The Arcade Fire Go Gospel on Jay Reatard Cover

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Aug 032010
 

The Arcade Fire coverage unexpectedly continues, since last night in Philadelphia they covered the late Jay Reatard’s punk nugget “Oh It’s Such a Shame.” Arcade Fire doesn’t really do “punk nugget” though, so they turned it into a to-the-rafters gospel shout. You’d never hear the potential in the three-chord original, but that’s because your ears aren’t as good as theirs.

The video capture is shaky, but the audio’s not terrible. With luck the band will reprise the cover Thursday at Madison Square Garden for their YouTube/Vevo webcast (directed by Terry Gilliam!). Until then, we’ve got the video and MP3 below, along with a clip of Jay performing the original at New York’s Cake Shop to give you an idea of just how drastically they changed it. (via Pitchfork) Continue reading »

Cover News: January 16, 2010

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Jan 162010
 

Cover News is a weekly feature keeping you up to date on the goings-on in the world of cover tunes, tribute albums, etc. Plus, at the bottom we post the array of cover tunes we’ve been sent in the past week. Have you recorded a cool cover? Send an mp3 to the email address on the right and we’ll post it!






This Week’s News


Jay Reatard died this past week at age 29. While he never lead the healthiest lifestyle, it was still a shock. Here’s one of his final recordings, covering Nirvana’s “Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle”. [Jay Reatard]

It’s a new year, but the John Hughes tributes keep coming. For a guy who never recorded a song in his life, musicians do love him. Here’s Death Cab. [VH1]

To help New Zealand punk and recent stroke victim Chris Knox with his medical bills, 33 indie musicians have banded together to cover his songs for the slightly morbidly-titled Stroke tribute album. First up: reclusive Neutral Milk Hotel singer Jeff Magnum. [Stereogum]

Supergrass side project the Hot Rats are coming out with their debut LP, and it’s all random quasi-ironic covers! Here’s them on Letterman (remember him? the one not on NBC?) fighting for their right to wear red dresses or something. [YouTube]

Also in the late night world, “Neil Young” stopped by Jimmy Fallon to lament all those people looking like fools with their pants…you know. [Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]

Fifty covers by My Morning Jacket. ‘Nuff said. [You Ain’t No Picasso]

One of these days I’ll do a set of DEVO covers. Until then: Harlem covering “Come Back Jonee.” [Aquarium Drunkard]

Ted Leo tweets covers of female popstars for no good reason Why not? [Tweet 1, 2, 3]

When Johnny Cash died a few years back, rumors swirled about more recording sessions with Rick Rubin. One set was released in 2006 and now the final album, American VI: Ain’t No Grave is coming next month. [Pitchfork]

Who’s Benjamin Durdle? I don’t know either. But a new tribute album may help teach the world. Or at least the few people who would listen to a tribute album to someone they’ve never heard of. [PopMatters]

This Week’s Submissions

Julian Shah-Tayler – Darling Nikki (Prince) [more]

Send your cover to the email address on the right!

Cover News: October 24, 2009

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Oct 252009
 

Cover News is a weekly feature keeping you up to date on the goings-on in the world of cover tunes, tribute albums, etc. Plus, at the bottom we post our array of cover tunes we’ve been sent in the past week. Have you recorded a cool cover? Send an mp3 to the email address on the right!

This Week’s News

Candidate for Best Cover of 2009: Kings of Convenience taking on Leslie Gore’s “It’s My Party” for SPIN. Head there to check out the video, then come back here to download the mp3. [SPIN]

The video for Fever Ray’s cover of Nick Cave’s “Stranger Than Kindness” may be the creepiest thing since…everything else Fever Ray has ever done. [Music Video Daily]

We mentioned last week that the Flaming Lips were talking about a full-album Dark Side of the Moon cover set. Well the first taste of said set comes with “Eclipse.” [Stereogum]

Phish is still killing off the albums they won’t be covering this Halloween. With only one week to go it’s getting down to the wire, but Prince, Frank Zappa and Michael “This Is It” Jackson are hanging in there. [Phish]

Patti Smith recently debuted many brand-new covers to celebrate the work of photographer Robert Frank. [Dylan, Etc.]

Indie rocksters The Walkmen have a couple choice Leonard Cohen cuts (and best of all, neither of them is “Hallelujah”!). [Aquarium Drunkard]

The Raconteurs are on hiatus while Jack White records a second album with the Dead Weather, so Brendan Benson’s got a lot of time on his hands. We saw him perform on a Manhattan roof a few months ago, and now he’s back covering Superdrag. [Daytrotter]

Guided By Voices got their start in Rio de Janeiro, so it’s only natural for an all-Brazilian tribute album to turn up. Wait, they’re from Dayton? Oh. [Transfusão Noise Records]

Echo and the Bunnymen don’t put on the most enthralling live show, but the did bust out tunes by the Doors, John Lennon, Lou Reed and more at a recent NYC gig. [Rolling Stone]

Finnish songwriter Jaakko Teppo is the subject of a new tribute album, featuring Nightwish. [Braveworlds]

This Week’s Submissions

Nicky Francis – Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival) [more]

Nicky Francis – Still Feelin’ Blue (Gram Parsons) [more]

Gangbang Gordon – It Ain’t Gonna Save Me (Jay Reatard) [more]

Love Songs – Dragstrip Riot (The New Bomb Turks) [more]

Neil Nathan – Do Ya (Electric Light Orchestra) [more]

Neil Nathan – Darling Friend (Für Elise) (Beethoven) [more]

Random Maxx – Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie) [more]

Sonos – I Want You Back (Robin Danar Mix) (The Jackson 5) [more]

Your Mother – Fun Zone (“Weird Al” Yankovic) [more]

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