2002-06-10
The Who begin rehearsals for their 2002 North American tour
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2002-06-06
The boxset 30 Years of Maximum R&B receives Gold status from the RIAA
2002-05-14
Poison releases their CD Hollyweird featuring a cover of “Squeeze Box.” Listen to Poison’s version of “Squeeze Box” here
2002-05-14
Xero/G releases their CD Are You Weightless with a cover of “Baba O’Riley.”
2002-05-14
The country band McBride & The Ride releases their CD Amarillo Sky featuring a cover of “Squeeze Box”
2002-05-01
Gary Wharton puts out the book Chasing the Wind: A Quadrophenia Anthology, a guide to the film, the cast and the production of the 1979 cult classic.
2002-04-30
Roger plays Mr. Wilkinson, a high school music teacher, on the 100th episode of That 70’s Show. The series was originally to have been called either “Teenage Wasteland” or “The Kids Are Alright” but Pete refused to sell the rights to either name. You see Roger in this show here
2002-04-24
An interview with Pete Townshend about Scooped and the re-release of My Generation appears in ICE magazine.
2002-04-18
The CD Paul Chapman’s Ghost by Paul Chapman is released featuring a cover of “Baba O’Riley.” You can listen to it on YouTube here
2002-04-07
The Sunday Times Home section has Roger on the cover in front of his own home