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Video: Idiot Wind Covers The Doors, Waterboys, Kim Wilde

Photo Credit: Sofia Stolpe

Last week, The Tallest Man on Earth took a break from recording his next LP by stepping out under his given name of Kristian Matsson to perform a pair of cover songs on Swedish game show På Spåret. Now his musical partner (and perhaps wife, considering her hyphenated last name in the introduction), Amanda Bergman, has also made an appearance on the show to promote the duo’s forthcoming soundtrack for the film Once A Year.

In keeping with the program’s usual format, Bergman — aka Idiot Wind — mined a few classic radio favorites: the Waterboys’ 1985 single “The Whole of the Moon” and the Doors’ “The End” as a medley with Kim Wilde’s 1981 chart-topper “Cambodia.”

A full-length record building on the promise of her debut EP in addition to those 7 collaborative OST cuts are still of utmost anticipation around here, but in the meantime, here’s a fine preview of the impressively vast vocal range we can expect from Bergman in the future:

Alabama Shakes Cover Led Zeppelin

Photo Credit: Autumn De Wilde

Breakout Athens, Alabama quartet Alabama Shakes may be most noted in the press for being the freshest dose of retro-soul around, but — as they’ve made an effort to point out in a first round of interviews — influences from a range of genres, namely rock, are either beneath the surface on their debut or in store for future releases. There’s no need to tiptoe around the label adjustment, however, as frontwoman Brittany Howard and Co. just kicked the door open by taking on classic-rock royalty: Performing for NPR recently, they covered Led Zeppelin’s epic “How Many More Times,” appropriately off that band’s debut.

Howard and guitarist Heath Fogg (who originally left a classic-rock cover band to join the Shakes) sink their teeth into channeling Robert Plant and Jimmy Page in their hungry heyday while drummer Steve Johnson and bassist Zac Cockrell hold down the rhythm section with steady confidence. All told, it’s an impressive take and one which bodes well for this promising group taking their sound in any direction in the years to come.

So, without further ado, check out their full set here and the Zeppelin cover above (thanks to NPR affiliate WXPN’s The Key).

Video: Ryan Adams 30 Rock Webisode

Ryan Adams, Michael McDonald, and Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover) made an odd yet rather entertaining Super Bowl-related appearance today, guest-starring as themselves on an animated short for NBC’s 30 Rock. While the clip — part of the show’s Jack Donaghy Files online series — is under just five minutes, it’s packed with plenty of music and laughs from the trio. In fact, the comedic angle recalls Late Night host Jimmy Fallon’s frequent adaptation of television theme songs a bit…

In this clip, Alec Baldwin’s character recruits our alt-country hero, the Doobie Brothers legend, and the rapper-actor to potentially replace Madonna for the Super Bowl halftime show with their respective takes on the Passions, Saved by the Bell, and Knight Rider themes. In short, they all brilliantly adapt the tunes to their personal style — Adams, in particular, proves he can make your eyes well up for any musical genre. Look out for the Cee-Lo cameo, as well, and check out the full webisode above.