Blog: The De Mello Theory

It has come to that time of the year/decade where innumerable lists will come out touting writers knowledge of music by saying what's the best album, songs or artists of the decade/year. Some are interesting reads, others are banal wastes of time & yet others are pretentious attempts at musical superiority while showing you have little knowledge about "real" music. It is this final category that Paste Magazine's 30 best covers of the decade falls into. Covers are a delicate subject with me. A cover song must be at least similar to the original. Otherwise, you're [...]