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One on One: 20 Single-Artist Cover Albums Worth A Listen

By Rachael Maddux at 7:00 AM on August 9, 2009

A well-done cover song is a beautiful thing—and, by extension, so is a compilation of tracks by a slew of musicians paying tribute to one of their heroes. But it takes a special combination of love and guts and a hearty dash of hubris for a single artist to tackle the oeuvre of another—whether a friend or a legend—all by their lonesome. Sometimes the result is a mess (like Dirty Dancing songstress Jennifer Warnes' maudlin, schlocky Leonard Cohen tribute, Famous Blue Raincoat), but when the stars align, it can be really wonderful. Here are a few of our favorites. (Scroll... read more

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Smithereens Re-Record 'Meet the Beatles!'

By Paste Staff at 12:00 AM on November 8, 2006

Koch Records has announced that The Smithereens’ eighth album, Meet the Smithereens!, will be released in January 2007. Though the title may seem strange given that the band has been long established as one of the finest products of the late 80s/early 90s college rock scene, the album is actually a song-for-song tribute to the Beatles’ 1964 release, Meet the Beatles!. “Meet the Beatles! was a call to arms to an army of musically-inclined kids across the nation. There was no turning back after hearing this LP and seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show,” Smithereens drummer Dennis... read more

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