A Band Who Made Limp Bizkit Listenable
They’re called The Lounge Kittens. Here’s what they did with Bizkit’s “Rollin’.” You’re doing God’s work, people. (Via Metal Sucks)
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Covers
Blur’s Damon Albarn Covers a Canadian Schmaltz-Rock Classic
Pop music doesn’t get much sappier than Terry Jacks’ massive 1974 global hit, “Seasons in the Sun.” Now Damon Albarn has seen fit to cover it for the BBC. (Via The NME)
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“Sweet Child O’ Mine” Done New Orleans Style
Another example of how a great song lends itself to multiple interpretations. (Via Huffington Post)
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Springsteen Covers AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” [VIDEO]
This is from a recent show in Perth, Australia. It works.
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CHVRCHES Cover “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” for Movie Soundtrack
CHVRCHES did a real number on the Goth classic for the soundtrack of Vampire Academy. Listen. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/130798165″ params=”color=ff5500″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] The soundtrack also features Goldfrapp, Sky Ferreira, Simone and Katy
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Sweet Ukulele Cover of Coldplay’s “Fix You”
This is from Austin Criswell (via the Huffington Post.)
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Something to Get You Through a Monday: Flaming Lips Covering the Beatles
Just go with it. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/18587860″ params=”color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
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A Classical Treatment for Metallica’s “Master of Puppets?” Why Not?
Proof again that a great song is that it can be interpreted many different ways. (Via Ultimate Classic Rock)
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Not Your Father’s Black Sabbath
Brent found this cover of Black Sabbath’s “Changes,” recorded by Charles Bradley for the Daptone label as part of the whack of releases for Black Friday. Cool, no? http://youtu.be/zOd_naCOcK0
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