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‘Punk Goes’ series takes it back to Myspace with new teaser
What year is it? The Punk Goes series is making us ask that very question. While the Punk Goes Twitter account has kept to retweeting and interacting with fans for the past while, a throwback-inspired screenshot a few weeks ago renewed interest in the cover compilations Read more: 20 heaviest metalcore breakdowns turning 10 in 2019 The […]
Lana Del Rey performs hazy Sublime cover live for the first time
Lana Del Rey dropped a cover of Sublime’s song “Doin’ Time” over a month ago and now she’s finally performed it live for the first time. The artist performed the track at a show in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday. Read more: ‘Pet Sematary’ drops alternate ending that’s even darker than the original Lana Del Rey […]
Billie Joe Armstrong plays Green Day songs at intimate the Longshot gig
The Longshot, a side-project with Billie Joe Armstrong, are on the road, and apparently feeling nostalgic because they’re covering Green Day songs at the shows. The band’s tour is very intimate. The setlist featured songs from their Love Is For Losers album, as well as several surprises. Read more: Las Rageous music festival adds onsite […]
Dave Grohl covers Motörhead, Thin Lizzy on drums at benefit gig
Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl covered tracks by Motörhead and Thin Lizzy on drums during the Ride for Ronnie benefit. Grohl was joined by Ricky Warwick, Robbie Crane (Black Star Riders) and Keith Nelson (formerly Buckerry) for renditions for “Jailbreak” and “Bomber.” Read more: ‘Lady And The Tramp’ reboot to “revamp” problematic Siamese cat song The […]
PVRIS release gritty remix of the Aces track "Last One"
PVRIS have remixed The Aces’ track “Last One” and it’s actually pretty amazing. This isn’t the first time the two groups joined forces. Last fall, Lynn Gunn stepped in to perform with the band in a Chicago show when their guitarist couldn’t make it. Read more: ‘Game Of Thrones’ cinematographer explains dark episode after online […]
Emo classics get gospel, rap, more update in hilarious cover montage
An ingenious group of folks on YouTube recently decided to give the emos something truly extraordinary. Three people by the names of Jared Dines, Vince Mindas and Austin Dickey covered 10 pop-punk classics as different genres. The video includes emo bangers such as Fall Out Boy’s “Sugar, We’re Going Down” as an acoustic crooner, Paramore’s […]
Metallica fans gather for huge street performance of "Sad But True"
Although Metallica are one of the world’s biggest heavy metal bands, a Russian flash mob group named Rock-n-Mob found a way to make the band’s massive sound even bigger. The group organized around 250 musicians to perform Metallica’s 1991 hit “Sad But True” at a busy intersection in Moscow. While it’s difficult getting any number of musicians to play in […]
Crown The Empire give "Old Town Road" an acoustic spin
In peak 2019 fashion, Crown The Empire have covered Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” that you’ll just have to see to believe. The band, who is currently on the road with We Came as Romans, performed the song live during one of their shows. Read more: Dance Gavin Dance drop strawberry milkshake beer collab […]
Mötley Crüe give Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” a heavy twist
Mötley Crüe have released a cover of Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” for the upcoming Netflix biopic about the band The Dirt. The band’s Nikki Sixx recently talked to Rolling Stone about the way the cover came to be. Read more: Marilyn Manson to ride sidecar on ‘The Walking Dead’ star’s reality show “I went over to […]
The Maine drop emotional cover of Halsey’s “Without Me”
Our scene prayers have been answered — The Maine dropped a cover of “Without Me” by Halsey. The band made the cover even more emotional by adding an orchestra element to the song that completely transforms it. Read more: ‘Bird Box’ stock disaster footage to be removed from film Before posting the cover, the band […]
Mumford & Sons covered Nine Inch Nails “Hurt” live
In a strange turn of events, Mumford & Sons have now covered “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails and we’re not mad about it. The band is on a massive world tour to support their fourth album, and did the cover at a stop in Cleveland over the weekend. Read more: Synopsis about scene in ‘Avengers: […]
Picturesque drop cover of “11 Minutes” by Halsey, YUNGBLUD
Picturesque have dropped a cover of “11 Minutes” by Halsey and YUNGBLUD featuring Travis Barker and we definitely didn’t expect it. The band says that after sharing the same stage as YUNGBLUD on Warped Tour and hearing the new track, they were inspired to do their own version. Read more: Dave Grohl lends guitar throne to […]
Joe Jonas responds to Luke Holland’s metal cover of Jonas Brothers
Luke Holland has gotten recognition from Joe Jonas for his metal cover of the new Jonas Brothers song. The drummer is known for his amazing covers of artists such as Post Malone, Halsey and the 1975. Read more: Nikki Sixx hopes ‘The Heroin Diaries’ musical helps stop opioid epidemic After the big Jonas Brothers reunion […]
Halsey, YUNGBLUD put us in our feels with Death Cab For Cutie cover
As if Halsey and YUNGBLUD couldn’t make our day even more, they’ve released an amazing cover of a classic Death Cab For Cutie song. The duo did their own enchanting version of “I Will Follow You Into The Dark” that we are obsessed with. Read more: ‘Black Panther’ Best Original Song nominee won’t be performed […]
Watch Calpurnia star in Weezer music video for “Take On Me” cover
Weezer has released a super meta video for their cover of a-ha’s “Take On Me” and it stars Calpurnia. Calpurnia, fronted by Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard, takes it back to the ‘80s with this video. Wolfhard even sports a crazy mullet that was definitely popular way before his time. Read more: Are iDKHOW teasing […]
Here’s what blink-182 would sound like as a 1980s synthwave band
A blink-182 fan recently reimagined “The Rock Show” and “Feeling This” as 1980s synthwave songs. Additionally the YouTube user, MartyCanFly cleverly reworked blink’s name to fit the occasion as blink-one-80s-two. According to MartyCanFly’s Facebook, he says that more 1980s-inspired blink-182 covers are coming soon. Read more: Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong reflects on 25 years of […]
Weezer Twitter meme now a whole album of cover songs
Remember when Twitter‘s #WeezerCoverAfrica fan campaign actually got Weezer to cover “Africa” by Toto? Yes, it happened, and the longtime Los Angeles rockers recaptured listeners’ attention with the contemporary twist on the ’80s hit. But, of course, Weezer being Weezer, they’ve taken that idea and ran with it. Behold, The Teal Album, the band’s new […]
Bring Me The Horizon perform haunting cover of Billie Eilish’s “when the party’s over”
Bring Me The Horizon covered Billie Eilish’s “when the party’s over” and it’s hauntingly beautiful. For BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac, Bring Me The Horizon made the beautiful cover of one of our favorite tracks by the 17-year-old alt-pop singer. Read more: Is Lil Uzi Vert’s retirement just a publicity stunt? Bring Me The Horizon’s […]
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, […]
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 […]
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