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- Coverville 527: The Bj?Cover Story
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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:42:07 -0700 Author: coverville@gmail.com (Brian Ibbott)
Here's on what's on the show tonight:
44 minutes |Title (with link to iTunes, if available) Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available) Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) Original Artist You Only Live Twice Bjork Unreleased/Website Nancy Sinatra It's Oh So Quiet Noise For Pretend Read: Interpreting Bjork Betty Hutton Hyperballad Big Heavy Stuff Like A Version Bjork Venus As A Boy Corinne Bailey Rae Q: Best of 80/06 Bjork Motorcycle Mama The Sugarcubes Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary Sailcat Hunter 30 Seconds To Mars A Beautiful Lie Bjork Hit Lispector Lispector The Sugarcubes Possibly Maybe Final Fantasy & Ed Droste Stereogum Presents...Enjoyed: A Tribute to Bjork Bjork I Can't Help Loving That Man Bjork Gling-Gló Hammerstein/Kern 
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Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:17:58 -0700 Author: coverville@gmail.com (Brian Ibbott)
Here's on what's on the show tonight:
51 minutes |Title (with link to iTunes, if available) Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available) Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) Original Artist I Think We're Alone Now The Rubinoos Anthology Tommy James & The Shondells Draggin' The Line R.E.M. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Tommy James & The Shondells Crystal Blue Persuasion Culture Club Culture Club (Box Set) Tommy James & The Shondells
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Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:41:34 -0700 Author: coverville@gmail.com (Brian Ibbott)
Here's on what's on the show tonight:
43 minutes |Title (with link to iTunes, if available) Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available) Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) Original Artist The James Bond Theme The Art of Noise Below The Waste Monty Norman/John Barry Goldfinger Kristin Mainhart Kristin Mainhart Shirley Bassey Thunderball Martin O. Bond Beat & Bass: The Elektronica James Bond Themes Tom Jones You Only Live Twice The Postmarks By The Numbers Nancy Sinatra We Have All The Time In The World My Bloody Valentine Peace Together Louis Armstrong Nobody Does It Better Aimee Mann Shaken & Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project Carly Simon For Your Eyes Only Hollywood, Mon Amour Hollywood, Mon Amour Sheena Easton A View To A Kill Mister Bond Mister Bond: A Jazzy Cocktail of Ice Cold Themes Duran Duran
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Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:33:49 -0700 Author: coverville@gmail.com (Brian Ibbott)
Here's on what's on the show tonight:
48 minutes |Title (with link to iTunes, if available) Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available) Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) Original Artist A Change Is Gonna Come Seal Soul Sam Cooke Courage Sarah Polley The Sweet Hereafter (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Tragically Hip Hard Sun Eddie Vedder Into The Wild (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Indio (Gordon Peterson) She Blinded Me With Science Bill Parsons Special Delivery Thomas Dolby True Duvall Volume and Density Spandau Ballet On Broadway Gary Numan The Pleasure Principle The Drifters/George Benson
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Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:58:20 -0700 Author: coverville@gmail.com (Brian Ibbott)
Here's on what's on the show tonight:
49 minutes |Title (with link to iTunes, if available) Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available) Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) Original Artist Close To Me Pyeng Threadgill Of The Air The Cure Home elodieO Stubborn The Cure Six Different Ways The Postmarks By The Numbers The Cure Lullaby Editors Radio 1: Established 1967 The Cure The Caterpillar Astrid Quay Perfect As Cats: A Tribute to The Cure The Cure Just Like Heaven Charlotte Martin Reproductions (Bonus Track Version) The Cure The Lovecats Tanya Donelly & Dylan In The Movies Just Like Heaven: A Tribute To The Cure (pre-order now!) The Cure Pictures Of You Angie Hart Pictures Of You - Single The Cure In Between Days Sunshiners Sunshiners The Cure Foxy Lady The Cure Three Imaginary Boys Jimi Hendrix
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Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:36:49 -0700 Author: coverville@gmail.com (Brian Ibbott)Who says my shows aren't educational? I received an email from Sam Greene, teacher at Camas High School in Camas, Washington today, who teaches a History Of Rock & Roll class at the school.
Three times a week, they start their class with my Today In Music History podcast, with the class trying to guess the year of the number one single at the end of each show. Thanks, Mr. Greene, not just for using my podcast, but more importantly for all the work you do as a teacher.
- Coverville 522: Covers to get you through Election Day (33mb)
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:39:56 -0700 Author: coverville@gmail.com (Brian Ibbott)
Here's on what's on the show tonight:
34 minutes |Title (with link to iTunes, if available) Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available) Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) Original Artist Get To Know Your Electoral College Spicy T & Shihan Schoolhouse Rocks The Vote! Schoolhouse Rock (in style) Tippecanoe and Tyler Too They Might Be Giants Venue Songs Alexander Coffman Ross This Land Is Your Land Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings You Can't Be Neutral On A Moving Train: Songs For Election Day Woody Guthrie Lump Lee Kernaghan Musical Challenge I The Presidents Of The United States Of America Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man) Sam Bush Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman Randy Newman Don't Be Shy Travis Everwood Soundtrack Cat Stevens Shed A Little Light Diana Jirkuff All Around The World in One Bloody Night James Taylor
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Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:22:12 -0700 Author: coverville@gmail.com (Brian Ibbott)Thanks to Miguel for telling me about this:
Its the music of John Williams (from his most well-known soundtracks) performed a cappella using lines - and concepts - from the Star Wars movies. Brilliant as this would be in just audio form, the video above seals it up with a similar trick to the "Thriller" video from last week: video cameras on each of the singing parts of the song - which also happen to be one guy.
Absolutely terrific. And the Jurassic Park theme is especially well done. Hope this gets you in the mood for another all-a cappella extravaganza on Coverville this week.
- Coverville 521: The Johnny Marr Cover Story (43mb)
Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:38:40 -0700 Author: coverville@gmail.com (Brian Ibbott)
Here's on what's on the show tonight:
45 minutes |Title (with link to iTunes, if available) Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available) Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) Original Artist August & September Elbow Q: Best of 86/06 The The Float On Ben Lee John Tucker Must Die Modest Mouse Can't Find My Way Home Electronic Twisted Tenderness Blind Faith How Soon Is Now? Hundred Reasons How Soon Is Now? The Songs of The Smiths By... The Smiths Ask Reel Big Fish and Zolof The Rock and Roll Destroyer Duet All Night Long The Smiths Panic The Puppini Sisters Betcha Bottom Dollar The Smiths Girlfriend In A Coma Jerry Chapman Rumors Of My Death The Smiths There Is A Light That Never Goes Out Speedstar Like A Version The Smiths Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want The Lancaster Orchestra With Help From Absent Friends The Smiths
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Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:40:11 -0700 Author: coverville@gmail.com (Brian Ibbott)
Have you? Podcast Awards
- Coverville 520: The Fifth Annual Halloween Cover Show [repost] (49mb)
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:40:25 -0700 Author: coverville@gmail.com (Brian Ibbott)
Here's on what's on the show tonight:
51 minutes |Title (with link to iTunes, if available) Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available) Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) Original Artist Whistlin' Past The Graveyard Screamin' Jay Hawkins New Coat Of Paint: Songs Of Tom Waits Tom Waits The Theme From "The Munsters" The Sean J. Kennedy Quartet Queen Anne's Revenge TV Theme Little Red Riding Hood The Meteors Stampede! Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs Grim Grinning Ghosts Andrew Phillip Tipton Your Violent Past Buddy Baker Thriller Ian Brown Tom Middleton Presents: Crazy Covers Vol 2 Michael Jackson Town Meeting Song The Polyphonic Spree Nightmare Revisited Danny Elfman Monster Mash Hayseed Dixie Monster Mash Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Cryptkickers
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There's a Musically Challenged in this show! Thanks to Christoph for sending it in!
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Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:46:44 -0700 Author: coverville@gmail.com (Brian Ibbott)For all that I feel that MTV has done wrong in the past several years, they've absolutely made up for it today. They've launched a new website containing their entire library of music videos. Popular stuff, rare stuff, it looks like it's all here.
Just in time for you to get your "Thriller" on before Halloween.
And, like YouTube, you can embed music videos in your blog or website very easily. Which gives me an opportunity to share with you my favorite music video of all time. Cibo Matto's "Sugar Water". This is a perfect example of brilliance in music video direction, and if you're seeing this for the first time, it might all make sense by the middle of the video (about 2 minutes in).
This was done by the fantastic Michel Gondry, whose videos are always surreal and beautifully conceived. Got a moment for one more? Like the last one, Kylie Minogue's "Come Into My World" is one of those videos that you see new things in every time you watch it.
Like "Sugar Water", you'll get a terrific "a-ha" moment at about 1 minute into the song. My favorite point? Besides all the near-misses, it's the point at about 3:11 when Kylie 3.0 laughs to let you know she's in on "the joke".
Got a favorite? LInk to it in the comments!
- One-man Thriller A Cappella with a unique twist
Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:59:23 -0700 Author: coverville@gmail.com (Brian Ibbott)You've heard a cappella songs that are done by one person using multiple voices (Dokaka, Petra Haden, and most recently, George Hrab), but this one adds a very cool visual twist:
François Macré - Thriller (reprise A'cappella 64 pistes)
The singer, François Macré, managed to record each of his tracks in video as he sang them, and arranged all 64 parts visually, so you can see each of the different tracks used for the song. It's mesmerizing - and even though you know what to expect by about halfway through the song, you can't turn away in anticipation of the Vincent Price bit.
Big thanks to Jeff U. for telling me about this!
- Coverville 519: People just liked cover requests better that way (47mb)
Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:43:35 -0700 Author: coverville@gmail.com (Brian Ibbott)
Here's on what's on the show tonight:
49 minutes |Title (with link to iTunes, if available) Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available) Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available) Original Artist Big In Japan Ane Brun Stor I Japan Alphaville Istanbul (Not Constantinople) The Four Lads 16 Most Requested Songs: The Four Lads Made popular by They Might Be Giants Levi Stubbs' Tears Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin The Big Idea Billy Bragg More Than This Hearts Of Palm UK For Life Roxy Music People Get Ready The Housemartins London 0 Hull 4 Curtis Mayfield cover Be My Baby Glasvegas Be My Baby (single) Ronettes Who's Crying Now Giant Drag Submission Journey While My Keytar Gently Weeps Lemon Demon Forum post The Beatles
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Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:55:41 -0700 Author: coverville@gmail.com (Brian Ibbott)Every year, I try to get the independent musician and basement performer communities together for a "competition" called Coverville Idol. It's a chance to have some fun, hastily hammer together a cover of a song, and send it to me to air on Coverville. In the past, we've had some celebrity judges from other podcasts, and allowed the Coverville Community to vote.
This time around, I decided to tackle a more personal path for the theme of Idol: Music from the band Squeeze. For 20 years, the band Squeeze was a pioneer in introducing British pop music and new wave to American audiences. Standing at the core of their ever-changing lineup were Chris Difford and Glenn Tillbrook, a songwriting pair that was often compared to Lennon & McCartney in terms of storytelling ability and grasp of the melody. Through 13 studio albums, and countless b-sides and side projects, the band produced a staggering amount of music, familiar to anyone within earshot of an FM radio in the late 70's, 80's, and early 90's:Goodbye Girl
Cool For Cats (which was recently included in the video game Rock Band 2)
Up The Junction
Tempted
Black Coffee In Bed
Hourglass
Everything In The World
Loving You Tonight
Some Fantastic PlaceI picked Squeeze for two reasons. Number one, selfishly, they're my favorite band. I've been following their music since 1980, when my uncle made a cassette copy of Cool For Cats, which I overplayed on my Walkman and stretched to unplayability. I've been a fan through their many lineups, their breakups, and their solo work. The second reason is that even with all those hits under their belt, there's never been a tribute cover album made with their music. And it's a glimmer of hope that if I can get some great reinterpretations of Squeeze's music via Coverville Idol, I could produce a Squeeze Tribute Album.
I'll be making some announcements over the next few episodes about guest judges (as The Bitterest Pill's Dan Klass is a huge Squeeze fan, I'll definitely try and tap him for this project), and prizes, including that rare vinyl copy of Squeeze's first EP: "Packet Of Three".
If you're familiar with the band, you probably have a favorite in mind. If not, visit iTunes, and listen to some song samples and see what catches your fancy - or meets your performing style. Most of all, have fun! I can't wait to hear what comes through.
The entry deadline is December 1st, 2008 - so you've got a little over a month!
