Idea macabra, ma brillante. Immaginate le cover dei dischi di artisti e band famose che - ahinoi - non sono più in vita. Immaginate che, come nelle foto di un ipotetico remake di "Ritorno al futuro", le figure dei protagonisti spariscano. Cosa diventerebbero quelle copertine? Come sarebbe il vuoto che lascerebbero nel passato? " LIVE! I see dead people " è il nome del tumblr creato da Jean-Marie Delbes e Hatim El Hihi: fa sorridere già solo il nome, pervaso di humor nero (tradotto suona più o meno come "vedo la gente morta dal vivo!"). [...]
Vi abbiamo mostrato, poco tempo fa, una gallery sulle peggiori cover degli album di Natale. Ve lo ricordate? Cliccate qui, se ve lo siete persi. Oggi, invece, vi facciamo vedere alcune tra le copertine più brutte della storua della musica: chitarre in mezzo ai jeans aperti, cinquantenni ammiccanti ricoperte di panna montata e sedute sul cesso mentre si fanno i bisogni. Increduli? Guardate le foto... E segnalateci altre copertine se ne conoscete. Ma devono esere brutte brutte eh! Le più brutte cover di tutti i tempi [...]
NPR is streaming ' Muppets: The Green Album ' a collection of Muppets tunes featuring contributions from Andrew Bird, My Morning Jacket, Weezer, OK Go and Rachel Yamagata. The only beef? Instead of The Fray covering "Mahna Mahna" the album producers should have gotten Menomena, whose band name was inspired by the Muppet's song. Tweet
Tribute albums can be tricky. After all, the source material is often considered sacred by many fans - and it can be quite difficult to compile a collection of songs by different artists that will satisfy even hard core fans of the original artist. And despite these challenges, Stereogum previously managed to curate the best Radiohead tribute album (perhaps the hardest band to successfully cover) I've heard to date with their OK X tribute that featured Vampire Weekend, My Brightest Diamond, and John Vanderslice (amongst others). They even followed it up with excellent tribute albums for R.E.M. and [...]
To mark the 20th anniversary of Nirvana 's legendary album, ' Nevermind ', Spin magazine has enlisted the help of several bands to produce a track-by-track cover of the entire album, titled ' Newermind '. Surfer Blood , Telekinesis , JEFF the Brotherhood , and Titus Andronicus are among the bands who recorded covers of tracks off the LP. Spin is offering the tribute album as a free download on their Facebook page beginning today. Check out the tracklisting [...]
Muruch and ROMO*PR are giving away one copy of the new A Tribute To Billie Holiday CD, which features Esperanza Spalding, Shelby Lynne, Babyface and other modern artists covering several Billie Holiday classics. You can read my review of the album by clicking here and the contest details are below... The Prize: One winner will [...]
Not mad at Mayer Hawthornes Free Project Titled "Impressions" release courtesy of Stones Throw Records . I know, I know, its free and I'm sure a vinyl release is in the works. On some real talk, I can only take a few songs before the urge to change things up. I personally dig the originals but appreciate his Modern take. Something about his voice makes me laugh!!! I cant take Mayer Hawthorne singing voice serious. But hey if you like it, I ain't mad at ya! Download the album free. MAYER HAWTHORNE [...]
Time & Space is a new tribute EP to Asthmatic Kitty artist Liz Janes. The EP features covers of seven Liz Janes songs by artists such as My Brightest Diamond, Fol Chen, Black Heart Procession and Son Lux. Asthmatic Kitty is offering a free, legal mp3 of Son Lux' chiming cover of the Liz Jane song "Desert." Son Lux - Desert (mp3)* *mp3 hosted by & posted w/ permission of Asthmatic Kitty Records Time & Space Tracklist: [...]
Polish superstar and Muruch pal Gaba Kulka has recorded a new Iron Maiden tribute album under the moniker Baaba Kulka. She is sharing a free, legal mp3 of "Aces High," which you can download and/or stream at the links below. The album will be released on March 21st on CD, vinyl and a limited edition of cassette, each with an enclosed code for a digital album download. Baaba Kulka - Aces High (mp3)* *mp3 hosted by & posted w/ permission of [...]
Cowboy Junkies will release the second album of their four-volume "The Nomad Series" on February 15, 2011. Demons is a tribute to the late, great Vic Chesnutt . The covers album is one of my most anticipated releases of the new year. Following is a free, legal mp3 from the album. Cowboy Junkies - Wrong Piano (mp3)* *mp3 hosted by & posted w/ permission of band's PR rep Pre-order @ Amazon [...]
This eerily pretty song by Arborea from the Ronnie Basho Tribute album We are all one, In the Sun . I first posted about the folk duo a year ago and I'm very glad they're getting more attention now. Their next album Red Planet will be released in early 2011. Arborea - Blue Crystal Fire (mp3)* Buy the Robbie Basho Tribute @ Amazon Buy Arborea Music @ Amazon [...]
Il recente guaio legale che ha coinvolto i Vampire Weekend è stata l'occasione per riflettere su quanto una copertina ben realizzata possa influenzare le vendite di un disco. Devono averlo pensato anche quelli di Wired , che hanno proposto ai lettori un sondaggio, chiedendo quale secondo loro fosse la cover più bella di tutti i tempi. I risultati non si sono fatti attendere e, vista il livello medio di 'nerditudine' di chi considera ancora Wired come una sorta di 'bibbia', le scelte non sono per niente scontate. Si va da la [...]
Mates of State have revealed a few details about their forthcoming covers album, ' Crushes '. The album, which will feature covers of 10 various artists, is set for release this summer. The album features covers from artists including The Mars Volta , Death Cab For Cutie , and Belle & Sebastian . The forthcoming album is the duo's first full length release and was recorded and produced by Mates Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner themselves. As a treat the band are giving away [...]
THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES!!!!!! 2, YEP, JUST 2 LITTLE DAYS TO GO UNTIL… Maps are printed, signs are made , Clem's in good shape, the weather is looking to be ABSOLUTELY PERFECT ! Let's help save some boobies???? WHEEEEEEEE!!!! * * DETAILS ARE HERE, SO, YOU KNOW, GO HERE NOW * [...]
You gotta love them, you really do. I recently selected Nada Surf 's 2002 album Let Go as one of indie-pop's brightest hidden gems, and yesterday, as if on cue they released details of their upcoming release If I Had a Hi Fi, due out on June 9th. Roping in a collection of esteemed friends - including Martin Wenk (Calexico), Phil Peterson (Kay Kay and the Weathered Underground), Joe McGinty (Losers Lounge, Psychedelic Furs) and Holly Miranda – the band have recorded an album of rather unusual covers. I'm not usually a great fan of [...]
Peter Gabriel has announced a few details about his forthcoming covers album. Gabriel has revealed the track listing for the album, entitled ' Scratch My Back ', which includes covers by Radiohead , Arcade Fire , Elbow , and Lou Reed . The 12-track album will hit store shelves on January 25. Peter Gabriel ' Scratch My Back ' track listing: 'Heroes' (David Bowie) 'The Boy [...]
The scenario is this: It's October 31st at 8pm in wherever Phish will play their Save The Date festival. Phish has not announced what musical costume they are performing and they have not handed out playbills this year. Those banks of lights go down and it's time for THE set. What's it going to be? Side Note: While many of our readers are familiar with the "Musical Costume" concept, it's worth mentioning to those that aren't that starting in 1994, on Halloween, Phish would play a three-set show and in the second set, would cover an [...]
MUSIC NEWS- John Fogerty's upcoming album, "The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again," the follow-up to his debut work from 36 years ago, is now complete with a late summer/early fall album release date pending, reports the Country Standard Time. Blue Ridge Rangers , released in 1973, was the first album from Fogerty after the break-up of Creedence Clearwater Revival . The new disc is said to contain 12 songs and shows the influence country and roots music have had on Fogerty [...]
Experimental cover albums generally tend to disappoint. Usually an artist's motives for interpretation are sound, yet the final product is rarely impressive, often belittling the original work. Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters, Sun Kil Moon), known for his "interpretive covers," has reconstructed a myriad of works ranging from Francis Scott Key's "The Star Spangled Banner," to various AC/DC tracks, to an entire collection of Modest Mouse songs (Sun Kil Moon – Tiny Cities ). The problem with Kozelek's covers, as with others who compose hyper-experimental covers, is that frankly, no one really cares. All he really did [...]
E' uno delle teen band più amate negli Stati Uniti, ve li abbiamo presentati qualche tempo fa. Parliamo dei Jonas Brothers , una delle band che vengono da tutto quel filone scala chart che si fonda sulle produzioni Disney, che ha lanciato questa estate il brano "Burnin' Up", al quarto posto la scorsa settimana dei brani più scaricati da iTunes . Il pezzo anticipa il terzo album della band, "A Little Bit Longer", in uscita il prossimo 12 agosto. Da tre settimane è uscito anche il video ufficiale del brano, che vi mostriamo nel seguito del post. [...]
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