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  Features2 months ago

  ‘Squeeze Box’: The Who Hit Championed By Ronnie Lane

  Pete Townshend admitted that he wrote the song for his own amusement, and initially didn't even consider it for 'The Who By Numbers.'

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  Features2 months ago

  Best Gifts for Rock Music Fans This Christmas

  Need a Christmas gift for a passionate fan of all things rock? Check out our favorite albums, merch, and more from artists in the genre.

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  Features2 months ago

  ‘Rough Boys’ Single: Pete Townshend Rounds Off A Solo Chart Year

  In November 1980, the Who guitarist and writer made his third solo entry of the year on the Hot 100.

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  News3 months ago

  BBC Two To Broadcast ‘Freddie Mercury: The Final Act’ In November

  The film will follow the story from the Queen forntman's last concert to the tribute concert itself which took place on April 20, 1992.

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  News3 months ago

  Tour Postponement Haunts Roger Daltrey Again, ‘Who Was I’ Moved To 2022

  The delay is the latest in a series of postponements to have bedevilled Daltrey and The Who during the course of the pandemic.

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  Features3 months ago

  ‘Quadrophenia’: Four-Way Brilliance From The Who

  Pete Townshend told the NME on the double LP's release that he felt that The Who ought to make a last album.

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  Features3 months ago

  ‘The Who By Numbers’: Combining ‘Surface Appeal And Fascinating Depth’

  A more conventional studio album after the panoramic ambition of 1973’s 'Quadrophenia,' the band's 1975 release was far from average.

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  Features3 months ago

  ’Ride A White Swan’: New Name, New Adventure For T. Rex

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  Features3 months ago

  The Digital Music Revolution: From The MP3 To Music-Is-Free

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  In-Depth3 months ago

  Children Of The Revolution: How Glam Rock Changed The World

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  In-Depth3 months ago

  The Album Isn’t Dead. Long Live The Long-Player

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  Features3 months ago

  ‘I Can See For Miles’: The Who Finally Go The Distance To US Top Ten

  Two and a half years after their first UK Top 10 hit, the band made the Hot 100 with what became their only US equivalent, ‘I Can See For Miles.’

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  Features4 months ago

  Not Fade Away: The Who Unleash ‘My Generation’

  Pete Townshend worked on the song, originally as a slow blues, all through the summer of 1965, as The Who toured Scandinavia and Holland.

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  Features4 months ago

  Mad Dog On The Road: The Who’s John Entwistle, Solo In ’75

  The Who bassman was busy working theaters, halls and arenas across North America on his first tour in his own name in early 1975.

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  Music Quizzes4 months ago

  The Who’s Live Music Quiz

  Think you're an expert of The Who's live shows? Test your knowledge with this quiz!