The Who got their first lead guitarist because Pete Townshend wanted the schoolyard protection only a school bully could offer.

The ballet follows Jimmy, the tormented Mod hero, through a series of episodic scenes that trace his struggles with belonging. The late choreographer Paul Roberts treats Jimmy’s internal fragmentation ...

After The Who wrapped their farewell North American tour last month, guitarist Pete Townshend weighed in on whether this is really goodbye.

BroadwayWorld has your exclusive first look at Ansel Elgort and Pete Townshend in character for the American premiere of Pete ...

Pete Townshend smashed more than guitars—he shattered personal relationships, the rock and roll rulebook, and even his own ...

Besides being the last studio album issued prior to drummer Keith Moon's passing in 1978, Who Are You holds the distinction of being the most enervating release in the British quartet's discography, ...

Decades before he was an Oscar-winning filmmaker, Cameron Crowe was a plucky teen journalist chasing David Bowie and Alice Cooper. In his new memoir “The Uncool” (out now), the “Say Anything …” ...

Actor Ansel Elgort (Baby Driver, West Side Story) will make his professional dance debut in Pete Townshend’s Quadrophenia, A Rock Ballet at New York City Center next month. Directed by Rob Ashford ...

The song may finally be over. But are The Who? The pioneering English rock band’s frequently stirring Wednesday night concert at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert was billed as the concluding performance ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images In the late 1980s, Steve “Boltz” Bolton ...

I broke my bed to The Who back in the ’80s. Wait. I can explain. I was listening to “Who Are You” at full volume and bouncing up and down on the bed. After one particularly impressive bound — compete ...

The Who's Pete Townsend released the twitchy, hooky synth-rock solo single "Let My Love Open The Door" in 1980. In America, that song became a top-10 hit -- a feat that Towsend almost never ...