with.

Merry Christmas, one and all, it's time to break out the mince pies (as if you haven't already), pour the prosecco and put on some festive music.

Christmas songs don't always have to be merry – among the most beloved festive tunes are "2,000 Miles" by The Pretenders, which is curiously bleak, and the heartbreak of Wham!'s "Last Christmas".

Of course, there are plenty of upbeat songs on our list, too, from Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" to Mariah Carey's"All I Want for Christmas is You".

Here are some of our favourites, from Forties classics to more recent pop hits, to get your Christmas celebrations into full swing.

18) “Happy Xmas (War is Over)” – John Lennon and Yoko Ono

There’s a caveat to the optimistic message of the song’s title. “War is over,” sing a choir of children over festive tambourines, but only, they add,...