Rancid Vat - Bowiecide 7"

Another quick Sunday offering this week. This time from the great and powerful Rancid Vat. In 1994 they decided to pay tribute to Mr. David Bowie. From the liner notes:

A good friend told me that if we really wanted to show our respect for your great music that we shouldn't come within a mile of splattering one of your songs with the legendary RANCID VAT slop-brush... Well David, we didn't chicken out...

Enjoy 4 twisted versions of Bowie classics.

Crack, Baby, Crack

Peter & The Test Tube Babies - Piss Ups

Regardless of which group of test tube babies are with him, Peter has kept going for close to 40 years. This 2012 release is an entertaining collection of tunes in the key of TTB.

You're The Devil In Disguise

Killdozer - For Ladies Only

I always thought some of the best covers to come out of the punk scene came from Wisconsin's Killdozer. They always tried to choose at least one cover for each release. And in 1989 they put together this 'all covers' release, to the delight of millions (give or take). An absolute classic. Bom bom bommmm!

Naa na-na-naa, na-na-naa, na-na-naaaa

The Strap-Ons - Covered Ass

Virginia scum punk kings (and queens) released this excellent covers collection in 2005. And unfortunately that's the last release to date. Twelve interesting selections, from classic country to classic rock to classic punk.

Spend My Whole Paycheck On Some Old Wreck

Tesco Vee & White Flag - The Big White Flag Rip Off 7"

Just a quick single today, but it's a good one. White Flag, fronted by some guy named Tesco, belt out a Blue Oyster Cult deep track and a Black Flag classic.

What's The Good Hate, Potentate?

Poison Idea - Pajama Party

Let's have a Saturday Night Pajama Party! Courtesy of the great Poison Idea. The Kings of Punk also had a knack for finding great tunes to cover. They put out this collection in 1992. As expected it's heavy, in more ways than one!

Well Lawdy, Lawdy, Lawdy Miss Clawdy

ANTiSEEN - Hell

One of my favorite things was always hearing the interesting cover versions bands would come up with. So that's where we'll turn our attention this month. Because in June, we Gotcha Covered.

Even though we're turning the page on our southern fried month we are kicking June off down south. The Boys From Brutalsville always had fun choosing covers. This was originally released as a 10" EP in 1994 and included 8 great cover tunes.  Well, Steel Cage Records got hold of it in 2001 and re-released it with a whopping 24 tracks. Mostly covers, with a couple originals sprinkled throughout.

Praise The Lord, I Saw The Light