Somebody on a plane took a video guy that was sitting in his seat, wearing earbuds, and clearly listening to David Bowie's "Space Oddity" by singing pretty loudly along.
Today would have been Chris Cornell's 56th birthday. In a fitting manner on the rock legend's birthday, a previous unreleased cover of Guns N' Roses "Patience" done by Cornell was released.
I took a listen to the cover on his official website this morning...
Start your week off with one of the most unlikely covers, I've been saying for years that someone should make a metal version of this song and ones like it, finally someone went outside the box and found John Travolta and Olivia Newton John.
It is Monday, March 30th and it is snowing, I hate to be that person to talk about a case of the Mondays but this is ridiculous. That is why for today's Peanuts Gang singing Classic Rock I went with "Spirit in the Sky" by the Norman Greenbaum.
When guitars just aren't cutting it anymore, it's time to bring out the big guns. And by "big guns," I mean the brass section at George Mason University.
This video will cause you to drop your jaw and raise your horns. The ultimate cover of Slayer's 'War Ensemble' has been recorded and posted on YouTube. Even better, the monster track is pulverized by a man, Rob Scallon, wielding a ukulele.
If you've never heard of 2Cellos then you're missing out. European cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser are world-wide musicians who are best known in the U.S. for their amazing covers of classic songs. They have so far released two albums and recently debuted their official music video for AC/DC's tune "Thunderstruck." Watch it below.
I don’t know what it is about singing the f-bomb softly over an acoustic guitar but I love it every time and it always makes me giggle.
Last week it was Bush covering this Beatles classic, but even before that it was Massachusetts quartet Godsmack, who are known around the world for their music. This past May they released their Live & Inspired album which included four covers, one being "Come Together" by The Beatles. The newly-released music video for Godsmack's version of the 1969 song can be seen below.
Levon Helm lost his battle with cancer earlier this week. He was one of the most influential figures in music, and The Black Keys decided to team up with John Fogerty and do one awesome tribute to him at Coachella.