David Roback — a founding member of the influential bands Mazzy Star, Opal and the Rain Parade — has died at the age of 61, according to his rep. No cause of death has been announced. Roback cofounded ...

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Sandoval’s voice is timeless, like Cline’s. And Roback’s productions recall the subculture experimentalism of Lou Reed’s group. Many listeners may only be familiar with “Fade Into You”, so this list ...

David Roback and Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star in 1990 David Roback, the co-founder of beloved alt-rock band Mazzy Star, has died at the age of 61. Along with Hope Sandoval, he wrote and produced all of ...

David Roback—the producer and multi-instrumentalist who co-founded Mazzy Star alongside Hope Sandoval—has died, according to a representative for the band. A key figure in the Los Angeles Paisley ...

In the clip, which was shared earlier today (January 28), Cyrus sings from a tiny pink bedroom wearing a furry cowboy hat. As ever, she puts a gritter spin on the classic originally sung by Hope ...

When the Los Angeles band Rain Parade released their debut album “Emergency Third Power Trip” in 1983, it was an anomaly from both the new wave-flavored pop on MTV (Cyndi Lauper, The Police, Culture ...

“Stood in front row, cried during ‘Into Dust’, and witnessed Hope Sandoval be her perfect self. Mazzy Star, thank you for tonight.” – Janet Jackson “I’m not too manly to say that I cried at the Mazzy ...

When Santa Monica natives Mazzy Star released a new song, “California,” last week—a preview of their first album in 17 years—we all took a wonderful trip down memory lane. Channeling the moody blues ...

David Roback, a guitarist and songwriter best known for working alongside singer Hope Sandoval in the group Mazzy Star, has died. The news was confirmed to NPR in a press release from Roback's ...

The band Mazzy Star was known for making dreamy, ethereal pop songs in the 1990s. Guitarist David Roback, who started the band with singer Hope Sandoval, died on Monday. No cause of death was given.