What happened to the Review?

1. Two-week trip to New York and Canada.
2. Getting a new full-time job in mid-August as a server.
3. Classes beginning on August 25th.
4. New girlfriend.
5. Watching this:



With all that going on, a review site I write simply for pleasure had to take a step back. Reviews will start up again in the later part of this month. All apologies to those who've enjoyed my writing.

Cover Songs

Finally, the world's worst cover song has been decided. Shockingly, it wasn't Taco's version of "Puttin' on the Ritz" (which in my opinion is the worst song ever recorded, period), but rather Celine Dion and Anastacia's God-awful take on "You Shook Me All Night Long".

In the spirit of the occasion, here are some great modern covers worth looking into:

• Magnet (featuring Gemma Hayes) - "Lay Lady Lay"
• My Morning Jacket - "Rocket Man"
• White Stripes - "I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself"
• The Black Keys - "I'm Glad" (although it's not very different from Captain Beefheart's original)
• Sonic Youth - "I'm Not There"
• Petra Haden - "Don't Stop Believin'"

Then there's the greatest cover of all-time... Hendrix's take on "All Along the Watchtower"

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Sigur Rós and Coldplay reviews coming soon.