Pete Townshend

Honey-do: Power Pop tunes

Today's assigment is "power pop" tunes. What is that, you ask? Well, it's music full of big guitars, lots of harmonies & catchy sing-a-long melodies. Pete Townshend coined the phrase back in the late...

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Art for bark's sake: felt Fidos go walkies as stars go to the dogs

Published Date: 22 November 2009 By Tim Cornwell Arts Correspondent BRAD Pitt's been on the phone trying to snap one up for his children. Say hello to the hottest dogs on the planet – cute canines made of felt by a Scottish...

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Starmarks - The Who Performs at Super Bowl XLIV?

Well the news isn’t verified, but it has been rumored! Sportsillustrated.com stated this past week that it is a definite possibility that the legendary successful English rock group of the 60’s and 70’s, The Who, will be...

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Today In Music History: He Wrote The Religious Song That Wasn't

Birthdays: Singer/guitarist Joe Walsh is 62. Rapper Mike D of the Beastie Boys is 44. Bassist Jared Followill of Kings of Leon is 23. Today in: 1970 - Kinks singer Ray Davies re-recorded one word for...

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TERRY RILEY: DRONING DARK DARKNESS

The London Times called composer Terry Riley one of the makers of the 20th century. His long-form synthesizer pieces inspired pop musicians (like the Who, who named half a song after him) and his discography documents...

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Mose Allison returns to The Center for the Arts Sunday

Mose Allison returns to The Center for the Arts Sunday Special to The Union The songs of Mose Allison are a fusion of rustic blues and jazz, embellished with profound and often humorous lyrics. As a pianist, while admiring jazz...

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The Who, The Mods And The Quadrophenia Connection

The Charge The band, the movement, the album, the movie. The Case There's conceivably a good story somewhere in The Who, the Mods and the Quadrophenia Connection, but the problem is that the documentary A) doesn't know what it...

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Tuesday's Earful: Rose Hill Drive

By: David Schultz Usually it takes a couple decades before a band ends up in some version of someone's "Where Are They Now" column. Nowadays, when an act can be hyped up and inspire a backlash within a six month cycle, it's a...

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BRIEF: Rock act The Who is rumored headliner for Super Bowl XLIV

Nov 16, 2009 (Tulsa World - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- According to reports, the Who will perform at Super Bowl XLIV in Miami in February. If reports are confirmed, the Who would join a roster of...

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Roger Daltrey performs at the Borgata

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?

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