In the 1950s, the practice of an artist or band covering a song associated with another performer was commonplace as labels rushed covers into the marketplace in order to compete with the original cut on the charts to lessen its impact. This initial piratical motivation behind cover songs has faded away and replaced by differentContinue reading “Reflecting on Beck, Thurston Moore, Yanni & “Refections of Passion””
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Stephen Malkmus Series: “Senator”
In 2011, Stephen Malkmus, with his backing band the Jicks, released Mirror Traffic. The album contains an arresting cover image of three Black men, two of whom are watching something in the distance while the third is zipping and hiking up his pants. With the album’s release, Malkmus did an interview with Pitchfork breaking downContinue reading “Stephen Malkmus Series: “Senator””
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