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RYAN ADAMS – ” Karma Police ” Radiohead Cover

Posted: February 2, 2017 in MUSIC
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Ryan Adams delivered a haunting, solo acoustic version of Radiohead’s “Karma Police” during a Saturday session spot on BBC Radio 2. The singer-songwriter stayed true to the epic OK Computer ballad, even creatively crooning the eerie, descending vocal melody from the song’s bridge.
Ryan Adams also commented on how AC/DC, ELO Inspired songs for his upcoming Album
“I was listening to AC/DC’s ‘Fly on the Wall,’ and that’s when I realized what I had to do for the record,” singer-songwriter said in new interview

“I woke up this morning and I was jetlagged, and I had a full day of press,” he told the BBC. “But I wanted to do a couple of covers. And I know plenty, but I wanted to do something new that I hadn’t done before. So I went, what are two or three songs I could try to learn before I have to go to my first thing. And this was one. I don’t know if I’ve learned it in a great, new and interesting way, but I also thought it’s fitting, because there’s a pretty awful person who just got elected in the United States. So I don’t know why, but that song popped into my head this morning.”
Adams also performed a solo version of “Doomsday,” the anthemic folk-rock single from his upcoming 16th LP, “Prisoner”, due out February 17th.

The songwriter recently announced the album’s limited-edition “End of the World” box set containing 17 previously unreleased B-sides, seven-inch vinyl for each of the 12 songs and a 2-D action play set with assorted action figures.
On Monday, Adams released a video for power-ballad “Do You Still Love Me?.” The clip blends onstage footage with shots of Adams and his production team in the studio.
Singer-songwriter told BBC Radio 2 his performance was inspired by “pretty awful person” Donald Trump

The ALLMAN BROTHERS – ” Into The Mystic ” Van Morrison Cover

Posted: January 28, 2017 in MUSIC
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A great many Southern rock bands sure know how to rock, The Allman Brothers Band was unique in that they didn’t just rock, they actually made magic and in the years leading up to their 2014 split that magic was never more apparent than when we got the privilege to see them, no longer the long haired young men that began this journey . In 2011, the boys converged on Boston’s Orpheum Theater where in addition to their own impressive song catalog, they dusted off a cover of Van Morrison’s dreamy, ethereal “Into The Mystic” and to the crowd’s delight delivered it with that gorgeous, swampy feel that makes their own music so special.

Written in 1970 and featured on Van Morrison’s album “Moondance”, “Into The Mystic” becomes a swirling, sweeping extended jam as Warren Haynes pulls double duty on guitar and vocals, supported by the ever talented Derek Trucks on slide guitar as he makes this classic sing in a way we’ve never heard before. The real magic happens at 4:48 when Haynes and Trucks team up for a twin guitar solo attack that can only be described as spellbinding, making for an explosive ending that you’ve got to experience for yourselves.

JULIA JACKLIN – ” Someday ” The Strokes Cover for Like A Version

Posted: January 23, 2017 in MUSIC
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Julia Jacklin takes on The Strokes’ classic from 2001 ‘Someday’ for Radio station triple j’s Like A Version. Julia rolled in, bringing the whole band with her — namely Thomas ‘Tommo’ Stephens, Harrison ‘Harry’ Fuller and Edward ‘Eddie’ Boyd — and gave a beautiful rendition of the 2001 hit from The Strokes album Is This It.
Like A Version is a segment on Australian radio station triple j. Every Friday morning a musician or band comes into the studio to play one of their own songs and a cover of a song they love.

Since 2004, many artists have participated, including Tame Impala, Childish Gambino, Lorde, Mark Ronson, Halsey, Arctic Monkeys, Alt-J, Sarah Blasko, Bon Iver and Hilltop Hoods.

Singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin tugs at the heartstrings with a live performance of her original song ‘Don’t Let The Kids Win’ in triple j’s Like A Version studio, For anyone in the market for some tears, here’s a live version of ‘Don’t Let The Kids Win’ .

PIXX – ” It’s Different For Girls ” Joe Jackson Cover

Posted: January 7, 2017 in MUSIC
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This year Pixx is gearing up to release her first full-length debut album, but in the meantime she’s shared a live cover of Joe Jackson’s ‘It’s Different For Girls’.

At first, the lyrics Jackson’s 1979 song might sound as if he was singing about a man who goes out looking for sex, while his partner is in search of love. But in fact it’s actually the opposite way around. That switch-around of stereotypical gender roles seems almost the perfect fit for Pixx’s thoughtful, and thought-provoking, pop.

She turns the post-punk tune into a vintage guitar-led number that occasionally bursts forth with clashing cymbals. The floaty melodies means that Pixx’s voice is at the forefront, so if you didn’t get the twist when Jackson told it, you certainly will here.

Listen to the cover of ‘It’s Different For Girls’ below.

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DAWES – ” Desperados Under The Eaves ” Warren Zevon Cover

Posted: December 29, 2016 in MUSIC
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Dawes with a special performance of the Warren Zevon song for David Letterman. What A special band Dawes are surely one of the best American bands around. Warren Zevon Cover. This performance never aired. It was a web exclusive.

Warren Zevon was one of the most underappreciated artists in his time, at least by the general public. Sure, “Werewolves of London” gets heavy rotation between “The Monster Mash” and “Ghostbusters” on radio stations at Halloween time in October, but the rest of his catalog goes mostly unnoticed.

David Letterman did his best to make Zevon a household name though.  Warren filled in for Paul Shaffer over 20 times, plus made numerous visits to the show to promote his albums.  In fact, he referred to Dave as “the best friend my music has ever had”.

Zevon passed away from cancer in 2003, but that hasn’t stopped Dave from promoting his music on The Late Show. Recently, the L.A. band Dawes was asked to perform Zevon’s song, “Desperados Under the Eaves”.  The following video contains an intro from Letterman explaining the reasoning behind this request.  If you’re not already a fan of Dawes  or Zevon – you probably should after this.

IRON and WINE – ” Time After Time ” Cyndi Lauper Cover

Posted: December 17, 2016 in MUSIC
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Over the summer, a portion of a version of Cyndi Laupers classic ballad “Time After Time” recorded by Iron and Wine  was used as part of the McDonald’s ad campaign . Now Sam Beam has released the entire song,

Cover songs have become somewhat of a parallel career recently for Sam Beam, the sole force behind Iron and Wine, with his acoustic guitar and gentle voice being used for either heartfelt purposes as can be heard here or ironic, such as when he tackled Gwar “Sick Of You” Last year, he teamed up with Ben Bridwell of the Band Of Horses in which they recorded 12 diverse covers ranging from Talking Heads “This Must Be The Place” to Sade “Bulletproof Soul” , Pete Seeger “Coyote, My Little Brother” to Spiritualized “The Straight and Narrow”.

Earlier this year, Beam had returned to singing his own compositions, releasing the wonderful “Love Letter For Fire” an album of duets that he wrote and recorded with Jesca Hoop. Beam has not put out an album comprised solely of Iron and Wine material since 2013’s Ghost on Ghost.

“Time After Time” was the second single from Lauper’s blockbuster 1983 debut, She’s So Unusual. The song received a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year, but lost out to Tina Turner’s equally timeless “What’s Love Got to Do With It.”

Listen to Iron and Wine’s Cover of “Time After Time”

 

IGGY POP – ” Funtime “

Posted: December 9, 2016 in MUSIC
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The other day I was listening to an old Mark Mothersbaugh interview (well, technically it was a “Booji Boy” interview, ) and at one point, in talking about the Krautrock band Neu!, he threw a bit of shade at David Bowie, saying Bowie had ripped off Neu! for a song he produced for Iggy Pop. This peaked my interest so I quickly googled “Bowie, Iggy, Neu!” and the first search result was the wikipedia page for Iggy’s “Funtime.” According to that post, “Funtime” bears marked similarities to “Lila Engel” by Neu!

“Funtime” is a song written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop first released by Iggy Pop on his 1977 album entitled The Idiot  It reflects Iggy and Bowie’s growing fascination with the German music scene, It has been covered by numerous others.

I found most interesting was how often the song had been covered by so many different other artists.

I was previously unaware of any other versions of the track, and very quickly I found several. And really, they’re all pretty great in their own way—definitely worth sharing.

First up, check out The Cars’ cover of the tune. This was cut during the Shake It Up sessions with Ben Orr on vocals. According to the liner notes for Just What I Needed: The Cars Anthology, Iggy was present at the recording session and complimented Orr’s vocal impersonation, telling him “you sound more like me than me.”

I hate to admit it, but I like this cover better than the original:

NICK CAVE – ” Avanlanche “

Posted: December 7, 2016 in MUSIC
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“Avalanche” was the first Leonard Cohen song Nick Cave ever heard, as the lead-off track to Cohen’s third album “Songs of Love and Hate”. Cave comments  “I discovered Leonard Cohen with Songs of Love and Hate,” Cave said in a 1994 interview on French radio. “I listened to this record for hours in a friend’s house. I was very young and I believe this was the first record that really had an effect on me. In the past, I only listened to my brother’s records. I liked what he liked, followed him like a sheep. Leonard Cohen was the first one I discovered by myself. He is the symbol of my musical independence. I remember these other guys that came to my friend’s house that thought Songs of Love and Hate was too depressing. I’ve realized that this ‘depression’ theory was ridiculous. The sadness of Cohen was inspiring, it gave me a lot of energy. I always remember all this when someone says that my records are morbid or depressing.”

Fittingly, Nick Cave’s cover was probably the first song of his many heard, as the lead-off track of his first album with longtime backing back the Bad Seeds in 1984. Thirty-one years and a few other Cohen covers later (“Hallelujah,” “I’m Your Man,” “Tower of Song,” “Suzanne,” “Dress Rehearsal Rag”) Cave has revisited that first song for the Starz pirate show Black Sails. It strips it back to just a piano and haunting violin, presumably played by Cave’s longtime collaborator Warren Ellis.

SAVAGES – ” Dream Baby Dream ” Live at The Forum

Posted: November 28, 2016 in MUSIC
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Savages are Jehnny Beth, Gemma Thompson, Ayse Hassan and Fay Milton.
Savages are among the nominees for this year’s StubHub Q Awards 2016 in association with Absolute Radio for best band of the year. “Dream Baby Dream” is a song by the electro-punk band Suicide, written by its members Martin Rev and Alan Vega.  It was originally released as a single in 1979 by Island Records and produced by Ric Ocasek. It has been covered by many artists both live and in a studio.

JONATHAN RADO – ” McCartney ” Cover

Posted: November 27, 2016 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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Jonathan Rado, co-creator of Foxygen, plays with dusty toys and makes music errday. He bangs on items. He won’t stop banging on items. During a short weekend in October of 2011, Jonathan Rado covered “McCartney”, the 1970 solo album by Paul McCartney (of the hit rock band, The Beatles) in it’s entirety. In the spirit of the original album, there wasn’t much thought put into anything – most everything is first take, from memory – no song took longer than 3 hours to record. The only missing track is “Teddy Boy”, which somehow got deleted from my computer. Also, man, my vocals on “Maybe I’m Amazed” just do NOT cut it. All songs written by Paul McCartney
recorded and performed by Jonathan Rado in 2011
cover photo by Jonathan Rado (hot sauce & sour skittles/kitchen floor)

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