The New Orleans Jazz Fest announced Friday that the Red Hot Chili Peppers have been added to this year’s lineup, stepping into the spot left by previously announced headliners Foo Fighters after that band canceled all their 2022 tour plans following Taylor Hawkins’ death. – Foo Fighters, Stevie Nicks, the …
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After 26 years, Pete Townshend has parted ways with his residence in Richmond, London, leaving behind his home studio. “It’s been a wrench,” Townshend wrote on Instagram. “Moving house is never any fun.” He notes that he helped Ronnie Wood — who owned the house before him — build the …
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Two of the key albums of the classic-rock era, The Who‘s Who’s Next and Led Zeppelin‘s Led Zeppelin IV, came out within months of each other back in 1971, and their legacy is the subject of the latest episode of our weekly podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now. The episode grapples with the …
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Pete Townshend wrote a heartfelt tribute to Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer who died on Tuesday at age 80. The Who guitarist posted a photo of a rainbow on Instagram, captioning it, “Full Moon. Rainbow. Always a sign. Charlie Watts wept at Keith Moon’s funeral. I wish I was …
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Whenever someone asks me what it was like to be at Woodstock, the first thing that comes to mind is not Hendrix’s “Star-Spangled Banner,” Country Joe’s F-U-C-K cheer, nude bathing, or brown acid. I always think of spaghetti and hot dogs. That’s what I had for breakfast on Saturday morning, …
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A recent episode of Rolling Stone Music Now spotlights lengthy segments of Andy Greene’s brand-new interview with the Who‘s Pete Townshend, conducted in the rock legend’s London home. Townshend explains why he’s recorded demos for the first Who album since 2006’s Endless Wire,details the band’s plans for an orchestral tour …
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