Tag Archives: The Who

Six Iconic Instruments That Built British Rock

By | Posted on April 9th, 2013
A left-handed Hofner violin bass guitar, of the sort played by Sir Paul McCartney

Note: these aren’t British instruments. In fact there aren’t many, if any, musical instruments that could be said to have definitely had their sole origin in the British Isles, although bagpipes come close.

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10 Great British Bands Get Shredded

By | Posted on April 4th, 2013
(Pic courtesy of http://thehighnotedotnet.com/)

Let’s not spoil this with too much talk. Suffice to say there are 10 videos here, featuring some of the greatest musicans that Britain has produced. Only, they don’t really sound all that magnificent here.

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(Up To) Eleven Of The Greatest British Rocker T-Shirts

By | Posted on March 22nd, 2013
Motorhead T-shirt

See this pic? That’s Sarah from BBC AMERICA’s Orphan Black rocking a particularly iconic Clash teesh.

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Don’t Feed The Animals. Or The Who, For That Matter

By | Posted on March 6th, 2013
Pete Townshend (AP Photo)

Here’s an important safety tip for all rock fans. Should you wish to approach some of the more curmudgeonly members of the old British rockers brigade – a Van Morrison or a Ringo Starr –  with what may seem like a perfectly ...

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Who Wants Free Tickets to See The Who?

By | Posted on January 4th, 2013
Roger Daltrey of The Who, performs at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Cal Sport Media via AP Images) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Whooo are you? Who, who?

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So Who’s Going To Appear At The Closing Ceremony Of The London Games?

By | Posted on August 7th, 2012

Having effectively blown cynics away with the opening ceremony (or at the very least shushed them up for a week or so), the organisers of the London Games have something of a hill to climb in coming up with an appropriate ending. ...

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The Who Honor 33-Year-Old Rhode Island Ticket Stubs

By | Posted on July 20th, 2012

The Who are set to tour the US once more in 2013, touring their mod opera “Quadrophenia” in its entirety for American audiences. But there’s one particularly special date that Rhode Islanders with long memories may ...

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The Brit List: Ten Delightful Uses For A Union Flag

By | Posted on July 19th, 2012
The Who

I’m sure I don’t need to explain this to a flag-appreciating nation such as the US, but it’s very, very easy to put a flag on a thing, and make it look better. Especially when your flag is a lovely bright red, streaked ...

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WATCH: The Who Unveil Arty New Video For ’5:15′

By | Posted on March 23rd, 2012

It shouldn’t normally be of any concern to the likes of you and me that a man called Jeff Rodenberg, hailing from Minnesota, has won a competition to make a video for a song that is nearly 40 years old. And yet, watching his ...

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News Roundup: Emma Watson, Too Famous To Date

By | Posted on October 11th, 2011

There are many downsides to growing up in public. The public catching you while you’re in mid transformation from one thing to another and deciding that’s the real you.

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