Gwen Stefani embraces No Doubt's ska roots and nods at one of her biggest hits (”I already gave you bananas”) on her first proper single in four years.
The Who, Ziggy Marley, Blondie, Willie Nelson, Cat Stevens, Massive Attack, Jeff Rosenstock, Rancid, Phish's Trey Anastasio, and more also paid tribute to the reggae legend.
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.
Listen to new songs by The Chemical Brothers, Lightning Bolt, Mikal Cronin, TOY, Kele Okereke, Turnover, Mark Ronson/King Princess (Turtles cover), Carly Rae Jepsen (No Doubt cover), and more.
Just about every area of recorded music was hit by the fire, from jazz to punk to cabaret to comedy, new wave, historical speeches, metal, hip hop, you name it.
It was "the biggest disaster in the history of the music business" but went unreported for over 10 years. Losses included masters from everyone from John Coltrane and Chuck Berry to Nirvana and Snoop Dogg.