Almost as common as ghost, witch and vampire costumes on Halloween is the covers concert. Many bands will forgo their latest release or greatest hits and instead pop on a costume and break out the cover songs. Over the years bands like Phish and The Flaming Lips have become known for their Halloween concert festivities and cover sets of full albums or songs from a decade; this year we take a look at some of the other artists getting their spooky fun on. Continue reading »
This Week on Bandcamp rounds up our favorite covers to hit the site in the past seven days.
A clear theme emerged in this week’s set: electronics. Not straight dubstep, 8-bit, or dance music though, but electronics blended with other genres. Electronic folk, electronic grunge, and electronic Latin soul all come into play in these covers. Plus, since we took last week off for CMJ, its an embarrassment of riches that gives us some bonus tunes at the bottom. Continue reading »
It was early 1986 when Pegi Young told her husband Neil Young that they would need to build a school to suit the special needs of their son, Ben. She then suggested that in order to pay for it, that Neil call his friend Bruce Springsteen and put together a concert to fund it. 25 years later, the Bridge School Benefit concert has become an annual tradition where superstars from all genres of music come to share the gift of music to support this amazing school. The Bridge shows are all acoustic and offer a unique setting where artists can experiment with their material and get the chance to sit in and play with friends and heroes alike. Continue reading »
Brooklyn indie rocker Joseph Arthur has laid down a cover of Neil Young‘s 1989 rock anthem, “Rockin’ in the Free World” for charity. As part of the same Cool for School, album that gave us Bright Eyes covering the White Stripes, Arthur takes the song from its status as a rousing show-closer to sounding more like Neil in his electronica Trans phase. Continue reading »
Before heading out to tour in support of their new album, I’m With You, the Red Hot Chili Peppers made a trip to London to premier some of the tracks. While playing songs from their new release on their BBC Radio 1 Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live at Koko special, the band rocked out a cover of Neil Young‘s “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.” Watch the video below. Continue reading »
Besides being the frontman for Danish electronic-rock band VETO, Troels Abrahamsen is a DJ and producer sometimes known as “super Troels.” He released his first solo project entitled I Know That You Know in 2007 and continues to put out EPs and free downloads of electronic compositions. His latest is a cover of Neil Young’s “My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue).” Continue reading »
This Week on Bandcamp rounds up our favorite covers to hit the site in the past seven days.
This week’s set puts goth cello up against grunge noise, orchestral pomp against folksy throwback. It also features a couple familiar faces. Download our favorite Bandcamp tracks this week below. Continue reading »
Twenty-two years ago, a group of what was then called “alternative rock bands” (remember that?) recorded and released The Bridge: A Tribute to Neil Young. The album featured artists like Sonic Youth, Nick Cave, Pixies and The Flaming Lips recording, you guessed it, Neil Young songs, with all of the proceeds going towards The Bridge School (a school for disabled children). Sure, this all seems like old hat now, but back in 1989, these bands were seriously underground and for many Neil Young fans who bought the album this was the first they ever heard of them. Continue reading »
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