Tuesday, June 16, 2026

"Violet" by The Runarounds

 


Wilmington, North Carolina rock group The Runarounds cover "Violet," a 2016 release from St Paul, Minnesota indie pop band Hippo Campus.

In this video, their bassist is wearing a Dr. Pepper shirt, and one guitarist is wearing a shirt that reads "Oat Milk," and I can't help thinking about how truly and utterly disgusting a dirty soda composed of these two ingredients would be.

Monday, June 15, 2026

"Surrender" by Hard Tellin'

 


Independence, Iowa band Hard Tellin' cover "Surrender," a 1978 power pop anthem from Rockford, Illinois group Cheap Trick as part of neighboring city Fayette's sesquicentennial celebration.

For another Cheap Trick cover, the Letters to Cleo version of "I Want You to Want Me" can be found here.

Sunday, June 14, 2026

"Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Animal Drive

 


Who's that celebrating her 215th birthday today?

Why, it's Litchfield, Connecticut author and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe!

Here's Zagreb, Croatia hard rockers Animal Drive with their cover of the 1991 single "Uncle Tom's Cabin," from Los Angeles, California glam metal group Warrant.

For another Warrant cover, the Sponge version of "Cherry Pie" can be found here.

Saturday, June 13, 2026

"Boogie Oogie Oogie" by Good Times

 


Los Angeles, California disco and soul group A Taste of Honey had their 1978 funk chart topper "Boogie Oogie Oogie" covered by Good Times, a band out of Lima, Peru.

If you were looking for a taste of multiple honeys, you can order a honey flight from Ohio based company Nate's Nectar.

Friday, June 12, 2026

"Cobrastyle" by The Royal Concept

 


The Royal Concept cover "Cobrastyle," a 2004 dance rock hit from fellow Stockholm, Sweden indietronica band Teddybears.

Even with the annoying vocorder, this cover is still di bomb digi bomb di-deng di-deng digi digi.

Thursday, June 11, 2026

"Unskinny Bop" by Distortion

 


From Madriz, Nicaragua come Distortion, a band that primarily covers '80s metal tunes, with their version of "Unskinny Bop," a 1990 glam single from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania hard rockers Poison.

A cover band from Nicaragua?  That just blows me away.  All night and day.

For another Poison cover, the Stolen Prayer version of "Nothin' but a Good Time" can be found here.

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

"Rude" by The College Fund Street Band

 


Elk Grove, California sibling group The College Fund Street Band cover "Rude," the 2013 debut reggae fusion single from Toronto, Canada pop band Magic!

Optimist me hopes that they'll get themselves a ginormous chunk of change toward their college fund.

Realist me understands that even if they earn a generous $1,000 per festival appearance, and they played a show each weekend year-round, they still wouldn't cover a year's tuition at Elk Grove College.