Comments on: Sparklehorse covers Rod Stewart and Guided By Voices

By: augusto

augusto — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:50:59 +0000

hello; here are 5 covers from argentina
http://autochocador.blogspot.com/2010/04/homenaje-espontaneo-sparklehorse-un-mes.html
a un mes de su partida, un homenaje espontaneo en 5 covers

saludos

By: Mark Linkous R.I.P. « Kensington Blues

Mark Linkous R.I.P. « Kensington Blues — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:47:30 +0000

[...] I’m reminded that he covered GBV’s ‘Smothered in Hugs,’ which you can listen to over at Chromewaves. It was [...]

By: Mr. OldWorldVulture

Mr. OldWorldVulture — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:22:00 +0000

Good Morning Spider was such a huge album for me…this is a real shame but sadly not a huge surprise. I’m glad I caught that Mod Club show as well. That was a really solid one-two punch with Sparklehore and Sykes.

By: Pete Nema

Pete Nema — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:42:18 +0000

So sad. Linkous was plagued by depression, which I think resulted in some beautiful music… music that has helped me. I’m glad I got to see him perform at The Mod Club back in 2007 (if you’re interested: http://bit.ly/bNxYBY). Thanks for the note.

By: Adam K.

Adam K. — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:20:03 +0000

RIP. One of the best out there. Alway such a shame to see a troubled artist (or anyone) fall victim to their inner demons.

Mark, you’ll be missed.