I had to miss Ryan Adams’ show in Louisville this past month; video clips like this make me extra sad about that. Here he is letting his metal side out (seems to be his biggest side) with a cover of Dio’s “Holy Diver” at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA.

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St Vincent continues to spice up her live shows with great cover choices. This time she’s pulling from Pearl Jam’s early work with this cover of “Black.” [via CoS] You can check out more St Vincent covers at the St Vincent covers archive I assembled last year.

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Cults did a great cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Everybody Knows” Friday in Philadelphia. The fact that I still haven’t seen this band live yet nags at me every time I post on them live. It’s great footage like that that makes me realize how much I’ve missed out. Fingers crossed that I can improve upon [...]

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I promise I won’t write about the new Bishop Allen offshoot The Last Names every week of their cover-a-week project, but this one was too great of a choice not to mention. MP3: The Last Names – Everybody’s Happy Nowadays (Buzzcocks) You can find more of their covers at their Tumblr

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One of my greatest sins so far in life is that I’ve only seen one or two episodes of The Adventures of Pete & Pete. It’s a shame, I know, but it’s true. And while it sits on my “to-watch” list, I can at least entertain myself with this cover of the theme song “Hey [...]

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Justin from Bishop Allen has started a new project with his wife, Darbie Nowatka. You might remember her beautiful voice from one of Bishop Allen’s most popular songs, “Butterfly Nets.” So yeah, this is a team-up that I can get behind 100%. MP3: The Last Names – The Dirt MP3: The Last Names – Dead [...]

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When Wooden Wand was working* on raising money for the now-released Briarwood, one of the things he offered to fans is that he’d record a cover song of your choosing. One dedicated fan donated to the cause and asked him to cover Pink Floyd’s “Echoes.” Not the choice my mind would first go to, but [...]

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Ivana posted this Nick Cave cover as a Christmas treat a week or two ago. She does a great job reworking this beautiful, classic song. MP3: Ivana XL – Into My Arms (Nick Cave) She’s also posted some other new songs and goodies at her bandcamp.

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My Morning Jacket turned in two new covers at their recent MSG performance. The first is a cover of Gil Scott-Heron’s “The Bottle” and the next is the Bing Crosby classic “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” featuring Band of Horses. Both recordings are via NYC Taper. MP3: My Morning Jacket – The Bottle (Gil Scott-Heron) [...]

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