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Pete Townshend pulls out of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival due to injury
By Matt Owen Published
Townshend has also quietly confirmed a reunion with The Who is in the works

Martyn LeNoble was once in desperate need of bass gear – and The Who’s low-end legend came to his rescue
By Matt Owen Published
When he first moved to the US, the Porno for Pyros bassist was unable to ship his trusty Trace Elliott over with him. When a local bass store couldn't provide a replacement in time, Entwistle stepped in…

Pete Townshend offered Peter Frampton his place in the Who – then blanked him
By Phil Weller Published
Frampton was at an all-time low and Townshend wanted to quit touring, but it didn't quite work out

Noodling alone at home is fine. But you’ll never be a great guitar player unless you join a band
By Henry Yates Published
Leaving the bedroom for the rehearsal room exposed my flaws and smashed my confidence. But if you can stick with it, you’ll have the best laugh of your life and supercharge your playing

John Entwistle’s Warwick bass triples in value after analysis reveals links to another rock great
By Phil Weller Published
The prototype's natural finish and some sharp eyes have helped it to a huge bump in value

Pino Palladino’s adventures with The Who, John Mayer, Eric Clapton and his Music Man fretless bass
By Andrew Daly Published
One of the most identifiable bass players on the planet on why he shifted back to fretted, embracing flatwounds even though they were unfashionable, and how he’s still topping the charts with the likes of Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran

Pete Townshend’s substitute guitarist on his heated rehearsal row with the Who legend
By Phil Weller Published
Steve Bolton was hired to handle Townshend’s electric leads in the lead up to the band’s 1989 tour, but some confusion over who’d play what during one rehearsal tipped things over the edge

The origins of Pete Townshend's guitar-smashing ritual
By Jackson Maxwell Published
The destructive antics began as an unwelcome byproduct of something else the Who guitarist helped add to the guitar lexicon: wild feedback odysseys
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