Megosh took a pop song and completely turned it punk. The chill, emotional track “Wolves” by Selena Gomez and Marshmallow now contains heavy guitar and the intense dynamic vocals of the metalcore genre. Lead singer Josh Grosscup expresses enviable soprano notes that enhance the intensity of the dissonant instruments. Megosh recently teamed up with New […]
Brass Against the Machine hits us with a raging brass entrance in their newest cover of “Killing In The Name.” Originally performed by rock group Rage Against the Machine, “Killing In The Name” was covered in a similar rock manner, only using all brass instruments. The track features recent The Voice (2016) contestant Sophia […]
We meet a lot of very smart people in our travels through the independent music scene. Our new friend Jon Pattie may take the prize though. Aside from being an innovative guitarist and songwriter, Jon is a fifth year student at The University of Texas at Austin pursuing a chemical engineering degree. He’s also pre-med. […]
Mink DeVille reincarnated? Nope, it’s Luna. Luna’s newest single is a cover of the original “Let Me Dream If I Want To”, by DeVille circa 1976. It sounds almost identical to the obscure original, but better. Similar great guitar-heavy instrumental, similar cool raspy, rock, male vocals, but way better production and sound. Luna’s strong musical […]
When I really love a song, I have pretty high expectations for anyone who tries to cover it. Changing a song risks ruining everything that made it good in the first place, while a really well done interpretation can reveal its original beauty in a new way. The latest triumph in the cover world comes from […]
If a song is well written both musically and lyrically it will be able to stand on its own when stripped down to its individual parts. When everything is all put together sit can often sound like a completely different song. When a different artist can take the song and make it their own without […]
