Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Ministry covering Public Image Ltd
On February 15, 1990 in St. Louis, MO, Ministry covered "Public Image" by Public Image Ltd.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Luna covering Dream Syndicate
On February 27, 1992, Luna covered "That's What You Always Say" by the Dream Syndicate.
Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Simple Minds covering "Take Me To the River"
Okay, "Take Me to the River" was original written and performed by Al Green, but I'm going to tag the Talking Heads here. Simple Minds at the Werchter, Belgium festival on 1983/07/03 covering Take Me to the River. I think "Street Hassle" by Lou Reed is mixed in there too.
The Cure cover the Kinks
On August 11, 1987 at the Ritz in NYC, the Cure covered You Really Got Me by The Kinks
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Heaven 17/BEF cover the Clash
On October 28, 2016 at the Apex in Bury, UK, Heaven 17/BEF covered Bankrobber by the Clash with Peter Hooton from the Farm on vocals.
Friday, January 27, 2017
The Selecter cover Madness
On May 8, 1980 in Minneapolis, MN, the Selecter covered "Madness" by Madness.
The Cure covering Joy Division
On December 6, 1987 at the Birmingham NEC, The Cure played snippets of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and "She's Lost Control" in an extended version of "A Forest".
Saturday, January 7, 2017
Ian McCulloch covering Joy Division/New Order
On June 30, 1990 at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, Ian McCulloch covered Ceremony by Joy Division.
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
REM covering the dB's
On October 28, 1982 at Maxwell's in Hoboken, REM covered Neverland by the dB's accompanied by Peter Holsapple. Peter would later tour and record with REM.
Monday, January 2, 2017
Television Personalities covering Modern Lovers
On September 26, 1984, the Television Personalities covered Roadrunner by the Modern Lovers in Hannover, Germany.
Luna covering the Talking Heads and Beat Happening.
On May 5, 1994 at Shank Hall in Milwaukee, Luna covered Thank You For Sending Me an Angel by the Talking Heads. They also covered Indian Summer by Beat Happening in the same set.
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Shed Seven cover the Smiths
On December 14, 2011, Shed Seven covered Panic by the Smiths in Norwich, UK.
Morrissey covering the Ramones
On September 24, 2016, Morrissey covered Judy is a Punk by the Ramones while playing in Brooklyn.
REM covering the Modern Lovers
On August 17, 1985 at Barrymore's in Ottawa, Canada, REM covered Roadrunner by the Modern Lovers.
REM covering the Sex Pistols
On August 17, 1985 at Barrymore's in Ottawa, Canada, REM covered God Save the Queen by the Sex Pistols.
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