Ian Fortnam

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Ian Fortnam

Generate Key TakeawaysWhen you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Ki PriceTraditionally, sleaze-infused garage rock is the preserve of the terminally deranged. It’s a peculiarly vital sub-genre largely populated by a constituency of musicians best described as primitive; compelled to flaunt their passionately near-adequate command of their instrument because rock’n’roll’s infected their souls like a virus.

2 weeks ago | loudersound.com | Ian Fortnam

As the Second World War lurched to its conclusion, Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend was born in Chiswick Hospital in West London. Pete’s early years were shaped by both the grim austerity that defined the immediate post-war era, and an insecure family background. His father Cliff was a professional musician, and was mid-way through a gig in Germany with the RAF Dance Orchestra when informed of Pete’s nativity.

2 weeks ago | inkl.com | Ian Fortnam

Surrounded by music, Pete initially sought solace in his father’s harmonica, but upon seeing Bill Haley’s Comets in Rock Around The Clock at the age of 12, decided that the guitar was “the only instrument that mattered”.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Ian Fortnam

1 day agoThe Beach Boys frontman died today at 82 years old. It’s been a tough few days for tortured musical geniuses. First Sly, and now this. From Pitchfork: Brian Wilson, the co-founder and primary songwriter of the Beach Boys, has died, his family announced. While an official cause of death was not …

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ian Fortnam

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Ross HalfinAs the Second World War lurched to its conclusion, Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend was born in Chiswick Hospital in West London. Pete’s early years were shaped by both the grim austerity that defined the immediate post-war era, and an insecure family background.