Blog: State Magazine

It was 50 years ago today...the day the music died...such phrases are being bandied around today as we mark the anniversary of the death of Buddy Holly . Although one of the most influential names in the early days of rock 'n' roll, the Holly story has been strangely neglected on a mainstream level - there have been no big budget movies, no posthumous cult of personality, no revivals. Yet the music that Buddy Holly made in his unbelievably short time as a recording artist remains some of the most vital of all time. So, where to start? [...]