Mar 282011
 

At Cover Me, we like to give stuff away. Read on to learn how that stuff can be yours.

Vinyl is back and with Record Store Day just around the corner, it seemed just the time for another wax giveaway. Today we have three 7” singles for an exciting new multi-band cover of Meatloaf’s classic “Paradise by the Dashboard Light.” Four bands divided up the song into its components and the result is spectacular. We asked project curator and Elastic No-No Band member Justin Remer to tell us how it came together. Continue reading »

Feb 182011
 

At Cover Me, we like to give stuff away. Read on to learn how that stuff can be yours.

Back in October, we reviewed Subterranean Homesick Blues (A Tribute to Bob Dylan's 'Bringing It All Back Home') when it was only a digital release. Now, we're giving away five copies of the brand-new vinyl version, courtesy of Reimagine Music. Kids, believe us (and your parents) when we tell you it sounds even better on wax. Read on to find out how to win. Continue reading »

Nov 122010
 

At Cover Me, we like to give stuff away. Read on to learn how that stuff can be yours.

What a treat we have for you today! It’s the biggest giveaway we’ve ever done and, in all likelihood, the biggest we’ll ever do. We’ve got red vinyl! We’ve got blue vinyl! We’ve got CDs! We’ve got hoodies! We’ve got t-shirts! We’ve got a heaping stack of fantastic goodies based around the album New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets. Read on to find out how you can be one of 20 winners! Continue reading »

Oct 292010
 

At Cover Me, we like to give stuff away. Read on to learn how that stuff can be yours.

When Queens of the Stone Age took a break in 2009, bass player Michael Shuman wasted no time finding a new musical endeavor. Shuman called up a few Los Angeles buddies and psychedelic pop trio Mini Mansions was born.

Mini Mansions released a nine-song EP in 2009 and are now gearing up for the release of their self-titled debut on November 2. The vinyl version of the album’s lead single “Monk” features a B-side cover of Blondie‘s 1979 new-wave smash “Heart of Glass.” Shuman told us about why he chose the tune: Continue reading »

Oct 152010
 

For anyone interested in the stats game, Cover Me has seen a lot of big, round numbers recently. Yesterday afternoon we put up our 500th post (Eric Lauritsen’s epic roundup of dozens of live covers by Wilco). Then this morning we gained our 1000th Twitter follower (hi @u2acro!). As I’ve been promising on @covermesongs for a while now, that’s an occasion for a Twit-sclusive giveaway. No, scratch that. Five Twit-sclusive giveaways.

Here’s the deal: Tweet out a link to a page on Cover Me. Could be the homepage, could be a favorite post, could be our archives on a favorite artist (find ’em here). Whatever. Include the hash tag “#CoverMe1000” in your post. Do this as often as you like over the next week—as long as you’re tweeting a different page/post each time. Next Friday I’ll pick five tweets randomly. Those five tweet-ers win one of the following:

CD: John Legend and the Roots’ Wake Up! (more info here)
CD: Garden on a Trampoline’s new compilation It’s Only Love (three copies, more info below)
CD: The Morlocks Play Chess (more info here) Continue reading »

Sep 202010
 

At Cover Me, we like to give stuff away. Read on to learn how that stuff can be yours.

Back in March, we introduced you to 24 Hour Service Station’s elaborate tribute to New Order. Well this month the label returns with another tribute, this one to the Smiths. We have two copies of the CD to give away. Read on for more info.

Titled Hand in Glove: The Smiths Tribute, the album features new covers by indie up-and-comers like Florida quartet Rosewood Elizabeth and U.K. duo Vanilla Swingers. Check out the latter’s take on the title track below: Continue reading »