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“He ended up with a fully-fledged, pro studio - it just happened to have an engine and some wheels underneath”: David Gilmour, The Rolling Stones, Timbaland, Depeche Mode and more in nine of the weirdest recording studios ever built

Who needs a boring static building to record in when you can have one on wheels?

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The Who will 'definitely' return in 2025

Pete Townshend has confirmed The Who will "definitely" be working together in 2025.

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"We're now eager to make a noise and make a mess and make mistakes": Pete Townsend says The Who will work together again in 2025

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“‘We were wondering if you play clawhammer nylon.’ I go, ‘What's it for?’ And they go, ‘The Who, I guess it's a rock band or something,’ and I'm like, ‘What?!’” Hollywood's go-to guitarist, Andrew Synowiec, on how he ended up playing on a Who record

The seasoned session guitarist received a last-minute call to step in and play a guitar part in a style not typically associated with The Who and Pete Townshend

Guitar World

Pete Townshend: 'Who the f*** has the right to say the arts don't matter?'

As the Townshend studio opens at the University of West London the legendary guitarist talks about the importance of arts funding, the Oasis reunion and what next for The Who

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Pete Townshend, Elton John, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and more have combined forces to reimagine Siddhartha, Herman Hesse’s classic tale of self-discovery and enlightenment

The project, named after The Who's 1970 classic The Seeker, features music from Pete Townshend and classical composer Rachel Fuller

Louder

Wonderful high-def clips of old Top Of The Pops performances are appearing on YouTube

Featuring Gillan, Thin Lizzy, Suzi Quatro, Whitesnake, Motörhead, Meat Loaf, 10cc, The Who, Max Webster, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis, Queen and more

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“The Grateful Dead? Man, they were abysmal. After 20 minutes half the audience had gone”: Meat Loaf’s wild tales of Iggy Pop, the MC5, The Who and more

Iggy, Joe Cocker, Jerry Garcia, The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band – Meat Loaf crossed paths with them all

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"If someone tries to start a fight with you, put them down as fast and nastily as you possibly can": The wild life of The Who's combustion engine, John Entwistle

Delivering a deafening but dextrous bass-in-your-face assault, John Entwistle was a key part of The Who’s sound – and also their chemistry. This is his story

Louder

“Saluting 60 years of rock rebellion.” The Who’s 60th anniversary to be celebrated by special Royal Mail stamps set

The Royal Mail is issuing 12 special stamps in honour of The Who’s formation in 1964

Louder

"They're called The Experience, man. You've gotta see them": In December 1966 Jimi Hendrix released Hey Joe: Five days later he played a casino in a hotel basement

In late 1966 writer Chris Welch saw The Who play at a tiny East London club. Later that day, he saw Jimi Hendrix in an even smaller venue

Louder

"Oh my goodness! It's so rousing! Especially the end!": The soundtrack of Gene Simmons' life

Kiss bassist, Demon and fire-breather Gene Simmons picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the "most dishonest" album Kiss ever made

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Forcing your cultural tastes onto your children isn’t just OK – it’s your moral duty

Liam Gallagher ‘forced’ his children to eschew Justin Bieber and listen to The Who and The Beatles... and he’s not alone. Is it right for a parent to inflict their taste on their offspring? Childless Louis Chilton weighs in

The Independent UK

"If we put a small band together and just decided to throw shit at the wall, it might be great": Pete Townshend addresses the future of The Who

It turns out there's a catch

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"The beauty here is how far he strays from The Who": Pete Townshend finds new ways to play old songs on Live In Concert 1985-2001

Live In Concert 1985-2001 comprises 14 discs of live recordings from The Who guitarist Pete Townshend

MusicRadar

“Ooh, this is not an easy song”: Here’s what happened when The Who’s bassist tried to learn the bassline to Dua Lipa’s Dance The Night as quickly as possible

“I like to be pretty meticulous about playing stuff the correct way,” says Jon Button

Guitar World

“A lot of dedicated Who fans come to every show in order to see Roger hit me in the face again, for me to smash him over the head with a guitar”: Pete Townshend sets the record straight about Roger Daltrey's comments on The Who's retirement

Roger Daltrey had recently mentioned that he was “happy” that “that part of my life is over”

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The precise location of The Who's mysterious concrete monolith from the cover of Who's Next has finally been pinpointed

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"I’ll do it if Pete wants to do it - really wants to do it and do it properly“: Roger Daltrey on The Who's future and how the internet has “ruined” live music

Roger Daltrey criticises setlist sites

The Independent UK

Roger Daltrey talks new tour, thoughts on Broadway’s ‘Tommy’ and future of The Who

As Roger Daltrey hits the road on a short solo tour, he’s unsure if fans will ever see another tour from The Who

Louder

"I often wonder what would have happened if Keith Moon and I had formed Led Zeppelin": How The Who stopped hating each other for long enough to shape the sound of the future

In 1966, The Who were a bunch of drinking, drugging, brawling rock stars-in-waiting. Pete Townshend was about to change all that

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"It's a group of musicians that Roger has chosen": Pete Townshend is candid about the live lineup of The Who in new interview

He also explains why he wouldn't want to follow the Rolling Stones and Pearl Jam in making an album with Andrew Watt

Louder

In 1970 The Who recorded Live At Leeds: 36 years later they returned to the scene and played again

What happened when The Who went back to Leeds

Louder

"On this album he proved he was so much more than a rock musician": The Pete Townshend album that measures up to The Who's best work

A late-70s blitz of punk, personal problems and tragedy forcedThe Who’s Pete Townshend to reassess his life and career.One of the results was his solo masterpiece Empty Glass

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The 10 most underrated Pete Townshend songs

From The Who’s forgotten singles to unsung solo gems, these are 10 classic Pete Townshend songs you’ll never hear on CSI

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