Music I Like

One of my favorite rock covers ever is Canadian post-grunge band Nickelback 's remake of Captain & Tennille's bouncy classic " Love Will Keep Us Together." Nickelback's Chad Kroeger gives it a slick, polished and contemporary edge that does the original justice, and the new rocked-up arrangement is faithful enough to the delightful classic to be worthy of several repeat playbacks. I can imagine this track played as a first dance song at a rock and roll wedding reception, don't you? Listen to...

Do you know how I sometimes discover new bands? By listening to cover songs, that's how!It's true. Whenever I hear a familiar song given a fresh new take, I make it a point to check out that musician or band's other songs. Doing a cover -- no, hold on a sec, a good cover -- is a surefire way for indie bands to reach a wider audience. For instance, would you have even heard of indie duo Pomplamoose if you didn't know that they did a fabulous Beat It cover? You can hear it for yourself below. Didn't I tell you it was fabulous? The first time I heard I just knew I had to listen to ...

I love the ethereal quality of Icelandic band Sigur Ros' music. (If you're not familiar with them, Gobbledigook from their fifth album is a good place to start.)Some months ago, I was listening to a randomly-generated iTunes playlist on my computer when up came a track that was buried in the depths of my music library for ages. (Tip: set your mp3 player to shuffle, you'll never know what gem you may find in your music collection, especially if you have been listening to your favorite playlists and nothing else over & over).The track I'm referring to is Hoppipolla and is a song from Sigur Ros' ...