For years, Red Hot Organization has been putting out incredibly stacked compilations with the proceeds going to AIDS research. Fittingly, their newest record is a tribute to musical mastermind Arthur Russell, who passed away from AIDS in 1992. The tribute compilation, titled Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell, is out October 21 via Yep Roc […]
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Hear Sufjan Stevens Cover Arthur Russell’s “A Little Lost”
July 29th, 2014 
Nina Corcoran 
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Watch PUP Cover the Buzzcocks
July 10th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Punk manages to revitalize itself every few years just enough for bands to claim it isn’t dead but for modern dads to say it’s not the same. Today we find ourselves right in the meat of that argument as Side One Dummy punk group PUP head over to the AV Club to cover one of […]
Beck’s ‘Song Reader’ Finally Gets an Album… and Every Cool Musician Is On It
July 9th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Back in 2012, Beck put out Song Reader. It was his first set of new solo songs since 2008′s Modern Guilt, a whopping 20 tracks long, and… only sheet music? He created an album that he wanted fans to create themselves, giving everyone the lyrics and sheet music (tempo and notes included) to find out what the […]
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André 3000 to Work on Aretha Franklin’s New Covers Album
June 26th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Legendary singer and all around powerhouse Aretha Franklin has been working on a new covers album for quite some time now. The record revolves around divas and their songs and will come out sometime this September. She has already covered hits by Gladys Knight, Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, and Tina Turner, and is now moving on […]
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Watch Real Estate Debut New Song “White Light” and Cover Weezer’s “Say It Ain’t So”
June 18th, 2014 Nina Corcoran It’s been quite a year for New Jersey indie rockers Real Estate. Not only did they put out an excellent new album, Atlas, but they announced a new live EP, shared US tour dates, and taught us how to play “Crime” on guitar. Naturally the next step was to stop by La Blogothèque for a dependably breathtaking live session. […]
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Andrew Bird Announces New Album and Tour
May 29th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Violin and whistler extraordinaire Andrew Bird has been dropping new releases somewhat quietly in the past few years, and they’ve each had their own sweet charm. First there was 2012′s Hands Of Glory; then there was 2013’s I Want to See Pulaski at Night; now he’s returning with a covers album, Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of… The longstanding folk […]
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Hear How To Dress Well Cover Taking Back Sunday’s “You Know How I Do”
May 28th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Tom Krell, aka the neo-R&B crooner behind How To Dress Well, will be dropping his third album, What Is This Heart?, on June 24 via Weird World. We’ve already heard “Words I Don’t Remember” and “Repeat Pleasure” (as well as it’s heartbreaking music video), but now we get a new mixtape of covers, edits, and […]
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Watch Miley Cyrus Cover The Smiths’ “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out”
May 21st, 2014 Nina Corcoran Miley Cyrus has been making headlines on her ‘Bangerz’ tour for all sorts of reasons: getting pelted with bras, crying over her dead dog, singing with The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne, and, thankfully, a slew of classic covers. Joining the list of songs she’s performed live on this round is now The Smiths‘ staple “There […]
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Watch Manchester Orchestra Cover Weezer’s “Tired of Sex” and “Say It Ain’t So”
May 6th, 2014 Nina Corcoran In West Hollywood, California, Manchester Orchestra got the chance to surprise the crowd with two Weezer covers. Not only did they treat them to “Tired Of Sex” (the opening track off Pinkerton) and “Say It Ain’t So” (taken from The Blue Album), but they did so with original Weezer bassist Matt Sharp beside them. Watch […]
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Tyler the Creator, Nick Cave, Danny Elfman, and Katy Perry Working on Random Covers Record
May 4th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Cover songs are a great chance to see who inspires a musician. Other times it’s a confusing crossing of genres. And sometimes, very rarely, it’s just weird. Now, thanks to lowbrow pop artist Mark Ryden, the world gets to hear Tyler the Creator, Nick Cave, Katy Perry, and “Weird Al” Yankovic cover “Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two)” for a […]
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Watch Beck Take On Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”
May 2nd, 2014 Kendra Beltran Last week Beck gave Jimmy Kimmel’s audience a little something extra when the cameras stopped rolling, a cover of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean.” It’s not the best Jackson cover ever unearthed but Beck seemed to have fun with it, even threw a “Hee-Hee!” into the mix, and the fans seemed to like it. So that’s […]
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Watch Rob Zombie Cover Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”
May 2nd, 2014 Kendra Beltran All you can do is put your horns in the air when you hear that Rob Zombie covered Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” because you know it’s going to be awesome. Those who thought the 49-year-old had abandoned music for directing horror movies would be surprised to hear that he still plays shows, and it was at […]
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