Keith Moon

Review: Rock legends take over Sandy concert

2012-12-13 05:10:00

Critiquing the broadcast of the 12-12-12 Sandy benefit concert on Wednesday night is like assessing the food at a bake sale: Maybe the muffins are oversalted or the cookies are stale, but that's not the point. The point is charity and drawing attention to...

12-12-12 Concert: The Rolling Stones make a quick exit

2012-12-12 18:49:00

The Rolling Stones in 2012 may no longer be a great rock 'n' roll band, but the act can certainly leave a crowd wanting more. The above is not meant to disparage anyone celebrating a 50th anniversary, nor does it offer a revelation. The Stones have been...

'Breaking Dawn 2' is no turkey. Dodgers and Fox near deal.

2012-11-26 07:08:00

After the coffee. Before burning off all the food I ate last week. The Skinny: I spent the weekend with family in Washington, D.C., and can report that traffic in the nation's capital is worse than it is here. And I didn't even get on the Beltway much....

Book review: Pete Townshend's memoir 'Who I Am'

2012-10-15 00:00:00

-------------------- Who Am I A Memoir Pete Townshend Harper: 544 pp., $32.50 -------------------- Pete Townshend has always been rock 'n' roll's reluctant warrior. The driving force behind the legendary band the Who, Townshend revolutionized rock...

Tributes to the Who, George Martin

2008-07-14 00:00:00

THERE ARE "once-in-a-lifetime" tribute and trophy shows most every weekend in Los Angeles, but Saturday night had been circled on the calendar for weeks by fans of the British Invasion as an evening of amazing confluence. Crosstown events promised to...

Townshend Shocked Who Didn't Implode

2013-03-12 05:08:00

The fact that The Who didn’t break up years ago still astonishes Pete Townshend. In a new interview, the guitarist credits the late Keith Moon of all people with keeping the band intact. Townshend said, “Bands are peculiar things. It could...

'Beware of Mr. Baker' review: Bizarre doc captures madness behind the music

2013-01-31 00:00:00

*** (out of four) Thud! Whack! In different ways, those sounds summarize the opening of “Beware of Mr. Baker,” which first features the drumming attack of legendary Cream/Blind Faith drummer Ginger Baker—and then shows the now 70-...

Concert review: The Who at Amway Center

2012-11-03 21:41:29

The Who plan US Tour, talk Olympics performance

2012-07-18 14:26:00

NEW YORK (AP) — The Who'sRoger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are taking "Quadrophenia" and other Who classics on the road for a U.S. tour this fall, but first plan what Daltrey calls a great finale for the Olympic Games in London. "We have recorded...

The Who to bring 'Quadrophenia' on tour

2012-07-18 13:30:00

The Who -- or what’s left of them – will bring their 1973 double-album “Quadrophenia” to the stage once again, founding members Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey announced Wednesday. The 36-date tour includes a Nov. 29 date at...

Classic rockers coming to Philadelphia to play iconic album. See Who it is

2012-07-18 16:23:39

The Who Fans Swap 1979 Tickets For Upcoming Concert

2012-08-01 09:00:00

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ten fans of English rock band The Who traded in tickets from a canceled 1979 gig in Rhode Island for entry to the group's upcoming February show, in a rare tale of loyalty spanning the decades, the Providence Journal newspaper...

This storied 257-room hotel -- until recently known as the Hyatt West Hollywood -- reopened in 2009 as Andaz West Hollywood after a $48-million makeover. Andaz doesn't hide its headline-making '60s and '70s rock 'n' roll heritage under a blanket of respectability; it flaunts it.

2010-02-13 19:44:23