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Did you know R.L. Burnside teamed with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion in 1996 to record A Ass Pocket of Whiskey, an album of electric hill-country blues featuring raucous covers?
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Did you know R.L. Burnside teamed with the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion in 1996 to record A Ass Pocket of Whiskey, an album of electric hill-country blues featuring raucous covers?
Did you know Disturbed's 2005 metal cover of Genesis' "Land of Confusion" reintroduced the song's political satire to younger listeners and charted internationally, helping normalize metal bands reworking '80s hits?
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Did you know Disturbed's 2005 metal cover of Genesis' "Land of Confusion" reintroduced the song's political satire to younger listeners and charted internationally, helping normalize metal bands reworking '80s hits?
Did you know the Spice Girls co-wrote their debut single 'Wannabe' with producers Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe?
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Did you know the Spice Girls co-wrote their debut single 'Wannabe' with producers Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe?
Did you know Prince's 1984 hit 'When Doves Cry' had no bass line, a bold production choice that foregrounded the Linn LM-1 drum machine and guitar, reshaping pop production aesthetics?
November 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Did you know Prince's 1984 hit 'When Doves Cry' had no bass line, a bold production choice that foregrounded the Linn LM-1 drum machine and guitar, reshaping pop production aesthetics?
Did you know Punk Goes Pop Vol. 5, released by Fearless Records in 2012, helped mainstream the 2010s trend of punk/emo bands covering pop hits and widened crossover exposure between pop artists and alternative audiences?
November 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Did you know Punk Goes Pop Vol. 5, released by Fearless Records in 2012, helped mainstream the 2010s trend of punk/emo bands covering pop hits and widened crossover exposure between pop artists and alternative audiences?
Did you know Nirvana invited cellist Lori Goldston to play on their 1993 MTV Unplugged set, her cello parts reshaping songs like 'About a Girl' and 'All Apologies'?
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Did you know Nirvana invited cellist Lori Goldston to play on their 1993 MTV Unplugged set, her cello parts reshaping songs like 'About a Girl' and 'All Apologies'?
Did you know no true hip-hop covers existed in the 1960s and only emerged in the late 1970s; Sugarhill Gang's 1979 "Rapper's Delight" replayed Chic's "Good Times" bassline, an early cross-genre collaboration that helped popularize recorded rap?
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Did you know no true hip-hop covers existed in the 1960s and only emerged in the late 1970s; Sugarhill Gang's 1979 "Rapper's Delight" replayed Chic's "Good Times" bassline, an early cross-genre collaboration that helped popularize recorded rap?
Did you know Jon Batiste's title track "We Are" (2021) helped bring jazz-infused messages of unity and social justice to mainstream audiences when the album won the 2022 Grammy Album of the Year?
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Did you know Jon Batiste's title track "We Are" (2021) helped bring jazz-infused messages of unity and social justice to mainstream audiences when the album won the 2022 Grammy Album of the Year?
Did you know Duran Duran collaborated with producer Nile Rodgers on their 1986 album Notorious, which added funk and dance influences to the band's pop sound?
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Did you know Duran Duran collaborated with producer Nile Rodgers on their 1986 album Notorious, which added funk and dance influences to the band's pop sound?
Did you know Noel Gallagher sang and co-wrote The Chemical Brothers' 1996 single "Setting Sun", which reached UK No.1 and fused Britpop songwriting with electronic/big-beat production?
November 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Did you know Noel Gallagher sang and co-wrote The Chemical Brothers' 1996 single "Setting Sun", which reached UK No.1 and fused Britpop songwriting with electronic/big-beat production?
Did you know Patti Smith's 1975 punk cover of Them's "Gloria" (1964) on Horses featured her collaborator Lenny Kaye on guitar — Kaye had compiled the Nuggets garage‑rock anthology that helped inspire punk?
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Did you know Patti Smith's 1975 punk cover of Them's "Gloria" (1964) on Horses featured her collaborator Lenny Kaye on guitar — Kaye had compiled the Nuggets garage‑rock anthology that helped inspire punk?
Did you know Forever Country, a 2016 mashup cover celebrating 50 years of the CMAs, combined three classic songs and featured 30 country artists including Dolly Parton, Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood?
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Did you know Forever Country, a 2016 mashup cover celebrating 50 years of the CMAs, combined three classic songs and featured 30 country artists including Dolly Parton, Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood?
Did you know: do you mean a 1990s cover in the dance/electronic genre, or any live cover from the 1990s that featured dance choreography?
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Did you know: do you mean a 1990s cover in the dance/electronic genre, or any live cover from the 1990s that featured dance choreography?
Did you know US3's 1993 single "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" sampled Herbie Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island" and became a mainstream hit that helped reintroduce jazz grooves to 1990s pop and hip-hop audiences?
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Did you know US3's 1993 single "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" sampled Herbie Hancock's "Cantaloupe Island" and became a mainstream hit that helped reintroduce jazz grooves to 1990s pop and hip-hop audiences?
Did you know the 1993 Judgment Night soundtrack paired rock/metal bands with hip-hop artists; "Just Another Victim" was a collaboration between metal band Helmet and hip-hop group House of Pain.
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Did you know the 1993 Judgment Night soundtrack paired rock/metal bands with hip-hop artists; "Just Another Victim" was a collaboration between metal band Helmet and hip-hop group House of Pain.
Did you know Tedeschi Trucks Band, formed in 2010, expanded contemporary blues by combining a large soul-jazz horn section and extended improvisational jams, bringing big-band arrangements to modern blues-rock tours and recordings?
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Did you know Tedeschi Trucks Band, formed in 2010, expanded contemporary blues by combining a large soul-jazz horn section and extended improvisational jams, bringing big-band arrangements to modern blues-rock tours and recordings?
Did you know The Postal Service — formed by singer-songwriter Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello — assembled their 2003 album Give Up by exchanging demos on burned CDs through the mail?
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Did you know The Postal Service — formed by singer-songwriter Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello — assembled their 2003 album Give Up by exchanging demos on burned CDs through the mail?
Did you know Jack White's 2014 album Lazaretto set the record for the biggest single-week vinyl sales since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking in 1991, highlighting the 2010s vinyl revival?
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Did you know Jack White's 2014 album Lazaretto set the record for the biggest single-week vinyl sales since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking in 1991, highlighting the 2010s vinyl revival?
Did you know U2 first teamed with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois on 1984's The Unforgettable Fire, a collaboration that introduced ambient textures that reshaped their sound and led to their 1987 album The Joshua Tree?
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Did you know U2 first teamed with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois on 1984's The Unforgettable Fire, a collaboration that introduced ambient textures that reshaped their sound and led to their 1987 album The Joshua Tree?
Did you know Run-DMC's 1986 rap cover of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" helped revive Aerosmith's career and opened MTV and mainstream rock radio to hip-hop, becoming a landmark in bringing rap to mainstream audiences?
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Did you know Run-DMC's 1986 rap cover of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" helped revive Aerosmith's career and opened MTV and mainstream rock radio to hip-hop, becoming a landmark in bringing rap to mainstream audiences?
Did you know Bob Dylan was heckled as "Judas" at his May 17, 1966 Manchester concert, replied "I don't believe you... you're a liar" and told his band to "play it fucking loud" before launching into "Like a Rolling Stone"?
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Did you know Bob Dylan was heckled as "Judas" at his May 17, 1966 Manchester concert, replied "I don't believe you... you're a liar" and told his band to "play it fucking loud" before launching into "Like a Rolling Stone"?
Did you know 'exile' from Taylor Swift's 2020 album Folklore features Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, who added his own vocal arrangement and verse, making it a cross-genre, remote pandemic collaboration.
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Did you know 'exile' from Taylor Swift's 2020 album Folklore features Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, who added his own vocal arrangement and verse, making it a cross-genre, remote pandemic collaboration.
Did you know Dire Straits' 1984 live album Alchemy was recorded on their 1983-84 Love Over Gold tour and showcases Mark Knopfler's extended guitar solos and live arrangements?
November 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Did you know Dire Straits' 1984 live album Alchemy was recorded on their 1983-84 Love Over Gold tour and showcases Mark Knopfler's extended guitar solos and live arrangements?
Did you know Måneskin's rock cover of Beggin' went viral in 2021–22, turning a 1967 Four Seasons song into a global hit and propelling the Italian band to rare mainstream chart success for rock in the streaming era?
November 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Did you know Måneskin's rock cover of Beggin' went viral in 2021–22, turning a 1967 Four Seasons song into a global hit and propelling the Italian band to rare mainstream chart success for rock in the streaming era?
Did you know Pantera's 1992 song "Walk" helped define groove metal by slowing thrash into heavy, syncopated, palm‑muted riffs that emphasized rhythmic groove over speed?
November 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Did you know Pantera's 1992 song "Walk" helped define groove metal by slowing thrash into heavy, syncopated, palm‑muted riffs that emphasized rhythmic groove over speed?