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20 June 2016

Monday Energy Injection

Formed in Los Angeles way back in 1977, The Dickies are one of the longest lived punk bands in the world. Their silly lyrics, catchy jangly melodies, and sense of fun have built a devoted fan base. Some members of that fan base have done energetic covers of Dickies classics that are sure to have you tapping at your desk.

https://web.archive.org/web/20071112204138/http://www.thedickies.com/multimedia/downloads/downloads.htm

TRACK LIST

01. The Norma Jeans - (Stuck In A Pagoda With) Tricia Toyota

Featuring Your Very Own Webmaster, Ciaron, On Vocals And Bass Guitar

02. Gigantor – Gigantor

03. Stiletto Boys - Gigantor

04. Chuckhole - Stan Lee

05. Simpletones - Disco Ape

This Is Their Version Of You Drive Me Ape

06. Sgt. Phallic's Undernourished Kids - E's In Leah

A Live Reworking Of Just Say Yes

07. Doc & The Pods - Attack Of The Mole Men

08. Panic Attacks - Manny, Moe & Jack

09. Mouthguard - Hideous

IMAGE: cover improvised by Oddio Overplay from the cover of The Dickies' eighth single, "Fan Mail"

NATIONALITY: Multinational
CLASSIFICATIONS: Punk; Rock; Tribute; Power Pop
LANGUAGE: English, German
FILED UNDER: Digital: Small Classes: Tribute, Cover, Remix

16 February 2013

Seventies Mutation

None of the original artists playing none of your favorite songs!

Various Artists - Seventies Mutation

A satirical take on pop and rock legends of the much maligned decade

WFMU says: " Well, if you enjoyed that mutant version of "Boys of Summer" that Puff Tube put out years ago, this is for you. French performance freak Costes does Lennon's "I Found Out", and you also get completely messed up versions of "Black Magic Woman" (by Xpr.xr), "Have You Never Been Mellow" (Phigg-Newtons), "She's Always a Woman" (Slippery Fingers), "Le Freak" (His Hemmorhoids Are Gone) and many more gems not only covered but deconstructed into piles of smoldering electronic goo."

Track 11 appeared on Valentine's Day show (playlist, download, stream, etc.) of Busy Doing Nothing on WFMU's Give The Drummer Radio.

Running Time 72:52

01 - "Black Magic Woman" [Santana] performed by XPR.XR (2:26)
02 - "Mississippi Queen" [Mountain] performed by Totimoshi (2:33)
03 - "I Found Out" [John Lennon] performed by Costes
04 - "Family Affair" [Sly & the Family Stone] performed by Sasame-Kai (3:51)
05 - "American Pie" [Don McLean] performed by Hawking
06 - "You're So Vain" [Carly Simon] performed by Scatter My Atoms (6:15)
07 - "Jungle Boogie" [Kool and the Gang] performed by Destructo (1:10)
08 - "Freebird" [Lynyrd Skynyrd] performed by The Spoon and Candle Workshop (6:33)
09 - "Waterloo" [ABBA] performed by Thetotalwasteband (3:12)
10 - "Wish You Were Here" [Pink Floyd] performed by The Final Cunt (4:03)
11 - "Have You Never Been Mellow" [Olivia Newton-John] performed by The Figg-Newtons (3:30)
12 - "Telephone Line" [Electric Light Orchestra] performed by Pat Robertson's Police State of Love (4:33)
13 - "She's Always a Woman" [Billy Joel] performed by The Slippery Fingers (3:34)
14 - "Le Freak" [Chic] performed by His Hemerhoids Are Gone (2:12)
15 - "Closer to the Heart" [Rush] performed by Rush to Excellence (3:28)
16 - "Hot Child in the City" [Nick Gilder] performed by Tasha (3:56)
17 - "Beast of Burden" [The Rolling Stones] performed by The Platitudes (1:59)
18 - "Babe" [Styx] performed by Bitch Machine (5:03)
19 - "I Need a Lover" [John Cougar] performed by The Dewey Roses (5:27)

24 May 2011

Bjork Tribute Album

Our personal favorite among Bjork's albums is the sample packed, energetic POST. Stereogum loves that one so much that they organized artists' fascinating interpretations for a tribute to POST with input from Bjork herself.

ENJOYED: A TRIBUTE TO BJORK'S POST

22 December 2009

Loved Like a Milkshake, Wesley Willis Tribute

Wesley Willis (1963-2003) was an artist and musician from Chicago who released hundreds of songs with his own unique sense of humor. His chronic schizophrenia was reflected in his work which leaned toward the bizarre and obscene. Willis gained a cult following and major label attention.

One of his labels, the prominent independent Alternative Tentacles described Wesley's work as "simultaneously disturbing, hilarious, blunt, and intoxicating. Wesley's sheer excitement and unaffected honesty about every cultural phenomenon, defined his music as truly individual, and truly punk rock."

Sadly, in 2002 Wesley was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML). He underwent emergency surgery in June 2003, and passed away in August of the same year.

Hiji, a.k.a. M-Halo, soon thereafter organized a tribute album to honor Wesley Willis. Work for LOVED LIKE A MILKSHAKE: A WESLEY WILLIS TRIBUTE ALBUM began when Hiji posted a Craigslist listing suggesting a tribute of cover songs. The response was positive and the following 18 songs were selected. The final product was released for free online in November 2003 and produced by M-Halo with mastering and additional production by Tom Gordon.

Enjoy the entire album LOVED LIKE A MILKSHAKE: A WESLEY WILLIS TRIBUTE ALBUM on FMA!

20 July 2009

Project for 100th Free Album from WM Recordings!

WM Recordings is about to reach their 100th free album, and YOU are invited to be a part of it! Here's info directly from WM Recordings:

Submit your cover version for our 100th free album!

The release of the 100th free album download on our label is rapidly approaching. We have lots of activities coming up to celebrate this milestone. One of the projects surrounding our 100th free album will be the release of an album of cover version of tracks from the WM Recordings catalog.

Pick your favorite WM Recordings track from www.wmrecordings.com and... cover it!

We'll post submission guidelines on our site very soon, but you're already invited to start submitting your cover versions.

The rules are simple: the track(s) must have been released by WM Recordings and your version should not be longer than 5 minutes. Also keep in mind that a remix does not count as a cover version. Mail info @ wmrecordings.com if you have any questions or if you have more great ideas to celebrate our 100th free album!

To inspire you to create a cover for WM Recordings, here are some covers collections.

	Covers Volume 2, the Song Fighters For your aural pleasure, Oddio Overplay presents some of the best amateur reinterpretations performed by Song Fighters in side projects outside of Song Fight
	The Covers Project by the Jennifers The band committed some of their favorite cover tunes to mp3 format. They emailed these out to their fan list once a month while we worked on finishing their Colors From the Future CD. Most were done using Apple's GarageBand. software.
	Nirvana Fan Club several compilations of Nirvana covers and originals inspired by the band
	Loved Like a Milkshake, A Wesley Willis tribute album Wesley Shabazz Willis (May 31, 1963 - August 21, 2003) was a busker, musician and painter from Chicago. A diagnosed schizophrenic, he gained a sizeable cult following in the 1990s after releasing several hundred songs of unique but simple music, with emphasis on his humorous, bizarre, and very obscene lyrics.
	This One's for the Fellows a young fresh collection of covers of the songs of indie pop band the Young Fresh Fellows
	Cin Cin Man Cin Cin Man is a composition created on the train in China, on a Nokia mobile phone composer tool. This is WM Recordings's contribution to the worldwide project to create 1000 covers of it.
	Vinyl Covers And here are 20 additional fun covers to bring you a smile and get those gears cranking for the cover you will add to the WM Recordings 100th free release!

15 April 2008

Tuesday Means Another Dozen

Tuesday is a real good news day. Here you have a new set of 12 free and legal collections and CDs! Eat up and be sure to spread the love by supporting these artists!


Axial Brazil artists who blend soft vocals, organic sounds, synth beds and electro glitches generating a gorgeous result [Brazil, folk, electro]	Pueblo Nuevo inspiring netlabel in Santiago, Chile, founded by Mika Martini and djef featuring Chilean electronic artists [electro]	VA - Tribute to a Love Singer reinterpretations that only share the lyrics the original love songs by the masters [varied]

NullRepublik Records Argentinian netlabel and Synthfonik Fest organizers with focus on artists from Argentina [electro, synth]	Schilli-San - Smooth Situations two years after its release, this 7-song CD still pops up in regular play at the Oddio House [downtempo, urban]	John Frusciante singer songwriter guitarist best known for his work with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, shares his demos [rock]

Luv sound growing, thoughtful netlabel offering electroacoustic, drone, microchip and other styles [varied]	Error! Lo-FI Spanish netlabel is the lo-fi folk pop subdivision of Error! Records [lo-fi, folk, pop]	Brunk from Belgium comes this fine, "DIY lowbudget homerecording, w/o any musical restrictions or stylistic premises" [guitar, lo-fi, pop]

D-Trash Canadian label shares its netlabel of more than 100 free breakcore, industrial and digital punk full-length releases	Morning Zephyr three piece playing violin, piano, double bass and drums offers three releases of subtle pieces [folk, jazz, experi]	Kip Jones the violinist and pianist of Morning Zephyr shares works from his other bands and field recordings [folk, jazz, field]

09 August 2007

Doctor's Dozen

Prescription: free and legal releases and collections
Dosage: your newest set of 12
Indications: inject into ears
Additional: please read artist info and purchase more as needed

Koolarrow Records - official website [hard rock, pop, latino, chill]	Self - official site (many CDs), bio [pop, rock, electro]	MC Hawking - official website [nerdcore, hiphop]	Aleksi Virta - ...Space Lounge [electronic, jazz, soul, dub, bossa, space]
Aluminum Group - official site [pop, synth, electro]	American Werewolf Academy [rock]	VA - Forró at HotSurfers [forró, Brazilian, folk]	Daghoti. - How Tall Is Robin Gibb? [electronica]
Etage Noir Recordings - website freebies (don't miss the remixes, too) [electronica, jazz, downtempo]	The Drones (Australia) - official site (bio) [rock, garage, psychobilly]	The Jennifers - The Covers Project (and other selections, very XTC) [pop, rock]	The Luminescent Orchestrii - official website [gypsy, klezmer, Balkan, folk]