A collection of covers of Stephin Merritt's (The Magnetic Fields) songs in celebration of his 45th birthday. Covers by Nataly Dawn, Tracey Thorn and Jens Lekman, Bodies of Water, James Eric, Audrey (Maybe), and The Shins, as well as Stephin Merritt and Claudia Gonson covering Katy Perry.
How do I know the summer is officially over? Because all the music industry folks are working. How do I know all the music industry folks are working? Because the Consequence of Sound inbox is chock full of emails, many of which feature brand new mp3s. Thus, our Friday Mixtape is again jam packed. We have new singles from Kanye West, Memory Tapes, Fang Island, and The So So Glos, plus remixes from Ariel Pink and The Gaslamp Killer. And, as always, our partner site, Cover Me , provides a whole bunch of quality covers. So please enjoy everything [...]
Five covers to celebrate Lil Wayne's release from jail!
Cover Commissions is a monthly series in which a featured artist covers a reader-selected song for this blog. Any artists interested in participating, email me at the address on the right.I consider one month a fast Cover Commissions turnaround, but this is just ridiculous. The polling for Tinyfolk's Commissions closed just one week ago and we've already got the finished cover. Two versions of
"Weird Al" Yankovic is one of the smartest men in music. Think about it. How many other wannabe jokesters have tried to do exactly what he does? And how many have even achieved one-tenth of his success? Everyone feels like they have a hilarious parody up their sleeves – in middle school my friend had a food-themed version of the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" that never failed to
This Week's News First bit of news is a reminder to go here and vote for which song you think Jordan Galland should cover! Following up with our Michael Jackson tribute post , there are a few new posts circulating. Corey over at Music, Birds and Cheerios has put up his own tribute post as well as a review of the Stevie Wonder concert from which I posted several covers. Check 'em both out. More great Jacko covers showed up in [...]
Not surprisingly, Michael Jackson covers have been coming fast and furious these past few days. Whatever you thought of the man, you can't deny the music. CoverLayDown's got a good round-up of what's already been done, so we're going to try something a little different. Michael passed on Thursday afternoon. By concert time that evening, artists were already beginning to bust out Jackson songs in tribute, a trend that only intensified over the weekend. So here are some of those live covers, recordings of tributes performed since Jackson's death. They're in turns [...]
--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 [...]
James Eric - Untitled #1 (Vaka) [Sigur Ros]
Some of these you will already know, some of them you might only recognize parts, and others you may not know at all. Check them out... Pharcyde VS Led Zeppelin - Dyer Passin Me By ( Fidelski ) Pharcyde - Passin Me By ( Hot Chip remix) Here are a two different artists' remixes of Radiohead's "Nude" and " two [...]
Cover Commissions is a monthly series in which a featured artist produces a special cover for this blog. The song to be covered is usually chosen by blog readers via a poll or suggestions form. Any artists interested in participating in a future installment, please email me at the address on the right. A month back we debuted Cover Commissions here with a cover artist extraordinaire, James Eric ( read the original post ). You readers were invited to vote from ten songs, covering everyone from Vampire Weekend to Gladys Knight. Well [...]
Hello cover lovers! It's an exciting day here at Cover Me , for we are debuting a new series. For over a year now I've been bringing you covers from all over the interwebs, passing along the best and the strange, the gorgeous and the goofy. However, I've been thinking, why be content as a middleman? Why not offer some original content? Since I have no musical talent myself (you know, the old critic as failed musician thing), it's time to start recruiting people with actual talent. So let me present… Cover Commissions, [...]
I've heard a lot of covers, but every now and then a song comes along so bizarre I think, no way anyone could cover that. In every case, I turn out to be wrong. It seems musicians can take even the strangest, most idiosyncratic music and remake it in their own image. Let me present…the (not quite) uncoverable. Neil Cowley Trio - Revolution 9 (The Beatles) The ultimate in uncoverable (well, after Metal Machine Music …which, incidentally, an orchestra covered). The original is just random noise [...]
James Eric one of the sweetest and most hardworking musicians/artists out there has released a new album today just in time for those Christmas Blues. It's a real treat. Just go download it now! James Eric's Traumnovelle Promotional Video: Link: James Eric on Myspace!
I've got a confession: I think Justin Timberlake has talent. Lots of it. That isn't to say I actually listen to him very much, but he seems to be able to make popular culture work for him, rather than just being swept along like so many other hitmakers. The guy's got charisma to spare, and with the inevitable Dick in a Box spin-off season coming up soon, why not celebrate his many hits? Shawn Lee's Ping-Pong Orchestra - Rock Your Body Bossa nova horn disco reggae lounge [...]
Yes it may be a tad passe at this point to cover Justin Timberlake 's Sexyback and for those negative Nancys that say 'Do we really need another cover of Sexyback?', on some level I couldnt agree more . That said today features the cream of Timberlake's crop top. The standout of today's pack hands down goes to Korean trio iM , who amazingly beatbox their way through the entire song, no instruments (unless you count the megaphone). Can't front, love Corinne Bailey Rae 's jazz lounge version. [...]
Oh sweet merciful Christ and--oh wait, this is actually a really good compilation. Can you believe it? We couldn't at first, seeing as how covers most times make us cringe, but we've seen the light. Stephen Merritt would be so proud of all of the artists who've gone ahead and paid tribute to him in this endearing, outright astounding mixtape. Tell me you couldn't fall in love with this project and we'd call you a liar. Tracklist: 01 Monica y Carlos - [...]
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