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Pete and Paul Weller are photographed in front of the Marquee club for an upcoming issue of Melody Maker magazine

David Bowie’s LP Scary Monsters hits the British charts. It features Pete playing guitar on the song “Because You’re Young.”. You can listen to it on YouTube here

Roger’s second single from his McVicar LP hits the U.S. charts. The gentle ballad “Without Your Love,” a cover of a Billy Nicholls’ song from Pete’s Meher Baba tribute LP With Love, becomes Roger’s biggest solo hit in the U.S. peaking at #20 in Billboard and #23 in Cash Box. The flip side is “Escape… Read More »1980-09-20

The Who and manager Bill Curbishley quietly return to Cincinnati to give 2 days of depositions in a $1.2 million lawsuit brought by Todd Volkman, a survivor of the crush outside Riverfront Coliseum before The Who’s 1979 concert. The depositions are held at the Cincinnati Club. The proceedings get very emotional with John reduced to… Read More »1980-09-03

The film McVicar has its London premiere. Roger’s labor of love receives generally negative reviews. David Wilson in New Statesman calls it a competent television crime show but not much more. Melody Maker and Movietone News agree. Lawrence O’Toole in Maclean’s headlines his negative assessment “God save us from bored rock stars.” Roger does get… Read More »1980-08-27

The soundtrack album to Roger’s film McVicar hits the British charts where it peaks at #39. The listing of performers on the sleeve shows that all the present members of The Who play on the record, but there is no information about which tracks they are on or whether they play any songs as a… Read More »1980-08-23

The soundtrack album to Roger’s film McVicar hits the U.S. charts, reaching as high as #22 there

The Recording Industry Association of America certifies Pete’s solo album Empty Glass as Gold.