The Velvet Underground on Lawrence Welk, 1968….

…and The Archies covering “God Save the Queen” (nothing has made me happier over the past week than this.)

Elsewhere:
“‘In Finland, we have no Eiffel Tower, few real famous artists, it is freezing cold and we suffer from low self-esteem,’ said Mr. Putaansuu, who, as Lordi, has horns protruding from [...]

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 [...]