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Anyone who’s ever had the right amount of elixir flowing through the veins, coupled with visions of someone they deem to be highly attractive knows the power of “SpottieOttieDopaliscious.” Apparently the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble knows it all to well, as they have created their own interpretation of the situation. Read the rest of this entry »

Video footage of Florence + The Machine covering Drake’s “Take Care” BBC 1 Radio’s “Live Lounge” on 25th November 2011. Florence Welch and friends take the Rihanna-featured version and give the tune an almost classical feel. Read the rest of this entry »

Ah, we were wondering where Mike Posner went. Since he couldn’t stay touring forever, last year’s breakout singer/songwriter returns to his mixtape roots by reworking another song from his iPod. This go round, instead of covering The Fray or ELO, the Southfield, MI songwriter sets the standards a bit higher by tackling Coldplay’s “The Scientist”. Read the rest of this entry »

Earlier, our friends at The Urban Daily shared a great time-waster titled “White Girls Covering Chris Brown’s “Look At Me Now” and, of course, I watched because covers are when a song really starts gaining relevance and appeal. My vote for best of the batch goes to young Karmin, who apparently does quite a few covers. Read the rest of this entry »

Covering “Rolling In The Deep” is a hell of a statement by any artist. It creates a natural comparison between Adele’s fiery original, one of the best songs of the year so far, and whatever effort that artist can manage to muster. Given Adele’s powerful voice, dynamic range, and the amount of natural, free-flowing emotion she brings to the table, it’s unlikely that anyone will be able to hold their own. Read the rest of this entry »

In some way, shape, or form J Dilla has been involved with the creation of most of my favorite music. Some of these names should ring a bell.

The Pharcyde. A Tribe Called Quest. Busta Rhymes. De La Soul. The Roots. Mos Def. Talib Kweli. Ghostface Killah.

And that’s just scratching the surface of his resumé. Read the rest of this entry »

Kanye’s “high end rap music” gets an orchestral touch as the Portland Cello Project does their rendition of “All Of The Lights.” Read the rest of this entry »

The genre loosely referred to as Indie Rock is not something I keep up with, but rather something I let come to me. That said, Neon Indian’s actual band name might ring more bells than the organic dance outfit’s actual music, but if their catastrophic cover T. Rex’s “Children Of The Revolution” is any indicator of how reckless their sound is, my horizons might have to be broadened. Read the rest of this entry »

Say what you will about 808′s…, but you know a sign that you’ve created something worthwhile? When it gets covered endless & reinterpreted countless times, both inside & outside the original genre. Yes, that will be one of the lasting monuments of the album. And since the ghost of Kanye Omari posted it, we’ll assume he/they approve, as we do.

…but this young lady might make me more interested in the pursuits of Bluegrass and Country Western. Read the rest of this entry »

Never heard of her in my life but I’m going to troll her Youtube channel for a minute.

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Figured I’d get all the Wayne fuckery out of the way with one simple post.

First up, Mike @ illRoots sent this one over… Read the rest of this entry »

I’m one of those people that needs to change the pace up frequently so that my music doesn’t get stale. And as I’ve been battling a mean, lingering case of pneumonia, I haven’t been totally into hearing all that hippity-hop rap crap. Read the rest of this entry »

Can someone please tell me why this picture of Chromeo and Nate Dogg exists? Read the rest of this entry »

I guess some people chose to not perform @ Rock The Bells, while others chose to perform other people’s songs lol. Read the rest of this entry »