THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED.  Okay, so it was yesterday, but the passing of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson in a plane crash outside Clear Lake, IA is still bringing people to the historic Surf Ballroom, as well as the Riverside Ballroom, where the Winter Dance Party made its penultimate stop. So it's worth linking to an MPR audio feature on the Winter Dance Party and a Weekend Edition piece on Buddy Holly's old classmates.. We'll start with some video of Buddy Holly playing "That'll Be the Day," and "Peggy Sue."  There's even less video of Valens, outside this lipsync of "Ooh, My Head!", but there's rare live audio of "La Bamba" and "Donna" on the Tube. And no survey would be complete without the Bopper's signature song, "Chantilly Lace."  The tragedy has echoed through the years in movies like The Buddy Holly Story and La Bamba.  The latter featured Los Lobos, who would make "La Bamba" a hit again almost 30 years later, with Marshall Crenshaw as Holly, who can be seen here covering "Crying, Waiting Hoping", introduced by Wolfman Jack.

LOW CUT CONNIE's Adam Weiner plays a Microshow for The Current.

THE LONE BELLOW visits World Cafe.

TEMPLES visits The Current.

BAT FOR LASHES covers Don Henley’s “The Boys Of Summer.”

THE BOOMTOWN RATS: Let's roll out "Rat Trap" and "Someone's Looking At You" for Twofer Tuesday  .

THE BEACH BOYS: Brian Wilson and Mike Love beef again!

THE 40 BEST SONGS TO SING IN THE SHOWER, according to Paste.

SMASHING PUMPKINS will release a double album this year.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Peaches & Herb's feathery soul ballad "Reunited."

HAMILTON: The House of Mouse buys the movie rights for 75MM.

STAR WARS will "absolutely" have a female director in the future, Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy says. I'd joke that she should focus on getting good directors, but any random woman might do better than the last two dudes.

ZENDAYA and Jacob Elordi Prove They're More Than Just "Best Friends" With a Kiss.

MARTIN SCORSESE reveals the names of two big movies he turned down in the 80s.

QUENTIN TARANTINO on What Happened to Leonardo DiCaprio's Character After Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood.

FAST & FURIOUS 9 has a trailer online.

DOLITTLE: The making of a bomb.

A LION hides in a tree after being chased by a herd of 100 angry buffaloes in Kenya.

A ROVING BAND of herpes-ridden monkeys now roaming northeast Florida.

BLACK BEETLES invade Tasmanian homes.