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Alison Brie Makes White Stripes Song Adorabe With the Help of Draco Malfoy

Emerald Catron — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:51:09 +0000

You know the good thing about Alison Brie? You can never have too much of her. Here she is onstage in Santa Monica with her band, The Girls, performing a song by the White Stripes. Pretty cool, right? Next level: with DRACO MALFOY (Tom Felton) playing guitar. That’s Alison Brie-level cool. Source: Alison Brie Makes [...]

Drunk Guy Singing 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Wins Best Viral Video of the Year — TheFW Awards 2012

Emerald Catron — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:25:43 +0000

If you were wondering what it takes to beat 'Gangnam Style' for the best viral video of 2012, it's pretty obvious the answer is lots of booze.

'Bohemian Rhapsody -- Under Arrest' managed to come out on top in this year's contest, ahead of such internet faves as 'Call Me Maybe' and 'Overly Attached Girlfriend,' for the title of best viral video of 2012. (He beat 'Gangnam Style' by 27%.) Maybe that's because Robert Wilkinson, the man behind the video, has an awesome singing voice.

Metal God Eric Calderone Rocks the 'Super Mario Bros.' Theme

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:07:44 +0000

Just when we thought America’s favorite video game, ‘Super Mario Bros.,’ couldn’t get any better — enter YouTube’s 311Erock, aka rocker Eric Calderone. In this video, Eric shows us that not all metal riffs and/or tones are used for moshing, horrorÂ movies and making parents angry.Â Getting not only the theme song down perfectly but also [...]

The Static Jacks Cover Kiss' 'I Was Made for Loving You'

Jeff Giles — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:50:30 +0000

Along with a note saying “We did this cover just for you,” New Jersey rockers the Static Jacks have posted their version of the Kiss classic ‘I Was Made for Loving You.’ While they aren’t a household name yet, the band members have been steadily building an audience since 2007, and they released their debut [...]

The Sword Covers ZZ Top's 'Cheap Sunglasses' on New Album

Jeff Giles — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 13:35:07 +0000

They don’t exactly occupy the same end of the musical spectrum, but rock legends ZZ Top and up-and-coming metal band the Sword are both from Texas — and it turns out that’s enough shared musical DNA to produce a pretty effective cover. The expanded edition of the Sword’s recently released third album, ‘Apocryphon,’ comes with [...]

Guns N' Roses and Zakk Wylde Perform AC/DC's 'Whole Lotta Rosie'

Billy Dukes — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:00:57 +0000

Axl Rose and Guns N’ Roses continue to surprise fans with unexpected additions to the set lists of their American tour. Last week in Indianapolis, Black Label Society‘s Zakk Wylde joined the band to perform a pretty heavy version of AC/DC‘s ‘Whole Lotta Rosie.’

Guns N' Roses Covering Two AC/DC Songs On Tour

Jeff Giles — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:58:22 +0000

Guns N’ Roses are on tour — and while that means fans can expect some typically unusual news from the road, it also means hours of blistering hard rock music for concertgoers who turn out to see Axl Rose and company.

In fact, fans who have been in the audience for recent dates report that shows have been going for more than three hours — and as this lengthy recent setlist can attest, Axl and his crew have been delivering a mix of newer tracks, old favorites, and covers of two classic AC/DC tracks – ‘Riff Raff’ and ‘Whole Lotta Rosie.’

Steve Perry Records Beatles Cover for Future Solo Record

Billy Dukes — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:54:17 +0000

Former Journey frontman Steve Perry is going to be recording new music soon, but it won’t be with his old bandmates. The singer says he’s working on a solo album, but it’s been a challenging process since he’s been out of the music business for so long.

The Killers, Depeche Mode and Others Cover U2′s Entire 'Achtung Baby' Album

Chris M. Junior — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:34:53 +0000

To mark the 20th anniversary of U2‘s ‘Achtung Baby,’ The Killers, Depeche Mode, The Fray and other notable artists have contributed to a start-to-finish reinterpretation of the classic album.

‘AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered,’ also featuring a remix of U2′s original version of ‘Even Better Than the Real Thing,’ will be included in Q magazine‘s 25th anniversary issue, which hits newsstands October 26.

Lady Antebellum Cover Katy Perry's 'Teenage Dream' [VIDEO]

Jeff Giles — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:37:04 +0000

If you’re going to include something called Webisode Wednesday on your site, you might as well have a little fun with it — and that’s just what Lady Antebellum have done with the latest installment of their series, offering fans their take on Katy Perry’s hit ‘Teenage Dream.’

In the clip, embedded below, the band starts off in a dressing room, tackling the song with nothing more than their voices and an acoustic guitar. From there, the action moves to the concert stage, where they perform it in front of an adoring crowd.