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Phoebe Bridgers Covers “These Days” with Jack Antonoff, Lucy Dacus, Weyes Blood, and Matty Healy: Watch
Phoebe Bridgers has a lot of friends who are fellow famous musicians, and she brought out just a handful of them while performing at Jack Antonoff’s Ally Coalition Talent Show: Lucy Dacus, Weyes Blood, Matty Healy, Trey Anastasio, and Antonoff himself all gathered around the microphone with her at the… Please click the link below to read the full article. Phoebe Bridgers Covers “These Days” with Jack Antonoff, Lucy Dacus, Weyes Blood, and Matty Healy: Watch Abby Jones [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true&...
Phoebe Bridgers Covers “These Days” with Jack Antonoff, Lucy Dacus, Weyes Blood, and Matty Healy: Watch
Phoebe Bridgers has a lot of friends who are fellow famous musicians, and she brought out just a handful of them while performing at Jack Antonoff’s Ally Coalition Talent Show: Lucy Dacus, Weyes Blood, Matty Healy, Trey Anastasio, and Antonoff himself all gathered around the microphone with her at the benefit concert for a rendition of the “These Days,” the Jackson Browne-written song made famous by Nico. Organized by Antonoff and his fashion designer sister Rachel, the philanthropic talent show — which just made its in-person return since its last outing in 2019 — benefits non-profits dedicated to bettering the lives of LGBTQ+ youth. Its lineup was a surprise until the show began, but it certainly delivered. In addition to the Nico cover, Bridgers sang her epic Punisher closing track...
Dave Grohl and P!NK Perform “Get the Party Started”: Watch
For the second night of Hanukkah, Dave Grohl has shared a performance of “Get the Party Started” with P!NK and his friend and producer Greg Kurstin. The cover was recorded in front of a live audience at the Largo in Los Angeles on December 5th. 2022 marks the third year Grohl and Kurstin have celebrated Hanukkah with covers of songs by famous Jewish artists. Before their duet, P!NK simply stated, “My name’s Alecia [Hart]. I’m a Jew.” Watch the performance below. Just two months earlier, P!NK shared the stage with Grohl during Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in LA. P!NK performed multiple songs during the all-star event, including team-ups with Nancy Wilson for “Barracuda” and members of Queen for “Somebody to Love.” Advertisement Related Video On Sunday night, Grohl ...
10-Year-Old Girl Fronts Crushing Cover of Slipknot’s “The Heretic Anthem”: Watch
Ten-year-old Zoë Franziska channels her inner Corey Taylor on a new cover of Slipknot’s “The Heretic Anthem,” the latest video from the metal-loving folks at the O’Keefe Music Foundation. The performance is introduced by four-year-old Laura, who offers up the song’s very metal countdown 8-7-6-6-6-5-4-3-2-1 to get things started. Then, Zoë and her backing band — ranging in age from seven through 17 — proceed to deliver a crushing rendition of the classic track off Slipknot’s 2001 album Iowa. In some of the previous performances produced by the O’Keefe Music Foundation, the singer has a sweet kid’s voice set against heavy instrumentals, but Zoë’s vocals are metal to the bone. Seeing her scream, “If you’re 555, then I’m 666,” is quite the sight. Advertisement Related Video Meanwhile, 12-year-...
Harry Styles Honors Late Christine McVie with “Songbird” Cover in Chile: Watch
It’s no secret that the music and culture of the ’70s are big inspirations for Harry Styles. Naturally, the pop star paid tribute to Christine McVie, who died earlier this week at 79, with a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Songbird” at his show in Santiago, Chile last night. “Songbird” was one of the songs written and sung solely by McVie on Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 masterpiece Rumours. Styles doesn’t often play instruments during his shows, but he stayed faithful to the original recording by playing acoustic guitar, backed by a piano. The vocal melodies are also higher than Styles tends to go for in his own songs, but he manages to pull it off exceptionally well. After the song finished, he blew a kiss towards the sky, and from what we’ve seen in clips from the performance, there weren’t many dry e...
Julia Jacklin Covers Céline Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” at Madrid Show: Watch
Ever since we talked to Julia Jacklin last August about her love for Céline Dion, we’ve been patiently waiting to hear her sing the Canadian crooner’s stone-cold classic “My Heart Will Go On.” Our prayers were answered last night, as Jacklin finally covered the Titanic anthem at her show in Madrid. Jacklin would probably agree that nobody can belt quite like Dion, but with backing vocals from her tour support Erin Rae, the Aussie’s rendition of “My Heart Will Go On” is gorgeous in its own right. They even go for the key change! And we’d bet Jacklin has been thinking about covering the song for a while, considering how much she fawned over Dion in her interview with Consequence: “If someone is shit-talking Céline Dion, I’m like, ‘What do you find joy in?’” she said. “I’m not...
Nandi Bushell and Younger Brother Thomas Jam Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name”: Watch
The talent runs deep in the Bushell family! Over the past few years, 12-year-old Nandi has wowed the world with her remarkable musical skills, and now her little brother Thomas is showcasing his chops behind the drum kit. The pair take on the Rage Against the Machine classic “Killing in the Name” in a new jam session. In the clip posted to Instagram, Nandi gives off some serious Tom Morello vibes as she holds the guitar high up in the RATM guitarist’s signature playing style, while Thomas pounds away at the kit like a young Brad Wilk. With equal parts joy and rage, they even give us a joint scream of “killing in the name of” partway into the minute-long jam. “A family that Rages together, stays together,” wrote Nandi alongside the video clip. “I love jamming with my brother @thomas_bushell...
Robert Fripp and Toyah Put the Squeak in Metallica’s “Seek & Destroy”: Watch
Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox return to covering the band that truly sent their “Sunday Lunch” performances viral with a rendition of Metallica’s “Seek & Destroy” in the latest edition of the popular YouTube series. It was the married couple’s version of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” in January 2021, featuring Toyah riding an exercise bike while wearing a revealing top that took the “Sunday Lunch” series to new heights. That clip has racked up more than 8 million views to date. The new cover of “Seek & Destroy,” which is misleadingly titled “Search and Destroy” in the YouTube title — making us initially think it was a take on the Iggy & The Stooges song — finds Fripp ripping through the thrash riff while Toyah sings the early Metallica classic. Wearing a camouflage hat and a tie...
Jack White Covers Nirvana’s “Heart-Shaped Box” in Malaysia: Watch
If you’ve ever wondered what Nirvana would sound like with a bit of a rockabilly twang, Jack White has you covered thanks to a new live rendition of the grunge icons’ 1993 classic “Heart-Shaped Box.” Watch clips of his performance from a recent show in Malaysia below. White may have been praised as the savior of rock and roll in the early 2000s, but he’s made his other influences clear over the years, and it’s equally evident in his rendition of “Heart Shaped Box.” He sings the tune a bit higher than Cobain once did, and his guitar veers more into blues rock than Seattle fuzz. The audience didn’t seem to mind these changes, however, joining White for a hearty scream-along of the song’s “Hey, wait” chorus. After all, any Nirvana cover is a guaranteed crowd pleaser in 2022. It’s been a busy ...
Nandi Bushell Covers Eminem’s “Rap God”: Watch
It’s been a minute since Nandi Bushell has shared one of her viral drum covers, but she resumed the practice this weekend by playing along to Eminem’s “Rap God.” Watch the video below. In the video’s caption, Bushell said she’s been “working on my speed and consistency,” so it makes sense that she chose Eminem’s rapid fire 2013 track. As always, the kid drummer handles the song with ease and confidence, twirling and throwing one drum stick while playing the other and never losing her footing on the kick drum. Elsewhere in her caption, she shouted out HAL, the drummer for the Japanese rock band CVLTE who has also enjoyed some Internet fame in recent years. Beyond performing songs by Rush and John Coltrane, Bushell has moved beyond simple covers and has begun writing her first album of origi...
Nilüfer Yanya Finds Romance in Cover of PJ Harvey’s “Rid of Me”: Stream
Nilüfer Yanya has released her first solo single post-PAINLESS with a cover of PJ Harvey’s “Rid of Me,” the roaring opener to her 1993 LP that shares the same name. The London native’s new take opens up the song’s overbearing “you’re not rid of me” refrain into an almost endearing plea to stay together, but like its predecessor, the obsessive adoration comes undone with a crushing, distortion-heavy climax. The track’s typically spare production has always made it the perfect canvas for Harvey to impress upon her distinctive vocals, and Yanya fully embraces the opportunity with her own unique, soulful delivery. It’s a warmer, yet wounded, interpretation, which fits perfectly considering Yanya’s read of the song as “very romantic despite what some of the lyrics get at.” In a statement, Yanya...
Robert Fripp and Toyah Take on Pantera’s “5 Minutes Alone”: Watch
Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox are paying close attention to the music stories making headlines these days. Case in point, the surprise reactivation of Pantera has got the married couple covering the legendary metal band’s “5 Minutes Alone” in the their latest “Sunday Lunch” performance. For those out of the loop, surviving members Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown are bringing back Pantera for their first shows in more than 20 years, beginning with a series of festival dates in South America this December. Zakk Wylde and Anthrax’s Charlie Benante have the tall order of filling in for late brothers Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, respectively. In their performance of “5 Minutes Alone,” Robert and Toyah pay homage to Pantera with a worthy cover of the standout track from 1994’s Far Beyond Drive...
