Cover of the Week

DAVE GROHL And GREG KURSTIN Were Made To Love KISS

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7 December 2021

To celebrate this year’s Hanukkah, the traditional Jewish
Festivals Of Lights foo fighter DAVE GROHL and producer
GREG KURSTIN teamed up for some hot covers. So far their
takes on Ramones, Van Halen, The Clash and 4 others
inspired Turn Up The Volume to headbang.

And here comes the finale. Cover 8 is their version of a KISS
firestarter. Not their huge hit I was Made For Lovin’ You but that
good old 1975 classic Rock And Roll Nite.

Grohl: “Ladies and gentlemen, we made it. Night 8! And what better
way to celebrate another year of Hanukkah Sessions than with Chaim
Witz and Stanley Eisen….two young lads from Queens that set the world
(and thousands of stages) on FIRE as Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley
of KISS!!!”

Yoohoo…

The original banger…

KISS: Website

ALL tour dates HERE

Cover Of The Week – DAVE GROHL And GREG KURSTIN Do The BLITZKRIEG BOP For HANUKKAH

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30 November 2021

To celebrate this year’s Hanukkah, the traditional Jewish Festivals Of Lights
Foo Fighter DAVE GROHL and producer GREG KURSTIN got together for
a smashing cover of Ramones classic Blitzkrieg Bop.

Grohl wrote on Twitter: “Once upon a time, two nice Jewish boys from Queens
named Jeffery Hyman and Thomas Erdelyi changed the world forever with their
music as Joey and Tommy Ramone!” wrote Grohl and Kurstin. “GABBAI GABBAI HEY!
Ladies and gentlemen… It’s the Blitzkrieg Bop!”

They’re forming in straight line
They’re going through a tight wind
The kids are losing their minds
The blitzkrieg bop

1-2-3-4…

RAMONES: History

Northern Irish Songwriter LEE ROGERS Stays Alive With The BEE GEES

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23 November 2021


(photo by Ken Haddock)

Artist: LEE ROGERS
Who: Singer-songwriter from the small
town of Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland.

Early November this warm Americana voice from Northern Ireland
released an 6-track EP called DARK NOTIONS. An arresting extended
play of six sweet little pearls.

One of the songs is a BEE GEES cover of their 1977 STAYIN’ ALIVE and it’s quite striking.

No helium-affected vocals, no glamorous disco flamboyance. Rogers slows the classic down, drenches it in a nostalgic sepia bath, and gives it a haunting and soul-stirring
twist corresponding with the somber lyrics.

Top version…

The brothers Gibb original…

LEE ROGERS: Facebook

DAVE GAHAN Becomes A Soul-Stirring Crooner With Cover Of A 1966 Hit

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26 October 2021

Band: DAVE GAHAN AND THE SOULSAVERS
Who: Side project of Depeche Mode’s frontman
that produced 2 studio albums so far.

New Album: IMPOSTER
A covers LP with Gahan doing Neil Young, Cat Power,
Gene Clark, Bob Dylan, and several other artists.
A total of 12 songs.

Release: 12th November 2021

Trailer for the album…

Gahan: “When I listen to other people’s voices and songs, more
importantly, the way they sing them and interpret the words, I feel
at home. I identify with it. It comforts me more than anything else.
There’s not one performer on the record who I haven’t been moved
by. I know we made something special, and I hope other people feel
that and it takes them on a little kind of trip, especially people who
love music and have for years.””

We already heard his Cat Power cover and here Dave Gahan turns into a soul-stirring crooner with his take of THE DARK END OF THE STREET. A sensitive 1966 ballad written
by a duo called Chips Moman and Dan Penn and covered, over the years, by several big stars such as Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Elvis Costello and Frank Black.

And now it’s Gahan‘s turn…

Aretha Franklin‘s version…

DAVE GAHAN: Website

KURT VILE Runs, Rolls And Rocks On His VELVET UNDERGROUND Cover

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4 October 2021

Two weeks ago album I’ll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground
and Nico came our way, with a group of big rock names honoring the iconic band
and more specifically their debut masterpiece LP of 1967.

As it goes with these sorts of albums, some covers work, but mostly it’s about
a couple of exceptions. Yet, here on this tribute of an (almost) uncoverable band
several interpretations actually work. Michael Stipe doing ‘Sunday Morning‘, Sharon
Van Etten turning into a ‘Femme Fatale‘, Iggy Pop & Matt Sweeney trashing ‘European
Son’, The National‘s maestro Matt Berninger with ‘I’m Waiting For The Man‘ and my
favorite: Kurt Vile‘s pumped up version of ‘Run Run Run’.

Let’s run, roll and rock with Kurt…

The original VU stroke…

Stream full tribute album here.

When CHELSEA WOLFE Covers JONI MICTHELL

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22 September 2021

Although she wasn’t at the historic three-day Woodstock festival
in 1969, singer-songwriter legend JONI MITCHELL wrote a song
about it. It appeared as B-side to her single Big Yellow Taxi. Several
artists, including her friends Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young covered it.

Goth heroine CHELSEA WOLFE about why she wanted to cover Woodstock:

“While preparing for the ‘Birth Of Violence’ tour, I was watching a lot of Joni Mitchell videos.
One night after working on the live set I was just letting the Joni videos roll. “Woodstock” came on and I started singing along. After that I simply asked Ben if he’d be into covering it with me for the tour. The cover came together quite naturally and it was a treat to play on stage every night. Joni is obviously such a big inspiration to this side of my music, so it felt right to pay tribute to her.”

Here comes Wolfe‘s soft alter ego…

Original version…

CHELSEA WOLFE: Facebook

TOYAH Lights Her Fire For Horny Husband ROBERT FRIPP On The Road

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6 September 2021

Now that her beloved husband Robert Fripp is on tour with his legendary mates
of King Crimson, sexy wife Toyah is on her own for Sunday Lunch. But the burning
love between the two of them is unquenchable.

Toyah lights a fire and Robert starts to sweat, and his 3 hairs stand up.

Hot stuff in the air (again)…

TOYAH: Facebook

Here Is Your VELVET UNDERGROUND Mirror… COURTNEY BARNETT

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30 August 2021

Album: I’LL BE YOUR MIRROR: A TRIBUTE TO THE VELVET UNDERGROUND

What: A star-studded (see tracklist below) tribute to iconic band
The Velvet Underground, and more specifically to their 1967
masterpiece debut LP.

Release: 24 September via Verve Records

One of the covering artists is the wonderful
Australian songstress Courtney Barnett.

Here’s her I’ll Be Your Mirror version…

COURTNEY BARNETT: Facebook

Pearl Jam Maestro EDDIE VEDDER Covers R.E.M. Hit ‘DRIVE’ For Sean Penn Film

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24 August 2021

Inflammable actor/director Sean Penn orchestrated a new movie
called Flag Day, a crime drama. The film’s soundtrack features lots
of ’90s alt-rock.

Pearl Jam‘s maestro EDDIE VEDDER is part of it with a cover of the superb
R.E.M. hit DRIVE from their outstanding 1992 LP Automatic For The People.

Vedder‘s version resonates sonically almost identical to the original,
the only difference is that he, just like ichael Stipe, has a great voice.

Press play here…

The original version…

Movie trailer…

Killing The Moon With CHVRCHES Covering ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN Classic

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16 August 2021

Band: CHVRCHES
Scottish electro-pop darlings

Cover: THE KILLING MOON

Original by: ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
From their grand 1984 album Ocean Rain

It’s hard to cover this magic Bunnymen classic, but Chrvches‘s take
with its big orchestration and Lauren Mayberry‘s nightingale voice
is pretty good.

Have a listen…

The unbeatable original…

CHVRCHES: Facebook