
Well you asked for it. Last week we announced on Twitter - and also right here on HT - that we were taking suggestions for this weeks Cover Wars and we are men and women of our words. We went with ChefRobD's suggestion to take a look at covers of The Crunge by Led Zeppelin. The Crunge was released in 1973 on Houses Of The Holy and combines odd-time signatures with a James Brown-esque funk riff, a pairing that as it turns out is a match made in heaven. [...]

It's no secret that many of our readers have had plenty of spirited discussions over the last few months, or maybe years, discussing what classic album Phish would cover at the next Halloween show. The concept of this live "Musical Costume" was launched by Phish on Halloween in 1994 when they performed The Beatles White Album in its entirety. Errr, except Good Night which was played over the PA system. And while Phish has done it three additional times - and a fourth if you include Dark Side Of The Moon on November 2nd, 1998 in Utah - they have [...]
Lots of the time, when I'm looking for a song or examples of a band's catalog, I turn to the archive . It's a fount of great stuff, and these are the best covers of the lot for this year. And by "best," I mean most interesting. And by "the lot" I mean the ones I was able to find. And this post is so big, I've busted it across more than one post... A is for A Little Less Conversation-Ha Ha The Moose (Elvis Presley). Check these guys out. HHTM [...]