The Who
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Brief lettersChurch of England has been too slow to atone for slavery linksBrief letters: C of E slavery fund | Stop the small planes | Tax ‘giveaways’ | Cancer talk | Roger Daltrey at 80
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For Valentine’s Day, Guardian writers picked their favourite breakup songs and here are some of your picks, all the way from sadness to fury
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Headhunted by Frank Sinatra, the head of Warner/Reprise oversaw classic releases by the likes of Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Prince
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3 out of 5 stars.What was once a radical, satirical tale has been sanitised over the years by Pete Townshend, but this staging features some magnificent performances
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3 September 1971: At a casual listening the album sounds exciting, but it proves insubstantial – with the exception of two tracks
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The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Kraftwerk all used Zinovieff’s EMS synthesisers
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Filled with product placement and advertising, the band’s newly reissued 1967 album put the pop in pop art, by showing how closely music was entwined with capital
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One of the world’s most celebrated bass players has worked with everyone from Adele to Elton John, the Who and D’Angelo. But the Welsh musician has hidden from the spotlight – until now
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It’s hosted opera greats, suffragette rallies, Hitchcock films, sports events, sci-fi conventions – and, of course, the Proms and countless rock gigs. Artists from Led Zeppelin to Abba recall their moments on the hallowed stage
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The Who frontman has been accused of hypocrisy after signing an open letter decrying the government’s position
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It’s one of rock’n’roll’s defining images of excess. But breaking a guitar onstage is also expensive. Which is why the pop star came up with a clever plan to fix his instrument – and keep his reputation
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50 years ago this week, the Hendrix-headlined festival rocked a reported 600,000, but the fallout affected how music events would be run forever. Now a more positive story is emerging
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A life of John Entwistle sidelines his musical virtues in favour of his egregious sins against women – not least his wife
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The queen of pop gets intimate, Taylor Swift feels the sunshine and Stormzy takes on the world … plus, classical celebrations begin for Beethoven’s 250th
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4 out of 5 stars.Alexis Petridis's album of the weekThe Who: Who review – back and still causing a big sensationDespite their precarious relationship, Daltrey and Townshend return for their first album in 13 years, snarling at the Grenfell disaster and hoping for world peace
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4 out of 5 stars.Russell’s adaptation of the Who’s concept album about a blind pinball wizard features Oliver Reed, Elton John, Jack Nicholson, Tina Turner and Eric Clapton
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Brief letters: Forced to eat kasha | Catherine the Great | Derby County | Hands to dinner | The Who’s Baba O’Riley
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‘Riding the scooter along the clifftop at Beachy Head, I got too close and fell off’