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And the all-Ukranian Smiths EP sung in, well, Ukranian. Pete Slowolka from The Wedding Present was in this band. You haven't lived until you've heard the balalaika version of "What Difference Does It Make?"

Grant, I'm from Toledo, but the Whigs are from Cincinnati. I went to school at Miami of Ohio in the late 80s/early 90s and got caught up in that scene. The best Toledo ever came up with was Bowling Green's Big Hunk O' Cheese, though my cousin Johnny "Evil" Cappelletty was once in the cheesy...

The Elektra compilation is called "Rubyiaat," and while I'm pretty sure it's out of print, some of the covers are great (some, on the other hand, are awful). The Kronos version of Marquee Moon is really cool-- their music is much more suited to the angular sound of that piece than "Purple...

Jawbox does a killer cover of "I've Got You Under My Skin" from a 2-disc Frank Sinatra tribute called "Chairman of the Board."

Muskie, The Supersuckers incarnation to which you refer is The Junkyard Dogs, who put out a terrific (if hard to find) record called "Good Livin' Platter." Country covers of Devo's "Gates of Steel" and the Dwarves' "Drugstore" are unique and hilarious. I saw the country Supersuckers play a...

I know I'm going to hell for this, but no cover compilation can be without Chris "Corky" Burke's, er, unique rendition of "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da." Whoever suggested that Life Goes On's Corky put out a record -- it exists -- should be shot. Ten Great Covers (off the top of my head): The Pixies -...