Stuff We Like

Check out this awesome cover of The Replacements’ “Can’t Hardly Wait” live from the CD101 Big Room:

Check out this video interview and performance with violinist David Garrett that Rolling Stone recently posted. He discusses his methods for transforming songs like Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” into a string rendition:
“Of course you kind of try to stay true to the core of the essence of the original but try to go as far [...]

25 Bands, 25 Cover Songs. 1 Small Round Room.
A new music-video series over at avclub.com which featuring awesome bands playing awesome covers. The website has everything from The Swell Season performing Neutral Milk Hotel to Rise Against covering Nirvana.
More details and videos here.
The Swell Season covers Neutral Milk Hotel
Rise Against covers Nirvana

Indie label Manimal has announced the preorder for the upcoming David Bowie tribute album, titled Repitition. The double CD package is available for preorder at the label’s site.  The tribute was originally to feature Radiohead and MGMT, but that turned out to be just rumors. The album was originally scheduled for a May release, but [...]

In recent years a lot of great bands have done the orchestral thing and decided to play some shows backed by a symphony orchestra. Sometimes it’s great, sometimes it’s a bit ridiculous. But when did all this start?
The first rock concerts backed by an orchestra are recorded as happening when Deep Purple did some shows [...]

For the past few months, Levi’s has sponsored a series of sessions that find modern artists doing covers of bands who influenced their sound. These tracks are available as free downloads each month on their website.
The bands range from She & Him doing Rick Nelson’s  “Fools Rush In”, to the Shins doing Squeeze’s “Good Bye [...]

Since being a rock star is a pretty universal thing nowadays, thinkgeek.com has created the latest in rock star gear. For those of us that don’t want to carry their gear around all day, but maybe want to play a little solo now and then, these shirts are for you.

Famed director Martin Scorsese is planning his next project after the recent success of his thriller Shutter Island. Spinner.com has reported that the director has confirmed his intent to direct a documentary about George Harrison, the quiet Beatle as he’s been called before. Not only is this great news for Beatles and Harrison fans, but [...]

Eternally odd trio Primus are returning this year with another reunion tour and an album that will be recorded later this year with a 2011 release date. Bassist and leader Les Claypool and his two band mates, guitarist Larry “Ler” LeLonde, and drummer Jay Lane, will hit the road this summer. It was announced in [...]

Pink Floyd’s infamous bassist is bringing back the album that caused so many mental hospital visits in 1979, The Wall. He’s bringing it back on tour after 30 years to celebrate its original release with a full production of the double album. The original tour feature a lot of theatrics, including the metaphorical, and actual, [...]