I’m usually a bit wary of tribute albums. Tribute albums are the musical equivalent of… Read the postWeek 226: “Waltz #1” by Elliott Smith (Christopher O’Riley cover)
The best-known version of this song is probably Peter Gabriel’s version, which was made so… Read the postWeek 166: “The Book of Love” by The Magnetic Fields (Patricia O’Callaghan cover)
I was a bit hesitant to listen to Thom Yorke’s first solo effort, The Eraser,… Read the postWeek 154: “The Eraser” by Thom Yorke (Christian Scott cover)
In 2003, French musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux had the kind of strange idea… Read the postWeek 141: “A Forest” by The Cure (Nouvelle Vague cover)
Several years ago, I took a trip to France with my trusty non-digital camera (remember… Read the postWeek 94: “Everybody Wants To Rule The World” by Tears For Fears (The Bad Plus cover)
If you spent a significant portion of the 90s smoking things and listening to trip-hop,… Read the postWeek 82: “How Do” by Sneaker Pimps
If there was ever proof that less is more, this song is it. A charming… Read the postWeek 78: “Call Your Girlfriend” by Robyn (Erato cover)
If you were to shrink the year into one week, summer would be the weekend.… Read the postWeek 59: “Summertime” by Angelique Kidjo
Cover songs are tricky. If you stick to the original, you get criticized for trying… Read the postWeek 49: “Blow Out” by Radiohead (L.O. Freq cover)
For music fans, there are few things cooler than discovering a b-side or rarity by… Read the postWeek 2: “Suddenly Everything Has Changed” by The Flaming Lips (The Postal Service cover)