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Coverage: Stars, ‘This Charming Man’
One of the recurring themes in Daniel J. Levitin’s book, This Is Your Brain on Music, is the the centrality of expectations, both fulfilled and violated, in our experience of music. We have...
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Coverage: The Main Drag, “All My Friends”
I should add to my previous post that The Main Drag endeared themselves to me forever when they chose to cover LCD Soundsystem’s “All My Friends” for Coke Machine Glow (I kind of like that song)....
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Neophile: The First Time
Toronto-based The First Time are making a splash with their cover of “Sundown,” a mega-hit by iconic Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. This song, released in 1974, hit number one on the...
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Coverage: worst cover ever?
“ UK-based magazine Total Guitar recently published its lists of the 30 best and the 20 worst covers of all time. They chose Celine Dion’s version of AC/DC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long” in the...
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Coverage: Ted Leo, “Since U Been Gone”
Speaking of Ted Leo, here’s his cover of Kelly Clarkson‘s “Since You Been Gone,” with a bonus bit of the Yeah Yeah Yeah‘s “Maps” thrown in. Enjoy! MP3: Ted Leo – Since U Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson cover)
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Coverage: China Drum, “Wuthering Heights”
Following up on the Kate Bush post, here’s a 1995 cover of her song “Wuthering Heights” by British punk band China Drum. MP3: China Drum – Wuthering Heights (Kate Bush cover)
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Coverage: Amanda Palmer, “Billie Jean”
Guest blogger Scott writes: It’s always a little weird when famous people die. The level of emotional outpouring from people who have attached a piece of themselves to this person they’ve never met is...
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