Guardian Music — Introducing the first of two exclusive session tracks, Anna Calvi explains why she covered the Shirelles' 1962 hitMy father used to play me classic 50s songs all the time when I was a kid – we would listen to Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Paul Anka and... more info

Altsounds — Mariachi El Bronx, the alter ego of acclaimed Los Angeles-based punk outfit The Bronx, kick off their Vans Off the Wall European tour headlining in Dublin tomorrow. To celebrate they have given Roy Orbison's 'Only The Lonely' the Mariachi El Bronx tr... more info

Popdose — There is nobody singing today that can parallel the pain in Roy Orbison's voice more info

Impose Magazine — Memphis' Cities Aviv distorted the ever-loving hell out of a 50's-ish R&B cut that sounds like a lady singing a Roy Orbison song. The source material is irrelevant once Cities Aviv brings in the heavy drops and chops up the vocals. Entitled "... more info

Guardian Music — MEN Arena, ManchesterHeartbreak does funny things to people. When the news emerged last summer that Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and TV presenter Alexa Chung had split up, the indie nation mourned the loss of its articulate and photogenic It-couple. T... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Singer-songwriter Chris Isaak says he was destined to make Beyond the Sun, his latest CD of mostly covers by such legendary Sun Studio artists as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis. more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Halloween’s approaching, kids. As such I’ve been trolling through all things spooky for the accompanying all hallows eve radio show. This of course includes the oeuvre of the living comic book character that is Glenn Danzig. And I say that with a... more info

Altsounds — Debut London show – Shacklewell Arms – Wednesday 9 November With comparisons as broad as Roy Orbison and Liz Fraser, to Elvis and Dead Can Dance, the sound of Genuflex is certainly hard to define. One thing that is clear, as the ... more info

Guardian Music — The Sydney band who call their music 'intensindie' enjoy a sold-out UK tour"When I was young my dad did actually call me 'Jezebel'," begins 24-year-old Hayley Mary of the Jezabels, explaining the process behind creating her own and her band's strikin... more info

Guardian Music — Tim Jonze talks to the pop musicians who cite the director's unsettling films as a key influence, and asks: will this be the autumn of David Lynch?A glance across the new music scene, from the stark songstress Chelsea Wolfe to the dislocated 50s pop ... more info