2007-06-01
The Who were scheduled to appear on the BBC TV show Later… with Jools Holland
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2007-05-29
Pete is on his girlfriend Rachel Fuller’s webcast In The Attic where he performs an acoustic rendition of “I Can’t Reach You”
2007-05-19
Roger says in his usual direct way that The Who will not be taking part in a planned Wembley concert to raise awareness of global warming
2007-05-17
Willie Nile releases his CD Live at the Turning Point featuring a cover of “Substitute”. You can listen to it on YouTube here
2007-05-11
Roger attends the launching of Scotland’s first hospital unit for teenage cancer sufferers in Glasgow.
2007-05-03
Roger plays “Mick Keating” in the Season 4 opener, “Once Upon a Time on the Westway”, of ITV’s The Last Detective.
2007-05-01
Tom Wright’s memoir Roadwork: Rock & Roll Turned Inside Out is published giving many details on his involvement with Pete and The Who.
2007-04-29
Pete writes a piece on photographer Colin Jones for The Times
2007-04-25
Pete Townshend holds a media event at his Oceanic Studios in London to unveil a computer software program that will enable fans to compose personalized music tracks at the click of a button. “You can put data in and get a piece of music out. It’s as simple as that.” Based on an idea Pete… Read More »2007-04-25
2007-04-02
A video is released on YouTube of a group of British old-age pensioners performing “My Generation”. Called “The Zimmers” their lead singer is Alfie Carretta who is 90-years old at the time and who finishes the song by kicking over the drumkit. The YouTube video ends up getting over six million views. The idea came… Read More »2007-04-02