As The Who were the source for the announcement of Andy Newman’s death, it seemed like we should have some classic videos of the band performing (or miming) some of their timeless classics. Substitute was released as a single in March 1966 and reached No.5 on the UK chart. A trademark Power Pop with guts, knocks you off […]
The Who, The Sixties, Tommy The Rock Opera – but have you ever seen the film? Released in 1975 and directed by Ken Russell, I saw it when it came out at a cinema somewhere on The Wirral, Wallasey perhaps? It was 40 years ago! The film is much maligned but I consider it to be […]
Once whilst taking a magic bus in a time now forgotten to a place unknown with company lost in the mists of history – I met an old lady and she said that she was Pete Townshend’s nanny. She also said that they used to dress him as a girl. Then there’s this song? It’s […]