Sporting a three-piece all-girl band, Prince recently asserted that he didn’t have time for collaborating with “old people.” Apparently, however, that doesn’t apply to his cover choices. You May Also Like: Pearl Jam, “Soon Forget” from ‘Binaural’ (2000): One Track Mind Is This the Best-Ever Prince Cover? Pearl Harbor andRead More
Fans of the late Peter Banks will get another chance to hear his unique guitar stylings on a forthcoming cover of Steve Miller’s “Winter Time,” to be issued as part of a Miller tribute project produced by Billy Sherwood. You May Also Like: Swifty’s Bazaar, “Shopping Bug” from Everything YouRead More
I kind of chuckled when I saw that Adrenaline Mob had chosen three Ronnie James Dio-related songs for its eight-song covers EP, but now I get it. You May Also Like: Ronnie James Dio moved into the spotlight with the dark, uplifting Holy Diver Sammy Hagar, Don Felder + others,Read More
After hearing Joey Belladonna’s cringe-inducing vocals on Anthrax’s version of Rush’s “Anthem,” I didn’t have much hope for this EP of covers from the thrashers, especially considering the rest of the lineup You May Also Like: Anthrax, Sept. 23, 2016: Shows I’ll Never Forget Anthrax – ‘For All Kings’ (2016)Read More
Al Jardine fondly remembers one of the Beach Boys more notable filler albums, Beach Boys’ Party!, a 1965 studio effort with dubbed in festive sounds over a string of cover songs. You May Also Like: Brian Wilson’s No Pier Pressure was almost a Beach Boys album: ‘I changed my mind’Read More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5_666sEAP4&w=500&h=305] A choice, not-so-obvious all-covers album from Philadelphia’s Mondo Topless, starting with a pretty rockin’ version of The Twilighters’ “Nothing Can Bring Me Down.” Elsewhere, an eclectic bunch of garage and rock bands are represented You May Also Like: The Baron Four – Silvaticus (2017) Anna Nalick, singer-songwriter: SomethingRead More
On this particular island, there will be sun and sand – but nary an original artist.
“Stripped” from The Song That Changed My Life Series from Duncan Sheik on Vimeo. Former 1990s one-hit-wonder Duncan Sheik blows up the sleepy atmospheres that doomed last summer’s Covers Eighties, pumping some new life into the upbeat numbers — but, even more interestingly, completely enlivening the slower songs. You MayRead More
The Queen of the Ukulele has returned to the fray with yet another captivating collection of songs! Not only does Sarah pack a wallop of wizardry on the stringed-instrument, but she also sings like an angel. You May Also Like: Sarah Gail Brand – ‘All Will Be Said, All toRead More
Cover albums are inherently risky, and quite frankly more than a little overdone of late. Leave it to Tangerine Dream to breathe new life into things You May Also Like: Desmond White, “Dream Girl” from Glace (2017): One Track Mind The Bangles, Dream Syndicate + Others – ‘3 X 4’Read More
