Cure at the San Miguel Primavera Sound 2012

This is a pretty good show, the Cure at the San Miguel Primavera Sound 2012 on youtube. An entire 1 hour show courtesy of user dus13th.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwrZUcGdtJg

Radiohead covers Joy Division/New Order

In 2007 , Radiohead attempts to do a cover of Ceremony.

Flesh for Lulu's I Go Crazy

The theme song for John Hughe's 1987 movie, Some Kind of Wonderful.

These dudes came off as a wannabee Jesus & Mary Chain and Billy Idol to me. The song had some popularity due to the association to the film. I never heard from them since.

Rubix Kube w/ Toney Hadley's True

How cool is it to have Toney Hadley show up and join you for a cover song? Well, that was the case with Rubix Kube. Spandau Ballet's front man, Toney Hadley gives these a guys a hand.

I'll be having some more Spandau Ballet post in the near future. Who doesn't like "True?" It was my junior high school dance song.

Perfect as Cats (Cure Tribute Album)

I'll admit I have a liking for cover songs and tribute albums. Some people think they are sacrilegious but I don't care. There can be some good interpretation of old classics.

Perfect as Cats is one of the many Cure Tribute collections out there. Apparently, this one is Robert Smith approved.

There are some gems and there are some turkeys. Overall, it has a good collection of pre-"Head on the Door" tracks. Caterpillar, Jumping Someone Else's Train, Funeral Party,Grinding Halt.

I like some of the female vocal takes such as Khaki King doing a "Close to Me."

Links:
iTunes
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Bauhaus "Ziggy Stardust"

Bauhaus does a cover of Bowie's Ziggy Stardust.

If my memory serves me,  Peter Murphy and gang were pivotal in launching the whole "Goth" movement in 1978.

Smashing Pumpkins covers Joy Division

Smashing Pumpkins does a live cover of Joy Division's Transmission