The 15 Best Radiohead Covers

By Wyndham Wyeth at 12:06 PM on May 9, 2011

So far this year, Radiohead has unexpectedly released its eighth album, unintentionally launched a viral mash-up video trend, entered into the newspaper business, released a Record Store Day 12" and announced a full-album BBC broadcast of the new record.  read more

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15 Great 'Hallelujah' Covers

By Nathan Spicer at 3:54 PM on April 30, 2011

“Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen is one of the greatest songs ever written. So it’s no surprise that leonardcohenfiles.com currently lists 2,040 covers of Leonard Cohen songs. And that doesn’t count all the YouTubers posting their “Cover of Jeff Buckley’s ‘Hallelujah‘."...  read more

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Ben Folds, Damian Kulash, Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman to Write and Record Eight Songs in Eight Hours

By Wyndham Wyeth at 9:40 AM on April 8, 2011

Musicians Ben Folds, Damian Kulash, Amanda Palmer and author Neil Gaiman are joining forces to write and record eight songs in eight hours. The group will work on the material at Berklee College of Music from 4 p.m. until midnight on April 25, releasing the album’s worth of music 10 hours later during Rethink Music in Boston....  read more

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10 Songs About Beds

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 8:17 AM on March 23, 2011

We’re pooped today....  read more

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The 20 Best Cover Songs of 2010

By Josh Jackson at 7:00 AM on December 7, 2010

The artists who made our list transformed the songs they chose, playing to their own strengths while keeping the core elements that made the song great in the first place.  read more

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Amanda Palmer Brings in $15,000 on Bandcamp in Three Minutes

By Caroline Klibanoff at 12:00 PM on July 27, 2010

Amanda Palmer, most recently of Radiohead-ukelele-cover fame, has effectively made herself a poster girl for BandCamp.com, the musician-friendly site where artists can host and sell their discography and merchandise. Palmer made headlines last Tuesday when she sold over $15,000 worth of music and merchandise in just three minutes and over 4,000 copies of her EP by the end of the day....  read more

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Listen to Amanda Palmer's Radiohead Ukelele Cover Album

By Whitney Baker at 2:30 PM on July 20, 2010

It’s no secret that Amanda Palmer is an interesting gal. Her recent on-stage antics as one half of conjoined twin circus/music act Evelyn Evelyn with creative cohort Jason Webley is just one example; the other is a seven-song EP of Radiohead covers performed on ukelele....  read more

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Amanda Palmer's Radiohead Covers Album Gets a Release Date

By Whitney Baker at 5:00 PM on June 16, 2010

A couple weeks ago, we told you about Amanda Palmer’s adventures in Radiohead Land. Now, there are more details on the upcoming LP, straightforwardly titled Amanda Palmer Plays the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele....  read more

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Scarlett Johansson, Maeby Fünke, Tegan & Sara Cover Steel Train

By Lindsay Eanet at 10:22 AM on June 4, 2010

Scarlett Johansson has released more than a few cover songs in recent years, and her latest foray into this world is an appearance on an upcoming album of Steel Train covers....  read more

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Watch Amanda Palmer Cover Radiohead on a Ukulele

By Whitney Baker at 2:14 PM on May 28, 2010

Give Amanda Palmer a ukelele and some creative freedom after escaping her contract with Roadrunner Records, and what do you get? An EP of Radiohead covers. Obviously....  read more

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