In a deal that reportedly took three years to complete, Pete Townshend has sold all the publishing rights to his entire catalog – approximately 400 songs between the Who and his solo career – to the Spirit Music Group, a firm that specializes in placing

On January 24th, Spirit Music Group obtained all of the publishing rights to The Who’s immense catalog via the band’s chief songwriter, Pete Townshend. The catalog includes approximately 400 songs, which encompasses the entirety of Townshend’s writings o

Pete Townshend of The Who has announced he'll be selling the publishing rights to his entire catalog of tunes to a firm called the Spirit Music Group. The firm controls varying degrees of rights to songs by several major rock acts. This news, which was a

"Feedback is just an extraordinary sound, like an enormous plane. It's a wonderful, optimistic sound." The Who legend pictured next to a Tommy hoarding in the early 1990s (© Steve Goldstein/Corbis) Back in 1990, Guitarist magazine caught up with The Who

Pete Townshend performs during the Prince's Trust Rock Gala. Over the past 20 years, the Who's music has been used to sell sports cars, allergy medicine and three incarnations of CSI. But that was just the beginning. On January 24th, Pete Townshend annou

A picture of my Tommy CD Last week I was talking about Eric Burdon and the Animals. Indeed what a great band and the hits they gave us were incredible. Eric Burdon and the Animals was part of the British Invasion, which happened in the early sixties. If

Thursday, February 16, 2012, by Rob Bear The Grammy-winning singer Adele might be a fresh face on the music scene this year, but she followed in the footsteps of greats when choosing a place to record her breakout album. The Shangri-La Ranch, in the hill

To paraphrase a rock legend, Who guitarist Pete Townshend once said that it must be really hard for a bright person in the Midwest, because you don't have a London or a New York City that can provide you with fresh input, that can rub against you and rub

If Pete Townshend’s “Lifehouse” project never actually comes to a full realization, he’s at least prepared to watch it grow through various stages in his lifetime. What exactly is “Lifehouse” and how does it relate to Lawrence Ball and this supposed Meth

JACKSONVILLE, UNITED STATES: British rock legend Paul McCartney performs at halftime of Super Bowl XXXIX 06 February 2005 at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, FL. AFP PHOTO/Roberto SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) JACKSON

Cream Calendar Calling All Mods Tonight at Mercy Lounge Posted by Adam Gold on Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 2:16 PM It's February and the weather here in Nashville is inexplicably balmy. While that makes Music City feel pretty fuckin' far from England right now,

He wanted to be out of his element so he recorded the guitar solo left-handed. Joe Perry remakes “Man of Peace,” and he says Dylan’s songs are not just iconic, but so are his performances. Ziggy Marley remade “Blowin’ In The Wind,” and he says his mindse

Lawrence Ball‘s double CD Method Music is a new collection of generative music that’s inspired by ideas Pete Townshend has explored over the last 40 years, with his Lifehouse project. Townshend’s Lifehouse had its origin in a sci-fi rock opera, written a

Day 2: Senseless Solo Albums. Plus: have your say! The new issue of Classic Rock features a rundown of the 50 Worst Albums Ever. From incomprehensibly awful solo records to ill-advised dabblings with gay disco, it’s a litany of disaster that shows exactl

All told, buying a wristband for $37.50 a day (we're not counting the limited showcases on Tuesday and Sunday) is a steal for local music fans, but it comes with a caveat - please remember before purchasing that badgeholders always have priority for the

Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan is a fantastic four disc, 76 song collection of Dylan covers honoring 50 years of Amnesty International and celebrating the work of Dylan. More than eighty artists contribute their versions of Dylan classics and

SPECTACLE: Roger Waters in action in Brisbane. Pic: Marc Robertson Source: The Courier-Mail IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC: Waters was the heart and soul of Pink Floyd. Pic: Marc Robertson Source: The Courier-Mail Roger Waters, The Wall Live Tour, Brisbane Ent

Lawrence Ball's double CD METHOD MUSIC, produced by Pete Townshend & Bob Lord, is now available worldwide on CD and digital formats through NAVONA RECORDS. METHOD MUSIC by Lawrence Ball possesses a unique and illustrious lineage that, despite the clear d

LITTLE ROCK It’s not too hard to cover a Bob Dylan song. What you do is pick out a likely suspect, type its title along with the keyword “chords” into a search engine, and you’ll come up with - well, let’s try it - about 310,000 hits for “Chimes of Free