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Son Volt News

First Guns N' Roses single in 17 years: Worth wait? (Chicago Tribune) "Chinese Democracy," the title track from the band's first studio album since 1991, was released Wednesday to radio stations. Greg Kot takes a listen, and you can, too. Real Animal has more stories to tell (Athens Banner-Herald) ith more than three decades in his rearview as a recording artist, Alejandro Escovedo has long since left obscurity behind, but he's never managed to garner national mainstream attention - until now. Taylor Swift Fans Pack Chicago Lakefront (cmt.com) CHICAGO -- Roughly 31,000 people crossed the finish line at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday (Oct. 12). And from the looks of the crowds, they kept right on running to the Chicago Country Music Festival. Hynde is not one to pretend (Provo Daily Herald) LOS ANGELES -- It's a bright, sunny morning after a gig, and Chrissie Hynde is doing what any good rock star would: hanging out in her hotel room, casually flipping the pages of a magazine and eyeballing porn. Not the kind about sex -- the kind about luxury goods. The Pretenders: Break Up the Concrete (Pitchfork) The ninth Pretenders album and the first for Santa Monica-based indie Shangri-La Music features a new lineup that includes members of the Pernice Brothers and Son Volt. Resituating the Pretenders' sound in a roadhouse, the new band infuses leader Chrissie Hynde's lefty-righteous rockers with bar-band bravado. read more

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