Postmodern Jukebox
I really like what Postmodern Jukebox are doing. They take modern(ish) songs and cover them in a variety of older music styles from the 1920s through 1960s, which can produce some quite strikingly different results (for example they have a cover of Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" done in a cabaret/ lounge style that makes it sound approximately 1000 times more classy than the original). Sometimes they don't quite get it right for the singer they're featuring and it leads to some songs that sound a bit weird or rough (and there's some songs that I just don't like no matter what is done to them), but on the whole I've found they have more hits than misses.
I am rather annoyed that they only sell their mp3s via iTunes though, because I don't use iTunes and I want to give them money. Still, they put most/ all of their songs on YouTube and that's made for a night of entertaining music, especially when it's a song I know and enjoy the original of.
They also seem to go on tour worldwide and maybe one day I'll even get to see them live. They'll be in the UK next year and I can still get general admission tickets for some locations I have a chance of getting to, but given how precarious my health is on any given day I don't feel comfortable planning that far ahead right now. That doesn't mean I can't notify others who may be interested in having a night out and seeing them perform though. :)
I am rather annoyed that they only sell their mp3s via iTunes though, because I don't use iTunes and I want to give them money. Still, they put most/ all of their songs on YouTube and that's made for a night of entertaining music, especially when it's a song I know and enjoy the original of.
They also seem to go on tour worldwide and maybe one day I'll even get to see them live. They'll be in the UK next year and I can still get general admission tickets for some locations I have a chance of getting to, but given how precarious my health is on any given day I don't feel comfortable planning that far ahead right now. That doesn't mean I can't notify others who may be interested in having a night out and seeing them perform though. :)