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Viewpoints: Theres still time to specialize in happiness

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:30:37 GMT

My 14-year-old has discovered the Who, courtesy of the television show CSI. From her iTunes playlist comes the question written by Roger Daltrey and put to music by Pete Townshend way back in 1978.
Source: Sacramento Bee

Roger Daltrey celebrates the best

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:38:59 GMT

"It never ceases to amaze me how four young prats with such diverse personalities came to be in the same band," says Roger Daltrey of his bandmates in The Who in Anyway Anyhow Anywhere by Andy Neill and Matt Kent.
Source: Charleston City Paper

Roger Daltrey performs at the Borgata

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:31:37 GMT

When the Who is on - it's really on. Maybe it hasn't always been as consistently ferocious or tuneful a live act as it once was. Then again, are you good at every aspect of what you've been doing since 1964?
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Unending England-Brazil symphony simply lacked the X factor

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:10:02 GMT

England v Brazil: A meaningless game accompanied by some fairly meaningless punditry. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Anyone will tell you this is no time to be tinkering, as a World Cup approaches.
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane & The Night The Small Faces Played The Goldhawk Club

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:29:07 GMT

The introduction to Paulo Hewitt and John Hellier’s wonderful book on the late, great Steve Marriott reads: ‘Steve Marriott – All Too Beautiful’ – “I can’t live to anyone else’s rules.” ‘Steve Marriott was one of the music world’s most extraordinary...
Source: Independent Rs

The Who 'to play the 2010 Super Bowl'

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:51:35 GMT

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend on stage at Glastonbury in 2007 The British band have been signed up to play at the showpiece sporting event, the Super Bowl XLIV, in Miami on February 7.
Source: The Telegraph

Music: Newswire:The Who to be this year's Super Bowl halftime act (maybe)

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:47:17 GMT

Though the NFL hasn't confirmed it, rumor has it that The Who (or at least Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, plus sidemen) will be this year's recipient of the "Classic Rock Act That Gets A Post Super Bowl Sales Boost" award.
Source: The A.V. Club

The Who to perform at SuperBowl: report

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:27:19 GMT

Roger Daltrey (L) and Pete Townshend of The Who perform on stage after the F1 Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne March 29, 2009.
Source: International Business Times

Photo from Getty Images

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:12:45 GMT

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 02: Ronnie Wood from the rock group the Rolling Stones with his Outstanding Contribution award onstage with Pete Townshend during the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour Awards at the Park Lane Hotel on November 2, 2009 in London, En...

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Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:11:42 GMT

Quoted in 'Happy Hollows’ Clever Viral Videos Cast Spells on Indie Rock'

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:45:13 GMT

said in Wired:

I go for it. If not, I decline. Throughout it all, Negadhari’s jagged fretwork — inspired by guitar greats like Pete Townshend and Eddie Van Halen — punches through. I wrote the majority of these songs in 2007, the year I isolated and immersed myself in writing ... My goal was to create an album that was very melodic but still had different song and guitar styles — finger-picking and tapping, fast strums and slow rhythms — and somehow make it all cohesive.

Quoted in 'Staten Island pols call on MTA to take over two privately-operated bus routes'

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:39:52 GMT

James Oddo said in SILive.com:

I remind Jay Walder [the new head of the MTA] of those immortal lyrics from the Who's Pete Townshend, 'Meet the new boss; same as the old boss, ' ... Same MTA. Same disdain for Staten Island. Same struggle by all of us to try and get fairness.

Kennedy Center Honors - Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:19:19 GMT