With Nothing On My Lips But “Hallelujah”
Being a meditation on the occasion of Alan Light’s new book The Holy or the Broken. Even Leonard Cohen is getting sick of “Hallelujah.” A few years ago, after his...
Posts Tagged: "cover songs"
CD Review: Duncan Sheik, “Covers Eighties Remixed”
On the surface, Duncan Sheik’s Covers Eighties Remixed might fall into the “absolutely inessential” category. After all, as its name implies, this covers compilation is itself a remixed version of...
Cover Your Ass: “Blue Red And Grey” by The Who
What happens when critics pick up their instruments and take on the works of their heroes? We look to find out in our new series, Cover Your Ass. We being...
The Greatest Cover Songs of All Time: Honorable Mentions
Last week, we published a compilation of the 100 greatest cover songs of all time, as voted by the Popdose staff. Of course, our way of tabulating the results (you...
Popdose Covers Party: Tonight, 9 PM EST, Turntable.fm
Hopefully you’ve already set aside some time to read through our massive Popdose 100 on the greatest cover songs of our time. In our humble opinions, of course (but we’re...
The Popdose 100: The Greatest Cover Songs of All Time
Look, Ma! We can count to a hundred!...
Rob Smith Can’t Say No: L.A. Guns, “Covered in Guns”
"Rob Smith Can't Say No" to the new L.A. Guns cover album, even though he HATES cover albums. Check out his misery at Popdose.com...
Mix Six: “The Who as a Cover Band”
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE This mix all started with an article on Billboard.com that I sent to Jason Hare. It was about how the Who’s album of cover tunes...
Hooks ‘N’ You: Various Artists, “Alvin Lives (In Leeds): Anti Poll Tax Trax”
As I wait for another fine, upstanding artist to find time in their busy schedule to provide me with answers to the Q&A I’ve sent their way, I thought I’d...