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Pete Townshend once described the fanaticism around The Who as a gulf between the band and the audience, recalling the band's early days.
The dissatisfaction was evident during a tense post-show interview with MTV’s Alan Hunter, which Collins dominated when the others proved truculent. The drummer later wrote in his 2016 memoir, Not ...
The fateful tale of a collaboration almost 40 years in the making between The Who's Pete Townshend and David Bowie for a Heathen masterclass.
With his windmill strumming, mod rock rebellion, and rock opera masterpieces, The Who’s Pete Townshend has had an unavoidable impact on the landscape of rock and roll.
"He’s had real influence, and I think he’s influenced me," Pete Townshend said of past collaborator David Gilmour.
The farewell tour "The Song Is Over" by the legendary The Who, a band that changed the history of rock and shaped the ...
Bob Geldof convinced Paul McCartney to return to live performances after 5 years away for July 1985's Live Aid.
It was a ritual that would symbolise Hendrix’s esoteric allure, but the first night he did it, the incendiary act was quickly ...
Janet Mercel and Daniel Wisner’s relationship slowly turned romantic after years of “being best friends,” Mr. Wisner said.
Which begs the (endlessly repeated) question — why art? Why bother looking at locally curated shows of local artists when our ...
Dave Davies and Mick Avory dish on the rebirth of the Kinks, who dominated U.S. arenas in the '70s and '80s, rocking the ...
It was a ritual that would symbolise Hendrix’s esoteric allure, but the first night he did it, the incendiary act was quickly ...