Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine
27 May 2024
SNÕÕPER, the 5-piece trash-and-slash pop-punk squad from Nashville, TN
unleashed their unbridled debut LP Super Snõõper last summer. A peppy
blitzkrieg punk record. 14 songs in 22 minutes, like in the good old Ramones
days.
Last March they dropped their first music of 2024 with
riot-gun rant On Line that lasted for only 73 seconds.
Comical track artwork
And they go even shorter on a cover of an unreleased Devo track that they
only played live. It’s called I Think I’m Falling In Luv Again. Snõõper rip it to
shreds in just 50 seconds.
I’ll feature 20 covers by a star-studded cast of country artists such as George Strait, Steve Earle, Willie and Lukas Nelson, Marty Stuart, Luke Combs, Chris Stapleton, Dolly Parton, and Carly Pearce.
It’ll feature 20 covers by a star-studded cast of Americana artists such as George Strait, Steve Earle, Willie and Lukas Nelson, Marty Stuart, Luke Combs, Wynonna Judd, and Carly Pearce.
Last year, film company A24 launched a restored version
of Talking Heads’ 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense.
A24 has now fabricated a tribute LP, named Everyone’s Getting Involved:
A Tribute To Talking Heads. I’ll be out on 17 May and features BADBADNOTGOOD, Blondshell, the Cavemen, Chicano Batman feat. Money Mark, DJ Tunez, El Mató a un Policía Motorizado, girl in red, Jean Dawson, Kevin Abstract, the Linda Lindas, Miley Cyrus, the National, Teezo Touchdown, and Toro y Moi.
We already heard Lorde‘s take on Take Me To The River (actually
an Al Green original, covered by TH early in their career) and Paramore
doing Burning Down The House and now it’s Girl In Red‘s turn to do
a TH classic.
DROWN is one of the best songs Billy Corgan ever wrote for/with THE SMASHING PUMPKINS. It happened after their 1991 Gish LP
came out, and featured on the soundtrack of 1992 romantic comedy
film Singles by Cameron Crowe.
It should have been a huge hit.
Billy Corgan:“We wanted it to be a single, we were pushing for it. I was even willing
to make it a video. Radio stations were playing it. And when it came time for the third
single (off the soundtrack) , they said, ‘Screaming Trees.’ And I was like, ‘Screaming Trees??’
But what label is Alice in Chains on and what label are the Screaming Trees on? ‘Epic‘,
which is the label that put out the soundtrack. And that’s what killed the song.”
Afterward, in 2001, SP included the song on their Greatests Hits compilation Rotten Apples, although they cut it, incredibly, in half, killing the flabbergasting
guitar solo in the process.
Here’s the full movie soundtrack version.
I almost forgot why I started this post in the first place. So here we go. Canadian artist ALICE GLASS, former vocalist of EBM trash duo Chrystal Castles just shared her version of the song.
Glass: “I believe in the power of art to transcend betrayal and disappointment. “Drown” is not just a cover; it’s a testament to resilience and artistic integrity. This track was created after we were asked to be a part of an exciting compilation that ultimately didn’t end up happening. But I didn’t want that to stop us from sharing our interpretation of this iconic Smashing Pumpkins track. This release is a declaration of autonomy and a reminder that true artistry cannot be stifled by broken promises.”
Glass really turned it upside down. Check it out.
(Image Alice Glass: cover of her solo debut LP ‘PREY//IV)
While surfing on the Internet the other day I stumbled into this glorious performance.
The British DUMFRIES COMMUNITY CHOIR is renowned for covering big pop anthems.
It’ll be a special edition pressed on Silver Nugget wax and housed in a silver laminated jacket. The booklet features liner notes by compilation producer & former Lou Reed publicist Bill Bentley, featuring photos by Mick Rock and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Angel Olsen and Maxim Ludwig are also part of the tribute. They cover Can’t Stand It, written by Reed for The Velvet Underground. I never heard Olsen performing on such a loud track.
Last October New Jersey‘s lauded indie rockers THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM released
their 1st album in nearly 10 years with the excellent HISTORY BOOKS.
Two weeks ago they started their UK/Europe tour. For the occasion they shared a new
4-track EP with some acoustic versions of album tracks (stream below). It also includes a cover of OCEAN EYES, the 2017 massive Billie Eilish hit (more than 1,325 billion streams on Spotify).
Brian Fallon (frontman): “I was driving my daughter to school and she played it for me
on the way and I really took to the song. Then one day we were talking ideas for a cover with our friends and I said, wouldn’t it be cool to do a heavier version of ‘Ocean Eyes’? I tried it out and everybody loved the idea.”
TGA turned the tender musing upside down into a whipped-up
belter with the chorus going sky-high. Bingo!
The BritishPARAORCHESTRA combines disabled and non-disabled musicians into a unique symphonic band. They’re about to release a star-studded album, titled Death Songbook. It features collaborative performances from artists such as Depeche Mode, Japan, Adrian Utley (Portishead), Seb Rochford (Pulled By Magnets, Acoustic Ladyland, Sons Of Kemet) and many more.
For the occasion, he covered The Killing Moon, the 1984 Echo & The Bunnymen‘s
24-Carat gold classic with conductor and Paraorchestra founder Charles Hazlewood on drums.
