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  WATCH: Ezra Furman and the Harpoons Cover Daniel Johnston!

  October 23, 2009 – When Ezra Furman and the Harpoons stopped by SPIN's backstage tent at Lollapalooza in August, the folk-rock foursome gave us a keyboard-heavy, pop-rock rendition of Daniel Johnston's "Walking the Cow," a 1983 lo-fi ode to uncertainty. …
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  Band of Skulls Cover Neil Young!

  October 14, 2009 – Neil Young is one of rock's most influential songwriters. …
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  WATCH: Joe Pug Covers Tom Waits

  September 17, 2009 – Hometown hero Joe Pug brought something different to SPIN'sbackstage bar this past August at Chicago's Lollapalooza festival: a spot-oncover of Tom Waits' 1973 classic "Ol' 55." Watch video of the performancebelow. …
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  Watch: Carney Cover Queen

  September 11, 2009 – Last month, brothers Reeve and Zane Carney of the L.A.-based blues rock band Carney dropped by SPIN's backstage tent at Lollapalooza and gave us a stripped down, quick-fire version of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," skipping over the epic guitar solos and opera to focus on Freddie Mercury's somber lyrics.Reeve takes lead vocals on the track, singing with the same raw emotion as on the band's originals -- check out the Carney brothers perfo …
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  WATCH: Amazing Baby Cover The dBs

  August 28, 2009 – "I guess you just don't enjoy me anymore," Amazing Baby frontman Will Roan sings in his group's cover of "Black and White," a catchy tune by 1980s power-pop group the dBs. He couldn't be more wrong.Performed at SPIN's tent backstage at Lollapalooza, this excellent cover is all about Roan's cocky sneer, which gives the self-pitying tune an aggressive kick.The video is the latest in our series of Lollapalooza covers. …
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  Exclusive: thenewno2 Covers Thom Yorke

  August 21, 2009 – Loads of bands have covered Radiohead, but what about Thom Yorke's superb 2007 solo album, The Eraser? …
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  The 50 Greatest Cover Songs: 30-21

  August 14, 2009 – Our countdown of the 50 best covers continues! Check out entries No. 30-21 from our list -- and weigh in with your own favorites in the comments section below. To check out 50-41, and 40-31 click here. 30. Johnny Cash, "Hurt"Originally By: Nine Inch NailsLess than a year before his death, Cash bade farewell with this melancholic, Rick Rubin–produced interpretation of the dark Nine Inch Nails fan favorite. 29. …
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  Exclusive: Kevin Devine Covers the Smiths

  August 14, 2009 – While the Smiths might not ever reunite and satiate millions of fans worldwide, their legacy is still felt rather strongly among artists performing today, and Kevin Devine is certainly among that group.The Brooklynite, who performed at Lollapalooza with his backing outfit, the Goddamn Band, is no stranger to songs that convey depth of emotion, both lyrically and musically. …
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  Watch: Everest Cover Crazy Horse Guitarist's Somber Ballad

  July 16, 2009 – It's not every day you meet a band that can name a member of Crazy Horse whose name doesn't end in "Young."It's even rarer to find a band that actually knows that member's solo material.In our new video below, Everest pulls off both feats.The member in question is Danny Whitten, a guitarist who played on the seminal Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere and After the Gold Rush.He died of a heroin overdose in 1972 (it's no secret that Neil You …
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  Watch: Alberta Cross Cover John Lennon

  July 16, 2009 – If you listened to our stream of "Leave Us and Forget Us," you know that Alberta Cross lace their sing-along hooks with Southern rock swagger.If you watched our first round of backstage Bonnaroo performances, you know they sound just as sharp exploring folksy, acoustic side territory.Now we've got another video from that unplugged session, and it finds the band digging deep into the John Lennon catalog."Steel and Glass" comes originally …
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