Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Pete Townshend published by Tribune Company sources.
Displaying items 1-12 of 47
» View newsday.com items only
1
2
3
4
•
Next >
-
Highlights
An acoustic groove Newport News guitarist Bryan Forrest played with area rock bands including The Lift, Big Daddy and Hallelujah Hatrack before settling into a more acoustic groove. His sets now include his own tuneful compositions as well as solo...Tags: Richard Thompson, Williamsburg, Todd Rundgren
-
The Who's Looking for a Roadie
Los Angeles TimesWant to be a substitute for another guy? It ain't cheap. The Who has an auction under way at eBay for a fan who wants to pay to be a roadie for a day during their U.S. tour. The bidding hit $20,000 after four days, and it may go higher by the Sunday cut-...Tags: eBay Incorporated, Santa Monica, Auction Service, Roger Daltrey
-
The Who Recruits A Roadie On eBay
Los Angeles TimesWant to be a substitute for another guy? It ain't cheap. The Who has an auction under way at eBay for a fan who wants to pay to be a roadie for a day during its U.S. tour. The bidding hit $20,000 after four days, and it may go higher by the Sunday cut-...Tags: eBay Incorporated, Santa Monica, Auction Service, Roger Daltrey
-
The Who: Talkin' 'bout your Rock Band 2 g-g-generation
Special to The TimesThe Orpheum Theatre is not a big room for the Who, but this was an unusual occasion, an intimate collision of rock history and virtual reality, of brute force and high-tech fun. Looking out over the excited crowd that thronged the room Wednesday for a...Tags: Music Theater, Roger Daltrey, Video Games, Game Playing, Music
-
Tributes to the Who, George Martin
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersTHERE ARE "once-in-a-lifetime" tribute and trophy shows most every weekend in Los Angeles, but Saturday night had been circled on the calendar for weeks by fans of the British Invasion as an evening of amazing confluence. Crosstown events promised to...Tags: Achievement Records, Jazz Music, Human Accomplishments, Burt Bacharach, Music
-
My Morning Jacket, Martha Wainwright benefit from oversharing
Times Pop Music CriticOversharing is the latest indulgence embraced by one generation and worrying another. Teens and twentysomethings raised by the Internet have no locks on their hearts and bedrooms. This drives baby boomers, who'd previously owned the market on narcissism,...Tags: Tennessee, Donald Fagen, Rufus Wainwright, Kentucky, Music
-
Alice Ripley plays Mrs. Walker her way (not Ann-Margret's) in 'The Who's Tommy'
Times Staff WriterTONY-nominated actress and pop musician Alice Ripley is about to become a mother for the third time. Sort of. When "The Who's Tommy" pop musician is unveiled this weekend at Hollywood's Ricardo Montalbán Theatre, it will mark Ripley's third appearance as...Tags: Family, Music Theater, Broadway, Music, New York
-
'The Who's Tommy'
Special to The TimesSomewhere between arousal and a prayer, between raw blues and high opera: Pete Townshend's insistent, accelerating intro to "Pinball Wizard" is seven bars of the most exhilarating rock ever made. That ecstatic sense of liberation drives "The Who's Tommy,...Tags: Celebrity, Music Theater, Roger Daltrey, Classical Music, Music Industry
-
New On CD: Wolf Parade, Dan Tyminski, Alanis Morissette
WOLF PARADE At Mount Zoomer Sub Pop While recording the follow-up to its lauded debut album, "Apologies to the Queen Mary," Wolf Parade sent a note to Sub Pop saying there were no singles on the new record. That's a lie. "At Mount Zoomer" may be prog-...Tags: Music Theater, Muhammad Ali, Music, Vince Gill, Poetry
-
> > New On Disc
While recording the follow-up to its lauded debut album, "Apologies to the Queen Mary," Wolf Parade sent a note to Sub Pop saying there were no singles on the new record. That's a lie. "At Mount Zoomer" may be prog-damaged and pervasively weird, but...Tags: Music Theater, Muhammad Ali, Music, Vince Gill, Poetry
-
Boomer TV: Pete Townshend's 63rd
The TV ZonePete Townshend hasn't died before he got old. In fact, today the Who's leader turns 63. Here's a clip from an amazing performance of "My Generation" (complete with instrument-smashing, whadya expect?) from the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" from...Tags: Bette Davis
-
Cubs take their winning show on the road
Tribune staff reporterThe Carlos Zambrano Show was cut short on Monday due to circumstances beyond his control, though the Cubs' ace was definitely out of control from the start to the finish of his five-inning stint. One day after his 27th birthday, Zambrano spotted San...Tags: San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Jon Lieber, Aramis Ramirez, Baseball
Aug 22, 2008
|Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press
Aug 22, 2008
|Story| AM New York
Aug 23, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jul 18, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jul 14, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 10, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 12, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 23, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jun 17, 2008
|Story| Hartford Courant
Jun 17, 2008
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 20, 2008
|Blog| Newsday
Jun 2, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
