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Merel & Andrea Record a Pop-Punk Cover of “Make Your Own Kind of Music”

Riley Haas — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:00:56 +0000

Dutch and Italian punk musicians team up together for a new pop punk cover of Cass Elliot's "Make Your Own Kind of Music" with a surprise...

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Tesla Releases Queen Cover Ahead of New Covers Album

Luke Poling — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:00:27 +0000

“‘Spread Your Wings’ for me was the song I always wanted to record by Queen. I always felt it should’ve been a massive hit, but wasn’t."

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J Mascis & Mike Watt Cover Each Other on Split 7″

Luke Poling — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:00:21 +0000

Mike Watt covers Dinosaur Jr. deep cut "The Little Baby" while Mascis returns the favor covering fIREHOSE's "Formal Introduction."

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Mackenzie Shivers Performs Haunting Piano Cover of “One Headlight”

Riley Haas — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:44 +0000

Shivers' cover opens with solitary piano, a far cry from the tremolo guitar, drums and pulsating bass that opens the original

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Review: The Deslondes’ “Don’t Let It Die, Vol.1”

Seuras Og — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:03 +0000

There are a number of ways to tackle a covers album. The easiest is arguably to top-load it with songs and/or artists sufficient to attract the applicable demographic of fans. On Don’t Let It Die, Vol. 1, Deslondes have assuredly not done this. Indeed, this album houses a dozen deep cuts that would credit the [Continue reading...]

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The Black Crowes Cover AC/DC at Homecoming Show

Luke Poling — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:54:11 +0000

Wwhile no one can really sound like Bon Scott, Chris Robinson ably handles the vocals. The Crowes version of "Riff Raff" sounds just like it should: a fun, loud rock song.

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Ben Harper and Jackson Browne Team Up for Warren Zevon Cover

Luke Poling — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:43 +0000

“If could do this every night of the week with Jackson, I swear I would,” wrote Ben Harper, talking about playing alongside Jackson Browne. The two teamed up again (they’ve played together before) at Truetone Music store in Santa Monica, California to play a cover of Warren Zevon‘s “Mutineer.” With the two trading off lead [Continue reading...]

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Alexis Taylor Records Mellow Synth Cover of “Wild Horses”

Riley Haas — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:00:48 +0000

A relatively minor hit for The Rolling Stones despite its reputation and popularity, “Wild Horses” is a tender, almost entirely acoustic ballad of the kind they usually reserved as album tracks. (“Tears Go By” would be another exception to the rule.) It only made the Top 30 in the US and doesn’t seem to have [Continue reading...]

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The Best Cover Songs of May 2026

Ray Padgett — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:00:06 +0000

Kacey Musgraves covers SZA, TMBG covers The Raspberries, James Blake covers The Verve, Chris Stapleton covers Willie Nelson, Xiu Xiu covers Eraserhead and more

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Review: “HeadCat Plays Buddy Holly”

Seuras Og — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:30:13 +0000

Motörhead's Lemmy is back in the supergroup HeadCat, and on the album "HeadCat Plays Buddy Holly," you know his love of Holly's songs will not fade away.

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