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R.I.P. Hal Blaine, legendary Wrecking Crew session drummer dead at 90

1844 days ago
Consequence of SoundHe played drums on Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, Simon & Garfunkel’s “Mrs. Robinson” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water", The Ronettes’ "Be My Baby", Frank Sinatra’s Strangers in the Night", and many more classic songs. more info

Mazzy Star, Morrissey, Cardi B & more playing Tropicalia Fest in Long Beach

2060 days ago
Brooklyn VeganThe California festival also includes Kali Uchis, Mac DeMarco, Toro y Moi, Devendra Banhart, BadBadNotGood, Ronnie Spector & the Ronettes, and more. Continue reading… more info

Catching Up With Ronnie Spector

2307 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardThe Ronettes blasted into the world and the zeitgeist of the 1960s with a thunderclap as mercilessly powerful as the Bum-ba-bum-BOOM that opens their iconic “Be My Baby”. After the thunder, come the castanets – a simple, brief and symbolic... more info

Introducing the new Uncut

2355 days ago
Uncut Starring Tom Petty, REM, King Gizzard, Bon Iver, Husker Du, Perfume Genius, William Eggleston, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Bootsy Collins, The Ronettes and Chest Of The Year 1971! Starring Tom Petty, REM, King Gizzard, Bon Iver, Husker Du, Perfume Gen... more info

Hurray For The Riff Raff – “Be My Baby” (The Ronettes Cover) Video

2542 days ago
StereogumRocking classic cat eye-liner, the half-up beehive hairdo, and the center of the spotlight, Hurray For The Riff Raff's Alynda Lee Segarra perfectly emulates the Shindig! 1965 performance by the Ronettes of "Be My Baby." The '60s staple is a regular ... more info

Lana Del Rey Takes Us Back To The Space Race

2555 days ago
StereogumThe video for Lana Del Rey’s "Love" opens with a black and white tinted shot of the sulky-eyed singer wearing a mod mini dress and daisies in her hair. She sways from side to side like one of the Shangri-Las or the Ronettes, radiating a nostalgic a... more info

The Last Word: Ronnie Spector on Childhood Hero, Sobriety, Life with Phil

2860 days ago
Rolling StoneIn April, Ronnie Spector released English Heart, a new LP that explores her surprisingly deep rock & roll roots. The legendary Ronettes singer told Rolling Stone how she hung out with the Beatles, toured with the Stones, dated David Bowie and fend... more info

Ronnie Spector on Why She Loves Adele: 'She's Like Me'

2901 days ago
Rolling StoneRonnie Spector doesn't like a lot of new artists, but she loves one in particular. "I see all of these artists – Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, I could go on and on – but I love Adele because she's like me," the onetime leader of the Ronettes tells Roll... more info

Ronnie Spector on Keith Richards, David Bowie and Life After Phil

2905 days ago
Rolling StoneRonnie Spector is seated in the restaurant of a lavish midtown Manhattan hotel. She's dressed in black, and her long, black hair is bouffant – though a far cry from the beehive she wore when she was making hits with the Ronettes over half a century... more info

Review: 'The Wrecking Crew' sheds fascinating new light on pop music history

3292 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaThe documentary that centers on a vastly influential group of Los Angeles studio musicians reveals secrets about some of pop's most famous records by the Beach Boys, Byrds, Ronettes and others. more info

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