Billy Idol, Joan Jett and Foreigner’s Mick Jones will perform as part of the MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert in New York on May 28th, it has been announced. The Who’s Pete Townshend will be honored at the event with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his support of the MusiCares MAP Fund and recovery … Continue reading Billy Idol, Joan Jett and Mick Jones Added to MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit →

Lambert & Stamp is the story of two aspiring filmmakers who discovered and managed The Who. The documentary, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014 and is being distributed to Sony Pictures, hits theaters in New York and Los Angeles April 3rd. It will open at theaters in additional cities after that. The … Continue reading Lambert & Stamp (Official Trailer) →

The Who’s Pete Townshend and longtime Who manager Bill Curbishley will both be honored at the annual MusiCares MAP Fund Benefit Concert this coming May. The MusiCares MAP Fund provides financial and supportive assistance for music people in need of addiction recovery services. Townshend will be honored with the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award for his … Continue reading MusiCares MAP Fund To Honor Pete Townshend →

In 1976 The Who lay claim to the title of the Loudest Band In The World after being measured at an earth-shattering 126dB* but these days guitarist Pete Townshend prefers a more reasonable volume. According to a report by Classic Rock Magazine, Townshend actually walked off the stage near the end of a show in … Continue reading Pete Townshend Walks Off Stage Because Music Is Too Loud →

On October 9th, The Who’s Live In Texas ’75 will be released on DVD.  Recorded at The Summit in Houston at the beginning of the US leg of The Who By Numbers tour, this incendiary 117-minute show has previously only been available as a rough bootleg.  The original video footage has been cleaned up for … Continue reading The Who Live in Texas ’75 Coming to DVD →

Legendary British rock band The Who have announced a 36-date tour scheduled for late this year – the band’s first in North America in four years. Kicking off in Florida on November 1, the tour features Who founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, alongside Zak Starkey, Pino Palladino, Simon Townshend, Chris Stainton, Loren Gold, … Continue reading The Who Announce North American ‘Quadrophenia’ Tour →