1 Jul 2009
Three traders from Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP and RBS Greenwich Capital Markets started a government-bond hedge fund named for one of their favorite songs by the Who, writes Tom Cahill of Bloomberg. 5:15 Capital Management LLC, taken from […]
29 Jun 2009
Sarah, Duchess of York, Roger Daltrey C.B.E. and Stereophonics lead singer Kelly Jones, visited the University Hospital of Wales, in Cardiff today where they officially opened a £3.5m purpose-built unit designed specifically with the needs in mind of teenagers with […]
22 Jun 2009
“The indomitable Daltrey came loaded for bear,” writes RICHARD S. GINELL in VARIETY, “with ‘Pinball Wizard’ and ‘See Me Feel Me/Listening to You’ — in heroic voice, gleefully whipping his microphone lariat around as always. Yet the bombastic backing by […]
14 Jun 2009
The village of Carlton, near Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, saw the famous Bunburys celebrity cricket team take on a Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) team to raise money towards the Cambridge News’ £1 million appeal to help fund a new TCT unit in […]
9 Jun 2009
Twenty five culturally significant recordings — including Etta James’ At Last!, The Who’s My Generation and George Jones’ He Stopped Loving Her Today — have been selected for preservation in a special sound archive. To read the full article […]
6 Jun 2009
“…intriguing… extraordinarily detailed… the best Townshend research tool ever.” – Pat Gilbert, Mojo **** – Q magazine ****- “…endlessly revealing and fascinating. …A weighty and articulate study that such a distinguished and monumental musical figure warrants.” – Record […]
