Roy Orbison

Book Review: Jeff Apter “King of Hearts, Roy Orbison”

August 20, 2026 Rick Bayles 0

This book is down-to-earth and unflashy. It adopts a simple narrative style and delivers its facts in a no-nonsense, easily accessible way. All of that seems exactly right for the biography of a musician who always […]

VERSIONS: “Love Hurts”

November 22, 2023 Rick Bayles 0

‘Love Hurts’ was written by Boudleaux Bryant in the summer of 1960, and it’s a song with quite a fascinating history. Bryant and his wife, Felice, were the main writers for the Everly Brothers during this […]

Video: The Underground Youth & Laura Carbone “Crying”

November 22, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Here is a wonderful version of the Roy Orbison classic ‘Crying’ from Berlin-based singer-songwriter Laura Carbone and Manchester-born, Berlin-based cult favourites The Underground Youth, who share a love of darker-romantic songs. Craig Dyer of The Underground […]