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Watch Beck Cover David Bowie's 'Sound and Vision' with 160-Piece Band

Jeff Giles — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:23:48 +0000

When the folks at Lincoln decided to launch a new promotional campaign featuring contemporary artists covering classic songs, Beck was an obvious natural choice -- after all, his Record Club project has already found him recording new versions of the Velvet Underground and Leonard Cohen, among others.

Bob Seger Loves Metallica's 'Turn The Page' Cover

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:07:20 +0000

This year the Songwriters Hall Of Fame inducted legendary recording artist Bob Seger on June 14 during their 43rd annual ceremony and awards presentation. The multi-platinum songwriter was humble in accepting, and performed an inspiring version of his 1973 hit ‘Turn The Page’, perhaps his most known tune.

Allman Brothers Cover Neil Young's 'Southern Man' in Concert

Jeff Giles — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:37:15 +0000

After 18 studio albums and more than 40 years together, the Allman Brothers Band doesn’t need to reach far for songs to put in their set list — but they’ve proven more than willing (and thoroughly adept) when it comes to covering other artists’ material. The latest example: their stinging live take on Neil Young‘s ‘Southern Man,’ performed last Saturday (March 17) at New York’s Beacon Theatre.

Guns N' Roses and Zakk Wylde Perform AC/DC's 'Whole Lotta Rosie'

Billy Dukes — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:12:57 +0000

Axl Rose and Guns N’ Roses continue to surprise fans with unexpected additions to the set lists of their American tour. Last week in Indianapolis, Black Label Society‘s Zakk Wylde joined the band to perform a pretty heavy version of AC/DC‘s ‘Whole Lotta Rosie.’

Queen Planning Release of Freddie Mercury, Michael Jackson Recordings

Billy Dukes — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:59:07 +0000

Queen‘s Brian May and Roger Taylor have revealed they’re in possession of recordings of late vocalist Freddie Mercury singing with Michael Jackson. British newspaper The Sun reports that the public may finally get a chance to hear the two men harmonize.

Guns N' Roses Covering Two AC/DC Songs On Tour

Jeff Giles — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:58:22 +0000

Guns N’ Roses are on tour — and while that means fans can expect some typically unusual news from the road, it also means hours of blistering hard rock music for concertgoers who turn out to see Axl Rose and company.

In fact, fans who have been in the audience for recent dates report that shows have been going for more than three hours — and as this lengthy recent setlist can attest, Axl and his crew have been delivering a mix of newer tracks, old favorites, and covers of two classic AC/DC tracks – ‘Riff Raff’ and ‘Whole Lotta Rosie.’