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:

Cover - "The End Has No End" by Metric

Original: "The End Has No End" by the Strokes

Genre: New Wave/Alternative
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Latest Album: Fantasies (2009)
Label: Last Gang Records
Other Notable Songs: "Gimme Sympathy"

Fun Fact: Metric's song "Eclipse (All Yours)" is featured in the movie "Eclipse: The Twilight Saga" Soundtrack.

Metric Website HERE.



The Original:

Cover - "Makin Out" by Pomplamoose

The Original: "Makin Out" by Mark Owen

Genre: Indie Rock
Hometown: Corte Madera, CA
Latest Album: Jungle Animal (2010)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "Sleep In Color" and "Hail Mary"

Fun Fact: Deriving it's name from the French for "grapefruit", he group first gained widespread recognition when their video performance of "Hail Mary" was featured on the front page of YouTube.

Pomplamoose Website HERE.



The Original:

Cover - "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance" by B.o.B

Original: "The Kids Don't Stand a Chance" by Vampire Weekend

Genre: Hip-Hop
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Latest Album: The Adventures of Bobby Ray (2010)
Label: Grand Hustle Records
Other Notable Songs: "Nothin' On You" and "Airplanes"

Fun Fact: In October 2008, B.o.B, or Bobby Ray, was featured on the cover of Vibe along with some of these same young musicians and was similarly identified as promising young talent. He has described his influences as "80's music, rap, techno, rock, funk, even doo-wop...".

B.o.B Website HERE.



The Original:

Cover - "Hey Ya" by Obadiah Parker

Original: "Hey Ya" by Outkast

Genre: Acoustic/Folk/Funk
Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona
Latest Album: The Tip Jar Vol. 1 (2009)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "I Want You" and "Red Hand Romance"

Fun Fact: Although the band is unsigned, they have been the subject of media attention for their performances in Arizona and for singer Matt Weddle's version of "Hey Ya". The performance was recorded at a local open mic night, was put in rotation on Arizona radio stations, and eventually became the most-requested song at a Chicago radio station.

Obadiah Parker Website HERE.



The Original:

Cover - "Toxic" by Yaron Herman

Original: "Toxic" by Britney Spears

Genre: Experimental/Jazz
Hometown: Paris, France
Latest Album: Muse (2009)
Label: Laborie Records
Other Notable Songs: "Fugue" and "Blossom"

Fun Fact: Yaron Herman was born in Tel Aviv and moved onto a promising career as a basketball player on the Israeli national junior team but that was cut short by a serious knee injury which quashed his sporting ambitions. He only decided to take up playing the piano, at the age of 16.

Yaron Herman Website HERE.



The Original:

Cover - "Thunder On The Mountain" by Wanda Jackson and Jack White

Original: "Thunder On The Mountain" by Bob Dylan

Genre: Rockabilly
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
Latest Album: "The Party Ain't Over" (2011)
Label: Third Man/Nonesuch Records
Other Notable Songs: "You Know That I'm No Good" (Amy Winehouse cover)

Fun Fact: The Party Ain’t Over was recorded in Nashville at White’s studio, where he brought together a formidable band, including himself, Jack Lawrence (The Dead Weather/Raconteurs), Carl Broemel (My Morning Jacket), Patrick Keeler (Raconteurs), Ashley Monroe, Jackson Smith, and Karen Elson, to name a few, and hand picked the songs—11 tracks dating in origin from the early 1900s to 2007. It will be released on January 25th on vinyl and online at iTunes.

Wanda Jackson Website HERE.



The Original:

Cover - "Into The Ocean" by Hurricane Bells

Original: "Into The Ocean" by Blue October

Genre: Indie Rock
Hometown: New York, NY
Latest Album: Down Comes The Rain (2010)
Label: Invisible Brigades
Other Notable Songs: "Monsters" and "The Waiting Song"

Fun Fact: Lead singer and guitarist, Steve Schlitz, set up shop in his place to record using little more than his Mac Book and an MBox. He also wrote, mixed and recorded every note himself on Hurricane Bell's first album entitled Tonight Is The Night (2009).

Hurricane Bells Website HERE.



The Original:

Cover - "Float On" by Blackbird Blackbird

Original: "Float On" by Modest Mouse

Genre: Electronic/Psychedelic
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Latest Album: Summer Heart (2010)
Label: (unsigned)
Other Notable Songs: "Erasers" and "Pure"

Fun Fact: Members of Modest Mouse were interviewed by the AV Club. This was Isaac Brock's take on the song:

"It was a completely conscious thing. I was just kind of fed up with how bad shit had been going, and how dark everything was, with bad news coming from everywhere. Our president is just a fucking daily dose of bad news! Then you've got the well-intentioned scientists telling us that everything is fucked. I just want to feel good for a day."

Blackbird Blackbird Website HERE.




The Original:

Cover - "Wake Up" by John Legend

Original: "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire

Genre: R&B/Soul
Hometown: Springfield, OH
Latest Album: "Wake Up!" (2010)
Label: Sony Music
Other Notable Songs: "Green Light", "Ordinary People" and "P.D.A. (We Just Don't Care"

Fun Fact: Arcade Fire's single "Wake Up" was used as the title song for the movie Where the Wild Things Are (2009), which was originally a children's book by Maurice Sendak . John Legend (John Stephens) and the Roots performed this cover live at their NYC performance at Terminal Five in late 2010.

John Legend Website HERE.



The Original:

Cover - "Girlfriend" by the Pigeon Detectives

The Original: "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne

Genre: Garage Rock
Hometown: Rothwell, West Yorkshire, England
Latest Album: Emergency (2008)
Label: Dance to the Radio
Other Notable Songs: "Take Her Back" and "Romantic Type"

Fun Fact: They have been championed by such well known DJs as Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley, and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2006, where they were tagged "the band most likely to leap to the main stage in 2007" in an NME review.

The Pigeon Detectives Website HERE.



The Original:

Cover - "Crystalized" by Gorillaz

Original: "Crystalized" by the xx's

Genre: Alternative Hip-Hop
Hometown: Essex, England
Latest Album: Plastic Beach (2010)
Label: Parlophone/Virgin Records
Other Notable Songs: "Feel Good Inc" and "Clint Eastwood"

Fun Fact: The band's 2001 debut album Gorillaz sold over seven million copies and earned them an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the Most Successful Virtual Band

Gorillaz Website HERE.



The Original:

Cover - "Just" by Mark Ronson feat. Phantom Planet

Original: "Just" by Radiohead

Genre: Jazz/Hip Hop/Alternative
Hometown: London, England/New York, NY
Latest Album: Record Collection (2010)
Label: Sony
Other Notable Songs: "Oh My God" (feat. Lily Allen) and "Bang Bang Bang"

Fun Fact: A DJ, producer and guitarist, Mark Ronson was voted the most stylish man in UK by GQ magazine. He attributes his personal style to close friend Patrick van Reijendam, a Dutch fashion designer based in London.

Mark Ronson Website HERE.



Watch the Original by Radiohead HERE.

Cover - "Freshman" by Jay Brannan

Original: "The Freshman" by the Verve Pipe

Genre: Indie Folk/Singer-Songwriter
Hometown: New York NY
Latest Album: In Living Cover (2009)
Label: Great Depression Records
Other Notable Songs: "Soda Shop"

Fun Fact: Jay moved to California with a man he met on the internet, first to Palm Springs and later to Los Angeles, trying to become an actor. Later in New York City, he was cast as Ceth in the controversial movie Short Bus and engaged in a simulated sex scene in the movie.

Jay Brannan Website HERE.




The Original:

Cover - "Teardrop" by José González

Original: "Teardrop" by Massive Attack

Genre: Indie Folk
Hometown: Gothenberg, Sweden
Latest Album: In Our Nature (2007)
Label: Imperial Records
Other Notable Songs: "Down the Line" and "Hints"

Fun Fact: His version of The Knife's song "Heartbeats" has become a hit after having been in a commercial for Sony Bravia where 250 000 colorful bouncy balls are placed over the streets of San Francisco,

José González Website HERE.



The Original:

Cover - "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" by Starfucker

Original: "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper

Genre: Electroacoustic/Disco House
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Latest Album: Julius EP (2010)
Label: Polyvinyl Records
Other Notable Songs: "Julius"

Fun Fact: Band members, particularly bassist Shawn Glassford, will frequently wear women's clothing during live performances.

Starfucker Website HERE.



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