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

Altsounds — Last month, Danish noiseniks *The Raveonettes* announced a string of digital-only releases for the home stretch of 2008. Fresh off the success of February’s critical smash,Lust Lust Lust, the band coupled the announcement with a free remix E... more info

Altsounds — Last month, Danish noiseniks *The Raveonettes* announced a string of digital-only releases for the home stretch of 2008. Fresh off the success of February’s critical smash,Lust Lust Lust, the band coupled the announcement with a free remix E... more info

JamBase — HIS ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGHNESSSHUFFLED OFF 11 YEARS AGO TODAY For someone so unreservedly gentle, John Denver could sure pack a wallop. His power wasn't something that smacked you in the kisser but thumped your heart with sureness. He retained mu... more info

Dlisted — The other day, Wonky McValtrex was out working the stroll looking like a grimey used condom left in the gutter for the water roaches to pick at. Last night in London, Jodie Marsh wore something similar except she looked like a stunning black pearl fl... more info

All About Jazz — February 3, 2009 will mark the 50th anniversary of "The Day The Music Died," when a plane crash took the lives of rock 'n' roll legends Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper. In anticipation of that momentous occasion, the vault of rare Bud... more info