A couple 50th birthday sets of music for Nina Persson of The Cardigans and A Camp, and a tribute to Greg Kihn! (55 minutes) Download Episode (AAC) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy Lovefool Lisa Mitchell 3:15 When They Play That Song - EP Cardigans 6 iTunes Amazon Us And Them A Camp 6:56 Covers EP Pink Floyd 8…

For what would have been the birthdays of guitarists Ed King and Steve Gaines on Saturday (they both would have been 75!), a Lynyrd Skynyrd Cover Story! (55 minutes) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy What’s Your Name Theory of a Deadman 3:31 Gasoline (Special Edition) Lynyrd Skynyrd 3 iTunes Saturday Night Spe…

For what would have been the birthdays of guitarists Ed King and Steve Gaines on Saturday (they both would have been 75!), a Lynyrd Skynyrd Cover Story! (55 minutes) Download Episode (AAC) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy What’s Your Name Theory of a Deadman 3:31 Gasoline (Special Edition) Lynyrd Skynyrd 3 iT…

This weekend Saudi Arabia presents Riyadh Season Noche UFC 306: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili at The Sphere in Las Vegas to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. Yes, it's a mouthful. We preview the card in the first half of the show, including the UFC Bantamweight Championship fight between Sean O'Malley and Merab Dvalishvili, and the UFC Women's Flyweig…

For Pink and Jack Black’s 45th and 55th birthdays! A Black/Pink Cover story! (66 minutes) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy Blow Me (One Last Kiss) [feat. Caitlin Hart] Jake Coco 4:15 Under the Covers, Vol. 4 Pink iTunes Just Like a Pill Lena Hall 3:02 Obsessed: P!nk - EP Pink iTunes Who Knew Shannon & Keast 3…

For Pink and Jack Black’s 45th and 55th birthdays! A Black/Pink Cover story! (66 minutes) Download Episode (AAC) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy Blow Me (One Last Kiss) [feat. Caitlin Hart] Jake Coco 4:15 Under the Covers, Vol. 4 Pink iTunes Just Like a Pill Lena Hall 3:02 Obsessed: P!nk - EP Pink iTunes Who…

The UFC returns September 7th with UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady, as rising Welterweight Sean Brady looks for the biggest win of his career over former title challenger Gilbert Burns. We preview the card in the first half of this week's episode. Then in the second half of the show we run down the week in MMA news. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:…

A couple 50th birthday sets of music for Nina Persson of The Cardigans and A Camp, and a tribute to Greg Kihn! (55 minutes) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy Lovefool Lisa Mitchell 3:15 When They Play That Song - EP Cardigans 6 iTunes Amazon Us And Them A Camp 6:56 Covers EP Pink Floyd 8 iTunes My Favourite Ga…

This week Dave and Greg recap the results of UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho, including a huge win for Caio Borralho over the highly ranked former title contender Jared Cannonier. Then in the second half of the show we run down the week in MMA news. Catch us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm on CFMU 93.3 FM, and online at http://www.thehammermma.com, …

For his 70th birthday, and for my 1500th show, it’s time to do another tribute to one of my favorite artists, Elvis Costello! (65 minutes) Download Episode (AAC) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy Alison Lemon Disco 2:20 In Good Time - Single Elvis Costello 8 iTunes Pump It Up The Rubinoos 2:58 Crimes Against M…

For his 70th birthday, and for my 1500th show, it’s time to do another tribute to one of my favorite artists, Elvis Costello! (65 minutes) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy Alison Lemon Disco 2:20 In Good Time - Single Elvis Costello 8 iTunes Pump It Up The Rubinoos 2:58 Crimes Against Music Elvis Costello 6 i…

An artist whose music I’ve been wanting to get more familiar with – and what better way than to listen to her originals and the covers she inspired! Plus, she’s turning 30 this week. (52 minutes) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy Motion Sickness (feat. Alex Pfender) Stories 4:12 Vol. 11 Phoebe Bridgers Amazon …

An artist whose music I’ve been wanting to get more familiar with – and what better way than to listen to her originals and the covers she inspired! Plus, she’s turning 30 this week. (52 minutes) Download Episode (AAC) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy Motion Sickness (feat. Alex Pfender) Stories 4:12 Vol. 11 …

They took the long road getting there, but this weekend at UFC 305 we get the highly anticipated UFC Middleweight Championship fight between Dricus du Plessis and Israel Adesanya. We preview the card in the first half of this week's show. Then we run down the week in MMA news, the upcoming PFL 10 and the results of UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivak 2,…

For Adam Duritz’ 60th birthday, a few sets of Counting Crows covers! (59 minutes) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy Accidentally In Love TANDM 2:50 Accidentally In Love - Single Counting Crows 3 iTunes Rain King State Drugs 3:53 Live. Laugh. Love. Counting Crows 4 iTunes Mr. Jones (feat. Ben Mazué) Waxx 4:24 É…

For Adam Duritz’ 60th birthday, a few sets of Counting Crows covers! (59 minutes) Download Episode (AAC) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy Accidentally In Love TANDM 2:50 Accidentally In Love - Single Counting Crows 3 iTunes Rain King State Drugs 3:53 Live. Laugh. Love. Counting Crows 4 iTunes Mr. Jones (feat.…

The UFC Apex Center in Las Vegas really puts the term "Apex" to the test this weekend, hosting the UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivak 2 fight card. We reluctantly preview that event in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we discuss the rest of the week in MMA including the announced UFC 306 card, the return of PFL, a…

For Rick Davies’ 80th birthday, a collection of Supertramp Covers! (46 minutes) For a free download of the Coverville Supertramp tribute, click here Download Episode (AAC) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy The Logical Song The Holophonics 3:04 Maskarades. Vol. 15 Supertramp 10 iTunes Take The Long Way Home Sun…

For Rick Davies’ 80th birthday, a collection of Supertramp Covers! (46 minutes) For a free download of the Coverville Supertramp tribute, click here Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy The Logical Song The Holophonics 3:04 Maskarades. Vol. 15 Supertramp 10 iTunes Take The Long Way Home Sunshiners 4:32 Sunshiners…

In the first half this week's episode we run down the results of UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 including UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad, another dominant performance from Tom Aspinall, and Paddy Pimblett's best win yet. Plus, Muhammad Mokaev won so many fights in a row that he's not welcome anymore in the UFC. Then in the second half of…

UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 is coming up this weekend from Manchester, England. We preview the UFC Welterweight Championship main event, the UFC Interim Heavyweight title fight between Tom Aspinall and Curtis Blaydes, the return of Paddy Pimblett, and the rest of the card in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the sho…

Responsible for so much of the great music we heard in the 80s, 90s and more recent, Trevor Horn is turning 75, and is so so worthy of another Cover Story. So let’s hear some more covers of and by Trevor Horn! (74 minutes) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy Video Killed the Radio Star (Bonus Track) Len 2:46 The…

Responsible for so much of the great music we heard in the 80s, 90s and more recent, Trevor Horn is turning 75, and is so so worthy of another Cover Story. So let’s hear some more covers of and by Trevor Horn! (74 minutes) Download Episode (AAC) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy Video Killed the Radio Star (Bo…

Top five UFC Women's Strawweights headline this weekend as recent title contender Amanda Lemos tries to turn away former Invicta champion Virna Jandiroba. We preview that card in the first half of this week's show, and try not to complain too much about it. Then in the second half of the show we briefly discuss a new development in the UFC anti-tru…

65th birthdays for Marc Cohn and Jim Kerr of Simple Minds mean cover stories for both of them! Let’s hear it! (62 minutes) Download Episode (AAC) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy Walking in Memphis Pete Lincoln 4:03 Under Cover, Vol. 1 Marc Cohn 4 Amazon The Letter Marc Cohn 2:42 Listening Booth: 1970 Box Top…

65th birthdays for Marc Cohn and Jim Kerr of Simple Minds mean cover stories for both of them! Let’s hear it! (62 minutes) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy Walking in Memphis Pete Lincoln 4:03 Under Cover, Vol. 1 Marc Cohn 4 Amazon The Letter Marc Cohn 2:42 Listening Booth: 1970 Box Tops 4 iTunes Amazon Ghost…

This weekend's UFC card nearly all fell apart and they have turned lemons into, well maybe not lemonade, but at the very least some overpriced lemon water, by putting some decent fights together on short notice. We preview that new UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez card in the first half of this week's episode. Then in the second half of the show w…

For Ray Davies’ 80th birthday, a (late) cake filled with amazing Kinks covers! Download Episode (AAC) Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy David Watts The Jam 2:53 The Jam: Greatest Hits Kinks 3 Amazon Lola Ray Davies & Paloma Faith 4:31 See My Friends Kinks 7 iTunes Amazon Picture Book The Airport 77s 2:22 Jem R…

For Ray Davies’ 80th birthday, a (late) cake filled with amazing Kinks covers! Featuring Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy David Watts The Jam 2:53 The Jam: Greatest Hits Kinks 3 Amazon Lola Ray Davies & Paloma Faith 4:31 See My Friends Kinks 7 iTunes Amazon Picture Book The Airport 77s 2:22 Jem Records Celebrates Ray D…

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 saw Alex Pereira defend his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against Jiri Prochazka in epic fashion, topping off a fight card that was changing right to the end. We discuss all of the results in the first half of this week's show. Then in the second half of the show we run down the week in MMA news. Catch us Wedne…