OK, I haven’t done a cover song blog post in a little/long while and I can’t believe I’ve not done this before! But seems they’re well, two main members Fiona Kitschin and Gareth Liddiard now calling The Drones now defunct … Continue reading Cover Versions: All The Covers The Drones Ever Did!
Far away but better sound: Close-up: So that’s two solo live versions in Stockholm and Amsterdam just last month, he’s been playing the song written by Marc Bolan on his Europe tour. Ratting with terriers on YouTube when I should be doing … Continue reading Cover Versions: T. Rex’s Cosmic Dancer by Nick Cave (solo & live)
Or maybe it should be just titled my one and only Weezer blog post! It’s also now the third cover I’ve blog in 2019 from yet another whole album of covers released in less than of the first two month … Continue reading Cover Versions: Black Sabbath’s Paranoid by Weezer
Bobbie Gentry would have be one greatest under-rated singers and songwriters of all-time! So it’s very cool she’s got a couple of new releases lately to highlight her totally greatest! Following the wicked epic huge box-set reissue of all her … Continue reading Cover Versions: Bobbie Gentry’s Courtyard by Mercury Rev feat. Beth Orton
Here’s the very first brand new cover of 2019 for a Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds track. This time it’s by Evan Dando and company from the album they dropped yesterday entitled Varshons 2 which is the follow-up second … Continue reading Cover Versions: Nick Cave’s Straight to You by The Lemonheads
Yes it started when i was cleaning dishes And the phone rang in the hall I was drawn to it against my wishes Ugly memories of the war I didn’t count on mass destruction When i saw you It was … Continue reading Hiding Songs: The Way I Made You Feel by Ed Kuepper
The second album of 2019 to be added to my CA list or fave albums post like list quickly follows last week’s one! Oh yeah, off course V.A. tribute albums count too! To me, this is the total ultimate one! … Continue reading Classic Albums: Virus 100 by Various Artists
Also a few bonus tracks too! So this is one hell of a crazy cover from, I guess one hell of a crazy album. This new Sun Kil Moon called This Is My Dinner just release at the start of this … Continue reading Cover Versions: AC/DC’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Singer by Sun Kil Moon
Plus also could be sub-titled what he’s been up to in 2018. Mark L’s had a pretty busy year and to kind-of to finish it, he’s done a cover song BTW which is on a whole album of The Wall by … Continue reading Cover Versions: Pink Floyd’s Nobody Home by Mark Lanegan
Getting into the spooky, scary and trick or treat type theme some bloggers are getting into because it’s Halloween in two or three days, when is it again? Here in Australia it’s not really a big thing at all, you … Continue reading Wicked Songs: Home Alone (On Halloween) & A Letter Home by Titus Andronicus + Cover Versions: Bob Dylan’s Only A Hobo by Titus Andronicus
Bill Callahan – So Long Marianne Father John Misty – One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong OK, This is the very last post about Mojo mag because I’ve blogged it to death and now it’s really about time to do … Continue reading Cover Versions: Leonard Cohen’s So Long Marianne by Bill Callahan & One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong by Father John Misty
J Mascis – No Good Trying Hope Sandoval – Golden Hair That’s J from Dinosaur Jr. and Hope from Mazzy Star or that’s both solo artists who are better known for bands, off course Syd’s from Pink Floyd too and … Continue reading Cover Versions: Syd Barrett’s No Good Trying by J Mascis & Golden Hair by Hope Sandoval
Songhoy Blues – Kashmir Sun Kil Moon – Sick Again Back to my fave couple of songs on the free CD Mojo mag’s covered albums, you could get this on vinyl which think they have done that two or three … Continue reading Cover Versions: Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir by Songhoy Blues & Sick Again by Sun Kil Moon
Seekae – Ultraviolence Destroyer – Leave Me Alone I think, I might do a top five or just my fave five covered CD’s by Mojo mag. Now they have done way more of these type of give away discs so … Continue reading Cover Versions: New Order’s Ultraviolence by Seekae & Leave Me Alone by Destroyer
Julia Holter – Gold Dust Woman Liars – The Chain I haven’t done that much cover songs this year, have I? Anyway I think this just might be the first of a few posts, the next set on stuff I … Continue reading Cover Versions: Fleetwood Mac’s Gold Dust Woman by Julia Holter & The Chain by Liars
So this makes two posts of Kim Salmon in a row of this Aussie singer-songwriter and can be filed under other artists covering him and him covering other artists songs all in one post today. After yesterday’s post I realised … Continue reading Cover Versions: Kim Salmon
Formerly know as West Thebarton Brothel Party but had to drop the last two words because you can’t have those kind-of things as a band name which is basically the reason I check them out in the first place. Anyway the … Continue reading New Music: Different Beings Being Different by West Thebarton + Live Gigs: West Thebarton & Pist Idiots @ Mojo’s
So we are getting a four track EP culled from the live gig movie at the end of September, I don’t know about this idea? I did want to just watch it all again but maybe that’s still coming? Later … Continue reading Shall Be Released: Distant Sky EP by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds + Cover Versions: Yet Even More Cave Covers
Well, did do a post of fave JJJ’s Like A Version covers last month so following on from that, kind-of! It was the blogger Richmond Road remind me about Rockwiz just the other day! So here’s my fave ten duet covers … Continue reading Cover Versions: Rockwiz Top Ten Duets
Sean Hughes once joked Engelbert Humperdinck would cover Nick Cave’s biggest hit ballad! Roger is far from Engelbert but I guess it’s the closest it’s been, you know? As far as huge rock n roll 60’s/70’s monster gods singers goes, you … Continue reading Cover Versions: Cave’s Into My Arms by The Who’s Roger Daltrey
So the duo who I named last year’s record as my fave album of 2017 are back with a brand new song which comes on 7″ single too, if you want it or love that format? Last year already seem … Continue reading Wicked Songs: You’ve Got A Friend by Time For Dreams + Cover Versions: The Smiths’ Death of a Disco Dancer by Time For Dreams
It’s normally for Friday morning on JJJ radio not Monday but oh well, it’s ten too of just my faves at the start this week for everyone, anyone who wants to have a listen/look at them! This little bit of … Continue reading Cover Versions: Triple J’s Like A Version Top Ten Covers
Side A: Rubber Bullies Side B: Stayin’ Alive It’s been out for a few days so I’m a little late but I’m still waiting for the 7″ color vinyl, why can’t they just email it? Off course a promo video for the … Continue reading Wicked Songs: Rubber Bullies by TFS + Cover Versions: Bee Gees’ Stayin’ Alive by TFS
Gang Of Youths do Straight To You: https://s3.amazonaws.com/gangofyouths/Straight+To+You.mp3 The brief was “Australian,” so naturally, my first instinct was Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. ‘Straight To You’ is, in my opinion, an underrated classic from an under-appreciated album — hopefully, anybody hearing … Continue reading Cover Versions: Nick Cave’s Straight To You by Gang Of Youths + The Ugliest Covers of his Songs
“According to Bowie’s longtime producer Tony Visconti, Sun Kil Moon was one of David’s favorite new artists to listen to before he passed away. Known for his haunting, baritone style of vocals, Sun Kil Moon is the primary recording moniker … Continue reading Cover Versions: Bowie’s John, I’m Only Dancing by Sun Kil Moon ft. Petra Haden
OK, so that was a hopeless week blogging but here’s a Saturday morning cover post which you might not heard yet? It’s a discovery while I was looking for something else but I just can’t help but post it up … Continue reading Cover Versions: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Here Comes My Girl by Sun Kil Moon with Magik*Magik Orchestra
Well, that didn’t take long! TFS new B-side cover was originally by Aussie 80’s greats the Divinyls released on the album Temperamental in 1988. Now in 2018 on yellow vinyl with Fiona Kitschin and Erica Dunn on main vox for TFS. … Continue reading Cover Versions: Divinyls’ Back To The Wall by Tropical Fuck Storm
Live Nick Cave started it and then joined by Shane MacGowan himself now in wheel chair for his 60th Birthday party! “My favourite song of Shane’s is Summer In Siam. It is so bold and simple and condensed. It’s a … Continue reading Cover Versions: The Pogues’ Summer in Siam by Nick Cave & Shane MacGowan
Plus a few other things by them all, it should say but it don’t! Yet another cover of this classic Cave and his Bad Seeds track now by Pop and Cocker is so very rock n’ roll version of the … Continue reading Cover Versions: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ Red Right Hand by Iggy Pop & Jarvis Cocker
Joel Silbersher has released brand new song a few months ago which I missed then. It’s backed by two cool covers, you can buy it on 7″, his band includes The Drones’ Gareth Liddiard on lead guitar with the ex-drummer … Continue reading Wicked Songs: No Teeth by Joel Silbersher + Cover Versions: Bill Withers’ I Don’t Want You On My Mind & The Holy Modal Rounders’ Half A Mind by by Joel Silbersher
So all these songs feature Gareth Liddiard. Continuing my cat a logging of everything relating to The Drones and Mr. Liddiard here on my blog. So today we are going all the way back to 2005 for a some what forgotten Melbourne … Continue reading Wicked Songs: 10-Car Pile-Up, I Went Out Looking, Nothing To Lose by Digger & The Pussycats + Cover Versions: Make-Up’s Save Yourself, Supercharger’s Stab A Motherfucker by Digger & The Pussycats
So trying to catch up on everything and blogging about it too of what I missed while away might be totally impossible! But I just have post up this cover by Laura Jean of The Drones epic song from last … Continue reading Cover Versions: The Drones’ Taman Shud by Laura Jean
Side A: Side B: Right you cunts, cocks and assholes I’m back now with the most friendly and welcoming back greeting I can think of! Did you like it or could you have miss me at all? So what happen quickly … Continue reading Wicked Songs: Soft Power by Tropical Fuck Storm + Cover Versions: Lost Animal’s Lose The Baby by Tropical Fuck Storm
Ocean: I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry: SQÜRL is New York film maker Jim Jarmusch‘s band that’s been around for a few years now and both these covers I’m posting here today are older recordings so nothing new! The other … Continue reading Cover Versions: Lou Reed’s Ocean + Hank Williams’ I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry by SQÜRL
That one is from a whole album of covers but off course I’m banging on about the Cave cover today! They’re sisters too, if you didn’t know which I didn’t until they did a Nick song. It was out about … Continue reading Cover Versions: Nick Cave’s Into My Arms by Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer
That’s a song original for Sun Kil Moon and The Album Leaf collaborative album from 2013 called Perils From The Sea, sometime listed as Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaVelle or Sun Kil Moon and The Album Leaf, for some reason? Sung by 22 year old … Continue reading Cover Versions: Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaVelle’s You Missed My Heart by Phoebe Bridgers
