Legendary musician Pete Townshend has revealed that he is working on a ballet adaptation of his band’s iconic album “Quadrophenia”. The project, titled “Quadrophenia, A Mod Ballet”, is set to tour the UK in 2025. Townshend explained that he was inspired to take on the challenge of ballet by his passion for trying something more… Continue reading Pete Townshend tells us about his new Quadrophenia ballet and the future of The Who
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Cage The Elephant’s Matt Schultz: “I was in psychosis for three years – my arrest was a miracle”
Matt Schultz, the lead singer of Cage The Elephant, recently spoke to NME about his three-year struggle with psychosis, resulting in his arrest on gun charges, and how the experience led the band to create their new album, Neon Pill. Schultz was apprehended in a New York hotel in January 2023, when he was found… Continue reading Cage The Elephant’s Matt Schultz: “I was in psychosis for three years – my arrest was a miracle”
The Beach Boys: “Our best promo guys in the whole world were John Lennon and Paul McCartney”
The documentary on The Beach Boys, available on Disney+, has been the topic of conversation for the band’s Mike Love and Bruce Johnston. In an interview with Mariella Frostrup, Beach Boys’ documentary director Frank Marshall, the pair spoke about the ailing health of songwriter Brian Wilson, who was placed under conservatorship recently. Despite his diagnosis,… Continue reading The Beach Boys: “Our best promo guys in the whole world were John Lennon and Paul McCartney”