It’s been now 15 years since pop music’s greatest Gallic decadent passed from this mortal coil, and it appears that it might be time for Serge Gainsbourg to receive some much-needed due on this side of the Atlantic. July will see the release on Verve Forecast of the tribute compilation Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited, with the [...]

What of this much buzzed-about cover of Radiohead’s “Just” (mp3) by current DJ of the moment Mark Ronson? What about it has inspired it’s everywhere-ness all of a sudden? Is it the fact that it comes from a hip NY DJ? Or that it attempts to wildly reinterpret a song by a band widely regarded [...]

For those who might apply the term conservatively, the notion of “progressive” rock is not only aurally odious, but an inherent contradiction. How can a form of music claim such a forward-thinking moniker while playing rehashed classical music and singing about knights and dragons? I’ll agree that a small portion of what’s termed “progressive” may [...]

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 [...]