Here are my three favorite entries for the Wilco ticket contest I offered up last week. All three are very good (two are from Ghost ! All song titles have four syllables!), but “Pieholden Suite” nudged just a bit ahead of the pack. Thanks to everyone! Now, then:
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“Pieholden Suite” / Sheila [...]

I had a record number of replies for Volume II of the Cover Mix Contest, but only one got every track properly identified, with song titles and both artists. It’s also totally unfair, because the winner is Brian Ibbott, the proprietor of The Cover Song Podcast at Coverville.com. Now, to be fair, I didn’t issue [...]

Like anyone else, I always appreciate a good cover version, especially one that makes me appreciate the original in a new light. I don’t think the cover has to improve on the original, as if that were really possible. The best a cover version can hope for is to highlight salient aspects of its parent [...]

For podcast #3, I’ve decided on a little gimmickry. This one is entirely comprised of cover versions. I went out of my way to make sure they’re not totally obscure (like a high school band playing “Just What I Needed”), but I think it could be fun to offer a prize for the first person [...]