Rolling Stone — Photo: Wood/Getty We’ve already spotlighted our five-star review of Bruce Springsteen’s new Working on a Dream (here’s a reminder: “Springsteen finally reignites his early infatuation with the pop symphonies of Roy Orbison and Phil Spectorâ€... more info

The Lipster — You might know Findlay Brown's Come Home, particularly if you stayed in and watched a lot of telly over Christmas, for it was one of those pretty little advert songs that was on every 34 seconds or so. Well, Findlay Brown, the man responsible and pre... 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

Aquarium Drunkard — Happy New Year.  In case you missed it, The Walkmen’s album You & Me was one of our favorite LPs of 2008.  As the year closes out we caught up with Walter Martin to discuss, among other things, the critical reaction to the band’s previous ... more info

Pop Matters — Roy Orbison - The Soul of Rock and Roll - Legacy [$59.98] more info

Topix — The music of Roy Orbison ages like a fine wine. The Soul Of Rock and Roll by Roy Orbison is a massive career spanning four disc, 107 song set. The Best Of The Soul Of Rock and Roll is an independent 18 song, single disc that is basically a sampler of... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: NewsSpinner.com: In his song 'Thunder Road,' Bruce Springsteen delivers the now-classic famous line, "Roy Orbison singing for the lonely/Hey that's me and I want you only" with conviction. You're the boss, Bruce. But the thing is, even ... more info

Guardian Music — Elvis tried but no one delivered pop tragedy with the gravitas of Orbison. His Sixties hits were revolutionary, operatic arias borne up by his doomstruck tenor, a dramatic departure from the rockabilly fodder he gave Sun Records in the Fifties. This ... more info

Rolling Stone — The four-disc Roy Orbison box set The Soul of Rock and Roll hit stores last month and we’ve got prize packs for six lucky winners. Rock and Roll contains 107 songs including demos, live recordings and 12 previously unreleased cuts, and one grand p... more info

Guardian Music — Mike Skinner's career follows the trajectory of a drunken night out - sharp and observant at the start, fuzzy and excessive in the middle (when he misfired with moans about fame and bad behaviour), and now going all philosophical on new album Everyth... more info