Friday, 13 November 2009

"Pure Speculation" The Who Calls Super-Bowl Rumors


Reports due an onslaught of that began circulating Thursday, The Who have called rumors of a Super Bowl performance “pure speculation,” in a statement released today.
Jimmy Traina, Sports Illustrated columnist, to break news was the first of the veteran band’s halftime performance. Roger Daltrey himself has proven fit for such a gig, as he concludes his first North American tour since 1985 this month. However, as Traina attributes an unnamed source in his report, an NFL spokesman’s response still stands: “When we have something to announce, we’ll announce it.”
The scheduled of 2010 championship game is to air Feb. 7. If The Who are indeed its performers, the band would follow the footsteps of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Prince, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and Sir Paul McCartney.

Sunday, 1 November 2009

Roger Daltrey Blabs About The Who's Rock Band


ROGER DALTREY has revealed THE WHO is planning a ROCK BAND videogame, which will allow fans to play along with the legendary rockers' longest hits.
The singer tells MassLive that the boffins behind the brand, which currently launched a hugely successful Beatles package, are planning a Who release in 2010. He says, 'There is one planned. (It's) fabulous. Anything that gets non musical people interested in music is wonderful.'His comments have prompted Rock Band bosses to temper a frenzy of Internet fan interest.A spokesman says, 'We’re working closely with The Who on what’s next, but don’t have anything new to announce at this time.'

Wednesday, 28 October 2009

The Who Bocorkan Rencana Bikin Game


Jakarta - Belum ada pengumuman resmi dari Harmonix soal game Rock Band ala The Beatles selanjutnya. Namun vokalis The Who, Roger Daltrey, malah membocorkannya dalam sebuah wawancara. Hal itu dilakukan Daltrey dalam sebuah wawancara dengan The Republic. Seperti dikutip detikINET dari IGN, Rabu (28/10/2009), Daltrey menyebut game The Who akan segera terbit. "Game itu, ya, ya, mereka akan membuat game The Who tahun depan. Ada satu yang sedang direncanakan. Idenya menakjubkan. Apapun yang membuat orang non-musik tertarik pada musik adalah hal yang menyenangkan," sebut Daltrey tanpa tedeng aling-aling. The Who adalah band rock legendaris asal Inggris yang namanya tercantum dalam Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Pada E3 2008, The Who memainkan sebuah konser khusus untuk mendukung game Rock Band 2 dari Harmonix. Grup yang melahirkan lagu 'My Generations' itu menjadi yang terbaru dalam daftar grup musik yang akan (atau ingin) tampil dalam sebuah game khusus ala The Beatles:Rock Band. Sebelumnya ada band Queen dan U2 yang sudah membicarakan hal serupa.

Thursday, 20 August 2009

Script snippet revealed EastEnders


There is growing assumption about the sex and name of Heather's EastEnders baby, following a chink online.


Heather, played by Cheryl Fergison, at a time seven months pregnant by an unknown man in the soap and is due to give birth almost the end of October.


However, there is now some confusion over the details of her unborn child.

Recently, Heather was informed at her scan that she was assumeing a baby girl and she then began mulling over another girls names such as Holly, after her grandmother.


However according to Digital Spy, a script snippet from an episode at the beginning of November currently acted on the show's official website, seemingly revealing that Heather's baby is, in fact, a boy.


Blatanly she will call the baby George, after her idol George Michael.


According to Digital Spy a show source said: "There's been so much secrecy surrounding the Heather storyline, to the extent that all of the penmanship have either been reviewed or doctored.


"The baby's father's called George in all the scripts, so there's a wonder chance that they could be doing this with the baby as well."


"It's definitely causing a lot of action but only a handful of people know the actual story..."


Betting has opened on the 'Who's the Daddy?' with Heather's ex-husband Minty Peterson (Cliff Parisi) 2/1 favourite.

Monday, 17 August 2009

GOOD 'EVANS - IT'S WOODSTOCK


Richard Havers and legendary 'Oo artist Richard Evans, who was the visual designer of thewho.com, have compiled a book on Woodstock, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary. There are 256 pages plus over 200 photographs & Images. It's out now and you can get it from Amazon and all good bookshops.

15 – 18 August 1969 – according to the song the people were half a million strong by the time they got to Woodstock. But in reality no one ever did get to Woodstock. Instead they made it to some alfalfa fields near Bethel – population 3,900 – a hundred miles north of New York City and 60 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock. The Aquarian Music and Art Fair was held at Max Yasgur’s farm in White Lake.

No one among the 500,000 people could have had any idea of just how important the festival would turn out to be. Given the size of the crowd it was all extremely peaceful, especially considering what they had to endure. There were rainstorms, people waited for long periods for something to happen; they also ran short of food, and water, but there seemed to be no shortage of drugs.

Woodstock was a cultural landmark waiting to happen. Ever afterwards people have tried to emulate it; just a few months later at another festival at Altamont Racetrack, near San Francisco it tragically ended with murder and the death of the 60’s dream. It just proves how thin the line between glory and failure can be. At Woodstock nobody kept notes, maybe because no one thought it was that important. It’s only as the telescope of history has gradually been extended that the cultural significance of the 3 days of peace and love has truly been recognised.

Woodstock tells the story of everything that made up that momentous August weekend. From Jimi Hendrix to Janis Joplin,The Who to Joan Baez and Crosby Stills Nash & Young to Joe Cocker. But Woodstock does much more than focus on the 60 odd hours during which events played out. It traces the history of every band that performed, what they performed, how they came to be there, and what effect it had on the careers. The book reveals how it all came to be, as well Woodstock’s lasting legacy.

Whoever it was that coined the phrase – ‘The Woodstock Nation’ – created the zeitgeist. It’s what spawned the ‘Woodstock Generation’. From the day that the festival ended until now, and probably forever, we keep polishing it, perpetuating the myth and reveling in the magic.

Monday, 27 July 2009

19 YEARS OLD FILM STUDENT DELIVERS MAX. WINDMILL

Some stunning facts about the MAXIMUM WINDMILL CONTEST, giving the judges, who were drawn from the project teams at Universal, Live Nation and Fender, and included fans from thewho.com, quite a tough time selecting the final winner. The winner and the five 2nd prize winners were all very close to call.

THE WINNER OF A FENDER STRATOCASTER GUITAR, PERSONALLY SIGNED BY PETE TOWNSHEND IS ACEMEDIA.

Tuesday, 21 July 2009

The Who Spring Back And Start Their Tour


The Who began a North American with full engery tour two-hour show that was steeped in melancholy. The two surviving original members of the group, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, stepped onto the stage and hugged each other. They wore black trousers and shirts.''I just wanted to say that tonight we played for John Entwistle,'' Mr. Daltrey said after opening the show with longtime hits like ''I Can't Explain'' and ''Substitute.'' ''He was the true spirit of rock 'n' roll, and he lives on in the music we play.''Midway through the show, Townsend said ''For fans that have followed us for many years, this is going to be very difficult,'' said Mr. Townshend, the group's guitarist-songwriter. ''We understand. We're not pretending nothing has happened.

A friend of mine just disappeared from the front row. It was too difficult.''The other longtime member of the Who, the drummer Keith Moon, died in 1978 of a drug overdose. Today the drummer is Zak Starkey, the son of Ringo Starr. At the end of the show, pictures of Entwistle at various stages of his life were shown on the large screens flanking the stage of the Bowl, which was crammed with more than 18,000 fans of the group that shot to stardom in the storied British invasion of the 1960's. Many are in their 40's, 50's and higher, and they screamed, applauded, raised their fists and and gave the Who an exuberant welcome. Standing ovations followed most songs, and many people simply stood throughout the show.