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Powerhouse Rockers BLACKTOP MOJO Cover Soul Legends THE TEMPTATIONS

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20 April 2022

Sturdy Texan rockers BLACKTOP MOJO shared a surprising acoustic cover a couple of weeks ago, of timeless classic My Girl performed (written by Smokey Robinson and Ronald White, by Motown’s soul legends THE TEMPTATIONS in 1964.

Blacktop Mojo: “We love the original tune. Everyone grew up listening to it. There’s definitely something special about Motown and that era of music and there’s a reason why artists like the Temptations have stood the test of time. However when you’re having a bad day, or maybe having it out with your lady, and a song like “My Girl” comes on, while nine times out of ten it’ll cheer you up, sometimes you just don’t want to hear a happy love song. Sometimes you’re in the ‘Lonely Hearts Club’ instead, and that’s where our version comes in.”

The band have a live version of the song too. Although with much respect for
the original Blacktop Mojo color it with their own magical touch. Just great.

Matt James: ”We wanted to play the song live in a place where you could really feel the dilapidation of a broken heart. We snuck into this old church here in Palestine and the natural reverb in the room was incredible. The cracked stained glass and paint peeling from the walls of a place that was once so magnificent was definitely reminiscent of a love that had been lost.”

Be impressed here…

BLACKTOP MOJO: Facebook – Website

The classic original…

Blacktop Mojo on tour

All dates and tickets HERE

SHARON VAN ETTEN Is A STARMAN For 70 Seconds

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11 April 2022

Beaut songstress SHARON VAN ETTEN just announced her 6th full-length WE’VE BEEN GOING ABOUT THIS ALL WRONG, out on 6 May. In the weeks before she shared two
new songs that will, weirdly, not be on that album.

And this 70 seconds of covering David Bowie‘s STARMAN (which came out 50 years ago)
won’t be on it either. It’s actually the end-credits song for the new Netflix documentary Return To Space about Eton Musk and his obsession for space missions.

Only 70 seconds, but quite special ones…

Bowie‘s original…

SHARON VAN ETTEN: Facebook

CONOR OBERST And BRIGHT EYES Cover ELLIOTT SMITH

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30 March 2022

Nebraska band BRIGHT EYES fronted by emotive songwriter and
spellbinding vox CONOR OBERST had their latest, magical album,
their 10th, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was out
two years ago.

Now they have planned reissues from early albums under the banner
of Companion Series. The first part features the band’s first three LPs.
More info here.

Ahead of that Bright Eyes recorded their version of ST. IDES HEAVEN.
A beloved song from the late great ELLIOTT SMITH‘s self-titled debut LP
from 1995. Their take is much heavier and rocks out with vehemence .

Listen here… .

The Elliott Smith original…

BRIGHT EYES on TOUR

BRIGHT EYES: Facebook – All Albums

TOYAH And FRIPP Cover WAR By EDWIN STARR

Posted on by JL

29 March 2022

TOYAH and partner ROBERT FRIPP (King Crimson) started
their weekly Sunday Lunch Sessions as a fun pastime while
being locked up in their kitchen due to that nasty virus,
about 2 years ago.

And their hilarious video performances on the 7th day
of the week are still going strong on YouTube.

This past Sunday they picked, for obvious reasons,
the timeless classic WAR by EDIWN STARR.

To hell with Putin…

The original

TOYAH: Facebook

8-Year-Old ZOE FRANZISKA Covers Metal Legends KORN

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This is just brilliant!

Eight-year-old ZOE FRANZISKA just became
a YouTube star with a jaw-dropping cover of
KORN‘s 1998 classic FREAK ON A LEASH .

Press statement: “When eight-year-old Zoe isn’t drawing unicorns, playing hopscotch
and watching cartoons, she likes to utterly destroy Korn songs. She did just that with four
other young destroyers from around the country. Dominic Donile (15) on lead guitar, Evan Harris (16) on drums, Fritz Dannemiller (18) on bass and Ashton Hall (13) on rhythm guitar.”

The cover/video is presented and uploaded by O’Keefe Music Foundation.

A nonprofit music organization that offers FREE music lessons, FREE music camps, FREE recording sessions and FREE music videos to young musicians from around the world! With your help, all children, regardless of economic circumstance, gain access to high quality music education, top of the line instruments, professional recording equipment, and the ability to follow their dreams!

ZOE is growling and howling like the
best. She’s a new nu-metal heroine…

The original…

O’KEEFE MUSIC FOUNDATION: Website

Hey Ho Let’s Go – Cover Stars TOYAH And ROBERT Do The BLITZKRIEG BOP

Posted on by JL

1 February 2022

Pandemic or not TOYAH and her beloved henchman, King Crimson
legend ROBERT FRIPP are unstoppable. Every week they make
me laugh out loud with their comical Sunday Lunch Cover Session
in their small kitchen.

This week they picked Ramones’ classic
Blitzkrieg Bop to go berserk to.

Hey ho ley’s go…

TOYAH: Facebook

By Fans Demand – FERAL FIVE Get It On!

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29 January 2022

London’s electronic duo FERAL FIVE pay
homage to the late great glam rock icon
MARC BOLAN and T.REX with their new
cover of the classic GET IT ON.

FF: “Featuring both Ferals on vocals, this stomping version saw a fans-only sneak
peek to celebrate finishing their album. They soon had requests for a full release,
which the band dutifully obliged. Talk about ‘Bang A Gong’, this track has dirty synths,
floating fuzz guitar, heavy bass and beats (including cymbals and gongs of course).
Crank up the generator and set your speakers to overload, this song is more than
electric, it’s a mesmeric fully Feralised electronic smash!”

The duo’s version is a repetitive banging gong going on and on.
Glam and glitter electro for the dancefloor lit by a rotating, shiny
disco ball.

Let’s dance, take a chance, understand me
You’re dirty, sweet and you’re my girl…


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FERAL FIVE: Facebook

TOYAH & ROBERT FRIPP – Should They Stay Or Should They Go?

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TOYAH and spouse ROBERT FRIPP (King Crimson)
had another wacky Sunday Lunch Cover Session.

This time they go for a big The Clash hit.

Toyah announced their cover as follows: “They are back for
another edition of Sunday Lunch. It’s always tease, tease, tease,
you’re happy when I’m on my knees…. I don’t think we need to
say anything else.”

So, people, what do you think,
should Toyah and Robert stay or go?

The original…

TOYAH: Facebook

TOYAH & ROBERT FRIPP Have TEENAGE KICKS To Start 2022

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TOYAH and soulmate ROBERT FRIPP can’t stop going
crazy with their Sunday Lunch Cover sessions (since April 2020).
This is their first appearance in 2022.

And they have TEENAGE KICKS with the 1978 debut
single by Irish pop-punks THE UNDERTONES.

Raw, rough, and ridiculous…

The original…

TOYAH: Facebook

Dublin Act REVOLUTION ABOVE DISORDER Just Released A ‘TELEVISION PERSONALITIES’ Cover

Posted on by JL

13 January 2022


(photo by Analissa Longoria)

Artist: REVOLUTION ABOVE DISORDER
Who: Vancouver-based Dubliner Stephen Nicholas White.
A post-punk/nugaze/electro artist.

FFO: Creation Records, Factory Records, Ride, The Verve,
Death In Vegas, Beak, The Jesus and Mary Chain.

Cover: SCREAM QUIETLY

The original is by London’s post-punk cult band Television Personalities
who, led by Dan Treacy, followed their own wayward vision of psychedelia.
The track dates from 1982. And the band is still going strong.

Turn Up The Volume: Stephen Nicholas White turns the original Kraut-rock
drone into a romanticizing Kraut-pop trip. The ongoing circling guitar riff, the
repetitious flow, and the featherlight vocals on top of it have a hypnotic effect
and sneak under your skin quietly but determinately.

“Love’s a thousand things
Everyone a precious thing
Love’s a thousand dreams
Everyone a mystery”

Dream quietly here…


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TV PERSONALITIES original…

REVOLUTION ABOVE DISORDER: Facebook