Rolling Stone — One of Rolling Stone’s Immortal rockers is being immortalized again today — Roy Orbison is being honored with a posthumous star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame at a ceremony featuring Jeff Beck, Jason Mraz, Dan Aykroyd, Michelle Branch, Chris Isaak... more info

CMT — Family and friends of the late Roy Orbison will gather Friday (Jan. 29) in front of the historic Capitol Records building in Hollywood for the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Among those scheduled to join his wife, Barbara, at th... more info

Soul Sides — Donnie and Joe Emerson: Good TimeGive Me the ChanceBabyFrom Dreamin' Wild (Enterprise and Co, 1979)This is one of those LPs that helps one understand why people bother to even look for records to begin with. The cover screams bargain bin. Actually, i... more info

This Scene Is Dead — Hmmmm… from time to time this blog gets topical on some of the things going on in my life, and I guess this is one of those occassions. Tell it Roy… I walk down to the blue side of town Where there’s no happiness, no joy. Down at the end of a l... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: NewsIt seems like this should have happened a long time ago, but on Jan. 29, rock 'n' roll icon Roy Orbison will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Orbison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame back in 1987 and whil... more info

8/1 — A standout track and the first single from Montreal's The Besnard Lakes' upcoming longplayer, The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night, Albatross has all the swagger of a Stevie Nicks-led Fleetwood Mac classic or Roy Orbison reimagined as a rollicking... more info

Allmusic Blog — UK singer/songwriter Findlay Brown’s first album, 2007’s Separated by the Sea, was a pretty good classically influenced (Nick Drake, Simon & Garfunkel, CSN&Y) effort. Nice, but not too exciting. Not much to indicate that his next effort would rea... more info

Rock Sellout —     So, it's that time of year when everyone is sharing their “best of the year” lists. I wanted to be part of the fun, but I just want to say before you start reading that these are only my favorite songs of 2009, not the best. Yes, I includ... more info

Live Daily — In 1985, after countless hit records, Grammy nominations, American Music Awards, and gold and platinum albums, J.D. Souther [ tickets ]--one of the principal architects of Southern California country-rock--decided to walk away from his solo career, s... more info

NME - The Video Blog — 'I Drove All Night' is a song with an interesting history. Most people think of it as a Roy Orbison song - and it was originally written for him, in 1987. However, it was Cyndi Lauper who first had a hit with it, in 1989. Years later, Celine Dion at... more info