JER Gives Ska Twist to Twisted Sister

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Jul 152026
 
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Ska makes everything sound better, even dissent. Musician JER (aka Jeremy Hunter) has offered a cover of a Twisted Sister classic on his Ska Tune Network Patreon page.

Thanking his supporters and accepting the request, JER shared a video featuring him playing every instrument and singing “We’re Not Gonna Take It.” JER, who is also a member of We Are the Union, has been featured here before, covering his take on Phoebe Bridgers.

“We’re Not Going to Take It,” was originally performed by Twisted Sister and written by Dee Snider, the band’s lead singer. It first appeared on the band’s 1984 album, Stay Hungry and reached 21 on the pop music chart. It also was #21 on VH1’s list of “Greatest One Hit Wonders of All Time.”

For more examples of JER’s work, check out his Ska Tune Network’s YouTube page.

Scott Roberts Covers Yo La Tengo’s Covers

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Jul 152026
 
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Yo La Tengo is known in part for their covers. Heck, their fourth album, Fakebook, was made up mostly of covers. And now here comes Scott Roberts, who is offering up Fake Fakebook, an album featuring a huge chunk of Roberts covering Fakebook. The album features, as Roberts notes, 63% of Fakebook, including covers of Cat Stevens, John Cale and Daniel Johnston among others. Roberts did not cover any of the Yo La Tengo originals on the record.

There’s something cool about any project that is undertaken just because of the love of a particular artist and covering the whole album (well, 63%) is a nice touch.

In his Bandcamp release of the record, Roberts wrote “Simply stated, “Fakebook” is one of my favourite albums of all time, and this project was done completely with love and admiration for the original album with no intention of personal, financial, or political gain. I realize that the chance of the band ever hearing this (or even hearing OF it) is pretty slim, so this probably doesn’t need to be said, but I’m saying it anyway (just in case). Peace on.”

Jay Buchanan Performs Country Cover of Black Sabbath’s “Changes”

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Jul 142026
 
Jay Buchanan

“Changes” is the rare Black Sabbath piano ballad, basically unique in their catalogue as of its original release on Vol. 4. It was only performed by three of the four members and Tony Iommi doesn’t even play guitar on it. It’s so distinct a song for them, so much more accessible, that it later became the theme song to a TV show, albeit as a cover, something that would have seemed pretty close to impossible for any other Sabbath song as of 1972.

The typical cover sticks to the piano of the original. Jay Buchanan, lead singer of California blues rockers Rival Sons, has taken another approach. He’s been performing the song live occasionally, with just his voice and guitar, a slow, stately version. Now he’s released a studio version with some accompaniment. Continue reading »

The Rolling Stones Cover Amy Winehouse on New Album

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Jul 142026
 
The Rolling Stones Cover Amy Winehouse

Much is being made of the newest Rolling Stones album, Foreign Tongues, and this latest chapter in the continuing adventures of the self-proclaimed world’s greatest rock band. On the new record, the Stones feature a few covers alongside their originals. One of those covers is Amy Winehouse’s “You Know I’m No Good.” (Winehouse performed alongside the Stones in 2017 at the Isle of Wight Festival, where they played The Temptations’ “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg.”) Continue reading »

Metallica Covers Controversial Tom Jones Song in Cardiff

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Jul 092026
 
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Metallica, currently in the midst of their “M72 World Tour” played Cardiff in Wales and included in their set a cover of a controversial Tom Jones classic. The band has been playing covers with some connection to the area they are playing and during the band’s “Doodle” segment of their show, guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo played a segment of local legend Tom Jones’ “Delilah.” In his introduction Trujillo said that it is one of his favorite songs. Continue reading »

Margo Price and Joan Baez Cover Woody Guthrie’s “Deportee” on New Mixtape

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Jul 082026
 

Margo Price has made no secret of how she feels about current events happening in Washington and perhaps the most tangible example of that is her new mixtape, which she released on July 3rd, titled Days of Unrest.

And one of the centerpieces of the record is when Price is joined by Joan Baez for a cover of Woody Guthrie‘s “Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos).” Featuring a beautiful backing by the Memphis Mariachi, the song is a moving tribute to a 1948 plane crash that killed 32 people. The press didn’t bother to name the 28 migrant farm workers killed, instead referring to them merely as “deportees.” Continue reading »

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