The actual zygote moment of The Planetsʼ inception took place, beyond appropriately enough, at The Whoʼs first full length concert in New York City on July 8, 1967.
For a great many of us tender shoots, rock music was oxygen, the air we breathed. This opening had been fiercely anticipated. That worn-out dump in the seedy East Village was now... Mecca!
What would the world be like if even half of us refused to look at a calendar again? Or stopped counting the number of candles on our birthday cake? Or ceased looking in the mirror and obsessing about the number of wrinkles on our face or the size of our jeans?
There are artificial limbs to help people walk and artificial hearts to keep people alive, and soon, a groundbreaking new technology could let some of...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Fans still holding tickets for a canceled 1979 show in Rhode Island by British rock band The Who can finally use them.
The Who's ...
NEW YORK -- The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are taking "Quadrophenia" and other Who classics on the road for a U.S. tour this fall, but fir...
These days, some of the young -- though smart when it comes to the Internet and Twitter and Facebook -- are kind of clueless when it comes to cultural touchstones.
To this day, after literally 1000+ listens, the bedlam that breaks out in that original version of the coda of "My Generation" remains breathtaking to me.
The Monterey International Pop Festival took place at such a guileless time that the promoters used the word "pop" in its title. Not long after this would have been unthinkable, after the lines were drawn between "pop" music and rock and roll.
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LOS ANGELES -- The two original members of the British rock band The Who have launched a program for teens and young adults with cancer.
Roger Daltre...
NEW YORK -- Roger Daltrey, lead singer of The Who, says there aren't many contemporary singers who could "lead" a band, and he partially blames shows ...
We never saw The Who as anything but gods. They were in full flight within 10 seconds of the beginning of their opening song and we hadn't even gotten a glimpse of them.
Homeopathy gained popularity due to its impressive successes in treating the infectious disease epidemics of the 19th century, not just typhoid, but also cholera, scarlet fever, yellow fever, flu.
Going above and beyond the call of rock star duty, Roger Daltrey went the extra miles before a not-quite-sellout crowd at the Paramount Theatre in Denver.
Record bins are rife with charity singles and concert history is filled with benefit shows for every imaginable cause. Musicians like to give back. Here, see the most generous musicians ever.
Working as co-producer and co-writer on the VH1 Rock Honors tribute to the Who that premieres Thursday night, and being around the Who reminded me why rock actually deserves to live still.