Despite all the critical press and legions of faithful fans, there's fewer Uncle Tupelo and Wilco cover versions out there than you would expect. On the occasion of Jeff Tweedy's 44th birthday we dig up a handful to share with you.
--Note: As of July 1st, all of the archived links from the last year of posts will be dead. So go through the archives via the tags or lists on the right and get downloading! I'll post a guide to help you in the next day or so, but time is tick ticking away.-- First things first: A Michael Jackson tribute post will undoubtedly be headed your way next week, but until then check out this post of covers of every song off Thriller . When you're done there, come back [...]
As a late Valentine's Day present for his girlfriend at the time, 21-year-old Michael Angelakos made for her what would soon be released as the Chunk Of Change EP. The E.P. eventually got a wide-release on the record label French Kiss, and, with Pitchfork and the blogosphere's support, has led to P assion Pit' s debut full-length, Manners , being one of the most highly anticipated albums of 2009. Though Passion Pit began simply as Angelakos + laptop, it is currently a five-person touring band which includes Ayad Al Adhamy [...]
Recently, MGMT has been getting a whole lot of attention. While I think they have some good stuff, this past week I have been obsessed with a band that is simply better than MGMT. Meet Passion Pit. There is no doubt in my mind that this relatively new electro-pop band out of Boston is going to blow up soon. They are already starting to get a lot of recognition in the Boston area, as they have opened up for Girl Talk, and were awarded the best local act of 2008 by WFNX & Boston Phoenix, which gave them [...]
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