Covers of all eight songs from the 37 million-selling record. It even makes "Stairway to Heaven" listenable again!
Covers of Joy Division's most enduring song by conjoined twins, Tuvan throat-singers, Icelandic post-rockers, and more.
These days, even Transylvanians are sick of vampires, particularly those of the brooding, sexy variety. So we're gonna throw it back to the days of Sabrina the Teenage Witch with a post on all things black cat and pointed hat.Omnia - Wytches' Brew (William Shakespeare)"Double, double, toil and trouble." The three witches who open Macbeth enjoy one of the most famous speeches in history, brewing

With the long winter days (and a newly developed insomnia) I've been looking through my old albums and giving them a listen. One of the ones I was happy to find was Re-Covers by the Tuvan throat-singing rock band, Yat-Kha. Yat-Kha was founded in 1991 by Albert Kuvezin (known to some as one of the founding members of Huun-Huur-Tu ) and Russian avant-garde composer Ivan Sokolovsky . After touring and playing various festivals, they took the name Yat-Kha and in 1993, made their self-titled debut album. After that, Sokolovsky left and Kuvezin went [...]

With the long winter days (and a newly developed insomnia) I've been looking through my old albums and giving them a listen. One of the ones I was happy to find was Re-Covers by the Tuvan throat-singing rock band, Yat-Kha. Yat-Kha was founded in 1991 by Albert Kuvezin (known to some as one of the founding members of Huun-Huur-Tu ) and Russian avant-garde composer Ivan Sokolovsky . After touring and playing various festivals, they took the name Yat-Kha and in 1993, made their self-titled debut album. After that, Sokolovsky left and Kuvezin went [...]
Yat-Kha playing In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida While checking Julie's tracklist from the previous Free Kitten post, I noticed " When the Levee Breaks " by Led Zeppelin. While no one can say Zeppelin's cover isn't top notch, I think I might have found a better version. Tuvan throat singer & guitarist Albert Kuvezin 's cover with his Yat-Kha project. Off 2005's Re-covers album. Sounds a bit like Ali Farka Toure, no? Yat-Kha - When the Levee Breaks (Led Zeppelin)
Filed under: Around the World Spinner.com : As you've no doubt seen via coverage surrounding the Olympic Games, it's harder and harder to escape the modern world in Beijing these days. So it's no surprise that Ilchi (no last name), of the band Hanggai, based in the Chinese capital, cites some... Read more
One of the most idiosyncratic artists around, Beefheart's two most obvious associations - Frank Zappa (friend and collaborator) and Tom Waits (follower) - have never actually covered his songs themselves. But plenty of others have, taking the strange originals and reworking them in every way imaginable. The Black Keys - I'm Glad A special mp3 release a few months back, the usually hard-rocking Black Keys bring the soul on this loungey cover that sounds like Sam Cooke singing through a distortion microphone. Chris [...]