Twangville (Free subscription) | 01/08/2009
If you ever wanted to see what happens when a great song inspires and even greater performance, check out Bettye LaVette’s recent performance of the Who’s “Love Reign O’er Me” at the recent Kennedy Center Honors presentation to The Who. The facial expressions of Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey say it all. Sorry [...]
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
THE WHO are reportedly set to follow in the footsteps of QUEEN and ABBA by lighting up London's West End with a stage version of their rock opera QUADROPHENIA. A ...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
Soul diva Bettye LaVette is back in NYC for a show this Sunday at Blender Theater with John Hammond. Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster. Betty recently performed a tribute to Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey at the Kennedy...
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
A REFRESHING change from the endless run of West End rehashes, Quadrophenia will come to the Manchester this June. One of the most iconic albums and films of the 1970s and the ultimate tribute to the hedonistic Mod scene of the decade before, Quadrophenia was the brainchild of The Who's principle...
Confused of Calcutta (Free subscription) | 01/04/2009
I’m going home And when I want to go home, I’m going mobile Well I’m gonna find a home on wheels, see how it feels, Goin’ mobile Keep me moving Going Mobile (The Who, Who’s Next, 1971) Pete Townshend was writing about a different type of “mobile” at the time, but that doesn’t matter, I’m prepared to exploit even the slightest [...]
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 01/04/2009
The 31st annual Kennedy Center Honors proclaimed ‘The Kids Are Alright’. On December 7, 2008, The Who received the coveted Kennedy Center Honor as the first rock band ever to do so. The award ceremony was aired December 30, 2008 on CBS. Coinciding with this honor, The Who At Kilburn: 1977 is now available on DVD [...]
Alexia Golez (Free subscription) | 01/04/2009
Roxy Music ‘More Than This’ 200 Cigarettes is cheesy love letter of a movie, but I do like it. 200 Cigarettes harkens back to Adventures in Babysitting or doing a switcheroo to daytime, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Anyway, jumping to the point of this post, the 200 Cigarettes soundtrack is 80’s-tastic. Spent some time listening to tracks [...]
Learning Curve on the Ecliptic (Free subscription) | 01/03/2009
Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey recently received Kennedy Center Honors in New York. We watched the TV presentation of this event earlier in the week. We were quite surprised to see the two Brits, leading lights of the 60s/70s rock band The Who, placed among such American luminaries as Barbra Streisand, Morgan Freeman and George Jones. There's a list of the year's honorees, and all those from
Music Is The Heart Of Our Soul (Free subscription) | 12/31/2008
Beyonce "The Way We Were" Ne-Yo - "Lover, Come Back To Me" Idina Menzal "Don't Rain On My Parade" Who, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltry, Music Tribute include singers Joss Stone, singing "My Generation," Chris Connell, singing "Won't Get Fooled Again," Bettye LaVette, singing, "Love Reign O'ver Me," Dave Grohl, singing "Who Are You," and Rob Thomas, singing "Baba O'Riley." Barbra Streisand Kennedy Center...
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movie4masti.blogspot.com (Free subscription) | 12/31/2008
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual Function in which honors given to artists. The first event was held in 1978 by George Stevens, Jr. and he and his partner, the late Nick Vanoff. Since then, the Honors have been presented annually in Washington, D.C. read more
Raging Gail (Free subscription) | 12/31/2008
I know I’m not the first online novel out there, but I had no idea that a preceding project was done by a rock god! While looking up something else, the Lovely and Talented Susan came across reference to the online novel “The Boy Who Heard Music” by Pete Townshend. We tried following every link we could [...]
CRAZY...COOL...GROOVY !!! (Free subscription) | 12/31/2008
MORGAN FREEMAN, GEORGE JONES, BARBARA STISAND, TWYLA THARP, PETE TOWNSHEND, and ROGER DALTREY are the honorees on tonights' telecast of the 31st KENNEDY CENTER HONORS on CBS. "Morgan Freeman's name is synonymous with great screen acting and is one of the most respected performers in American cinema," said a Kennedy Center spokesman. CCGROOVY apolgizes for the tardiness. The telecast began @
Inside the Lakers (Free subscription) | 12/30/2008
This is always one of the most well-done and entertaining awards shows all year and the reason is because it's nothing like an awards show! There are no speeches by the recpients - just tributes from admirers, superior biographical...
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 12/30/2008
Once they were the bad boys of rock. Now it's shiraz and deckchairs in the Hunter Valley, writes Steve Meacham.
