10/03/2008
Free Shows in Philly This Saturday: Thomas Function @ Sailor Jerry, Bruce Springsteen @ The Parkway
This Saturday afternoon is a great time to be in Philly. Thomas Function, whom we told you about in April, is playing a free show outside of the Sailor Jerry store on 13th and Sansom. Without question, they are the BEST band from Alabama. If ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 10/03/2008 9:27 AM EST in Events, Covers, Various | Permalink
09/13/2008
The Walrus Turns 1 Today!
Yes it's true, today is our birthday! It's hard to believe that it has been a year since our first post! Thanks to all who have contributed to the success of the blog, to all those who link to us, read our posts and send their music! We will ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/13/2008 1:32 PM EST in Events, Covers | Permalink
09/03/2008
Highly Recommended: Human People - "Just Like Honey" (Jesus and Mary Chain Cover)
We were big fans of Philly's (now defunct) one man, pan-sexual faux-European export known as Holland Boys as well as his previous band, the brilliant King God. So it comes as no surprise that we were psyched to hear he and members of King God ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/03/2008 10:01 AM EST in Electronic, Highly Recommended, Local Music, Events, Covers | Permalink
09/01/2008
Video: First Aid Kit Cover Fleet Foxes in The Woods
This is the second post in as many days about Fleet Foxes (see the other post) and why not? They are definitely Sub Pop's best new signing (next to No Age). However, this post is more about the two girls who cover the band's ominous "Tiger Mount ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/01/2008 1:19 PM EST in Folk, Video, Covers | Permalink
07/30/2008
The Morning Benders Cover The Cardigans' "Lovefool"
When The Cardigans released First Band on the Moon in '96 it was a semi-worthy follow-up to their amazing and insanely underrated album Life. The one song that stood out like a dwarf in a basketball game was the hipster-chic track (for the time) ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/30/2008 9:09 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Covers | Permalink
07/18/2008
New Music From Deerhunter - "Oh, It's Such a Shame" (Jay Reatard Cover)
What’s better than Deerhunter’s newest album, Microcastle? Oh, I don’t know, maybe Deerhunter covering Jay Reatard’s “Oh, It’s Such a Shame” from his last album Blood Visions? Yes! As we mentioned previously, the two have teame ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/18/2008 7:43 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Post-Punk, Lo-Fi, Punk, Covers | Permalink
07/10/2008
French Electro Producer Anoraak Covers The Romantics' "Talking In Your Sleep"
Trading in emotion for sleekness, Anoraak's cover of The Romantics' 1983 new-wave hit, "Talking in Your Sleep," is a dead-panned robo-pop excursion with popcorn-synths and stellar production. It comes off way more creepy than the original and mu ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/10/2008 6:37 AM EST in Electronic, New-Wave, Disco, Covers | Permalink
07/08/2008
Newest Italians Do it Better Signees, Tiedye, Cover Metallica
Italians Do It Better, the Jersey-based indie label known for their Italo-Disco influenced artists such as Chromatics and Glass Candy, recently added the Swedish electronic duo TieDye to their roster a few months back and, staying true to their ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/08/2008 8:58 AM EST in Electronic, Covers | Permalink
05/30/2008
Hot Lava Members and Friends Form a Cover Band: The Pretend Pretenders
Hot Lava's singer Allison Apperson is just as silly as she is talented, and apparently she and her friends, Hot Lava cohorts Herschel and Andrew, as well as Matt from the Orioles, are only slightly obsessed with the legendary Pretenders. Slightl ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/30/2008 6:31 PM EST in Indie-Rock, 70's Rock, Covers | Permalink
04/16/2008
Is It Hot in Here or is it Just the Chromatics?
It's both. I like everything that The Chromatics have done in the past year or two and this cover of Springsteen's "I'm on Fire" from last year's In the City 12" is no exception. Their rendition is darker and more atmospheric than the original 8 ...
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