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

Take three rare Soviet-era germanium diodes, add a band-pass filter, and there you have it, the recipe for a limited edition ...

The limited edition Abbey Road RS201 Studiomatic redefines the studio guitar and has an onboard version of Abbey Road's ...

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

Pete Townshend reveals that the first time he smashed a guitar was when he was just 13 years old and quickly became his ...

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 ...

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 ...

Milan Records has released the soundtrack for A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, a new film starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell. The soundtrack includes famed Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi’s score ...

When The Who smashed their guitars and drums on stage, it felt like an extension of their loud, abrasive, and defiant rock ‘n’ roll. Years later, Pete Townshend would suggest that his “smashing ...

Back in 1993, the great John Hiatt sang, “Oh, it breaks my heart to see those stars/Smashing a perfectly good guitar.” Whether allegorical or not, Hiatt – in his song, Perfectly Good Guitar, from his ...

Rock critic Ellen Willis once wrote about lead guitarist Pete Townshend (80) that he was the "lead guitarist, chief songwriter, and presiding genius" of The Who. He was the guy who basically defined ...

Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey embarked on their first “farewell” show in 1982, but since then, there have been several others. In a recent interview, Townshend admitted that the Who’s multiple ...