Venturing back into the music scene after a near decade-long hiatus, Riverside, California nu metal band Alien Ant Farm returned in 2024 with a cover of the 1984 baby-trapping lament "Everything She Wants," a hit for Hertfordshire, UK dance pop duo Wham.
For another Wham cover, CHAI's version of "Last Christmas" can be found here.
The Her Norm website has this article which provides 51 ways to love someone.
If you're short on time, though.... this song should hit most of the key points.
Long before owning one of the finest pizza joints in the Pocono region, Chris Maruzzelli fronted NEPA band Dead Letters.
Here they are at the now defunct Staircase Lounge in Pittston, Pennsylvania, covering "Rush," a 1991 alternative dance single from London, UK group Big Audio Dynamite.
I'd say happy Independence Day, but......meh.
Here's Total Zeros with their holiday float rendition of "American Girl," a 1977 classic rock staple from Gainesville, Florida heartland rocker Tom Petty.
Though Total Zeros hail from Jersey City, New Jersey, the footage of the parade is shot in Lebanon, New Jersey.... along Main Street between Cokesbury and Sutton Road, across from the Twin Goats Cafe.
Everybody in the borough is lined up along the streets, being all patriotic and shit.
Good times.
This footage was from (checks notes) LAST YEAR.
Oh, what a difference a year makes.
For more Petty covers, Echo Screen's version of "Mary Jane's Last Dance" can be found here, and "Free Fallin'" by the Red Stones can be found here.
Long Island, New York nu metal band Rev Theory cover "Hunger Strike," the most commercially successful song from Seattle, Washington grunge supergroup Temple of the Dog, released in 1992.
A form of non-violent protest often employed throughout history, hunger strikes are, at this moment, taking place among California prison populations.
Los Angeles, California literary rock band Meteor Street cover "Goodbye Lovers and Friends," the closing track on "Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action," a 2013 album from Glasgow, Scotland indie rockers Franz Ferdinand.
For another Franz Ferdinand cover, Biffy Clyro's version of "Take Me Out" can be found here.
Happy first day of July!
Here's Boston, Massachusetts jangle pop band The Lemonheads with their rendition of "Dandelion Seeds," a 1968 psychedelic rock single from Ealing , UK group July.
For a cover of The Lemonheads, the Hutch version of "If I Could Talk I'd Tell You" can be found here.
