Tuesday, June 30, 2026

"Cough Cough" by Morgan Morgan


 

Chilean band Morgan Morgan cover "Cough Cough," a 2012 single from Salford, UK art pop band Everything Everything.

This is the first cover I've come across with a repeated word in the title, originally by a band with a repeated name, covered by another artist with a repeated name.

Still waiting on Duran Duran to cover something by Frou Frou.

Monday, June 29, 2026

"Leaving on a Jet Plane" by My Morning Jacket


 

It's been real, West Palm.  Until next time.....

Here's Louisville, Kentucky experimental country rock band My Morning Jacket with their take on "Leaving on a Jet Plane," a 1966 single from Roswell, New Mexico folkie John Denver.

For another John Denver cover, the Skar version of "Take Me Home, Country Roads" can be found here.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

"Pure Shores" by Pamela

 


Sydney, Australia duo Pamela cover "Pure Shores," a 2000 dream pop release from London, UK girl group All Saints.

For a cover by All Saints, their version of "Under the Bridge" can be found here.

Saturday, June 27, 2026

Thursday, June 25, 2026

"Monster" by Ozone

 


Phuket, Thailand kiddie group Ozone serenade the Naka Market with their remake of "Monster," a 2009 hard rock release from Memphis, Tennessee band Skillet.

From the Breathe Better Air website, stubborn cooking odors from burnt food on skillets can be neutralized with an ozone generator.

Wednesday, June 24, 2026

"Nearly Lost You" by Dyrt

 


Singapore based grunge tribute act Dyrt cover "Nearly Lost You," a 1992 release from Ellensburg, Washington alternative band Screaming Trees.

A post on their Facebook page regarding one of their shows advised folk to come out, as pints of Guinness were only $9.90.

Even with the US dollar to Singapore dollar conversion rate..... Yikes on bikes.

Tuesday, June 23, 2026

"Doo Wop (That Thing)" by Meep Moop


 

Toronto, Canada solo artist Meep Moop plays a stripped-down acoustic version of "Doo Wop (That Thing)," a 1998 hip hop R&B hybrid from East Orange, New Jersey miseducator Lauryn Hill.

For a cover by Lauryn Hill, her version of "Can't Take My Eyes off of You" can be found here.

Monday, June 22, 2026

"Falling Slowly" by Faded Cadence

 


Birmingham, UK quartet Faded Cadence perform their version of "Falling Slowly," a 2006 single from Dublin, Ireland indie folk band The Swell Season.

To the degree that an indie folk song can "slap," this cover certainly does.  

Saturday, June 20, 2026

"Free Bird" by Vanylla Godzylla


 

Newark, Delaware band Vanylla Godzylla jam out for the full seven minutes and change on their remake of Jacksonville, Florida Southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1974 hit "Free Bird."

Locals, come and see Vanylla Godzylla play today in Smyrna!

For another Skynyrd cover, the Leningrad Cowboys version of "Sweet Home Alabama" can be found here.

Thursday, June 18, 2026

"Carry On Wayward Son" by Awake At Last

 


For some home grown melodic hardcore, here's Dover, Delaware based band Awake At Last with their version of "Carry On Wayward Son," a 1976 single from Topeka, Kansas arena rock group Kansas.

 For another Kansas cover, the Damned Anthem cover of "Dust in the Wind" can be found here.

Local folk, come see Awake At Last in Smyrna this Saturday night!

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

"I Can Dream About You" by Nightcore Era

 


Seattle, Washington artist Nightcore Era covers "I Can Dream About You," a 1984 blue-eyed soul single from West Hanover, Pennsylvania artist Dan Hartman.

According to Dream Dictionary, dreaming of anime characters could symbolize a desire for escapism, a connection to your inner child, or the exploration of idealized self-perceptions.

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.

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

"Sugar" by Jazz Lag

 


Milan, Italy swing band Jazz Lag cover "Sugar," a standard released by Chester, Pennsylvania singer Ethel Waters in 1926.  

Speaking of sugar and Ethel, here's a post from Almanac.com with a recipe for Ethel's Sugar Cookies.

Saturday, June 6, 2026

"Summer Girls" by Hot Dad

 


Happy 159th Birthday to business owner David Abercrombie!

In his honor, here's a vaporwave cover of "Summer Girls," the 1999 single from New Bedford, Massachusetts boy band LFO, by Austin, Texas artist Hot Dad.

Friday, June 5, 2026

"Radio Cure" by Tomorrow Tomorrow

 


Ethereal Los Angeles, California artist and producer Tomorrow Tomorrow covers "Radio Cure," a 2003 single from Chicago, Illinois indie rockers Wilco.

If you were hoping to cure a radio, sorry.  That ship has sailed.  The Sally Struthers ICS school is not currently taking applications for radio repair technician.

For another Wilco cover, the Puss N Boots version of "Jesus, Etc" can be found here.

Thursday, June 4, 2026

"Life in One Day" by The Touch

 



"Life in One Day," the breezy 1985 synth pop single from Hampshire, UK new wave artist Howard Jones gets remade by Levittown, New York wedding band The Touch.

If you're wondering how The Touch got their name, it's simple, really.  They've got the touch.... they've got the POWERRRRRR!!

For another HoJo cover, the Down West version of "No One Is to Blame" can be found here.

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

"Never Been Any Reason" by The Great Pretenders



 Boardman, Ohio classics cover artists The Great Pretenders tackle "Never Been Any Reason," a 1975 single (with a catchy af organ hook) from Illinois rock band Head East.

The Riverwest 24-hour bike race held annually in Wisconsin has adopted the song as their official anthem, and stream the tune on a loop for the full 24-hour duration of the event, causing a spike in Spotify listenership that possibly earns the surviving band members a whopping four cents apiece.  Maybe.

Monday, June 1, 2026

"Twice" by Sun June

 


It's already the first day of June!  Thassssss crazy!

So, here's Austin, Texas indie pop group Sun June with their version of "Twice," a 2006 downtempo release from Gothenburg, Sweden trip hop band Little Dragon.