Roger Daltrey must have enjoyed reviving The Who's 1969 album Tommy for Teenage Cancer Trust at the Albert Hall in March because he's made it the basis of his first full solo UK tour... more
Sir Paul McCartney has chosen a selection of rare images taken by his late wife Linda for an exhibition at the Hard Rock Calling music festival.... more
From rock 'n' roll and graffiti art to Henry VIII and the workings of the human body, London's galleries and museums have something for everyone.... more
After losing the backing of his record company, Tom McRae is organising his own roadshow to help other musicians, Madonna launches her 11th album and there are great new bands on the scene.... more
The Beatles he loved couldn't be there to say goodbye. It was left to the women to pay the band's final respects to Neil Aspinall, the man who ran the group's business empire for 40 years and was known as the 'fifth Beatle'... more
The Who's concert in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust featured epic musicianship with numerous raging guitar solos from Pete Townshend and on stage acrobatics from Roger Daltrey.... more
David Smyth chats with Pete Townshend and his girlfriend Rachel Fuller about their unprofessional webcasts, and does his bit to save Camden's Electric Ballroom in his weekly column.... more
Bill Wyman, former Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh, Yusuf Islam, Paul Weller and Pete Townshend all appeared at a tribute concert to psychedelic rocker Jim Capaldi.... more
With star-packed events at Ronnie Scott's and the Roundhouse featuring Jamie Cullum, Paul Weller and Bill Wyman, to Swedish electropop at the Mean Fiddler, there is something for everyone.... more
As their Roundhouse gig proved, The Who still have the power...but nowadays with the help of nothing stronger than a cup of tea, says John Aizlewood.... more
In the first of what it hopes will be an annual festival to complement the classical Proms, the BBC's Electric Proms aims to persuade a wide cross-section of contemporary musicians to try something a bit different.... more
From Coldplay and Pulp to The Who and Pink Floyd, much of modern music flourished in the capital's seats of higher learning. A new poll has revealed where they studied.... more
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