News about Keith Moon

The Royal Mail revealed details of 12 stamps which feature images of some of the rock band's most popular album covers and group shots from their live performances. The album covers are My Generation from 1965; Tommy from 1969; Who's Next from 1971; Quadrophenia from 1973; Who Are You from 1978; Face Dances from 1981; Endless Wire from 2006; and Who from 2019. Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon formed The Who in 1964. A miniatures sheet features two group publicity shots and two images of the band's live performances at the Marquee Club in London in 1967 and the Kings Hall in Belle Vue, Manchester, in 1973.

Many offpeak energy meters rely on BBC longwave radio to function, but the existence of this device is under threat, and the equipment that powers it is now is on its last legs. The latest device, astonishly, requires two valves to function; they are both 20 years old, there are no spares anywhere in the country, and if either valve blows, the Radio Teleswitch mechanism stops working.

There have been some outstanding band names selected by similarly famous artists throughout history of popular music from The Clash to Led Zeppelin. Anybody who has played an instrument and wished to form a band will know how difficult it is to find a band name that keeps every member happy. There have been some downright bizarre choices, including Chumbawamba and Limp Bizkit, as well as famous names. So, what exactly are the reasons behind popular band names?

When women were minors, a group of women accused Los Angeles DJ Rodney Bingenheimer of sexually assaulting them. Among them is former Go-Goos guitarist Jane Wiedlin, who claims that the hard-partying disc-jockey scratched her crotch against hers until he ejaculated in 1974. The alleged incident occurred while the woman, now 65, was just 15, and she was celebrating a night out at the then-renowned English Disco in the 1990s. The club, which opened by Bingenheimer two years ago, was a well-known haunt for actors of the time like David Bowie, Keith Moon, and Elvis Presley, as well as numerous young girls who were often welcomed with open arms. Members of the illustrious prog rock band Led Zeppelin were also present - and the club's now-defunct boss boasted how they would regularly be provided with school-age girls when they were in town. Wiedlin said she had been exposed to similar misdeeds at the club when she was younger. One of six people suspected of such conduct - one of whom had filed a lawsuit in April - described how Bingenheimer, 75, was allegedly cornered in a back room.

Tramp, a wealthy, popular, and royal playground, has closed suddenly, and it seems that it has been illegally sold. After members of a £1,000 yearly subscription received an email advising them that the club has been canceled, a byword for nocturnal overindulgence, inebriation, and sinking into sensual dissatisfaction in Mayfair seems to be uncertain. Johnny Gold, the club's legendary Founder, opened the club on December 18, 1969. Mick Jagger was a founder member of the First Night, and hellraisers Peter Sellers, Michael Caine, and Richard Harris were with him on the opening night. Tramp became a film and rock 'n' roll celebrity overnight. When in London, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Marlon Brando, and Charlton Heston were all regulars. Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor will both be able to pass by. On one night, three James Bonds, Roger Moore, Sean Connery, and George Lazenby were all in the club having dinner at the same time, which was Tramp's pulling power. Jack Nicholson French-kissed a tramp outside the club's unassuming entrance on Jermyn Street one night. Keith Moon, the Who's legendary drummer, had a penchant for removing all of his clothes and dancing naked. He was barred from removing a crystal chandelier on one occasion, but after his chauffeur returned with £500, he was allowed back 48 hours later, naked and strapped to his iconic white Rolls-Royce's bonnet before bursting away at dawn. George Best was at Tramp. Best once punched regular Sir Michael Caine on a night when the footballer appeared to muscle in on Bill Wyman's birthday, when the footballer uninhibitedly turned up with almost a dozen women in tow. In fact, it was reported that girls dressed up for Annabel's nearby Tramp and then they erupted for Tramp. Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was assured of her entry when she turned up in nothing more than a bikini under an open fur coat for her 21st birthday party.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Could this be enough to make even Prince Andrew (right) break into a sweat? Tramp, the London nightclub where he reportedly whirled Virginia Roberts round the dancefloor, has abruptly closed in perplexing circumstances. Only four weeks ago when Tramp hosted Luther actor Idris Elba to celebrate the unveiling of his rosé champagne, Porte Noire, there was no hint of impending drama. But, just a fortnight later, five main executives, including Guy Sangster, son of late horse-breeding tycoon Robert Sangster, and Kevin Doyle, who purchased the club for £4 million, resigned in dissatisfaction with Tramp, which now owns Tramp.

EXCLUSIVE: Danny Clifford reports his night of mayhem with Keith Moon, the drummer of legendary Brit rock band The Who, capturing the essence of Mayhem. During a London gig, Keith reportedly poured vodka over the head of an Australian comedian.

Compared to a £5 million loss the previous year, Britain's largest online musical equipment chain reported a £0.4 million pre-tax loss for the 12 months ending March. Overall sales rose by 3 percentage to £152 million in the UK as cost-of-living factors harmed demand for discretionary consumer products.

RAY CONNELLY: No one sets out to write a film that half a century later is considered a cult film. But I did write a film called That'll Be The Day in 1972, by mistake. I watched it go from being a tale about a sixth-form boy who dropped out of school to work at a fairground - culminating in a sweet tale on a roller-skating rink to a blockbuster movie packing theaters, a number one album, a gold record, and a best-selling paperback. Looking back, I can see that That'll Be The Day's popularity, which was first announced 50 years ago in April, was mainly due to a series of random and lucky coincidences. With so many success stories, perhaps that's the way to go.

It was the album that put an end to Brit Pop, the short-lived period in which jangly, aspirational indie music ruled airwaves around the UK. But for those of us with elephant-like memories, it's now 25 years - or, perhaps worse, a quarter of a century, since Oasis released their third album, Be Here Now. Fans flocked to local record shops for a copy of the album, long before the introduction of streaming services and digital downloads, in an ode to Keith Moon's late, great Keith Moon.