The January/February 2013 Relix issue features our The Who cover story and much more! Formed in 1964, The Who instantly burst onto the burgeoning rock scene, thanks to their early hit single, I Can’t Explain. During the next decade, the quartet—an absurdly talented gang of musicians fueled by a cataclysmic rhythm section, a brilliant songwriting guitarist, and an edgy but stoic lead singer—created some of the finest records rock and roll has ever heard: Tommy, Who’s Next? and Quadrophenia, among them. As they begin their fiftieth year of playing—down two founding members but still soldiering on—Relix honors their work both in the studio and onstage with the help of longtime music journalists, fellow artists and even Pete Townshend himself. 

This issue also contains additional articles and interviews with Jim James, Marco Benevento, Aaron Nevelle, Larry Bloch, Rosie Flores, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Jim Dolan, Kinky Friedman, Bunny Marrett, The Lee Boys, The Infamous Stringdusters, an excerpt from The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley & the Unlikely Ascent of “Hallelujah” and more!