Here we are with another playlist, and it's time to tap into the seemingly bottomless well of interesting and unusual cover versions. Ten more tunes - you might be familiar with some of these versions, but I'm guessing in a few cases, you may not even be aware of the original. 1. Weezer: Africa Photo: NHL While Africa may be considered by many to be a soft rock 'classic', few would have thought it coverable material for cool indie hipsters, Weezer, some 35 years later. Steve

Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon: Sunday 17 May 2026 This was an interesting proposition; an acoustic show in a tiny venue I had never been to before, just ahead of my birthday, and a matinee show to boot - how could I refuse that temptation! To make things more intriguing, I last saw Chris Stamey play, with his old dB's songwriting sidekick, Peter Holsapple, way back in 1991. I only really knew the album they were touring behind at that time (Mavericks) - and to be fair, I have o