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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.

10 Years Ago: Pete Townshend Cleared On Child Porn Charges

Dave Swanson — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:10:33 +0000

Following a four-month investigation, Who guitarist Pete Townshend was cleared of charges related to child pornography on May 7, 2003, after examination of his computers equipment proved there had been no downloaded images of child porn.

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 Admits He Swiped His Trademark 'Windmill' From Keith Richards

Sterling Whitaker — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:49:22 +0000

Pete Townshend is undeniably one of rock music's most dynamic performers. The Who guitarist has always been notable for his energetic stage exertions -- particularly his signature "windmill" move, which consists of Townshend swinging his arm around in a furious windup before delivering a powerful strike to sound power chords on his guitar. In an interview with David Letterman, the musician says his trademark move was inspired by fellow rock icon Keith Richards.

Pete Townshend Says Police Told Him 'We Knew You Weren't a Pedophile'

Jeff Giles — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:09:15 +0000

A full 15 years after it was announced, Pete Townshend‘s memoir, ‘Who I Am,’ arrives on bookstore shelves today (Oct. 9) — which, for Townshend, means reliving the 2003 legal troubles that he’s always insisted stemmed from research he was doing for the book. As fans no doubt recall, Townshend was netted as part of [...]

Acoustical Townshend – Today's Vinyl Vault

Jeff Holbrook — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:29:42 +0000

A various artists package came out in 1979 containing highlights from the Secret Policeman’s Ball concert that year. Pete Townshend was the most popular attraction, so naturally, his parts got the most attention. You may recall his acoustic version of Won’t Get Fooled Again due to the fact that we played it around the clock, [...]

Pete Townshend Autobiography Will Hit Stores Next Month

Steph Barber — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:39:14 +0000

Finally! The Who’s Pete Townshend has been working on his book for fifteen years or so. Now he shares the book’s title and release date. Pete’s book will be titled “Who I Am” and will be available in stores on October 11 or order from Amazon on October 8 (it’s on sale here as well!). [...]

Pete Townshend Talks Makeup with the Spice Girls

Chad Childers — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:42:46 +0000

The Who‘s Pete Townshend has penned a lengthy update on his summer activities, and reveals that arguably the band’s biggest moment of the summer months almost didn’t happen. He writes, “The Olympics gig nearly didn’t happen for us – Roger (Daltrey) and I weren’t certain that two old geezers should be there singing about our [...]

Pete Townshend And Jeff Beck Play Movie Music

Carl Coffey — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:15:13 +0000

Pete Townshend will team up with Jeff Beck — Britain’s reigning guitar god — for a special concert next Monday at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Pete and Jeff will play a version of The Who‘s classic “Love Reign O’er Me” (from the 1979 film adaptation of The Who’s 1973 rock opera, “Quadrophenia“) as part [...]

Pete Townshend Sells Out

Carl Coffey — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:03:20 +0000

The Spirit Music Group is a famous independent music publisher that owns the publishing for songs by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Santana, The Beach Boys, Barbra Streisand, Lou Reed, T. Rex, The Grateful Dead, Alice Cooper, Chicago and many others. And now, they also own The Who's songs.

Pure Acoustical Townshend Today – Don't Be Fooled

Jeff Holbrook — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:47:03 +0000

Back in 1979, Pete Townshend gave some unforgettable acoustic performances at Amnesty International's Secret Policeman's Ball. It was released as a benefit show that inspired Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour, Sting, Bob Geldof, Phil Collins and many other

Pete Townshend Attacks Music Piracy, iTunes At UK Symposium

Carl Coffey — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:00:07 +0000

Pete Townshend is lashing out against illegal downloading and the Internet’s role in music distribution. The BBC says the rocker took aim at iTunes, calling the Apple music store a “digital vampire” that “exists in the wild west Internet land of Facebook and Twitter.” The Who guitarist suggested the company do more to earn its [...]

Pete Townshend Guitar Sold For Big Bucks

Carl Coffey — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:09:54 +0000

Another piece of rock history has drawn big money at auction. The Les Paul guitar Pete Townshend played while on the American leg of The Who’s “Quadrophenia” tour has sold. The instrument pulled in 50-thousand dollars at a sale organized by Christie’s auction house. Pete says he lent the guitar to his brother-in-law Jon Astley [...]

Pete Townshend Bringing Back Quadrophenia

Carl Coffey — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:35:25 +0000

The Who's Pete Townshend has just announced that he's been working to restore the demos of "Quadrophenia" in his home studio. The original "Quadrophenia" producer, Jon Astley, is remastering the original vinyl mix for the anniversary box set, due out in October. Pete says,you're going to love it." As for retiring from the stage, he says "if you can take an artistic position an

Acoustical Townshend In Today's Vault

Jeff Holbrook — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:22:47 +0000

The original “Secret Policeman’s Ball” album from 1979 was never released on CD so I had to “digitize” my vinyl. True VINYL in the vault today! I think you’ll like Pete Townshend’s acoustical version of the Who classic “Won’t Get Fooled Again”. Rarely heard in such a way and rarely played anywhere, it will be [...]