A small band of googly-eyed electrical toothbrushes is right here with a canopy of Daft Punk’s legendary observe, “More durable, Higher, Quicker, Stronger.” The duvet, which makes use of an ab belt as a kick drum, comes courtesy of System Orchestra, a YouTube channel that creates covers of well-liked music using units like bank card machines and typewriters. …
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Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox cover Steppenwolf’s ‘Born To Be Wild’
King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of Steppenwolf‘s ‘Born To Be Wild’ – watch it below. READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked! The pair launched their Sunday Lunch video series last year, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, …
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Tim Minchin shares theatrical cover of Billie Eilish’s ‘Bad Guy’
Tim Minchin has shared a theatrical cover of Billie Eilish‘s ‘Bad Guy’ – you can watch it below. Performing on the last day of triple j’s 2021 Requestival week, the musical comedy star, armed with an accordion, put an animated twist on the mega hit along with a number of other off-kilter covers. Minchin’s other covers included Coolio’s …
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Watch Arlo Parks’ piano cover of Frank Ocean’s ‘Ivy’
London singer-songwriter Arlo Parks has performed a piano cover of Frank Ocean‘s ‘Ivy’ for her recent piano session on BBC Radio 1’s Chillest Show. The musician appeared on the program yesterday (May 9) for her intimate, stripped-back rendition of Ocean’s 2016 track, lifted from his album ‘Blonde’. Without the spacious production elements of the original, …
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Austra shares solo piano cover of FKA Twigs’ ‘Mirrored Heart’
Austra has shared a solo piano cover of FKA Twigs’ ‘Mirrored Heart’ – you can watch it below. To celebrate the one-year anniversary of her 2020 album ‘HiRUDiN’, Katie Stelmanis, the Canadian artist who performs under the moniker Austra, performed a solo acoustic livestream concert last week at Toronto’s Roy Thompson Hall. During the show, Stelmanis played …
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Watch Machine Gun Kelly’s attempt to cover the ‘Spongebob’ theme
Machine Gun Kelly delivered a rendition of the Spongebob Squarepants theme tune during a recent live performance – watch the footage below. The Ohio rapper, who released his new song ‘Love Race’ last week, took to the stage in his hometown of Cleveland on Saturday (May 1) for the NFL Draft‘s final round. Performing a 17-song …
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Iconic Nirvana Songs to Receive House and Techno Makeovers on Upcoming Cover Album
While Nirvana may have never imagined their music being played amidst CO2 cannons and rave lasers, that’s all about to change with an upcoming cover project produced by Jonathan Hay, Cain McKnight and 41X. Out June 4th via R.U.S.H. Music, Come as You Are: Nirvana Reimagined as House Techno will feature electronic reworks of 12 of the band’s most …
The Chats and Genesis Owusu deliver punk cover of Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’
Aussie punk band The Chats teamed up with NME 100 member Genesis Owusu for a high-energy cover of Talking Heads‘ ‘Psycho Killer’ last night (May 1) for music TV series The Set. The collaborative cover kicks the song’s tempo up a notch and transforms it from a new wave classic into a hard-hitting punk rock …
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Sharon Van Etten shares cover of Daniel Johnston’s ‘Some Things Last A Long Time’
Sharon Van Etten has officially released her cover of Daniel Johnston’s ‘Some Things Last A Long Time’, which appeared in a documentary last year. The singer-songwriter recorded the cover for the film Feels Good Man, a documentary about the creator of Pepe The Frog. While Johnston’s original is quite long at almost five minutes, Van …
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Run DMC to release limited edition vinyl cover as NFTs
Run DMC is the latest hip-hop group to create their own non-fungible tokens, minting limited edition vinyl artwork from their ’12on12′ compilation. The drop is set to mark the 35th anniversary of their 1986 album ‘Raising Hell’, as well as pay tribute to the late Jam Master Jay. The DJ was fatally shot inside a …
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