Pete Townshend

Rock 

The Who Hit Home Run at Fenway Park

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2025, Baba O’Riley, Boston, Fenway Park, Massachusetts, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Won't Get Fooled Again

The legendary band rocks Boston during their final farewell tour

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Remembrance Rock 

The Reverberation of Duane Eddy

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Dave Davies, Duane Eddy, Gretsch, guitar, Pete Townshend, Rebel Rouser, RIP, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Twang

Remembering the innovative guitar legend who passed away at age 86

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Broadway Rock 

The Who’s Tommy Returns to Broadway

April 1, 2024April 1, 2024 Craig Peters 0 Comments Alison Luff, Broadway, Des McAnuff, John Entwistle, Nederlander Theatre, New York City, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Tommy, Tommy on Broadway

How does the revival stack up against the musical’s 1993 run?

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Music Journalism 

Before It Was Easy: Ira Robbins Talks Trouser Press’s 50th Birthday

March 19, 2024March 19, 2024 Jim Allen 1 Comment 50th anniversary, Big Country, Devo, Elvis Costello, Ira A. Robbins, Ira Robbins, Jimmy Page, Magazine, New Wave, Pete Townshend, Rory Gallagher, The Who, Trouser Press, Trouser Press Books, Zip It Up! The Best of Trouser Press Magazine 1974-1984

A seminal rock magazine gets an awesome anthology

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Rock 

One of the Boys: Roger Daltrey Turns 80

March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 80th birthday, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Led Zeppelin, London Symphony Orchestra, Lou Adler, Pete Townshend, Pino Palladino, Quadrophenia, Roger Daltrey, The Beatles, The Rock Symphony, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Tommy, Zak Starkey

Saluting one of rock’s greatest frontmen

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Rock 

The Who Live at Shea Stadium to See Official Audio Release

January 18, 2024February 9, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1982, John Entwistle, Kenney Jones, live album, Mercury Studios, New York, Pete Townshend, Queens, Roger Daltrey, Shea Stadium, The Clash, The Who

The famous 1982 concert will be released on CD and vinyl March 1st

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Rock 

The Punk and The Godfather: The Who’s Quadrophenia at 50

October 26, 2023February 19, 2024 Kara Tucker 2 Comments 1973, 5:15, 50th anniversary, Bell Boy, Chris Stamp, Drowned, I Am The Sea, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Kit Lambert, Love Reign O'er Me, Mick Jagger, Mods, Pete Townshend, Quadrophenia, Roger Daltrey, Ronnie Lane, Sea and Sand, The Real Me, The Who

Reflecting on the band’s magnificent mod epic

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Hard Rock Rock 

The Who’s Life House Finally Comes To Life

October 2, 2023October 4, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1971, 2023, Glyn Johns, John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Kit Lambert, Life House, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Universal Music Enterprises, Who's Next, Who's Next / Life House

Inside the new Super Deluxe Edition of Who’s Next

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Rock 

The Who Announce Long-Awaited Who’s Next / Life House Box Set

July 23, 2023October 2, 2023 Rock and Roll Globe Staff 0 Comments John Entwistle, Keith Moon, Life House, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Universal Music Enterprises, Who's Next, Who's Next / Life House

Super Deluxe Edition of the band’s 1971 classic comes out on September 15th

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Pop Rock 

Still Standing: Elton John’s Too Low For Zero at 40

May 31, 2023May 31, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Badfinger, Bernie Taupin, Chris Thomas, Davey Johnstone, Elton John, I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues, I'm Still Standing, Kiki Dee, Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Pretenders, Too Low For Zero

Inside the album that got the Rocket Man out of his New Wave era slump

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 42: March 2023

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Anti-Nowhere League, Blondie, CBGB, Chris Stein, Famous Quotes, Jean-Michel Jarre, Jim Sullivan, Johnny B., Magoo, Melody Maker, Pete Townshend, The Who

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Punk Remembrance Rock 

Wilko Johnson: Punk Rock Patient Zero 1947-2022

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Dave Davies, Dr. Feelgood, Elvis Costello, Game Of Thrones, James Williamson, Joe Strummer, Johnny Thunders, Mick Ralphs, Paul Weller, Pete Townshend, RIP, Roger Daltrey, Ron Asheton, The Stranglers, The Who Sell Out, Wilko Johnson

Remembering the iconic, resilient Dr. Feelgood guitarist

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Rock 

One Life’s Enough: The Who’s It’s Hard at 40

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 Justin Cober-Lake 3 Comments 1982, 40th Anniversary, Athena, Eminence Front, It's Hard, John Entwistle, Kenney Jones, MCA Records, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Who

Looking back on one of the band’s most underrated albums

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Rock 

Ian Hunter, 83, Penned Best Song of His Career at 76

June 18, 2022February 5, 2025 Ken Kurson 10 Comments Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Dennis DeYoung, Foreigner, Ian Hunter, John Panozzo, Jon Bon Jovi, Mick Jones, Mick Ralphs, Mott the Hoople, Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend, Styx, The Who

Mott leader’s tribute to Bowie revealed an artist heading loudly into that good night

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Rock 

Who’s Back: Pete and Roger Return To Boston

May 20, 2022 Jim Sullivan 5 Comments Behind Blue Eyes, Pete Townshend, Pinball Wizard, Quadrohenia, Roger Daltrey, Simon Townshend, The Who, Tommy, Who Hits Back, Zak Starkey

The Who Hits Back tour is a testament to rejuvenation

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