Rolling Stone — Last 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

Guardian Music — Founder 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

All About Jazz — The 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

Rolling Stone — Today marks the 51st anniversary of “The Day the Music Died,” when Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa. The musicians were in the middle of their Winter Dance Party tour — which also f... more info

MVSW — It’s been 51 years since  The Day the Music Died From Wikipedia: The Day the Music Died refers to February 3, 1959, a date on which a small-plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, United States, killed three popular American rock and roll musicians: ... more info

Pop Candy — On Feb. 3, 1959, a small plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson crashed in a snowy Iowa cornfield. More than 50 years later, the loss of these talents is still felt -- and the story is still terribly sad to he... more info

Stereogum — That early, noisier Slumberland sound I rhapsodized about on the label's 20th anniversary -- see Black Tambourine, the Ropers, Henry's Dress, Swirlies, Lilys -- pops up all over the place these days in subtle and not-so-subtle nods, so it's good timi... more info

Guardian Music — Irish rockabilly singer Imelda May on the woman who made it all possible"My first introduction to rockabilly was early Elvis, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent, then later I heard a song called Fujiyama Mama by Wanda Jackson. I just loved ... more info

Guardian Music — These good-looking, good ole boys with beards have been described as the unplugged Kings of LeonHometown: Concord, North Carolina.The lineup: Scott Avett (vocals, banjo, drums), Seth Avett (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums), Bob Crawford (vocals, bas... more info

411 Mania — Wherever you see black framed glasses, button down shirts, and pants made for floods odds are strong that there is a “nerd” in your company. In this edition of The Savage Animal, 411’s Mikey MiGo takes a look at his top ten... more info