New Entry: Moon Duo Unleash "Jukebox Babe" (Alan Vega Cover)

San Francisco psych rockers Moon Duo have unleashed their cover version of Alan Vegas's classic "Jukebox Babe".

The 12" 'Jukebox Babe / No Fun' (The Stooges cover), is out January 19.  Pre-order your copy here.

About the cover, the duo explained: "We worked up a version of ‘Jukebox Babe’ because our sound engineer Larry got it stuck in his head and was singing it all the time. We figured, we may as well play it if we’re going to hear it all the time."

Stream it below.

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Watch: The Vacant Lots Air "Suicide Note" (Vocals by Alan Vega) New Video

NYC/Vermont psych/rock duo The Vacant Lots (aka Jared Artaud and Brian MacFadyen) have aired the video for their latest single "Suicide Note" ft. vocals by Alan Vega.

The song is taken from their forthcoming new album 'Endless Night', set to arrive 21 April via Metropolis Records. Pre-order your copy here.

A few weeks before Vega's sudden death in 2016, Jared visited Alan’s Manhattan apartment to play the finished album, since Alan was going to write lyrics and record vocals for the album’s “Suicide Note.”  After he passed away, the band received permission to go through Vega’s vault to find a vocal track for the song. After selecting an unreleased Vega track, they played it with the instrumental version of “Suicide Note” and realized it was a perfect fit.

The video was directed by Shane McKenzie. Take a look below.

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New Entry: MGMT Unleash "Goodbye Darling" (Alan Vega Cover)

Psychedelic electronic duo MGMT have unleashed a cover of Alan Vega's 1983 Saturn Strip solo track "Goodbye Darling".

The cover is a tribute to the legendary frontman of the pioneering eleectronic proto-punk duo Suicide, who passed away this weekend at the age of 78.  

Have a listen below.

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Watch: The Vacant Lots Share New Video For "6 AM (Alan Vega Remix)"

Burlington, Vermont psych/rock duo The Vacant Lots (aka Jared Artaud and Brian MacFadyen) have shared the video for the Alan Vega remix of "6 AM".

The song is part of our current playlist and will be released as a 7'' single on March 16th. It is taken from the band's debut album 'Departure', released in June last year via Sonic Cathedral. Get the single here.

The video was directed by Stephanie Elizabeth Third , who explains: "Almost at random I began to make trippy, unsettling and dark imagery that I felt hinted at the themes of the song's lyrics: death and the chase. The footage is a mix of scenes filmed in my studio as well as found footage from old horror stock; I thought the hysteria from these snippets would add a bit of gallows humour to the piece."

Watch it below.

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