Keane Covers Queen & Dizzee Rascal On Radio 1

Enjoy their brilliant mash-up of 'Another One Bites The Dust' & 'Dance Wiv Me' below.


MP3: Keane - Spiralling

Adele Covers Sam Sparro On Radio 1

Enjoy her take on 'Black & Gold' below. Visit Adele on MySpace. MP3 at bottom.


MP3: Adele - Hometown Glory (Live)

The Kooks Cover MGMT On Aussie Radio

Yesterday, the band tackled 'Kids' for Triple J.

Grab an MP3 of the tune at Idents.

Enjoy their rendition of Coldplay's 'Violet Hill' here.

MP3: The Kooks - Always... (Live)

The Verve Records BBC Radio 1 Session

Enjoy their recent take on 'Love Is Noise' below. Verve MP3 at bottom of post.


MP3: The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #721

The Kooks - Violet Hill

A lovely take on the Viva La Vida single.

Visit The Kooks on MySpace.

MP3: The Kooks - Violet Hill [alt link]

Elbow Covers Amy Winehouse On BBC Radio 1

Listen to last week's take on 'Back To Black' below. Visit Elbow on MySpace.


MP3: Elbow - Grounds For Divorce

Foals Perform With Horn Section At Radio 1's Big Weekend

A nice twist! Enjoy 'The French Open' & 'Cassius' below. Visit Foals on MySpace.


MP3: Foals - Balloons

Duffy Covers Madonna On Radio 1

Enjoy her rendition of 'Borderline' from Big Weekend below. Visit Duffy on MySpace.


MP3: Duffy - Mercy

R.E.M. Covers Editors

Enjoy the trio's take on 'Munich' (as recorded in Radio 1's Live Lounge) below.


MP3: R.E.M. - Losing My Religion

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #322

!!! - Dear Can (Live On BBC Radio 1)

This track dates back to the John Pugh era.

(He sings lead vocals on the tune)

Since his departure, he's started Free Blood.

Watch their performance at ATJ's Summer Fest here.

Old-school !!! photo courtesy of The Village Voice.

MP3: !!! - Dear Can (Live On BBC Radio 1) [alt link]

The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #257

Editors - Acceptable In The 80s

Yes, the Calvin Harris track.

Recorded live on Radio 1.

This is beyond brilliant. Bravo, Editors!

Watch a Calvin Harris PSA here.

MP3: Editors - Acceptable In The 80s [alt link]

Editors Cover Calvin Harris For Radio 1

Hear the quartet's take on 'Acceptable In The 80s' in its entirety below. New Yorkers, keep in mind that Editors perform at Webster Hall this Friday with Ra Ra Riot, while Calvin Harris will appear at Mercury Lounge, a week from today - Wednesday, September 12th.

MP3: Calvin Harris - Acceptable In The 80s

Bat For Lashes Teams Up With Maps & Fionn Regan

The Mercury Prize nominees recently joined forces for BBC Radio 1 to cover Primal Scream's 1992 track, 'Higher Than The Sun'. Catch the collaboration in the video below.

MP3: Bat For Lashes - Sad Eyes

Radio 1 Celebrates 40 Years With 40 Covers

The BBC compilation will be put to record and released by the end of the year; below you can find the complete track listing, which features The Fratellis, The Gossip & The Kooks amongst countless others. Read more about the project here.

1967 – Flowers In The Rain (The Move) covered by Kaiser Chiefs
1968 – All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix Experience) covered by The Fratellis
1969 – Cupid (Johnny Nash) covered by Amy Winehouse
1970 – Lola (The Kinks) covered by Robbie Williams
1971 – Your Song (Elton John) covered by The Streets
1972 – Betcha By Golly Wow (The Stylistics) covered by Sugababes
1973 – You’re So Vain (Carly Simon) covered by The Feeling
1974 – Band On The Run (Wings) covered by Foo Fighters
1975 – Love Is The Drug (Roxy Music) covered by Kylie
1976 – Let’s Stick Together (Bryan Ferry) covered by KT Tunstall
1977 – Sound & Vision (David Bowie) covered by Franz Ferdinand
1978 – Teenage Kicks (The Undertones) covered by The Raconteurs
1979 – Can’t Stand Losing You (The Police) covered by Mika
1980 – Too Much Too Young (The Specials) covered by Kasabian
1981 – Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie) covered by Keane
1982 – Town Called Malice (The Jam) covered by McFly
1983 – Come Back And Stay (Paul Young) covered by James Morrison
1984 – Careless Whisper (George Michael) covered by The Gossip
1985 – The Power Of Love (Huey Lewis & The News) covered by Pigeon Detectives
1986 – Don’t Get Me Wrong (The Pretenders) covered by Lily Allen
1987 – You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate) covered by Stereophonics
1988 – Fast Car (Tracy Chapman) covered by Mutya Buena
1989 – Lullaby (The Cure) covered by Editors
1990 – Englishman In New York (Sting) covered by Razorlight
1991 – Crazy For You (Madonna) covered by Groove Armada
1992 – It Must Be Love (Madness) covered by Paolo Nutini
1993 – All That She Wants (Ace Of Base) covered by The Kooks
1994 – You’re All I Need To Get By (Mary J Blige) covered by Mark Ronson
1995 – Stillness In Time (Jamiroquai) covered by Calvin Harris
1996 – No Diggity (Blackstreet) covered by Klaxons
1997 – Love Fool (The Cardigans) covered by Just Jack
1998 – Ray Of Light (Madonna) covered by Natasha Bedingfield
1999 – Drinking In LA (Bran Van 3000) covered by The Twang
2000 – The Great Beyond (REM) covered by The Fray
2001 – Teenage Dirtbag (Wheatus) covered by Girls Aloud
2002 – Like I Love You (Justin Timberlake) covered by Maximo Park
2003 – Don’t Look Back Into The Sun (The Libertines) covered by The View
2004 – Toxic (Britney Spears) covered by Hard-Fi
2005 – Father & Son (Yusuf & Ronan Keating) covered by The Enemy
2006 – Steady As She Goes (The Raconteurs) covered by Corinne Bailey Rae

MP3s: Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag + The Raconteurs - Steady, As She Goes