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TV/FILM: Music Biopics Struggle to Make It to the Big Screen

5184 days ago
All About JazzFrom "The Buddy Holly Story" to "Bird" and from "Walk the Line" to the current "Runaways," the lure of biopics about famous music figures is undeniable. The performers and their stories come loaded with a built-in awareness factor, anticipation am... more info

Charlie Gillett obituary

5200 days ago
Guardian MusicRadio DJ, champion of world music and author of a major history of rock'n'rollFew people can have opened so many ears to such a variety of music over the last four decades as Charlie Gillett, the author and radio disc jockey, who has died aged 68 af... more info

On Pop, Rock & The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

5201 days ago
A Deeper Shade of SoulI don't like Abba. I've never liked them; not when I was a kid, nor when I was in my early 20's and they came in vogue amongst the alternative/indie/hipster set (ironically or not). I was at a party this past Christmas season, and when the guests sta... more info

CD Review: The Whigs, “In the Dark”

5201 days ago
PopdoseThe power trio has had a long and glorious history in the annals of rock and roll. The simple, but often explosive blend of electric guitar, bass, and drums is rock and roll at its most elemental. Buddy Holly and the Crickets are often thought of as ... more info

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Albums of the Week: March 5 - March 11 - Jimi Hendrix, Gorillaz, Great American Taxi

5210 days ago
All About JazzJamBase Albums of the Week | March 5-March 11, 2010 Dennis' Pick of the WeekFree Energy: Stuck On Nothing (Astralwerks) Getting the fundamentals right is sometimes more satisfying than truckloads of innovation. Philly's Free Energy is a gang of gu... more info

New Reviews: Gorillaz, Joanna Newsom, Buddy Holly and More

5215 days ago
Rolling StoneGorillaz’ Plastic Beach doesn’t hit shelves in the U.S. until next week, but since the album is already streaming online, we’re unleashing Rolling Stone’s review of Damon Albarn and company’s third album a week early. While stocked with Gor... more info

Bill Francis obituary

5216 days ago
Guardian MusicPhotographer who caught the pop music characters of the 1950s and 60sBill Francis, who has died aged 79, photographed many jazz and rock'n'roll greats in the 1950s, including Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole and Buddy Holly. Most photographers are perfe... more info

Readers’ Rock List: Valentine’s Day Mixtape

5229 days ago
Rolling StoneLast week with Valentine’s Day looming, we asked our readers what song they’d contribute to the perfect Valentine’s mixtape. After tallying the votes, the Beatles’ Abbey Road classic “Something” was the runaway victor and the must for any... more info

Doug Fieger obituary

5230 days ago
Guardian MusicFounder member of the American band the Knack and co-writer of their hit My SharonaFor a couple of months in late 1979, My Sharona, by the Knack, crowded out almost every other pop song from the airwaves of north America and western Europe. The song ... more info

MUSIC INDUSTRY: Same as It Ever Was: Buddy Holly Tries to Reason with His Label Boss

5239 days ago
All About JazzThe secret recordings. Disagreements between artist and labels have been happening since the invention of the recorded disc. Way back in 1956, Buddy Holly recorded several songs in Nashville including "That'll Be The Day". But but producer Owen Bra... more info

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