I really love covers, remixes, and other rarities. The only real problem is that a lot of the time the attempted covers are just awful. That doesn’t stop me! Over the years I’ve collected a mental list of covers that, well, don’t suck. I’ve had this post in the works for months trying to pick [...]

This is my attempt at musical Christmas cheer. I don’t like Christmas music. It’s become, after years of gritting my teeth through it, a deep  contempt for anything even remotely Chrsitmas-y. I’m going to totally contradict that today and share Julian Casablanca (of the White Stripes), Jimmy Fallon, and Horatio Sanz in a remake of [...]

Yeah! Seriously! Would I lie to you? Ben Gibbard – Complicated

I dig covers. I really dig this cover. The Bird and the Bee are a relatively new duo to me, but I can’t help myself when it comes to remixes. I spend a fair amount of time listening to “The Verge” on xm in my car and I very briefly caught The Bird and the [...]

I just ran across a fun little ditty on themusicslut who does this neat rollout of b-sides and rarities, and I can’t help but share it. Contrary to what most people would guess, I’ve had a weird affinity for MIA – Paper Planes. In this remix, Pale Young Gentlemen offer their take on Paper Planes. [...]