“I know people who lived in that building – I know four families. They were Spanish,” he said. “They’re not OK. A mother lost her daughter, two little girls were in comas. So I’ve been … [Read more...]
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My NEW Taki’s column: The Hitler of Gibsons — Gustav Metzger and Pete Townshend
“[Metzger] had a profound effect on me,” Townshend recalled long afterward. “I really … [Read more...]
Happy 70th birthday, Pete Townshend! (videos)
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“I can dig it”: Most comprehensive article(s) ever re: Pete Townshend vs Abbie Hoffman at Woodstock?
I found these paired at Rock's Backpages. I won't post the whole thing because they're behind their $200 paywall. But it's hard to … [Read more...]
Pete Townshend creates classical version of ‘Quadrophenia’
VVN:The rock superstar, who turns 70 next year, began work on the project as part of his plan to leave a legacy of all his work arranged for orchestra as sheet music, for … [Read more...]
The Melvins’ King Buzzo Singles Out Pete Townshend for Acoustic Rock God Status
Indeed. An indelible performance. “I believe it was the late ’70s, he did a live show where he played Who songs acoustic on a record called ‘The Secret Policeman’s … [Read more...]
HEY! PETE TOWNSHEND!! YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ THIS…!!
I TOLD you Pete Townshend didn’t like little kids!
Rod Dreher needs to stop trying to make his coinages like “the Cathedral” happen
He had one neologistic semi-success, with "crunchy con," but now he's like Pete Townshend trying to make those white boilersuits a thing for 15 years. ([Read more...]
Ed Driscoll went to see ‘Lambert and Stamp’
Ed Driscoll writes: The Who were one of the most unlikely of bands; Pete Townshend, art school devotee and later follower of Sufi mystic and guru Meher Baba, was essentially the timekeeper of the group, even … [Read more...]
Today in yesterday: 11 die at The Who concert in Cincinnati, 1979 (video)
Pete Townshend's post-Cincinnati remarks were and are disturbing, which is no surprise because his life was falling apart. But that's also no excuse. Neither is "He's an artiste" … [Read more...]
Rick McGinnis: ‘Franc Roddam, Quadrophenia (the movie,) and my brief life as a mod’
Rick McGinnis writes: It was more fun being the only mod at St. Mike's - definitely the only mod in Mount Dennis - and in any case I did learn from watching Roddam's film version of the … [Read more...]