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Listen to She & Him Cover Buddy Holly
Keeping up with the quality of the other Buddy Holly covers on the upcoming tribute album Rave On Buddy Holly, She & Him give us a preview of their take on Holly’s “Oh Boy.”... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to Fiona Apple Cover Buddy Holly
It’s been a while since we’ve heard the soulful stylings of Fiona Apple. Her collaboration with Jon Brion for a cover of Buddy Holly’s “Everyday” is one of a handful of new tunes that fans have heard from the reclusive songwriter since 2005’s Extraordinary Machine.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to The Black Keys Cover Buddy Holly
Remember that Buddy Holly cover album we told you about? Well, now you can get a taste of Rave On Buddy Holly with The Black Keys’ contribution, a soulful take on the bespectacled rocker’s “Dearest.”... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBuddy Holly Tribute Album to Feature My Morning Jacket, The Black Keys, Paul McCartney and More
An upcoming tribute album to Buddy Holly, Rave On Buddy Holly, will feature the likes of My Morning Jacket, The Black Keys, Modest Mouse, Nick Lowe, Florence + The Machine, Cee Lo Green, Paul McCartney, She & Him, Justin Townes Earle, Kid Rock, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Julian Casablancas and more.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Nine Most Untimely Rock 'N' Roll Deaths
Yeah, but how do you define untimely? Like this: The artists on our list died when they clearly had their best work ahead of them. ... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayFear of Flying: The Most Inappropriate Songs for In-Flight Radio
A few weeks ago, I was invited to speak on some panels at Diversafest in Tulsa, Okla. On my flight back home to Atlanta, both my iPod and laptop were dead, so I decided to check out some in-flight radio. I surfed the dozen or so stations until—as we reached cruising altitude—I settled on one with a ’50/early-’60s golden-oldies format. After tunes from Dion & the Belmonts, The Platters and—if I remember correctly—The Shangri-Las, what should come on but Santo & Johnny’s classic 1959 instrumental “Sleepwalk.” Now, normally, I love “Sleepwalk”—it’s one of the most wistful, nostalgic, emotive pieces... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day15 Sunnier Avenues to Get You California Dreamin' (On Such a Winter's Day)
The other day, I was in the car listening to "The Ghost of Virginia" by Justin Townes Earle. It's a very simple acoustic/banjo-based song about an old freight train in the South that hauled coal and transported soldiers "during the war." What happens a few seconds in? I'm in the historical district of Marietta, Ga. and I get stopped by a train. It was so perfect, peaceful and picturesque, I couldn't even be upset. ... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBuddy Holly: Memorial Collection and Down the Line: Rarities
For those of you late to the... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsThat'll Be the Day (the Music Died): 50 Years Later
Paul Westerberg, Black Lips, Robyn Hitchcock, The Avett Brothers, John Doe and many more remember three of rock 'n' roll's pioneers... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesThe Day The Music Was Re-Born: 17 tracks in Memory of Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper—though always lumped together because of the cruel hand they were dealt one winter night in 1959—were really a varied bunch of musicians, all with different sounds and all at different stages in their respective careers. But the three were tied together by the bonds of rock ’n’ roll, still in its nascent stage, still magical and—mostly—unjaded. Don McLean dubbed their tragedy “the day the music died” in his legendary tribute song “American Pie,” and he was right, in a way. For rock ’n’ roll, that crash was—on a smaller scale—like the Kennedy... read more
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