Band

The seemingly ageless Chrissie Hynde storms her way through 26 songs on Pretenders Loose in LA EAGLE VISION , recorded at the Wiltern Theater in February this year. The run-in is particularly impressive as she turns the clock back almost a quarter of a century to the band's spectacular debut album with a sequence that includes "Tattooed Love Boys", "Precious", "Mystery Achievement" and the mighty "Brass In Pocket".

Brando stars in and directs whopping, overlooked 1961 western that cries out for iconic status

Partial return to form from Afghan Whigs lynchpin Greg Dulli

There are few bands, it seems, as disaster-prone as Shack. Ravaged by narcotics, crippled by debt (the sleevenotes to their third album HMS Fable infamously thanked Cash Converters) and nearly torpedoed by missing master tapes and missed opportunities, this Liverpool outfit clearly monopolise the anti-Midas touch. Matters were not helped three years ago when London Records pulled the contractual plug as well.

Lux, Ivy & co put on the most insane show Uncut has ever seen

The Addiction plug straight back into the main vein

Frances McDormand impresses in triangular love story set amid the West Coast rock fraternity

Belated but brilliant follow-up to Choochtown from one-man Angry Brigade and Uncut columnist

Arty German electro-rock scenesters deliver third LP

Deluxe two-CD pressing of massively influential '60's country classic