Yahoo! Music — Reuters - One snowy night 50 years ago, Buddy Holly took off on a small plane and died a few minutes later when it crashed in an Iowa field. more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One snowy night 50 years ago, Buddy Holly took off on a small plane and died a few minutes later when it crashed in an Iowa field. more info

How is it that a bespectacled youth from Texas, who died aged 22 in a plane crash, is still revered 50 years on? Just listen to the outpouring of perfect rock'n'roll Buddy Holly produced in a career that lasted only 18 months, says Spencer Leigh more info

Perfect Porridge — To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Winter Dance Party and the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ames, Iowa-based Poison Control Center recorded a few tracks, including this one: Poison Control Center : “Well All Right” (mp3) More inf... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — It's no coincidence that Sub Pop finally made a promo MP3 available from Vetiver's upcoming Tight Knit the day after the whole thing leaks to the world. Sometimes you can play the market, but sometimes the market plays you. I haven't heard a thing ... more info

JamBase — Exclusive First Listen: M. Ward's Hold Time M. Ward NPR.org is offering an exclusive live stream of M. Ward's new album, Hold Time. Hold Time will be released on February 17, 2009, but the CD and LP are available for pre-order now in the Merge... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Wacked NewsSpinner.com: This February 3rd will mark the 50th anniversary of 'The Day the Music Died,' the Iowa plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the "Big Bopper." Old-time rock 'n' roll fans with a little extra cas... more info

My Old Kentucky — The Buffet Libre DJs have completed their second REWIND project. You may remember we shared the first one with you last July. This time around they focused on covers of songs from the 70s, 80s and 90s and feature an even more impressive lineup of b... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Twisted TalesSpinner.com: New Year's Day, 1986: When a Los Angeles radio station began to play the song 'Garden Party,' 18-year-old Matthew Nelson smiled. It was his father's old comeback song, a Top Ten hit in 1972 for the onetime teen... more info

SONGSTRESS steps out in specs that look a little reminiscent of 50s legend Buddy Holly more info