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Snakefinger – “The Model”

Snakefinger consisted solely of Philip Charles Lithman (1949-1987), a frequent collaborator with The Residents, who gave him the Snakefinger alias. This cover of Kraftwerk‘s classic “The Model” is taken from his 1983 record Against the Grain.

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From KMFDM to Prince: Pig Covers Unexpected Songs on “Candy (Rewrapped)”

July 22, 2023 No Comments

Candy (Rewrapped) by PIG If you are or were into industrial music, you might already know Raymond Watts. Not only is he the main guy

The Best Gary Numan “Are “Friends” Electric?” Cover I’ve Heard to Date

July 14, 2022 No Comments

A Modern Songbook by Kaelin Bougneit Well, this cover of Gary Numan / Tubeway Army’s classic “Are “Friends” Electric?” Is most definitely the best cover

Thee More Shallows Returns With a Cover of Miley’s “Wrecking Ball”

January 4, 2021 No Comments

Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus et al, performed by TMS After a 13-year hiatus, Thee More Shallows returns with the first of 6 cover songs

The Secret History of the Vocoder

July 24, 2019 No Comments

Great short produced by The New Yorker a few years back. If you like this, check out Dave Tompkins’ 2010 book How to Wreck a

Mwahaha – “Sundown”

June 25, 2019 No Comments

Just like this blog right here…Bay Area band Mwahaha has been fairly quiet for some time. In addition to focusing on some other projects (vocalist

Background Noise, Volume 28: How & Nosm

July 28, 2014 No Comments

How & Nosm are identical twin brothers. The duo, consisting of Raoul and Davide Perre, were born in Spain, but raised near Dusseldorf, Germany, and