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After the Who announced that they had parted ways with drummer Zak Starkey earlier this week, band co-founder Pete Townshend took to social media to say this is not the case. “News Flash! Who back Zak!,” Townshend wrote on Instagram on Saturday. “Zak is not being asked to step down …

The Who have parted ways with drummer Zak Starkey just three weeks after they played a pair of shows with him at London’s Royal Albert Hall, Rolling Stone has confirmed. He has performed with them at practically every concert they’re played since he joined the band in 1996, and he …

Earlier today, the Who announced that they were parting ways with drummer Zak Starkey after three decades. Rumors swirled that the group was unhappy with his performance last month when they played a pair of Teenage Cancer Trust charity shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall. In his first public statement …

The Who‘s two-night stand at London’s Royal Albert Hall in late March marked the introduction of their new stripped-down band, the live debut of the lost Who’s Next classic “The Song Is Over,” and the resurrection of “Love Ain’t For Keeping” 21 years after they last played it. It also …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Pete Townshend’s signature on-stage shoes were just re-released by Dr. Martens today, but this time with a major luxury upgrade. The lead guitarist of The Who was first …

The Who released their landmark LP Who’s Next in 1971, and before the year was out they’d played seven of the nine songs live in concert. The two exceptions were “The Song Is Over” and “Goin’ Mobile.” It took 54 years and more than 1,000 concerts, but they finally broke …

The Who played their first show of 2025 Thursday night at London’s Royal Albert Hall as part of the annual Teenage Cancer Trust benefit concert series. It was their live performance of any sort since they played the same event a year ago, and the rollout of Roger Daltrey and …

In the early days of the Who, Pete Townshend gave little thought to a solo career. Writing songs for the band, crafting albums, and touring behind them occupied nearly all of his time and mental energy. In 1972, however, he was persuaded to shape Who Came First — a spiritual …

Shel Talmy, the producer behind hits including the Kinks‘ “You Really Got Me” and the Who’s “My Generation,” died on Wednesday following complications from a stroke, a representative confirmed to Rolling Stone. He was 87. Born in Chicago in 1937, Talmy first started working in the music industry in the …

Thunderclap Newman have largely gone down in rock history as a one hit wonder band thanks to their psychedelic masterpiece “Something In The Air,” which went to number one on the UK charts in 1969 and has been covered by everyone from Tom Petty to Labelle, Eurythmics, and Elbow. But …