cover songs

20 great covers of classic punk songs by '90s/'00s punk bands

This edition of In Defense of the Genre looks at 20 bands from the mainstream pop punk era paying tribute to the comparatively underground legends who influenced them, through the lens of cover songs that still sound great today.

Low covered Rihanna's "Stay," playing the 312 Urban Block Party with Disappears & Tokyo Police Club

Low @ Pitchfork Festival 2013 (more by James Richards IV) During their fantastic set at Pitchfork Festival 2013, Low mixed things up by covering Rihanna‘s “Stay…

Tombs going on tour, playing Township; covered David Bowie (song streams, dates)

Tombs @ Union Pool in March (BKLYN) (more by Di Lynn Ring) Brooklyn’s Tombs are beginning to announce a fall tour. Just a couple dates have surfaced so far, including a performance at Township on October 16 with labelmates 16 (fitting, right…

Wild Flag & Hospitality played Metro (pics, video)

photos & video Last Thursday (April 5), label mates Wild Flag and Hospitality visited Chicago to play a sold-out show at Metro. During their encore, Wild Flag covered a trio of songs- Bobby Freeman‘s “Do You Wanna Dance…

indie rock-covering Peter Gabriel announces shows - 2 nights @ Radio City Music Hall & other dates, Bon Iver MP3, more

DOWNLOAD: Peter Gabriel – Flume (Bon Iver cover) (MP3) Peter Gabriel‘s new record Scratch My Back is an all-cover, orchestra-backed collection of songs from Bowie‘s “Heroes” to Arcade Fire‘s “My Body Is a Cage…

Breeders played Bowery, Frank Black playing Mark Mulcahy show @ MHOW (tix), on Love & Rockets tribute comp (MP3)

DOWNLOAD: Black Francis – All in My Mind (Love & Rockets) (MP3) I would like to apologize to the Breeders for saying they would not sell out…

Pale Young Gentleman do M.I.A., Paul Simon by Deer Tick

DOWNLOAD: Pale Young Gentleman – Paper Planes (M.I.A) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Deer Tick – Still Crazy After All These Years (Paul Simon) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Cokemachineglow’s Fantasy Covers 2008 (MP3) “Perhaps one of the best Britrock records of 2008, a year which has seen releases from UK giants like Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Keane and Travis, comes to us special delivery from Madison, Wisconsin and the band Pale Young Gentlemen…