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The Who's Pete Townshend Opens Up About the Making of 'Quadrophenia' -- Exclusive Videos

The Who's Pete Townshend talks about the 'Quadrophenia' deluxe reissue in these exclusive video clips. ... Read More »

Pete Townshend Calls Apple 'Digital Vampires' Over iTunes' Commissions

Gareth Cattermole/WireImage Who guitarist and windmill expert Pete Townshend has spoken out ... Read More »

The 23 Best 'Simpsons' Musician Cameos

Fox When we heard 'The Simpsons' was on the verge of cancellation, we started reminiscing ... Read More »

Roger Daltrey Reveals Pete Townshend Is 'Almost Stone Deaf'

Roger Daltrey has once again cast doubt over the future of the Who after revealing that guitarist Pete Townshend is "almost stone deaf". ... Read More »

The Who's Roger Daltrey to Bring 'Tommy' to North America This Fall

Roger Daltrey will bring a solo production of the Who's classic rock opera,'Tommy,' to North America -- with both the blessings and the younger brother of his Who partner, Pete Townshend. ... Read More »

The Who's Roger Daltrey Plots 'Tommy' Tour With Pete Townshend's Brother

The Who's Roger Daltrey is hitting the road to perform the rock opera 'Tommy,' and he's taking Pete Townshend's brother Simon along for the ride. ... Read More »

Pete Townshend Regrets Joining the Who

Legendary guitarist Pete Townshend may have few regrets -- but joining the very band that made him famous in the first place ranks as one of them. ... Read More »

English Beat's 'Save It for Later' Finds Fans in Pete Townshend and Eddie Vedder

When Dave Wakeling heard Pete Townshend was on the phone for him, the English Beat frontman reacted like most people would -- he figured the caller was full of it. ... Read More »

The Who Plan Tour, New Material for 2011

Although the Who have been inactive for much of 2010, save for their halftime Super Bowl appearance last February and a charity performance of 'Quadrophenia' in London the following month, 2011 looks as if it will be a busy one for its surviving members. ... Read More »

Billy Idol's Band Gives Nod to Led Zeppelin in California

Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens paid tribute to Led Zeppelin Thursday night, fusing two of Jimmy Page's guitar pieces into songs by Idol and Generation X. ... Read More »

The Who Ponder 'Quadrophenia' Tour for 2011

Although the Who have been performing special gigs throughout the years, it's been four years since ... Read More »

John Lennon Cartoon Fetches $56K at Auction

A cartoon drawn by John Lennon during a 1969 "bed-in" protest with his wife Yoko Ono has sold at the ... Read More »

Outing Gay Songs: 20 Tunes With Homosexual Subtexts

For many fabulous folks around the globe, June is Pride Month, when queers of all ... Read More »

Pearl Jam Honor Fans, Pete Townshend at Madison Square Garden

"It's nice not to be just in New York City, but to be in what they call the 'World's Most Famous ... Read More »

10 Worst Rock Operas

For every rock opera as artistically and commercially successful as Pink Floyd' s 'The Wall' or ... Read More »

All-Star Lineup Honors the Who at Carnegie Hall

Among the songs performed Tuesday night as part of 'The Music of the Who,' a two-hour charity ... Read More »