Earlier this month The Who gave their first long-form television interview about the Cincinnati concert stampede that claimed the lives of 11 youth and forever changed rock and roll. Airing on December 3, 2019 – the 40th anniversary of the tragedy – the interviews were part of Cincinnati TV station WCPO’s documentary The Who: The … Continue reading Watch the New Documentary ‘The Who: The Night That Changed Rock’ →

The Who will make their long-awaited return to Cincinnati in 2020 as part of a newly announced run of tour dates. The last time the legendary rock group performed in the city was December 3, 1979, when 11 young people died during a stampede outside their show. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry made the announcement … Continue reading The Who Announce First Cincinnati Show Since the 1979 Concert Tragedy that Claimed 11 Lives →

December 7, 2000 – The 31st annual Kennedy Center Honors salutes Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who.  Also feted are Morgan Freeman, George Jones, Barbra Streisand and Twyla Tharp.  Rob Thomas, Dave Grohl and Chris Cornell honor them with a live performance. December 7, 1984 – Foreigner release their fifth studio album Agent Provocateur. It goes on to sell three million copies in … Continue reading CDJ Today: December 7 in Classic Rock →

The Who have released another song – “I Don’t Wanna Get Wise” – from their forthcoming album WHO, due out December 6, 2019, via Polydor records. Hear the track below. The single arrives just days after fans who attended the opening of London’s new Music Walk of Fame were given a special preview of the … Continue reading Listen to The Who’s New Song “I Don’t Wanna Get Wise” →

The Who were honored with the first stone on the new Music Walk of Fame in Camden, north London in a ceremony on Tuesday in Camden High Street. “This will be great for Camden. It’ll be great for London. It’ll be great for the neighborhood and it will be great for our business, one of … Continue reading The Who are the First to be Honored on London’s Music Walk of Fame →

A new exhibit will open at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this month. Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll explores the history of the instruments that have “inspired the musicians and made possible the songs we know and love.” The Play It Loud exhibit, which was previously on display at … Continue reading New Rock Hall Exhibit ‘Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll’ to Open this Month →

Twenty-six years after closing on Broadway, The Who’s Tommy is making a return to the Great White Way. The highly-acclaimed rock musical will receive its first Broadway revival in 2021, announced producers Hal Luftig and Patrick Catullo. Des McAnuff will return to the director’s chair for the new run. McAnuff won a Tony Award for … Continue reading The Who’s Tommy Set for Broadway Revival →

British rock pioneers The Who are back with a brand new album, set for release December 6th. Titled WHO, the release marks the band’s first new studio album in 13 years. A long-anticipated follow-up to 2006’s Endless Wire, the politically-tinged new album tackles topics like Brexit, musical theft, the Grenfell Tower fire, spirituality, the power … Continue reading Listen to ‘Ball & Chain’ – Brand New Song from The Who →

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend performed two songs from The Who’s forthcoming album during a show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden this weekend. The performance marked the debut of “Big Cigars” as well as the band’s second-ever performance of “Hero Ground Zero.” Watch fan-filmed footage of the two songs below. “Next year, hopefully, … Continue reading Watch: The Who Debut New Song “Big Cigars” →

What makes a great autobiography? Honesty, great stories, and the willingness of the author to really go deep. The following books have either stood the test of time, or have recently topped the charts and gotten enthusiastic reviews from critics and fans alike.  Sadly, two of our choices feature artists who have passed – David Bowie and … Continue reading 10 Great Classic Rock Autobiographies You Need to Read →