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Legendary Amp Maker Jim Marshall Dead at 88

Posted 04/05/2012 at 10:30am | by Josh Hart

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Jim Marshall, the founder of Marshall Amplification and the true "Father of Loud," has died at age 88.

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The Who Premiere Fan-Made Music Video for "5:15"

Posted 03/21/2012 at 12:18pm | by Josh Hart

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Back in October of last year, The Who asked fans to create a music video for "5:15," one that "does for the track what the Quadrophenia film did for the album."

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Pete Townshend Sells Entire Back Catalog to Spirit Music Group

Posted 02/17/2012 at 4:16pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Pete Townshend has announced he was selling the publishing rights to his entire catalog of songs to a firm called the Spirit Music Group, which controls varying degrees of rights to songs by the Grateful Dead, Lou Reed and many other artists.

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The Who Announce Details, Track Listing for ‘Quadrophenia: The Director’s Cut’ Box Set

Posted 11/09/2011 at 5:11pm | by Damian Fanelli

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New details have been released about Quadrophenia: The Director’s Cut, a box set that will be released November 15 via Universal Music Enterprises. The reissue of The Who's landmark 1973 album was produced, authorized and overseen by Pete Townshend.

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Pete Townshend Calls Apple "a Digital Vampire" that Makes New Bands "Bleed"

Posted 11/01/2011 at 12:55pm | by Damian Fanelli

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The Who's Pete Townshend says Apple -- and with it, iTunes -- is "a digital vampire" that makes new bands "bleed." The guitarist said this and more at the first John Peel Lecture in Salford, England, yesterday, October 31, adding that the internet was "destroying copyright as we know it" and was damaging the growth of new music, reports BBC News.

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Pete Townshend Announces 'Quadrophenia' Box Set

Posted 06/03/2011 at 2:10pm | by Damian Fanelli

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This week, Pete Townshend posted a blog entry on thewho.com. In the post, which is titled "What I'm Doing Everyday," he announced a new Quadrophenia box set that will be released in October.

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Roger Daltrey Adds North American Dates to his 'Tommy' Tour

Posted 05/12/2011 at 11:25am | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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Daltrey & Co. will perform the 1969 rock opera in its entirety.

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The Who’s Roger Daltrey Announces UK Summer 'Tommy' Tour

Posted 04/27/2011 at 11:15am | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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Touring band will include Simon Townshend.

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Woodstock 1969: High Times

Posted 09/15/2009 at 10:41am | by Pete Fornatale

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For three days in August 1969, America´s youth culture came together for Woodstock, an event that marked the peak of the country´s counterculture revolution. On the eve of its 40th anniversary, Carlos Santana, Pete Townshend, John Fogerty and other guitar heroes recall their moments at the world´s greatest music festival.

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The Who: Interview with Pete Townshend

Posted 05/12/2009 at 12:12pm | by Christopher Scapelliti

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From the ruins of his failed rock opera rose the Who’s greatest album, Who’s Next. Now, with the release of the group’s new record, Endless Wire, Pete Townshend discusses the triumphs of Tommy and Quadrophenia and reveals the secret history of Lifehouse, the lost masterpiece that continues to haunt his music.

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