Cover Me, Again...and again. 04/15/2008
 After listening to all those awesome Björk covers songs from Stereogum, I felt inclined to post my own little cover tribute to my favorite singer of all time. However, I did notice that every other music blog on planet Earth has done the same thing. I guess I'll have to pull out the Helmet cover, among other ridiculous Björk covers.  New End Original - Coldsweat (Sugarcubes Cover)from the Lukewarm Single  Ben Gibbard - Jòga (Björk Cover) from the album, READ: Interpretting Björk  Helmet - Army of Me (Björk Cover) Jonah Matranga Kills Scensters 11/07/2007
 That's right. So all you hipster shits out there better keep your skinny jeans and aviator sunglasses out of his sight or else he'll take a freakin' axe to your neck. No seriously, in Jonah Matranga's recent video for "Not About A Place or A Girl," he goes around singing what sounds like a Gin Blossoms cover and kills scenster zombies without mercy. It's a wonderful video despite the sugarcoated song. In fact, don't judge that song alone for his newest record, And. Only one other song follows that happy late nineties escapism radio rock shit; the rest of the album is as much as an emotional punch as the newest Radiohead. Actually Radiohead ripped off Jonah whether they know it or not. Jonah Matranga has been using the sliding scale price system for years and has always brought new and strange ideas to his shows and music. Although, you have to see Jonah Matranga live to really embrace what and who this man is. His shows are something so intimate and personal, that you feel as if it is only you and him in the room. Even picking up his recent live CD/DVD won't do him justice. You actually have to show up and experience the show first hand. If you are at all curious as to who or what Jonah Matranga is; go to www.jonahmatranga.com or www.myspace.com/jonahmatranga. Or you can even download the songs I posted of him performing solo, under the moniker onelinedrawing and his old band New End Original.. If you're a scenster, keep an eye out for this guy, he'll rip you limb from limb, Mwahahahaha! |