Hard Rock International When the plane carrying Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens crashed in 1959, the police sifting through the wreckage thought there was another victim on board: Holly's bassist Tommy Allsup. As it turns out, Allsup lost the coin toss with Valens for the last seat on the aircraft, and somehow his wallet ended ...

Weapons of Mass Entertainment It's easy to forget that even the most legendary musicians grapple with self-doubt. Stevie Nicks reminds us of that in a new documentary, "In Your Dreams," which chronicles the making of her album of the same name. In the exclusive clip below, Nicks discusses the recording of "Secret Love," a song she wrote ...

Pop Chart Lab We here at Spinner enjoy doing some deep research on projects, but going through every Beatles song and figuring out which member played what instrument? That just seems nuts. Luckily, the people ate Pop Chart Lab have the right amount of drive, patience and insanity, as they did just that, mapping out the "helter skelter ...

Tribeca Film Portraying a music legend is no easy task for an actor, and Penn Badgley certain had his work cut out for him when he accepted the role of Jeff Buckley. The actor, best known for his stint on "Gossip Girl," is taking on the challenge in the upcoming film "Greetings From Tim Buckley," and he's doing all his own singing. The ...

Spinner There are so many beautiful women in indie. Way more than 41, actually. And plenty of attractive guys, too. Too many, in fact, to list in one highly subjective article written by someone like us, who has no business writing about such things in the first place. When it comes to judging musicians by their art and/or looks, you have ...

Jonathan Weiner The Dear Hunter's upcoming album Migrant is the culmination of mastermind Casey Crescenzo's tumultuous relationship with music. Having given up on his career a few times, been kicked out of bands and spending time homeless, Casey's path hasn't been easy, but he's forged through with the Dear Hunter, crafting beautiful, ...

Alan Silfen "I'm the luckiest guy in the world!" "No, I'm the luckiest guy in the world!" That exchange went on between John Fogerty and Dave Grohl a couple more times at the latter's Sound City show at SXSW last week, each man sounding like a happy brother trying to one-up the other. Soon, they would end the three-hour performance with the ...