Cover Story
A podcast dedicated to music, Cover Story comes to you from a porch by the ocean. In Seasons 1 & 2, we explore some covers songs we really dig!
Episodes
38 episodes
Conga Line Paddy Wagon
On Side A we revisit The Cardigans. We have featured The Cardigans before and their brilliant cover of Black Sabbath’s “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.” This time, the Cardigans are covering Kraftwerk – a German band known for being the innovators and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 38
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39:03
Basically Canadian...
Episode 37 is going to make you feel warm and fuzzy on the inside. On Side A we talk about one of Amanda's favorite new artists, the Canadian singer/songwriter, Charlotte Cornfield, and her cover of Lucinda William’s “Fruits of My Labor.” ...
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Season 2
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Episode 37
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39:02
Yummy, Gooey, Grilled Cheese for Sale
Today’s episode is one that Amanda has been waiting to record, perhaps, since the 7th grade which was when she first got her hands on one of her favorite cassette tapes of all time: The Pixies Doolittle. On Side A we talk about Nada Surf’s cove...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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42:31
Yesterday Felt Like a Holiday...
Episode 35 was a delight to record. Our Side A features a beautiful cover of Paul Simon’s Graceland by Justin Townes Earle - a brilliant songwriter who built his own legend but couldn’t outrun the darkness that came with it. Our Side B features...
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Season 2
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Episode 35
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41:20
Aqua Dookie
Episode 34 is vibrant: Our Side A features, Kendrick Lamar, one of the most talented and poetic hip hop MC’s of the past decade taking inspiration from one of Filler’s favorite jazz guitarists Grant Greene. Our Side B has our volume set t...
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Season 2
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Episode 34
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37:32
Cigarettes & Toast
The episode features a band that inspired us to "Get Back" in the recording studio for Cover Story! We kick off the episode talking about The Beatles cover of Buddy Holly’s “Crying, Waiting, Hoping” on our Side A. And, to further w...
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Season 2
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Episode 33
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34:32
Nature is Funny
Cover Story is back with all new episodes! We are kicking off the 2nd Season of Cover Story with a very vibrant episode: “Nature is Funny." Our Side B takes us from the gritty, early days of Punk where we zero in on Iggy Pop and The Stooge...
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Season 2
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Episode 32
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31:38
Summer of Love & Marinara
Episode 31 is super dynamic as our Side B takes us 50 years back in time to talk about Woodstock, the most important music festival of all time, and some legendary cover songs that catapulted little known artists at the time like Joe Cocker and...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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29:38
Episode 30: The Wedding Episode
Side A: very cool first dance songs - Dylan, The Proclaimers, UB40...Side B: Bonnie & Clyde - Serge Gainsbourg/Stereolab
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Episode 30
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51:37
Episode 29: Hot Rat Zapper
This episode features two very dynamic yet differnet artists. Our Side A features Frank Zappa and his live cover version of Bolero. Bolero is a one movement orchestral piece by the French composer Maurice Ravel.Our side B features a cove...
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Episode 29
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53:04
Episode 28: Cyndi & Harry
Our Side A features one of the greatest Feisty Feminist songs of all time which was originally a man's account of bedding women—until Cyndi Lauper transformed it into a rallying cry for sexual equality. That’s right - we are talking about "G...
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Episode 28
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37:28
Episode 27: Party of One?
Side A: Gang of Four/Frank OceanSide B: INXS/The Loved Ones
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Episode 27
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56:50
Episode 26: Dirty Work Martini
Side A: Yesterday - The Beatles/Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Dylan etcSide B: Do It Again - Steely Dan/Waylon Jennings
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Episode 26
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45:10
Episode 25: Speaking of Brothels...
Side A: It's My Life - Talk Talk/No DoubtSide B: La Vie en Rose - Edith Piaf/Louis Armstrong
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Episode 25
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57:49
Episode 24 It’s Very Swervy
Side A: “These Days” Jackson Browne/NicoSide B: “People are Strange” The Doors/Echo & The Bunnymen
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Episode 24
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52:51
Episode 23: First Taste of Vile
Side A: Kurt Vile/Charlie Rich "Rollin With the Flow" Side B: Bonnie Raitt/John Prine "Angel From Montgomery"
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Episode 23
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44:58
Episode 22: Velvet Hamsters
Side A: This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) Talking HeadsSide B: Crying Roy Orbison
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Episode 22
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59:24
Episode 21: Mall Flower
Side A: Otis Rush/Willie Dixon/Led Zeppelin "I Can't Quit You Baby" Side B: Tommy James & The Shondells/Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now"
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Episode 21
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45:11
Episode 20: Light in August
Sides A, B, & C: A tribute to Bob Dylan featuring cover songs by Waylon Jennings, George Harrison, and Van Morrison.
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Episode 20
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43:54
Episode 19: Juniper Buried
Side A: Depeche Mode/David Bowie "Heroes" Side B: Weezer/Toto "Africa"
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Episode 19
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49:20
Episode 18: Moonshine with a Sting
Side A: Folllow You, Follow Me - Genesis & Red House Painters
Side B: Can't Stand Losing You - The Police & Steel Pulse
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Episode 18
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32:09
Episode 17: The Edge of Seventeen
Side A: Frank Sinatra & Alberto Jobim "Bonita"
Side B: Fleetwood Mac & Smashing Pumpkins "Landslide"
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Episode 17
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40:24
Episode 16: Frenching & Drenching
On Side A, Filler takes us back to his college days in NYC where he was obsessed with Mike Patton of bands such as Faith No More & Mr. Bungle, to name a few. Filler focuses on one of Mike Patton’s band Loveage and their cover of “Sex, I’m a Man” o...
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Episode 16
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49:16