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Jack’s Mannequin Celebrates 20 Years Of Everything In Transit With String Covers

Tomorrow, August 23, officially marks 20 years of Jack’s Mannequin‘s Everything In Transit. Yep—two decades of “Holiday From Real,” “Dark Blue,” and more hits have come and gone. To celebrate the momentous occasion, Andrew McMahon revealed the Everything In Transit: Strings Attached EP. The EP sees orchestral renditions of beloved tracks “Holiday From Real,” “Bruised,” “Dark Blue,” “I’m Ready,” and “The Mixed Tape.” Each string sound offers a deeper, more raw feel to the timeless alternative tunes. Notably, the album’s 20th anniversary also coincides with 20 years of his life-saving stem cell transplant to cure his Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL).… Read more »

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Winona Fighter Shares Acoustic Cover Of “Blister In The Sun”

If you loved Winona Fighter‘s debut LP, My Apologies To The Chef (because, of course, you did), get ready for their forthcoming deluxe version. The deluxe LP is due out September 5 via Rise Records, boasts 31 tracks, including acoustic renditions and a Violent Femmes cover of “Blister In The Sun.” Frontwoman Coco Kinnon says of the cover, “The inspiration for doing a cover of ‘Blister In The Sun’ came when we were talking about doing an acoustic variant of our record. We love to honor those who have paved the way in everything we do, so it was only… Read more »

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Watch The All-American Rejects Cover Ozzy Osbourne At Warped Tour Long Beach

The All-American Rejects showed up and showed out at Vans Warped Tour Long Beach on July 27. The “Dirty Little Secret” artists were introduced to the stage by surprise guest Skeet Ulrich (in character as Ed Sullivan). Playing hits such as “Swing, Swing” all the way to “Sweat,” the quartet also took a moment to mourn the loss of Ozzy Osbourne and play an acoustic cover of “Mama, I’m Coming Home.” Frontman Tyson Ritter says, “The world lost a legend this week, man, Ozzy fucking Osbourne. The Prince Of Darkness. Informed a lot of these bands on this stage, pretty… Read more »

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Watch My Chemical Romance Cover “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” By The Smashing Pumpkins

My Chemical Romance just made their stop at San Francisco’s Oracle Park, and it was a night to remember. Along with playing The Black Parade in full, the band pulled out fan faves such as “SING,” “Boy Division,” “It’s Not a Fashion Statement, It’s a Fucking Deathwish,” and more. However, My Chemical Romance also played a very special cover of “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” by The Smashing Pumpkins. Notably, brothers lead vocalist Gerard Way and bassist Mikey Way were deeply inspired by The Smashing Pumpkins and Billy Corgan, specifically when they saw the group on the 1996 Melon Collie and… Read more »

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Angel Du$t Signs With Run For Cover & Drops “The Beat” Music Video

Angel Du$t is rocking on with a new label. The quintet just announced they’ve signed with Run For Cover Records and dropped two new tracks, “The Beat” and “The Knife.” Alongside its delightfully unhinged and chaotic music video, “The Beat” also features Twitching Tongues‘ Taylor Young. The new high-octane tracks see Angel Du$t at their best, driving the hardcore genre full speed ahead. Vocalist and guitarist Justice Tripp shares of their joining Run For Cover, “It was just so organic and natural. As long as I’ve been involved with music, the RFC people have been friends to me and have been… Read more »

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Real Friends & Oliver Baxxter Cover The Used Hit “The Taste Of Ink”

Real Friends is currently on tour supporting Silverstein on their headlining run alongside Greyhaven and Broadside. And on this run, the band has pulled out a very special cover: “The Taste Of Ink” by The Used. In fact, at some tour stops, Broadside vocalist Oliver Baxxter joined them onstage to perform the iconic alternative track. Real Friends dropped an official video of one of their performances saying, “Give me a hell yeah if you’re into this.” Basically, we can’t scream “hell yeah” loud enough. Check out the collab below. Check out Real Friends’ full tour roster below and grab tickets… Read more »

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The Dirty Nil & Alexisonfire’s George Pettit Cover “I Wanna Be Your Dog”

The Dity Nil have unearthed a thrilling cover from their October 5, 2023 show at Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall. The group invited George Pettit of Alexisonfire and Dead Tired to perform “I Wanna Be Your Dog,” originally by The Stooges. On social media, The Dirty Nil noted, “Ripped some Stooges with the GOAT [George Pettit] once upon a time. Feast your eyes on that glorious moment…” Check out the uninhibited rock ‘n’ roll collab below. Beginning in June, The Dirty Nil, Carpool, and Dear Seattle will be rocking on tour with Heart Attack Man for their headlining run. Check out… Read more »

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Kittie, Diamante & The Pretty Wild Drop Cover Of Metallica’s “The Unforgiven”

Following the release of Corey Taylor‘s and Bad Omens‘ cover of “Dust In The Wind,” a new Queen Of The Ring soundtrack has just dropped. Kittie, The Pretty Wild, and Diamante teamed up to craft their rendition of Metallica‘s “The Unforgiven.” According to a recent press release, the movie is “written and directed by Ash Avildsen, brings to life the untold story of wrestling legend Mildred Burke, who shattered barriers in the 1930s–1950s to become the first million-dollar female athlete and headline arenas over male competitors in a time when women’s wrestling was outright banned across much of the U.S.”… Read more »

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Good Terms Release “Call Me” Blondie Cover

Ahead of their spring tour opening for Youth Fountain, Good Terms has unleashed a cover of Blondie’s “Call Me” as part of the Musora’s On The Spot Series. Vocalist/guitarist Brian McShea shares, “My favorite part of how this cover turned out was the process! It was so different for us; usually, songs take over a year to be completed, and we almost never arrange things all together in a room with our instruments. It was a great feeling to start with an already-written song and just work out what we thought would be fun to play (and easy enough to… Read more »

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Bad Omens & Corey Taylor Collab For “Dust In The Wind” Cover

It’s the collab you never expected and didn’t know you needed. Slipknot and Stone Sour‘s Corey Taylor and Bad Omens have joined forces cover Kansas’ “Dust In The Wind.” The ethereal folk-rock track will appear on the upcoming Queen Of The Ring motion picture soundtrack. Both the film and its official soundtrack will arrive on March 7. Taylor and Noah Sebastian of Bad Omens show their musical range as they effortlessly intertwine their vocals to craft a soaring modern rendition of the 1977 track. Check out the “Dust In The Wind” cover by Taylor and Bad Omens below. According to… Read more »