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[Top 5 Tuesday] Top 5 Who Songs

Varacchi — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:23:12 +0000

On this day in 1966, the European media reported that Roger Daltrey had been killed in a car accident. Daltrey has spent the past few decades proving them wrong. Here are my Top 5 songs by The Who, what are yours? 5 – I Can’t Explain 4 – The Seeker 3 – My [...]

Pete Townshend at 68: Tommy Revival Stirring His Emotions

Barbara LaRue — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:52:59 +0000

Happy belated birthday to Pete Townshend! The legendary rocker was born May 19th, 1945 in London, England. I’m not so sure he celebrated his birthday happily, because the revival of his brilliant and first ever rock opera, “Tommy”, has brought back the painful emotions of his childhood. According to an online article from cbc news, while watching The [...]

Roger Daltrey Tells Howard Stern About the Time He Knocked Out Pete Townshend

Michael Gallucci — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:44:16 +0000

Roger Daltrey set the record straight about the time he knocked out Pete Townshend today. The Who singer told Howard Stern, on his radio program and TV show, that the story, which Townshend told a couple of years ago, is indeed true.

Pete Townshend Speaks of the 'Hatred' in the Who's Early Days

Dave Lifton — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 17:38:50 +0000

So much of the Who's creative tension was the result of the fact that its members didn't particularly like each other. None of that is really any secret, but in a new interview, guitarist Pete Townshend discussed how they managed to work together despite all the animosity.

The Who's Pete Townshend Apologizes To Seven-Year Old

Ken Kelley — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:38:01 +0000

The Who‘s Pete Townshend has apologized for his onstage behavior in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where he mouthed an obscenity at a man who attended the show with his young daughter. There, a long-time Who fan traveled to Hamilton from Cleveland, bringing his seven-year old daughter to see the show as well. The girl brought a homemade [...]

Pete Townshend Curses Out Fan At Concert

Dave Lifton — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:50:21 +0000

The grandparents aren’t alright. Throughout his career, Pete Townshend‘s famously profane mouth has often caused his admirers to smile, shake their heads and say, “That’s just Pete being Pete.” But now, it seems to have gotten him in trouble with a fan and his daughter. At the Who‘s concert at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, [...]

Pete Townshend: Who He Is

Barbara LaRue — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:17:29 +0000

It’s a tale that could only be told by the man who lived it, and Pete candidly recounts the story of his, uh, amazing journey in his new memoir, “Who I Am”. The windmill wind-up move? Stolen. Wanted to be a rock star? Nope. “I wish I had just been a composer.” His songs about [...]

Pete Townshend: Amazing Journey [Rock Artist Birthdays] [VIDEO]

Barbara LaRue — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:36:56 +0000

Pete celebrates his 67th birthday tomorrow, born on May 19, 1945 in London, England. And an “amazing journey” it surely has been. What can anyone say about the genius of Townshend that hasn’t already been said? Songwriter Extraordinaire. Check. Pioneering Rock Artist. Check. One of the Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Check. The intellectual, yet [...]