Coverville 327: The Paul Weller Cover Story

For more Paul Weller, check out the excellent new compilation of his music from The Jam, The Style Council and solo, Hit Parade (Amazon link)Here's what's on the show tonight:

Title (with link to iTunes, if available)	Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available)	Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available)	Original Artist
Start!	The Beastie Boys with Miho Hatori	Fire & Skill: The Songs of the Jam	The Jam
That's Entertainment	The Wonder Stuff	Never Loved Elvis	The Jam
Town Called Malice	Okano Kaori	Vol. 1-Bossa De Punk	The Jam
But I'm Different Now	The Shambles	What You're Missing	The Jam
Precious	Groove Tunnel	Modern World	The Jam
You Do Something To Me	Emm Gryner	Science Fair	Paul Weller
Ghosts	Pharmacists & Ted Leo	Tell Balgeary, Balgury Is Dead	The Jam
Thinking Of You	Paul Weller	Cosmosonica: Crazy Covers, Vol. 1	Sister Sledge
That's Entertainment	Morrissey	Just Say Anything: Volume V of Just Say Yes	The Jam

39 minutes |

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Coverville 326: Cover to Cover Interview: Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)

Tonight, I get the opportunity to talk to former Concrete Blonde vocalist, bassist and songwriter, Johnette Napolitano. We talk about her new album, Scarred (Amazon link), her influences both then and now, and the covers she's done. Here's what's on the show tonight:

Title (with link to iTunes, if available)	Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available)	Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available)	Original Artist
The Scientist	Johnette Napolitano	Scarred	Coldplay
The Ship Song	Concrete Blonde and Steve Wynn	Still in Hollywood	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Everybody Knows	Concrete Blonde	Still in Hollywood	Leonard Cohen

50 minutes |

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Coverville 326: Cover to Cover Interview: Johnette Napolitano (Concrete Blonde)

Tonight, I get the opportunity to talk to former Concrete Blonde vocalist, bassist and songwriter, Johnette Napolitano. We talk about her new album, Scarred (Amazon link), her influences both then and now, and the covers she's done. Here's what's on the show tonight:

Title (with link to iTunes, if available)	Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available)	Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available)	Original Artist
The Scientist	Johnette Napolitano	Scarred	Coldplay
The Ship Song	Concrete Blonde and Steve Wynn	Still in Hollywood	Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Everybody Knows	Concrete Blonde	Still in Hollywood	Leonard Cohen

50 minutes |

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Coverville 325: The Bob Dylan Cover Story III

Here's what's on the show tonight:

Title (with link to iTunes, if available)	Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available)	Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available)	Original Artist
Simple Twist Of Fate	Bryan Ferry	Dylanesque	Bob Dylan
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go	Elvis Costello	Kojak Variety	Bob Dylan
Lay Lady Lay	The Stands	Dylan Covered Mojo Tribute 15 Track Cd	Bob Dylan
Serve Somebody	Johnny Q. Public	Extra Ordinary	Bob Dylan
Tangled Up In Blue	The Whitlams	Eternal Nightcap	Bob Dylan
Highway 61 Revisited	Dave Alvin	Highway 61 Revisited - Revisited	Bob Dylan
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Dolly Parton	The Best of Ladysmith Black Mambazo: The Star and the Wiseman	Bob Dylan
Subterranean Homesick Blues	Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin	The Big Idea	Bob Dylan

47 minutes |

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Coverville 324: Cover Up and Say Goodnight...Say Goodnight

Here's what's on the show tonight:

Title (with link to iTunes, if available)	Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available)	Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available)	Original Artist
Down In The Park	Foo Fighters	Songs In The Key Of X: Music From And Inspired By The X-Files	Gary Numan
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City	David Bowie	One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen	Bruce Springsteen
Naive Melody (This Must Be The Place)	Tracy Bonham	Website	Talking Heads
I Second That Emotion	Japan	Assemblage	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Come On Eileen	Christy Jefferson	Perspectives, Confessions, And Amendments	Dexy's Midnight Runners
Something About You	Anthony David	The Red Clay Chronicles	Level 42

46 minutes |

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Coverville 323: Cover to Cover Interview: Jimmy Guterman

Jimmy Guterman is the producer of the new tribute to the 1980 Clash album Sandinista, appropriately titled The Sandinista! Project. Here's what's on the show tonight:

Title (with link to iTunes, if available)	Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available)	Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available)	Original Artist
Hitsville U.K.	Katrina Leskanich	The Sandinista! Project	The Clash
Police On My Back	Willie Nile	The Sandinista! Project	The Clash
Junco Partner	Jon Langford and Sally Timms with Ship & Pilot	The Sandinista! Project	The Clash

28 minutes |

Here's a link to Jimmy's site, Guterman.com, where you can find his personal blog, his blog about the project, and his other activities.

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Of Trivial Pursuits...

Last night, a few friends and I participated in the City Vs. City "Geeks Who Drink", a pub-style quiz game. And while we didn't earn a cash prize, we did manage to take fourth place overall! (The site doesn't list how many teams participated, but it does show the top 20, and from which bar/city they participated.)

Here's a link to the final standings!

At some point soon, I will be acting as guest quizmaster for an all-cover music round. If you're in the Denver area, keep an eye on the site so you can come and ridicule me!

Coverville 322: The Smiths Cover Story II

Here's what's on the show tonight:

Title (with link to iTunes, if available)	Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available)	Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available)	Original Artist
Stop Me	Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather	Version	The Smiths
Ask	Blue Flame Combo	Rockabillies Go Home	The Smiths
This Charming Man	Stars	Nightsongs	The Smiths
Panic	Tricky Nixon	Ten from Ten-Manchester	The Smiths
Bigmouth Strikes Again	DJ Eric Ill & Eva O.	Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before: Tribute to the Smiths	The Smiths
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out	The Magic Numbers	Q Magazine Best of 86/06	The Smiths
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want	The Autumns	Isn't She Still ...the Pretty in Pink Soundtrack Revisited	The Smiths

45 minutes |

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Coverville 321: You Better Run, You Better Take Cover Requests

Here's what's on the show tonight:

Title (with link to iTunes, if available)	Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available)	Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available)	Original Artist
My Ride's Here	Bruce Springsteen	Enjoy Every Sandwich: The Songs of Warren Zevon	Warren Zevon
Everybody Wants To Rule The World	Patti Smith	Twelve	Tears For Fears
The End of the World	Nina Gordon	Tonight and the Rest of My Life	Julie London
Sweet Jane, With Affection	2 Nice Girls	2 Nice Girls	Lou Reed/Joan Armatrading
Down Under	Selena Cross	WoMen At Work: Sing The Hit Songs of Men At Work	Men At Work
Knock On Wood	Morningwood	Morningwood	Eddie Floyd

45 minutes |

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Coverville 320: The Video Game Cover Show II: Blinky's Revenge

Here's what's on the show tonight:

Title (with link to iTunes, if available)	Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available)	Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available)	Original Artist
Super Mario Bros. 2: SuperBuckJazz	Estradasphere	OC Remix	Super Mario Bros. 2
Pac-Man (Techno Remix)	Aphex Twin	Powerpill Pac-Man	Pac-Man
Halo 2 - Main Theme	Video Game Pianist	The Video Game Pianist Piano Collections	Halo 2
Chrono Trigger: The Brink Of Time	Guido	Chrono Trigger: The Brink of Time	Chrono Trigger
Theme: Ragtime	XOC (Jason Cox)	Super Mario World	Super Mario World
Korobeinki	Ozma	Doubble Donkey Disc	Tetris
The Legend of Zelda	The Rabbit Joint	submission	The Legend of Zelda
Bright Lights, Big City	Umphrey's Mcgee	Bottom Half	original
Bright Lights, Big City	Umphrey's McNES	MySpace	Umphrey's Mcgee

43 minutes |

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The Spinal Tap Tribute CD

I've announced it on Extra Life Radio, I've announced it in show 319, but for those of you who haven't listened yet, I'm announcing it here.

I've been wanting to do a Coverville CD for a while, and hadn't come up with a theme or subject that really jumped out at me until now: The music of Spinal Tap. They've got a memorable catalog, and could be covered by artists of any genre. "Big Bottom", "(Listen To the) Flower People", "Hell Hole", etc. work well both as parodies and as solid rock songs.

Nothing's been signed yet, but here are some of the artists who have expressed interest in the album: Richard Cheese, Jonathan Coulton, Uncle Seth, The Smithereens, American Heartbreak (featuring the Rock and Roll Geek himself, Michael Butler), David Miller, and more.

I'm even trying to get The Folksmen to do a Spinal Tap cover, and can use anyone's help who can assist in making that happen.

In the next couple weeks, I'm going to create a separate blog, which I'll use to document a "making of" for the CD. I'm going to be getting a massive education in CD production, and it'll be a good way to keep communicate those, as well as artist updates, album art, timelines and the rest. I'll keep you posted here as soon as I get a separate site going.

And if you're an artist who'd be interested in contributing a track, please contact me at coverville | at | gmail | dot | com. And if you're a fan of a band that you think would be interested, let them know about this! Fan support is the best way to get someone involved.

Coverville 319: Between You, Me, and the Dolphins

Here's what's on the show tonight:

Title (with link to iTunes, if available)	Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available)	Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available)	Original Artist
McDonald's Girl	Eclipse	For Show	Blenders
Hot In Herre	Jenny Owen Youngs	The Take Off All Your Clothes EP	Nelly
I Think I Love You	Voice of the Beehive	Honey Lingers	David Cassidy/Partridge Family cover
Hit Me With Your Best Shot	Offcutts	E What Happened Don't Lie	Pat Benatar
Stuck In The Middle With You	Susanna Hoffs	Bean: The Album	Stealer's Wheel
The Dolphins	It's A Beautiful Day	Marrying Maiden	Fred Neil

43 minutes |

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Rise of the Silver SESAC

Last night I was a guest on the uber-geek podcast Extra Life Radio. It was one of the most fun things I'd ever done on Skype, the conversation was funny, lively, and touched on topics beyond cover songs.

And I made an announcement about a future Coverville project that I haven't announced here yet. Intrigued yet?

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Coverville 318: I've Got Your Bases Covered

Here's what's on the show tonight:

Title (with link to iTunes, if available)	Artist (with link to the artists' website, if available)	Album (with link to Amazon.com, if available)	Original Artist
Centerfield	Visqueen	Play (eMusic)	John Fogerty
Your Love	Idle Sons	Coalition Entertainment	The Outfield
Take Me Out To The Ball Game	Goo Goo Dolls	Take Me Out To The Ball Game	Traditional
Talkin' Softball	Terry Cashman/Simpsons	Go Simpsonic With The Simpsons: Original Music From The Television Series	Terry Cashman
The Boys of Summer	Bree Sharp	More B.S.	Don Henley
Summer Breeze	Shaw-Blades	Influence	Seals & Crofts

27 minutes |

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Coverville a member of the P List

JourneyPod has included Coverville as one of their recommended shows. The cool thing is that there are other shows on the list that you should check out.

The P List

And the current list of shows I'm subscribed to are as follows:
Boned
Cush: Things I Say
ExtraLife Radio
GeekBrief.TV
Jawbone Radio
Five Hundy By Midgnight
MacBreak Weekly
MacMost Video Podcast
Mashup of the Week
Mostly Trivial
Music I-Quiz
My Trivia Podcast
NPR: Sunday Puzzle
NPR: Wait Wait.. Don't Tell Me
Official Disneyland Podcast
One Minute Tip
Podcast Brothers
podCast411
PodQuiz Weekly Trivia Quiz
Reel Reviews Radio
Shifted Sound
The Acapodcast
The Bitterest Pill
The Hollywood Podcast
The Instance
The Mac Observer's Mac Geek Gab
They Might Be Giants
This American Life
Tiki Bar TV
Today's Podcast
TPN: The PSP Show
Uncle Seth Blog and Podcast
What They Sang To Me

Wow. Amazing that I have time to do anything.