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Angel Olsen Announces EP of 80s Covers Including Billy Idol, OMD, Alphaville, Men Without Hats, and Laura Branigan’s “Gloria”

In 1979 the phantasmagorical love song about a muse named Gloria was originally written and composed in Italian by Umberto Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi, with an English translation by Jonathan…

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“Heaven or Las Vegas?”—Miley Cyrus Covers Cocteau Twins

“I am gonna sing a song that no one fuckin’ knows—but you will know it after tonight.” – Miley Cyrus No, this is not an Onion article: Miley Cyrus, throwing…

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Strange As Angels Debut Whimsical Video for “Friday I’m In Love”

In April 2021, Nouvelle Vague’s Marc Collin and knockout chanteuse Chrystabell reimagined the Cure’s classic Friday I’m In Love as Strange As Angels. In this drastically different version, the song, beloved around the…

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Nouvelle Vague Covers Blur’s Classic Brit-Pop Anthem “Girls and Boys”

Girls who want boys Who like boys to be girls Who do boys like they’re girls Who do girls like they’re boys Always should be someone you really love In…

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Janita Unleashes Powerful Cover of Peter Gabriel’s “Digging In The Dirt” Plus Interview

Digging in the dirt…to find the places we got hurt. Silken-voiced Janita, an iconic music figure in her native Finland, has enjoyed critical acclaim and commercial success alike throughout her varied career…

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Punk meets Rebetiko in Greco-Parisian Artist Katerina Fotinaki’s Cover of Violent Femmes’ “Kiss Off”

When the Violent Femmes come up in conversation, one doesn’t immediately think about 1920s Greek folk music about cocaine, but bona-fide sorceress Katerina Fotinaki did. The classic Violent Femmes anthem of angst, Kiss…

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Post-Punk Duo Stereobird Wander the Streets of New York with their Cover of Joy Division’s “Insight”

Brooklyn Post-Punk Duo Stereobird wanders the streets of New York with their cover Joy Division’s “Insight”, an instrumental tribute to Joy Division’s classic 1979 track featured on the Manchester band’s seminal album Unknown…

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Synth-Pop Artist Catherine Moan Debuts Fantastic Cover of Depeche Mode’s “Fools”

Here comes that time again when You’ll walk right out the door Don’t tell me secrets anymore And fools don’t run away Philadelphia’s Catherine Moan is the time-bending solo electronic…

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The Dark Flowers Debut Dusky Cover of “Death Valley 69” Featuring David J and Char

Dark country indie project The Dark Flowers unleash a new EP, Death and Desire, set for release on 19th March via Loki Records. For The Dark Flowers’ 2014 debut album, Radioland, songwriter and…

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At Sea Compilations Presents La Danse Macabre 9

La Danse Macabre, a dark, nostalgic compilation series released through At Sea Compilations, releases its ninth album with an eclectic lineup of underground bands and young newcomers. In this collection, Stockholm’s…

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