Posts Tagged ‘The Who’
Classic Rock Roll of Honour 2011
Written by admin on November 10, 2011 – 7:35 pm -Jeff Beck, Queen and Roger Waters were among the veteran artists honoured at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards last night. The event took place at the Roundhouse in Camden, London, and was hosted by KISS bassist, Gene Simmons.
Queen received the “Best Reissue” award for the remastered reissues of their final five albums: “The Works,” “A Kind of Magic,” “The Miracle,” “Innuendo” and “Made in Heaven.”
Tags: Classic Rock Awards 2011, Classic Rock Roll of Honour, Deep Purple, Jeff Beck, Queen, Roger Waters, The Who, The Who Quadrophenia
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Quadrophenia Exhibition to celebrate box set release
Written by admin on October 27, 2011 – 7:11 pm -Last night saw the launch of the Quadrophenia Exhibition at the Pretty Green store on London’s Carnaby Street.
The Quadrophenia Exhibition features artifacts relating to the classic album, including Pete Townshend’s notes, diaries, photos and original lyrics. Vespa have also provided a scooter that has been made to look like the legendary GS from the album shoot, and this will be presented as a competition prize.
Tags: Quadrophenia Exhibition, Quadrophenia- The Director's Cut, The Who
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Music legends feature on the “Bridge School Benefit Concerts – 25th Anniversary Edition”
Written by admin on October 6, 2011 – 11:43 am -| Reprise Records will release CD and DVD sets of “The Bridge School Benefit Concerts – 25th Anniversary Edition” on October 24. |
Tags: Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, James Taylor, Neil Young, R.E.M., Simon and Garfunkel, The Bridge School Benefit Concerts – 25th Anniversary Edition, The Who, Tom Petty, Tom Waits
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The Who to headline Olympic closing show?
Written by admin on August 27, 2011 – 9:06 pm -| The Who will headline the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, according to the Daily Mirror.
Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend were reportedly asked to play at the event by Take That producer Kim Gavin, who is in charge of the ceremony. |
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Test your knowledge of the British Invasion bands
Written by admin on July 7, 2011 – 8:19 am - |
Welcome to the first Classic Pop Icons “Rock and Pop Quiz.” This week’s quiz focusses on the British Invasion bands of the 1960s.
For each of the 20 questions, you are asked to choose the correct answer from four possibilities. Once all 20 have been selected, click the “See results” button to find out how well you did. |
Tags: British Invasion, Dusty Springfield, Manfred Mann, The Animals, The Beatles, The Dave Clark Five, The Hollies, the kinks, The Rolling Stones, The Who
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