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The Friday Mixtape: 9/25/09
Feel that tension building in your neck, that stress in the spinal cord that feels just like a piece of rope with the twine extra-wrapped? Feel that chafe of fraying fibers, rest to snap
Read More »Caught on Tape: Pete Townshend and Who’s Text
Back for another round of Caught on Tape, Steven Rosen relives his experiences interviewing Pete Townshend in
Read More »Lo-Fi Mojo: The High Numbers
In this week's edition of Lo-Fi Mojo, Ed Murray takes a look back at the Who's early years -- specifically, the brief time they spent as the High Numbers
Read More »DVD Review: “The Who at Kilburn 1977″
The press materials for The Who at Kilburn 1977 describe this DVD as “a holy grail for fans after decades of anticipation,” and that’s no piece of bull dreamed up by somebody in marketing.
Read More »Mix Six: “Bloody Hell”
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE After hurricane Gustav, I was deluged with a few emails from the American Red Cross asking for donations (both monetary and otherwise) to help out in the relief efforts.Â
Read More »Mix Six: “The Trumpet! The Trumpet!”
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE You what song I can’t get out of my mind? “Mambo No. 5.” And really it’s only the part of the song where he says “The trumpet! The trumpet!”
Read More »Basement Songs: “Life to Life” by Pete Townshend
And so, for no real reason besides pride and misunderstanding, my best friend, Steve, and I had a falling out when we were 17. It wasn’t your typical bloodied knuckles, black-path fight after school
Read More »Songs for the Dumped: Volume Nine
We’ve been doing “Songs for the Dumped” for awhile now, and if we’ve learned anything it’s that: 1. People are at heart mean and vindictive, and 2. Apparently nobody had a good time in
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