David Roback: Last News

Mazzy Star founder David Roback – who played guitar, keyboard and piano in the band until his death last February – has gone up for sale on Reverb, with over 150 pieces of gear listed.42 of them remain available at the time of writing, including a variety of mixing consoles, tape recorders and multi-track units, used to record Mazzy Star’s material throughout the ‘90s.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMiley Cyrus’ latest album, “Plastic Hearts,” is a rousing return to form, but just as exciting is the awesome covers album she’s apparently releasing on the installment plan via various radio and video guest appearances as well as the occasional official release.The latest in a long string of well-curated covers — ranging from Hall & Oates’ “Maneater” to Hole’s “Doll Parts,” from Blondie’s “Heart of Glass” to Billie Eilish’s “My Future” — comes a fiery version of Mazzy Star’s 1993 song “Fade Into You.” While the original version of the song is performed in a languid style by singer Hope Sandoval and guitarist-cowriter David Roback (who passed away last year), Cyrus plays it straight on the verses but ramps up

Mazzy Star singer Hope Sandoval paid tribute to her late bandmate David Roback on Tuesday (March 3) in an emotional post representing her first statement since the guitarist/songwriter's passing on Feb. 24 at age 61.

"I am devastated"