Flashback: The Who Declare That ’21 ‘Is Going to Be a Good Year’ on ‘Tommy’
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One hundred years ago, as the world was dealing with the aftermath of a deadly pandemic, Tommy’s mother looked ahead to ’21 with real optimism
Peter Frampton Almost Replaced Pete Townshend for a Who Tour
Posted in: Music News“My career was in the toilet, basically,” Frampton writes in new memoir. “I can’t afford the mortgage; it’s not looking good … And I got a phone call from Pete Townshend”
Paul McCartney, the Cure and More to Stream Unseen Concert Footage for Charity
Posted in: Music NewsProceeds from livestream series will go toward Teenage Cancer Trust
Butch Vig on Why ‘Who’s Next’ ‘Didn’t Sound Like Any Other Record’
Posted in: Music Features“I was fascinated by how they put their sound together,” drummer-producer says of the Who as he reflects on their classic 1971 LP
Keith Moon’s 10 Wildest Pranks
Posted in: Music ListsNo drum kit, hotel room, trousers department or small British village was spared the drummer’s sense of mischief
The Who, ‘Who’s Next’
Posted in: Music Album Reviews"There you have it, chums, an album that, despite a degree of sober calculatedness that would prove fatal to a lesser group, ranks right up there [...] as among the most wondrous of 1971."
The Who Announce Vintage Concert Series on YouTube
Posted in: Music NewsSeries launches this weekend with unseen clips from their 1982 “farewell tour” concert at New York’s Shea Stadium
Flashback: The Who Perform an Explosive ‘Heaven and Hell’ at Isle of Wight in 1970
Posted in: Music NewsFifty years ago this month, England held its own version of Woodstock and reportedly drew an even bigger crowd
‘It’s a Clusterf-ck’: Musicians Struggle to Get Pandemic Assistance
Posted in: Music FeaturesThanks to a byzantine benefits structure, many musicians who had a patchwork income are unable to get the unemployment checks they need
Zak Starkey Implores His Rich Friends to Not ‘F–k the Planet’ With Their Cars
Posted in: Culture NewsThe musician’s message on what individuals can do regarding climate change is simple
