Watch Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig Cover Dave Matthews Band
Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig is trying to cover “Crash” from Dave Matthews Band. Luckily, because of the times we live in and the fact that, well, he’s the frontman of Vampire Weekend, we get to watch. But what’s special about this video is that it’s far from complete. In fact, it’s only 58 seconds of Koenig attempting the song, with major mistakes and a retake. Along with the upload, Koenig writes, “Fuk the haters. i won’t stop trying to master this song.”... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to James Blake Covering Joni Mitchell
British electronic minimalist James Blake was featured on Zane Lowe’s BBC 1 show today discussing his recently-released debut. Blake played a few tracks from the self-titled album at BBC’s Maida Vale Studios before launching into a cover of Joni Mitchell’s “A Case of You” from her acclaimed album, Blue.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to The National Covering The Clash
Magnet has a running feature called Take Cover!, and today’s entry features “The Clampdown” by The Clash alongside its cover-y counterpart by The National.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsAwesome of the Day: Nick Cave Covers 28 Songs
The good folks at TwentyFourBit have compiled a list of the 28 best covers performed by quintessential badass Nick Cave. Give the lengthy list, which stretches across his 40-year career, a listen here.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayFrightened Rabbit Covers Elton John With Craig Finn
The fellas of Frightened Rabbit along with The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn recently released a cover of Elton John and Kiki Dee’s “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” as a B-side for the latest Rabbit single, “The Loneliness and the Scream.”... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Band of Horses Cover Cee-Lo
Last July, Cee-Lo Green covered Band of Horses’ “No One’s Gonna Love You,” and the band recently returned the favor at Austin City Limits, putting their own spin on Cee-Lo’s “Georgia” from the upcoming album The Lady Killer.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to Tegan and Sara Cover Bad Religion
We already had a hunch that the Sisters Quin dug playing covers.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListen to Mates of State Cover Tom Waits
September 15’s Song of the Day on NPR was a doozy.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSharon Jones Performs With Middle-School Admirers
Remember Northbrook Garage? The middle school quartet that previously covered Sharon Jones trekked five hours from Chicago to St. Louis to catch Jones and her Dap-Kings, and got more than they bargained for.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsOur 10 Favorite Bruce Springsteen Covers
We’re sure everyone caught Sunday’s Emmy opening skit in which Jimmy Fallon and fellow tramps perform Bruce Springsteen’s seminal hit “Born to Run,” right?... read more
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