Hijacked long ago from the master of a BBC performance (hence the timecode burn up top), this is a great version of “Village Green” (m4v) that doesn’t get buried under the hefty weight of that nice brass arrangement. This is about the point (1972—right after the swell Muswell Hillbillies) that I tune the band [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]