2 August 2021
Artist: ANGEL OLSEN
New EP: AISLES
A 6-track cover EP of 80s hits
(tracklist below)
Out: 20 August 2021
One of the covers is 1982 hit Safety Dance by
Canadian band Men Without Hats. Olsen slows
it down to a trancy groove.
Catch the vibe here…
The original (clip)…
ANGEL OLSEN: Facebook
EP out 20 August – order info here
26 July 2021
No, I’m not getting tired whatsoever of Toyah and Robert and Sydney.
As long as they continue their hilarious Sunday Lunch Cover Sessions the
way they do now for months and months I’ll be in the front row.
I’m sure you can bet every week, somewhere on the Internet,
on which song the trio will splash and smash.
This Sunday the YT stars only wanted to talk about their generation.
Toyah looked like an adult teenage doll showing her sensation(s) exclusively
to Robert and in the end, she smashed the camera, à la Pete Townshend,
with her (not so) giant guitar.
Don’t try to put Toyah d-d-d-own…
The original stutter…
TOYAH: Facebook
28 June 2021
Pandemic or not TOYAH, her beloved sidekick, King Crimson
legend ROBERT FRIPP and friend Sydney continue to make us
laughing out loud every week with their crazy Sunday Lunch
Cover Sessions.
This time they take Aerosmith‘s elevator.
Join them here…
The original…
TOYAH: Facebook
21 June 2021
Band: BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD
Who: Seven young London misfits who made
an immense impression with their wayward
prog-post-punk-and-post-jazz debut album
For The First Time, released last February.
Covered song: MAMMA MIA (1975)
by Swedish hit machine ABBA
Here’s the live version as played yesterday at
a (socially distanced) gig in Birkenhead, UK.
Big fun, folks!
Mamma mia, here we go again…
The original…
BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD: Facebook
14 June 2021
TOYAH, her husband/soulmate/King Crimson legend ROBERT FRIPP
and their friend Sydney took a couple of weeks off from entertaining
thousands of us with their comical Sunday Lunch Cover Sessions on
YouTube. But their back now with their kitchen craziness.
“The kitchen trio are back having traveled the world and the seven seas.
Don’t miss this one, sure to provide sweet dreams.” said Toyah before
impersonating Eurythmics.
Let’s start the show…
The original…
TOYAH: Facebook
7 June 2021
It’s only a week since London’s young, experimental noise explorers
BLACK MIDI unleashed their second album Calvacade. A jaw-dropping
weirdo one.
And they’re already back with a number of exclusive flexi discs
with covers of King Crimson, Captain Beefheart, Prince, Taylor Swift
and Talking Heads.
I go for their Psycho Killer cover. A classic that suits them like a glove…
The (still) flabbergasting original…
BLACK MIDI: Facebook
2 June 2021
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MOBY released new album Reprise a few days ago. It features
orchestral and acoustic arrangements of songs from the past,
with the Budapest Art Orchestra, a string quartet, along with
several guest artists.
The record also includes a notable cover of
David Bowie‘s 24 Karat classic ‘Heroes.’
Moby: “‘Heroes’ was one of the first records (well, cassettes) I ever
bought, and I still think it’s the most beautiful song ever written.”
With the wonderful and soulful voice of Mindy Jones, Moby strips
the song and the pace down, let it float like a cloud in the sky, with
a mellow piano upfront and a gripping, symphonic finale. A vocal
and musical beauty!
I know, nobody can match Bowie‘s masterstroke
performance of ‘Heroes’ but this interpretation
gives me goosebumps.
Enjoy here…
Original Bowie clip…
Moby’s Reprise album…
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4 May 2021
THE BLACK KEYS, the most famous blues-rock tandem, for the past few
years – before them the White Stripes ruled the world – go back to the roots
that inspired their sound and spirit. They canned an album of covers, titled
DELTA KREAM, out next month, 14 May. More info here
It’s a collection honoring their heroes of the Mississippi Hill Country Blues.
John Lee Hooker, Big Joe Williams, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Junior Kimbrough
and Ranie Burnette.
One of the pearls is The Keys version of Going Down South by R.L. Burnside.
Let that guitar slide…
The original…
THE BLACK KEYS: Facebook
5 April 2021
Never mind the bollocks here’s utterly cool bobby-dazzler MILEY CYRUS
Yesterday she performed live at the Final Four 2021 NCAA Basket Tournament.
She picked two Queen killers, Don’t Stop Me Now and wham bam hammer
WE WILL ROCK. The latter impressed my ears and eyes the most. YEAH!
When she hits the stage she becomes the sexiest devil on this planet.
Hail hail rock ‘n’ roll! Hail Hail Miley!
She will rock you…
MILEY CYRUS: Website
(image on top: cover of Cyrus’ 2019 EP)
31 March 2021
One of the most praised albums of 2020 was WAXAHATCHEE‘s
– born Katie Crutchfield – fifth longplayer SAINT CLOUD.
A deluxe edition of Saint Cloud is out now, including three covers. Lucinda Williams’
Fruits Of My Labor, Dolly Parton’s Light Of A Clear Blue Morning, and my favorite
(although I still like the original more), Bruce Springsteen’s Streets Of Philadelphia.
A song The Boss wrote for the 1993 movie Philadelphia. A moody beauty.
Listen here…
The Bruce original…
WAXAHATCHEE: Facebook