Cover - "Like A Rolling Stone" by Bob Marley

Original: "Like A Rolling Stone" by Bob Dylan

Genre: Reggae
Hometown: Nine Mile, St. Ann, Jamaica
Latest Album: Confrontation (1983)
Label: Studio One
Other Notable Songs: "Redemption Song", "Three Little Birds" and "One Love"

Fun Fact: One of the most famous musical artists of all time, Bob Marley died in Miami on the morning of 11 May 1981 after a losing battle with melanoma, which had recently spread to his lungs and brain. His final words to his son Ziggy were "Money can't buy life".

Bob Marley Website HERE.



The Original:

Acoustic - "Flume" by Bon Iver

Genre: Acoustic/Folk
Hometown: Medford, Wisconsin
Latest Album: For Emma, Forever Ago (2008)
Label: 4AD
Other Notable Songs: "Skinny Love" and "Blood Bank"

Fun Fact: A play on words for the French for "good winter" (bon hiver), the Wisconsin based band is led by singer/songwriter Justin Vernon. The album For Emma, Forever was written when Vernon isolated himself in rural Wisconsin in order to heal from a severe case of mononucleosis. He did not intend to write music during this time, however an album began to manifest itself and Vernon followed it, writing and recording all the songs alone in a cabin in the north Wisconsin woods.

Bon Iver Website HERE.

New Favorite - "River" by Sleeping States

Genre: Experimental/Punk
Hometown: Bristol, United Kingdom
Latest Album: A Year In The Life (2005)
Label: Kontra-Punkte
Other Notable Songs: "I Wonder"

Fun Fact: An indie group at heart, Sleeping States has released a number of 7"s, cassette-only EPs and a CD-R album on several small DIY labels in Britain.

Sleeping States Website HERE.