Watch Tame Impala Cover Kylie Minogue’s “Confide In Me,” Perform “The Less I Know The Better” On Like A Version

By The Audio Mug | November 13, 2015

Australian psychedelic pioneer Tame Impala stopped by their nation radio’s Triple J on the Like A Version segment to performed a cover of Kylie Minogue’s 1994 hit “Confide In Me.” The band also performed their hit song from the band recent album Currents track “The Less I Know The Better.” Watch both performances below.

Lana Del Rey – “Some Things Last A Long Time” (Daniel Johnston Cover)

By The Audio Mug | November 10, 2015

Lana Del Rey recorded a Daniel Johnston cover “Some Things Last A Long Time” for the film Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston, which tells Johnston’s story. Directed by Gabriel Sunday, the film looks to be a bit of a surreal experience. Rather than a documentary, it’s set up as an imaginary meeting between the Daniel Johnston of 2015 and his younger self in 1983, as he was making his famed album Hi, How Are You. Listen the cover and watch the trailer of the film below which Lana Del Rey co-executive producing it.

Watch Real Estate’s Martin Courtney Cover Pavement’s “Major Leagues”

By The Audio Mug | November 3, 2015

Last week, Real Estate frontman Martin Courtney released his first solo album, Many Moons and he stopped by the SiriusXM studios to promote it. While there, in addition to performing a few tracks from the record, he did a cover of Pavement’s 1999 Terror Twilight track “Major Leagues.”

Watch Courtney Barnett Cover You Am I’s “Heavy Heart”

By The Audio Mug | November 3, 2015

Last Saturday’s episode of Austin City Limits features a performance from Australian indie rocker Courtney Barnett alongside Blues rocker Gary Clark Jr. Barnett play a cover of Australian band You Am I’s 1998 single “Heavy Heart.” Watch the performance below.

JEFF The Brotherhood – “Mary Of Silence” (Mazzy Star Cover)

By The Audio Mug | October 28, 2015

Next month, Nashville’s psychedelic prog brothers JEFF The Brotherhood will release the follow-up to this year’s Wasted On The Dream. Global Chakra Rhythms boasts a cover of Mazzy Star’s 1993 song “Mary Of Silence,” which able to listen below.

Ryan Adams – “Welcome To New York” (Taylor Swift Cover) 10/19/15 Jimmy Kimmel

Posted by @theaudiomug | October 21, 2015

Ryan Adams covered Taylor Swift’s “Welcome To New York” on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The song off his Taylor Swift cover album 1989. Watch the performance below.

Hot Chip – “Dancing In The Dark” (Bruce Springsteen Cover) Music Video

Posted by @theaudiomug | October 20, 2015

Hot Chip release a studio version of “Dancing In The Dark,” Bruce Springsteen’s synthpoppiest hit and one of his biggest. The cover leads off the group’s new Dancing In The Dark EP, which also features three remixes, including Soulwax’s take on “Huarache Lights.” Director Kieran Evans has put together a video for Hot Chip’s cover, which mixes footage of the band performing live with TV Carnage-style footage of old, cheesed-out ’80s public access television. Watch the video below.

Kurt Cobain – “And I Love Her” (The Beatles Cover)

Posted by @hafis_rosli | October 8, 2015

We’ve heard a rough cut of Kurt Cobain’s Beatles cover from Montage Of Heck earlier this year. Now “And I Love Her” is online in an official capacity, a clean and in a full version, and you can hear it below via Spotify.

Courtney Barnett – “Shivers” (The Boys Next Door Cover)

By The Audio Mug | October 6, 2015

Australian indie rocker Courtney Barnett covered The Boys Next Door/The Birthday Party’s 1979 classic “Shivers” as she pointed one of her favorite songs. Barnett has shared her own cover version, produced by Jack White for Third Man Records’ Blue Series of singles. “Shivers” will be the b-side to “Boxing Day Blues Revisited,” a sequel to “Boxing Day Blues” from Barnett’s recent album Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit. Listen to “Shivers” below.

Watch Ryan Adams Cover Taylor Swift On A New Trevor Noah’ The Daily Show

Posted by @hafis_rosli | October 02, 2015

Trevor Noah introduced his first musical guest Ryan Adams as he took over The Daily Show, filling Jon Stewart’s role for the first time. Adams currently riding high on his Taylor Swift cover album 1989. On the show proper, Adams and his band, sounding sleepily assured, did their version of Swift’s “Bad Blood.” Noah did a quick interview with Adams, and Adams and his band ripped through their Replacements-esque take on “Style.” As oline bonus, Adams pays homage to a fictional Sandra Bullock character with his version of Taylor Swift's song “Blank Space.” Watch all in the videos below.

Watch Ceremony Cover Oasis’ “Rock ‘N’ Roll Star”

Posted by @hafis_rosli | September 30, 2015

This week on A.V. Club’s Undercover series, Ceremony took on Oasis’ “Rock ‘N’ Roll Star,” turning the Britpop track into a post-punk dirge. Check it out below, compare it with the original, and watch an interview with the band in which frontman Ross Farrar sheepishly admits he’d never heard the song before the day of the performance.

Cat Power & Jakob Dylan – “You Showed Me” (The Turtles Cover)

Posted by @hafis_rosli | September 27, 2015

Echo in the Canyon is a forthcoming tribute to classic California folk, pop and rock. Consisting of a concert next month and a studio album in early 2016, the project features artists like Beck, Fiona Apple, Cat Power, Regina Spektor and others performing songs by the Byrds, the Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, the Mamas & the Papas and more. We can now preview the project with a cover tune from Cat Power and The Wallflowers frontman Jakob Dylan . The pair take on the track “You Showed Me,” a song written by Jim McGuinn and Gene Clark of the Byrds and originally performed by The Turtles. Their cover isn’t too much of a departure from the slinky, low-key pop vibe of the original, although Cat Power and Dylan transform it into a duet with plinky, faintly tropical tones and lush orchestrations. Listen to it below.

Watch Chris Cornell Cover Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U” On SiriusXM

Chris Cornell stopped by Sirius XM to perform a cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.” Watch the performance below

Ryan Adams – “Bad Blood” (Taylor Swift Cover)

Posted by @hafis_rosli | September 19, 2015

Ryan Adams announced that album’s release date of his full-length cover album of Taylor Swift’s 1989 which is drop this Monday, and shared the first song “Bad Blood.” Listen below.

Sun Kil Moon – “The Weeping Song” (Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Cover)

Earlier this summer, Nick Cave’s 15-year old son tragically died after a fall. To pay tribute, Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon has begun putting a cover of Cave’s “The Weeping Song” into his set in live recording from Edinburgh a few weeks back. Kozelek only says “We’re dedicating this to Nick Cave and his family.” Listen below.

Phosphorescent – “Tomorrow Is A Long Time” (Bob Dylan Cover)

Posted by @theaudiomug | January 23, 2014

Listen to Phosphorescent cover Bob Dylan 1971’s Greatest Hits Vol. 2. released, “Tomorrow Is A Long Time” for Starbucks’ forthcoming compilation album Sweetheart 2014. Listen below:

Beck – “Love” (John Lennon Cover)

Posted by @theaudiomug | December 31, 2013

Listen to Beck cover John Lennon’s 1970 classic song, “Love” for Starbucks’ forthcoming compilation album Sweetheart 2014. Listen below:

Watch Robert DeLong Cover Chvrches’ “The Mother We Share” On Like A Version

Electronic musician Robert DeLong performed a cover of Chvrches’s “The Mother We Share” on the Australian radio’s Triple J segment Like A Version. Like A Version is a segment on that radio station aired in every Friday morning where a musician or band comes into the studio to play one of their own songs and a cover of a song they love. DeLong also performed his own song “Happy” off of his recent album Just Movement. Watch both performances below.

Daughter – “Get Lucky” (Daft Punk Cover)

By The Audio Mug | April 28, 2013

Listen to Daughter cover of “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk. The song recorded live and exclusively on the BBC Radio One Live Lounge on Apr. 27, 2013. Hear it the video below.

Watch Puddle Of Mudd Cover The Rolling Stones’ “Gimme Shelter” On Jay Leno

By The Audio Mug | October 28, 2011

Puddle Of Mudd performed a cover of The Rolling Stones classic’s “Gimme Shelter” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The song was off their newly released cover album Re:(disc)overed that featured covers of tracks by AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks and some more rock legends. Watch their performance with some backing voice from American Idols singer’s Tyra Juliette in the video below.