Artist: TAKE COVER!

When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: Fischerspooner takes on Wire's "The 15th." MAGNET's Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! Fischerspooner is usually known for its earnestly ironic electroclash, but here the band panders to the bearded, bespectacled indie set with a cover of Wire's "The 15th." A [...]

When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: Beck takes on the Velvet Underground's "Sunday Morning." MAGNET's Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! Beck recently launched his website-only Record Club project: a collaborative effort to re-record entire albums in a single day without rehearsal. The first installment was, [...]

When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: The Flaming Lips take on Madonna's "Borderline." MAGNET's Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! Growing up in Oklahoma, I was told that more astronauts were from there than any other state; probably because you can see more stars there. So it [...]

When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: Gnarls Barkley takes on Radiohead's "Reckoner." MAGNET's Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! Cee-Lo lays some thick soul on the Radiohead number. This is the world's biggest R&B band covering the world's biggest alternative band. Thom Yorke and Co. [...]

When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: Petra Haden takes on the Who's "I Can See For Miles." MAGNET's Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! Prompted by Mike Watt and his gift of an eight-track tape recorder, Petra Haden covered The Who Sell Out a cappella [...]

When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: The Polyphonic Spree takes on Nirvana's "Lithium." MAGNET's Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! Tim DeLaughter and his cult share the Kool-Aid and cast some sunshine on "Lithium," Kurt Cobain's dark ode to finding religion as a last resort. [...]

When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: Richard Thompson takes on Britney Spears' "Oops! ... I Did It Again." MAGNET's Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! The former Fairport Convention member and godfather of folk rock gives this performance with such a straight face, you question [...]

When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: Elliott Smith takes on Cat Stevens' "Trouble." MAGNET's Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! Cat Stevens' original was part of the soundtrack for 1971 seminal black comedy Harold And Maude. Elliott Smith recorded his version for 2005 film Thumbsucker [...]

When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: A German choir takes on Guided By Voices' "Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory." MAGNET's Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! Amid selections from the soundtracks of Footloose, Mamma Mia! and The Lion King, a school choir from Eschwege, Germany, breaks into a [...]

When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: Crystal Antlers take on Bob Dylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue." MAGNET's Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! Crystal Antlers build walls behind the Bob Dylan classic, then hammer it into place. The original version is full of [...]

When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: Frank Black takes on the Beach Boys' "I Know There's An Answer" (a.k.a. "Hang On To Your Ego"). MAGNET's Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! Frank Black pumps Brian Wilson's dreamy bedroom tune into a dance number. Later released as a [...]

When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: Sparklehorse And Thom Yorke take on Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here." MAGNET's Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! This reverent rendition of the lonely stoner anthem appeared on the soundtrack for 2005 skater film Lords Of Dogtown. Thom [...]

When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: The Shins' James Mercer takes on Neil Young's "Harvest." MAGNET's Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! With a faithful take on the acoustic original, the Shins frontman shows the kids that the "New Slang" isn't that new. Young should be [...]

When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week: Dinosaur Jr takes on the Cure's "Just Like Heaven." MAGNET's Edward Fairchild pulls the pin. Take cover! In 1989, Dinosaur Jr speared the weepy original with a wah-wah pedal and a warm blanket of Big Muff fuzz. J Mascis told Musician [...]

The Last Word is a small four track EP from Minneapolis' own Take Cover. This pop rock band specialises in a heartfelt brand of music modest in nature but large in impact. Take Cover plays tracks from an underdog's stand point, which gives rise to hope and sincerity that quickly wins over listeners. While they may not seem especially original on paper, after a quick listen of The Last Word, I found them to put a pleasant spin on hashed and reused themes of girls and romance. Most importantly the serious undertone that highlights the lyrics is also reinforced in [...]

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