The Who/Joan Jett @ Wells Fargo Center Russ Cohen August 26, 2015 Concerts PHILADELPHIA, PA—Joan Jett opened up for The Who at the Wells Fargo Center. They had worked together many times before and the first lady of guitar legends didn’t disappoint. She opened up with “Bad Reputat...
The Who: The Kids Are Still All Right Russ Cohen May 12, 2015 Goings-On Legendary British band The Who are on tour, and they will soon be generating a ton of excitement at the Wells Fargo Center on May 17, Nassau Coliseum on May 20, Boardwalk Hall on May 22, Barclays Center on May ...
Rock Reads: A Summer Guide For The Rock And Roll Literate James Campion July 23, 2014 Columns 1 Looking for a celebration of music in words to while away your lazy summer days? Face The Music—A Life Exposed—Paul Stanley (2014) The personalities in the bombastic rock band KISS have been...
Rant ‘N’ Roll: Magic Slim & The Who Mike Greenblatt January 23, 2013 Columns If Live At Leeds by The Who is the greatest in-concert hard rock album of them all, then the show they recorded the very next night, on Feb. 15, 1970, Live At Hull, is a worthy companion piece. Twice as lon...
The Who @ Barclays Center Glyn Emmerson December 10, 2012 Concerts BROOKLYN, NY—When The Who put out Quadrophenia in 1973 following the blockbusters Tommy and Who’s Next, many considered it the zenith of the band’s output, and many still do. At the Barclays Center, origina...
Rant ‘N’ Roll: The Who, Aretha, Bad Rap and Back Porch Dogma Mike Greenblatt March 2, 2012 Columns So after everybody’s favorite Who album, Who’s Next, in 1971, Pete Townshend set upon one-upping my favorite Who album (their fourth), 1969’s Tommy. Tommy (along with Arthur by The Kinks) laid the rock-ope...
The Who: Interview with Pete Townshend Kevin Purcell November 29, 2006 Interviews With their rebellious and raucous attitude, they laid the groundwork for punk music. With rock operas and grandiose song arrangements, they gave birth to progressive rock. By bringing demolition to the stage...
The Who: Endless Wire Kevin Purcell November 15, 2006 Albums Erase all preconceptions. The Who are back and on their first album in 24 years they have managed to shatter all expectations. Somehow Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey rekindled the magic of years past to creat...
