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The Black Keys‘ “Dearest” is off Rave On Buddy Holly, a cover album honoring one of the biggest innovators within America’s rock ‘n’ roll landscape. The tribute album, released by Fantasy/Concord earlier this year, Read the full story

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Buddy Holly died in a small plane crash along with rock ‘n’ roll pioneers, Ritchie Valens and J.P “The Big Bopper” Richardson. It was what Don McLean famously declared “The Day The Music Died.” So then, why is he walking around among the living, singing the blazes out of 1950′s rock ‘n’ roll?

The answer is Innonvative Leisure‘s Nick Waterhouse. The Holly look-a-like has managed to package the boogie-woogie piano and the purest rhythm and blues r Read the full story

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Wreckless Eric is a new wave rock ‘n’ roller from back in the day most widely remembered for his sweet testament to finding true love no matter the distance in “(I’d Go The) Whole Wide World.” Read the full story

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If anything, Johnny Thunder knew how to make you feel alive, and that’s just what this fuzzy 60′s mod song does. “I’m Alive” is a crunchy, underrated classic with garage band style and the vocal bravery of Mr. Thunder, a former lead singer of the Drifters. That shrieking, untamed voice is pure rock ‘n’ roll, not to mention, that blues-ridden electric guitar. The track, originally belonging to Tommy James and the Shondells, became killer when Johnny touched it. Read the full story

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The last decade has been curiously absent of a few things – loud guitars, slamming drums, and powerful frontmen. These three things are, by and large, key elements in defining the sound of “rock n’ roll.” So, by this logic, it would be safe to say that rock n’ roll has been notably absent for the majority of the past decade. What these factors have been sacrificed for are things that are far more fleeting, Read the full story

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The Ettes bring it home with “No Home.” After rocking ‘n’ rollin’ their way out of Nashville, Tennessee, these three band-its began rocking socks off all over the US. Now, now…all you category police, this ain’t no ‘chick band.’ Chicks and dudes alike can proudly and loudly play this for the world to hear. Read the full story