cover songs

Watch Dave Grohl rock with the son of Foo Fighters' drummer

Taylor Hawkins‘ 11-year-old son Oliver spread some holiday cheer over the weekend when he sat in with his father and Dave Grohl for a song during the Foo Fighters drummer’s classic-rock set with his merry cover act, Chevy Metal. And Oliver Shane Hawkins seems a spitting image of his dad in the fan-captured clips from the gig, […]

See Palaye Royale, All Time Low members rock this MCR cover

Looks like members of All Time Low joined Palaye Royale for a rockin’ cover of the My Chemical Romance classic “Teenagers” at an after-party following the acts’ recent performances at Good Things Festival. Watch below! None other than All Time Low’s very own frontman Alex Gaskarth hopped up onstage to join Palaye’s Remington Leith, Sebastian […]

See the 1975 totally reimagine Ariana Grande's "thank u, next"

The third album from the 1975 drops this Friday, and the band led by Matty Healy work out some of the effort’s recent singles in a new BBC Radio 1 “Live Lounge” session that includes a cover of pop star Ariana Grande‘s “thank u, next.” Read more: This metal cover of “You’re a Mean One, […]

Hear Pale Waves' new take on the classic "Last Christmas"

English indie-poppers Pale Waves ring in the holidays with a seasonal Spotify single sporting a cover of classic Yuletide tearjerker “Last Christmas” from George Michael‘s ’80s Wham! outfit. Hear the band’s twist on the tune, below. Read more: James Corden says we’re all pronouncing blink-182’s name wrong, but are we? The spirited cover song divining […]

Mike Shinoda joins Don Broco on live Linkin Park cover

Linkin Park member and solo musician Mike Shinoda recently joined British rockers Don Broco onstage for a deep dive into the classic alternative band’s early catalog with a cover version of Hybrid Theory‘s “A Place For My Head.” Read more: More support added to Bring Me The Horizon tour The Warped Tour cowboy-repping, Rob Damiani-fronted […]

The Maine pay tribute to Tom Petty with "Wildflowers" cover

The Maine honor Tom Petty and his influence on their post-Can’t Stop Won’t Stop material by sharing a previously released cover of the late rocker’s iconic “Wildflowers.” Hear the tune and see what the band have to say, below. Read more: Foo Fighters would totally play the Super Bowl Posting frontman John O’Callaghan‘s version of […]

All Time Low throw it back with "Teenage Dirtbag" cover

Their name is All Time Low. And you don’t need to dream about them covering Wheatus’ classic “Teenage Dirtbag,” they’ve already done it. Watch as the boys ring your bell with the spry early aughties cover song, after gym class, below. Read more: Eminem responds to MGK’s diss track on “Killshot” Do you give a […]

Hear the Used cover Linkin Park's "Shadow Of The Day"

Looks like the Used have taken to playing Linkin Park‘s “Shadow Of The Day” at recent live shows, and now there’s video to prove it. Below, see some fan-captured footage of vocalist Bert McCracken and co. covering the 2007 LP cut. Read more: Coldplay do “Crawling” and 9 more LP covers It’s not the first […]

Hear Third Eye Blind cover Queens Of The Stone Age

Mid-’90s hitmakers Third Eye Blind just released a covers EP called Thanks For Everything, as noted by Billboard, and it features the Stephan Jenkins-fronted act doin’ their thing on Queens Of The Stone Age’s “In The Fade.” Hear it below. Read more: Hear twenty one pilots’ funky new song “My Blood” 3EB are packed and they’re […]

Watch Foo Fighters cover Queen under a fake band name

Foo Fighters donned coyly covert garage-band monikers to play some covers and rarities at a pre-Cal Jam pop-up show over the weekend, including covering a Queen tune with the classic group’s own drummer, Roger Taylor. Watch below! Read more: Slayer extend final world tour into 2019 Utilizing the fake bands names Chevy Metal and the Holy Shits, […]

Bad Wolves singer brings mom onstage for Cranberries cover

Bad Wolves welcomed a special guest onstage this weekend during a performance of their hit Cranberries cover, “Zombie.” Below, watch vocalist Tommy Vext bring his mom aboard for the band’s tribute to late Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan. Read more: Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda joins Sum 41 onstage It all happened at the Holmdel, New Jersey, […]

Watch this 9-year-old cover Slipknot at his school talent show

If a Slipknot-loving youngster ever dramatically swings his foot atop a chair during the opening grunt of the masked metal band’s “The Devil In I,” you’ll know it’s on. Don’t believe us? Just watch a nine-year-old belt the tune below! Read more: Corey Taylor on his best (and worst) ‘knot masks The budding heavy-music-lover apparently […]

Ten Second Songs cover Drake in the style of P!ATD, Manson, more

Ten Second Songs’ Anthony Vincent is back with another inventive cover tune performed in various styles. Watch the YouTube star spin Drake‘s “In My Feelings” in the manner of Panic! At The Disco, Marilyn Manson, horror films and more! Read more: Eighties rockers Toto light up Weezer’s “Hash Pipe” The eclectic cover of the Canadian […]

Listen to Toto's totally '80s cover of Weezer's "Hash Pipe"

Yacht-rockers Toto have finally released their promised cover of Weezer‘s hit “Hash Pipe,” the Steve Lukather-led icons returning the favor after Rivers Cuomo‘s quirk-rock combo covered the group’s “Africa” following a viral fan campaign. See if you can make it through the whole thing below. Read more: Hear Toto’s “Africa” as a black metal song […]

Watch Toto light up their Weezer "Hash Pipe" cover live

You know that feeling when a good joke is really funny, but then it becomes progressively less so as it gets continually hammered into the ground with repeated utterances? That’s what this whole Toto/Weezer cover-fest feels like, amirite?! Read more: Toto announce their “Hash Pipe” cover Weezer covered Toto because a fan on Twitter launched […]

Check out this metal cover of a Britney Spears classic

Trivium‘s Matt Heafy is no stranger to covering songs from outside of his band’s own genre, and now the frontman has given us a metal twist on Britney Spears‘ classic “…Baby One More Time.” Watch the vid from Heafy’s Twitch channel below. Read more: ‘Metal Disney’ amps up the Mouse’s classic jams The ongoing “Kiichichaos […]

10 surprising cover songs

Cover songs have the power to bring together some unlikely pairs. Never in our wildest dreams would we have expected atmospheric metalcore kings the Devil Wears Prada to cover the somber, singer-songwriter stylings of Julien Baker…but it happened and the world is a better place because of it. The best cover songs are often the […]

Watch Weezer's Rivers Cuomo cover Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Pixies and R.E.M.

[Photo by: Peter Dzubay/Wikimedia Commons] Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo showed off his encyclopedic knowledge of alternative rock with covers of Smashing Pumpkins, Oasis, Pixies and R.E.M. songs at a recent solo gig in Los Angeles—watch video of the show below. Read more: 10 totally awesome Oasis cover songs The special concert, dubbed “An Evening With […]

We made a Velvet Underground covers album featuring Nirvana, Joy Division, more

[Photo by: The Velvet Underground/Facebook] Last month marked 50 years since the Velvet Underground released their monumental second album, White Light/White Heat. Issued Jan. 30, 1968, the six-song cornerstone of lo-fi, experimental proto-punk did little (commercially) for the band upon release, but formed long-lasting waves of influence in the budding worlds of punk, noise, indie […]

Hear Nirvana's "Teen Spirit" performed in 20 different styles

[Photos by: Ten Second Songs/YouTube, NirvanaVEVO/YouTube] Here we are now: Ten Second Songs' Anthony Vincent entertains us with Nirvana's “Smells Like Teen Spirit” performed in 20 different styles, ranging from the emo pop of Panic! At The Disco to the valiant rock balladry of Evanescence. See the amusing YouTube challenge below. Read more: Check out […]
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