Waxahatchee (aka Katie Crutchfield) is an admitted Taylor Swift fan who has in the past covered Swift’s “But Daddy, I Love Him” in concert. And a few weeks ago in Kansas City, Crutchfield took to the stage as part of Jason Sudeikis’ Thundergong! benefit. Continue reading »
Portugal. The Man have a new record coming out. It’s called SISH. If that isn’t enough, they also have a new cover out as well. The group has released a cover of the KPop Demon Hunters song “Golden” on Amazon Music. Continue reading »
Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Cat Power’s album The Greatest. And to mark the anniversary, she’s releasing a new EP, recorded with the same band who played on The Greatest. She is also planning a tour early next year, which will feature a performance of The Greatest in full. The EP will feature two covers. Continue reading »
At the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions, Elton John led a tribute to Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson. “We loved each other,” John said, “I can’t think of anyone else I’d rather pay tribute to than Brian Wilson and his family with this incredible song.” He then launched into a cover of the 1966 song, “God Only Knows,” with back up from musicians including Don Was on bass and Benmont Tench on piano. (“God Only Knows,” appeared on the Beach Boys record Pet Sounds.)
Describing the first time he met Brian, John said it happened the first time he was in Los Angeles with lyricist Bernie Taupin. “We were scared shitless because he was my idol. He was the one that influenced me more than anybody else when it came to writing songs on the piano. It was an evening we would never forget,” John said. “Meeting someone who was a true genius doesn’t happen very often.”
The emotions were visible on John’s face as he sang the repetitive title line, “God only knows where I’d be without you.”
Brian Wilson passed away in June from cardiac arrest at age 82.
Metal band Twitching Tongues have continued their Halloween tradition with the annual release of a new EP paying tribute to and covering The Misfits.
Billed as “The Twitchfits,” Twitchfits Vol 3 includes songs from all eras of Misfits music, opening with 1977’s “Cough/Cool” before moving onto 1983’s “Attitude.” The other three songs on the EP are “Ghouls Night Out,” “Angelfuck,” and “Dig Up Her Bones.” The love and admiration for the originals is obvious—no one would do this three years running without a deep love of The Misfits—and each song is a great example of the fandom.
The EP is available to stream everywhere and, for a limited time, you can order the EP on Coca-Cola-colored vinyl. (You can also stream it on YouTube, available below.)
A Widespread Panic Halloween show is a tradition, and, after skipping last year, the band was back on stage Halloween night, making up for lost time in their performance in Savannah, Georgia.
Fans knew they were in for something special as the whole band took the stage dressed as characters from Alice in Wonderland. (John Bell was the Cheshire Cat, Jimmy Herring was Tweedle Dee/Dum, Dave Schools was The Executioner, JoJo Hermann was The Caterpillar, Duane Trucks was The Queen of Hearts and Domingo Ortiz was the Mad Hatter.) Continue reading »