March 1, 2007

Pearl Jam to Headline Lollapalooza

The loud and persistent rumors that Pearl Jam would finally be playing the Bonnaroo festival never quite materialized. But Sun-Times critic Jim DeRogatis broke the news today that the grunge legends will

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The B List: Searching for Deep Cover

YouTube is an incredible source for finding rare performances (I know, I know, we landed on the moon!). Last week I was fooling around looking for Police videos when I came across an amazing clip of Alanis Morrisette performing King of Pain. Her rendition blew me away — see a further description below — and sent me searching for other crazy covers on the video-sharing site. Seek and ye shall find.

Over the next two weeks, The B List will take a look at these unique cover versions of some of my favorite songs. We’ll kick it off this week with 10 incredible covers from truly unexpected sources, like Faith No More playing War Pigs, Ween tackling Motorhead and Death Cab for Cutie channeling Devo. Read on for 10 must-watch covers you can pass onto your cool friends…

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Morning Listening: StreamStash Tuneage

Just a little morning filler ’til you get that third cup of coffee mainlined in there… From the good people at StreamStash come these gems: The Sheik of Araby — Django

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Memphis The Band: Radio

Memphis the Band’s Radio truly has a fitting title.  Most of the songs contained therein could be played on any generic radio station. 

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Pearl Jam To Headline Lollapalooza

The major headliner for year three of the retooled Lollapalooza concert will be none other than the band that became the breakout superstar of the old Lollapalooza back in 1992:

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