[Abby’s Road] Forgivable Misgivings

So I’m back. Guess who else is back? My favorite celibate vegetarian: Stephen Patrick Morrissey.

The Smiths – and Mozzer’s voice in general – played an integral part in framing my musical taste. He’s aged incredibly well and though I prefer old images of a smooth, porcelain-faced waif with flowers in his back […]

The Decemberists + “Crazy on You” + professional recording = neat

The title says it all. Here’s a video of The Decemberists covering Heart’s “Crazy on You” in Minneapolis. I know a video of this cover has surfaced in the past, but this is, like, the real deal, mang.

But seriously. It’s great quality video, different angles, super good sound, all that jazz. The band’s […]

Today in unexpected covers: Frightened Rabbit takes on Neutral Milk Hotel

Right on the heels of The Decemberists’ excellent take on Heart’s “Crazy on You” from a few days ago, we have an episode of Off The Beaten Tracks which finds Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchinson covering Neutral Milk Hotel’s “Song Against Sex.” The song certainly isn’t the same without its near-gratuitous distortion and trumpet […]