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Coverville 693: The Counting Crows Cover Story

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

coverville-cover-story-album.jpgBecause wouldn’t we all like to meet a boy who looks like Elvis? The music of Counting Crows, but cover-ized. Covers of some of the biggest hits, some of their deeper cuts, and and some great reinterpretations by the band. Right here! Round here!

52 minutes |

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Featuring:

1 Album

Round Here
Himalayans
She Likes The Weather
Orig. Himalayans
2 Album

Borderline
Counting Crows
Live From The Royal Albert Hall in London
Orig. Madonna
3 Album

Mr. Jones
Skratch 3
Crash & Burn
Orig. Counting Crows
Mr.
4 Album

A Long December
Bayside
Dead And Dreaming: An Indie Tribute To Counting Crows
Orig. Counting Crows
5 Album

Ooh La La
Counting Crows
Under The Covers
Orig. Faces
6 Album

Colorblind
Natalie Walker
Urban Angel
Orig. Counting Crows
Colorblind
7 Album

Start Again
Counting Crows
Hard Candy
Orig. Teenage Fanclub
8 Album

Raining in Baltimore
Allison Crowe
Secrets
Orig. Counting Crows
Raining
9 Album

Rain King
Blue Dogs
Live @ The Dock St. Theatre
Orig. Counting Crows
Rain
10 Album

Accidentally In Love
Linda Eder
Soundtrack
Orig. Counting Crows
Accidentally

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Coverville 690: The Eminem Cover Story

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

First off, the same warning I issue at the beginning of this show: Not safe for work, kids, or the otherwise easily offended. Now, on to the music. Eminem, covered in rock, folk, lounge and country, with a couple great parodies thrown in for good measure.

52 minutes |

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Featuring:

1 Album

The Real Slim Shady
Lounge Brigade
Lounge Tribute To Eminem
Orig. Eminem
The
2 Album

Brain Damage
Jeffrey Lewis & Laura Marling
Web
Orig. Eminem
3 Album

Lose Yourself
The Script
Radio 1’s Live Lounge 3
Orig. Eminem
4 Album

Forgot About Dre
Shelter Belt
These Songs Were Not Written By Shelter Belt
Orig. Dr. Dre/Eminem
5 Album

Stan Lee
The Four Eyes
Secret Center Sessions Volume 3 Disc 1
Orig. Eminem
6 Album

Stan (The Man)
The Lounge-O-Leers
Wow It’s…The Lounge-O-Leers Two
Orig. Eminem
Stan
7 Album

‘97 Bonnie & Clyde
Tori Amos
Strange Little Girls
Orig. Eminem
97'
8 Album

We Made You
Boogaloo To Eminem
Boogaloo to Eminem
Orig. Eminem
We
9 Album

The Way I Am
Eminemmylou
Muthabanjo
Orig. Eminem
The

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Coverville 689: The Tom Jones Cover Story

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Tom Jones’ over-the-top style shines through in every cover he does, but is it present when other artists cover his music? You’ll find out on this cover story, which includes covers of and by the Welsh singer, who celebrated his 70th birthday last month.

Here’s information on the Underground Music Showcase Trivia Competition “Our Quiz Could Be Your Life”, thanks to Geeks Who Drink, The Denver Post and Reverb!

47 minutes |

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Featuring:

1 Album

Kiss
The Art Of Noise Feat. Tom Jones
Tom Jones Reloaded: Greatest Hits
Orig. Prince
Reloaded
2 Album

She’s A Lady
Ali Campbell feat. Shaggy
She’s A Lady
Orig. Tom Jones
She's
3 Album

What’s New Pussycat?
Sharleen Spiteri
The Movie Songbook
Orig. Tom Jones
4 Album

Venus
Tom Jones
Kitsch Lounge Riot
Orig. Shocking Blue
5 Album

Delilah
Brad Roberts
Crash Test Dude
Orig. Tom Jones
6 Album

It’s Not Unusual
Wild Colonials
Reel Life Vol.1
Orig. Tom Jones
7 Album

Motherless Child
Tom Jones with Portishead
Reload
Orig. Traditional
Motherless
8 Album

Sexbomb
Max Raabe & Palast Orchester
Palast Revue
Orig. Tom Jones/Mousse T
Sex
9 Album

It’ll Be Me
Tom Jones & Jools Holland
Tom Jones & Jools Holland
Orig. Jerry Lee Lewis
10 Album

Thunderball
Kingpins
Thunderball
Orig. Tom Jones/James Bond

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Coverville 687: The Band Cover Story

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

coverville-cover-story-album.jpgA musical tribute to a group who influenced generations of blues rockers who came after. The Band, covered in rock, alternative, folk and blues, tonight on Coverville!

55 minutes |

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Featuring:

1 Album

The Weight
Shannon Curfman
Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions
Orig. Band
The
2 Album

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Valiant Arms
Blue Skies and a Clean Getaway
Orig. Band
The
3 Album

Up On Cripple Creek
Last Fair Deal
Cover Stories
Orig. Band
4 Album

Rockin’ Chair
Death Cab for Cutie
Endless Highway – The Music of the Band
Orig. Band
Rockin'
5 Album

This Wheel’s On Fire
Serena Ryder
If Your Memory Serves You Well
Orig. Band/Bob Dylan
6 Album

It Makes No Difference
Denison Witmer
Recovered
Orig. Band
It
7 Album

Twilight
The Jones Street Boys
Overcome
Orig. Band
Twilight
8 Album

Whispering Pines
Dar Williams
The Beauty Of The Rain
Orig. Band
Whispering
9 Album

I Shall Be Released
Steel Train
Listen To Bob Dylan: A Tribute
Orig. Band/Bob Dylan
10 Album

Atlantic City
The Band
Jericho
Orig. Bruce Springsteen
Atlantic

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Coverville 685: The B-52’s Cover Story

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

coverville-cover-story-album.jpgIf you see a painted sign at the side of the road, it says Welcome to the B-52’s Cover Story! Where, coincidentally, you won’t hear any covers of Love Shack. Happy Birthday, Fred Schneider!

49 minutes |

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Featuring:

1 Album

Dance This Mess Around
Asylum Street Spankers
Mercurial
Orig. B-52’s
Dance
2 Album

Roam
The Yayhoos
Put The Hammer Down
Orig. B-52’s
Roam
3 Album

Give Me Back My Man
Venus Mission
Body Rockin’
Orig. B-52’s
Give
4 Album

Coconut (with Deadly Cupcake)
Fred Schneider
Just Fred
Orig. Harry Nilsson
Coconut
5 Album

Downtown
The B-52’s
The B-52’s
Orig. Petula Clark
Downtown
6 Album

Rock Lobster
No Vacancy
Living On Mars
Orig. B-52’s
Rock
7 Album

52 Girls
The Problem
The Problem
Orig. B-52’s
52
8 Album

Planet Claire
Les Deux Love Orchestra
Planet Claire 3-D Maxi Single!
Orig. B-52’s
Planet
9 Album

Private Idaho
Karmadoza
The K-52’s: A Tribute To The B-52’s
Orig. B-52’s
Private
10 Album

Song For A Future Generation
Chicks On Speed
Chix52
Orig. B-52’s
Song

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Rating: 6.2/10 (16 votes cast)

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Coverville 683: The Paul McCartney Cover Story II

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

coverville-cover-story-album.jpgA pre-birthday tribute to the most commercially successful of the former fab four, Sir Paul McCartney. A strong focus in tonight’s show on his earlier albums, and some of those great hits and deeper cuts that came from them.

49 minutes |

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Featuring:

1 Album

Maybe I’m Amazed
Bettye Lavette
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
Orig. Paul McCartney
Bettye LaVette - Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook - Maybe I'm Amazed
2 Album

Man We Was Lonely
World Party
LIsten to What the Man Said
Orig. Paul McCartney
3 Album

Junk
Inlets
Summer Tour 2010
Orig. Paul McCartney
4 Album

Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey
Radar Bros.
RAM On L.A.
Orig. Paul & Linda McCartney
5 Album

Dear Boy
Dawn Landes
Before the Goldrush
Orig. Paul & Linda McCartney
ITUNES
6 Album

My Love
Tex Perkins & His Ladyboyz
No. 1’s and No. 2’s
Orig. Paul McCartney & Wings
7 Album

Let Me Roll It
Brendan Benson
Metarie
Orig. Paul McCartney & Wings
Brendan Benson - Metarie - EP - Let Me Roll It
8 Album

Junior’s Farm
Galactic Cowboys
Feel The Rage
Orig. Paul McCartney & Wings
Galactic Cowboys - Feel the Rage - Junior's Farm
9 Album

Live And Let Die
Duffy
War Child Presents Heroes
Orig. Paul McCartney & Wings
Duffy - War Child - Heroes, Vol. 1 - Live and Let Die
10 Album

This One
Cliff Hillis
Coming Up!
Orig. Paul McCartney & Wings
ITUNES

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Coverville 681: The Harry Nilsson Cover Story [repost]

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

coverville-cover-story-album.jpgA singer and songwriter who’s long overdue for a Cover Story, and since his birthday is next week, there’s no better time. Covers by power poppers like Jellyfish and Crowded House, as well as indie darlings like Neko Case and The Format on tonight’s show! (Hiccup on the server, so I’m reposting this one)

43 minutes |

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Featuring:

1 Album

One
Dokken
Erase The Slate
Orig. Harry Nilsson
Dokken - Erase the Slate - One
2 Album

Coconut
Sprung Monkey
Music For Our Mother Ocean 3
Orig. Harry Nilsson
Sprung Monkey - Get a Taste - Coconut
3 Album

Everybody’s Talkin’
Crowded House
Like A Version Four
Orig. Fred Neil
4 Album

Without You
Badfinger
No Dice
Orig. Badfinger
Badfinger - No Matter What You Are - Without You
5 Album

Think About Your Troubles
Jellyfish
For The Love Of Harry – Everybody Sings Nilsson
Orig. Harry Nilsson
Jellyfish - For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson - Think About Your Troubles
6 Album

Don’t Forget Me
Neko Case
Middle Cyclone
Orig. Harry Nilsson
Neko Case - Middle Cyclone (Bonus Track Version) - Don't Forget Me
7 Album

The Lottery Song
The Format
B-Sides & Rarities
Orig. Harry Nilsson
The Format - B-Sides and Rarities - The Lottery Song
8 Album

Without Her
Beckley-Lamm-Wilson
Like A Brother
Orig. Harry Nilsson
Beckley Lamm Wilson - Like a Brother - Without Her
9 Album

Me and My Arrow
The Simple Carnival
Me and My Arrow EP
Orig. Harry Nilsson
The Simple Carnival - Me and My Arrow - EP - Me and My Arrow
10 Album

Living Without You
Harry Nilsson
Nilsson Sings Newman
Orig. Randy Newman
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Sings Newman - Living Without You

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Coverville 679: Album Cover: Zenyatta Mondatta

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

coverville-cover-story-album.jpgA track-by-track (almost) cover show for one of my favorite albums of the 80’s, The Police’s Zenyatta Mondatta. And this show has a little bit of a world music focus, with music from Germany, Sweden and Spain!

41 minutes |

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Featuring:

1 Album

Steh nicht so nah zu mir (Don’t Stand So Close To Me)
Dimpfelmoser
Ruhr Jetzt! Polizeilieder
Orig. Police
Dimpfelmoser - Ruhr Jetzt! Polizeilieder - Steh nicht so nah zu mir (Don't stand so close to me)
2 Album

Driven To Tears
Stratospheerius
Headspace
Orig. Police
Stratospheerius - Headspace - Driven to Tears
3 Album

When the World Is Running Down You Make the Best of What’s Still Around
THEforREALS
Prairie Songs EP
Orig. Police
THEforREALS - Prarie Songs EP - When the World Is Running Down You Make the Best of What's Still
4 Album

Canary In a Coalmine
Toots & The Maytals
Reggatta Mondatta – A Reggae Tribute to the Police, Vol. II
Orig. Police
5 Album

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
Casual
Casual
Orig. Police
Casual - Casual - De Do Do Do, de Da Da Da
6 Album

Behind My Camel
Primus
Rhinoplasty
Orig. Police
Primus - Rhinoplasty - Behind My Camel
7 Album

(Un Mundo) En Mi Mochila [Man In A Suitcase]
Desorden Público
Outlandos D’Americas – Tributo a The Police
Orig. Police
8 Album

Shadows In The Rain
Christof Lauer & Jens Thomas with Sidsel Endresen
Shadows In The Rain
Orig. Police
Christof Lauer & Jens Thomas with Sidsel Endresen - Magic Voices - Shadows In the Rain

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Rating: 4.9/10 (14 votes cast)

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Coverville 677: The Danny Elfman/Oingo Boingo Cover Story

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

coverville-cover-story-album.jpg One of my favorite groups growing up was Oingo Boingo. So why did it take over 650 shows for me to finally do a show dedicated to music by the band and frontman and soundtrack visionary Danny Elfman? The answer might be in this very show!

51 minutes |

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Featuring:

1 Album

We Close Our Eyes
Susanna Hoffs
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Orig. Oingo Boingo
Susanna Hoffs - Buffy the Vampire Slayer - We Close Our Eyes
2 Album

Heard Somebody Cry
Jack the Original
Drink to Bones That Turn to Dust: a Toast to Oingo Boingo
Orig. Danny Elfman
jack the original - Drink to Bones That Turn to Dust: A Toast to Oingo Boingo - Heard Somebody Cry - Jack the Original
3 Album

On The Outside
Suburban Legends
Dead Band’s Party: A Tribute To Oingo Boingo
Orig. Oingo Boingo
Suburban Legends - Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo - On the Outside
4 Album

California Girls
Oingo Boingo
Orig. Beach Boys
5 Album

Simpsons Theme
Martin Motnik
Bass Invader
Orig. Danny Elfman
Martin Motnik - Bass Invader - Simpsons theme
6 Album

Oogie Boogie’s Song
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Nightmare Revisited
Orig. Danny Elfman
Rodrigo y Gabriella - Nightmare Revisited - Oogie Boogie's Song
7 Album

What’s This?
Fall Out Boy
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Orig. Danny Elfman
Fall Out Boy - Nightmare Before Christmas (Special Edition) - What's This?
8 Album

Violent Love
Willie Dixon
The Chess Box
Orig. Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon & The Big Three Trio - The Chess Box: Willie Dixon - Violent Love
9 Album

Who Do You Want to Be
Joyslam
Heat Moon
Orig. Oingo Boingo
Joyslam - Heat Moon Fyre - Who Do You Want to Be
10 Album

Stay
Sixth Wave
Sixth Wave
Orig. Oingo Boingo
Sixth Wave - Sixth Wave - Stay

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Coverville 675: The Bob Dylan Cover Story V

Friday, May 21st, 2010

For previous Bob Dylan Cover Stories, click the following: Bob Dylan I, Bob Dylan II, Bob Dylan III, and Bob Dylan IV. The music of Zimmy on tonight’s cover story, in honor of the bard’s upcoming birthday this Monday.

54 minutes |

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Featuring:

1 Album

Gotta Serve Somebody
Nichole Nordeman
Brave
Orig. Bob Dylan
Nichole Nordeman - Brave - Gotta Serve Somebody
2 Album

It Ain’t Me
Effect and D-Tension of Los Wunder Twins del Rap
Fine Tuned Tantrum
Orig. Bob Dylan
Effect - Fine Tuned Tantrum - It Ain?t Me (feat. D-Tension)
3 Album

The Times They Are A Changin’
Vice Squad
The Very Best of Vice Squad
Orig. Bob Dylan
Vice Squad - Shot Away - The Times They Are a Changin
4 Album

My Back Pages
Joan Osborne And Jackson Browne
Steal This Movie
Orig. Bob Dylan
5 Album

Make You Feel My Love
Adele
19
Orig. Bob Dylan
ADELE - 19 - Make You Feel My Love
6 Album

Not Dark Yet
Jimmy Lafave
Cimarron Manifesto
Orig. Bob Dylan
Jimmy LaFave - Cimarron Manifesto - Not Dark Yet
7 Album

Tomorrow Is A Long Time
Nickel Creek
Why Should The Fire Die?
Orig. Bob Dylan
Nickel Creek - Why Should the Fire Die? - Tomorrow Is a Long Time
8 Album

Like a Rolling Stone
Janusz Iwanski Yanina & Stanisław Soyka
Neopositive
Orig. Bob Dylan
Janusz Iwanski Yanina & Stanis?aw Soyka - Neopositive - Like a Rolling Stone
9 Album

Chimes Of Freedom
Youssou N’Dour
The Guide (Wommat)
Orig. Bob Dylan
Youssou N'Dour - The Guide (Wommat) - Chimes of Freedom
10 Album

Tangled Up In Blue
Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Sings
Orig. Bob Dylan
Robyn Hitchcock - Robyn Sings - Tangled Up In Blue

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Rating: 5.5/10 (17 votes cast)

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