[Watch] Jimmy Fallon and The Roots Pay Tribute to MCA, Coldplay Covers "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)"

Following the devastating passing of Beastie Boys member Adam "MCA" Yauch last Friday, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots paid tribute on Friday's episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. After giving a brief statement, Fallon delivered a video montage honoring MCA, which gave footage from the Beastie Boys 2009 appearance on the show. Afterwards, The Roots performed covers of "Sure Shot," "Remote Control," and "Sabotage" throughout the show. After the jump, you can stream the entirety of Friday's episode (Fallon’s montage is at the 11:40, and The Roots’ cover of “Sure Shot” can be seen at the 4:15. The other covers performed by The Roots can be seen before and after each break) as well as the 2009 appearance of the Beastie Boys on the show.

Another tribute paid to the passing of MCA comes from Coldplay, who performed a cover of "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)" during their Friday night performance at the Hollywood Bowl. Watch the acoustic, piano-led cover after the jump.

The Beastie Boys' 2009 Appearance on Fallon:

Coldplay's Cover of "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!)":

[Download] Fossil Collective - "The Power of Love" (Frankie Goes To Hollywood Cover)

We introduced you to Fossil Collective not too long ago with their beautiful track "Let It Go" which came packaged nicely with a great looking video. Today they've offered up a take on one of their favourite (old) songs for free download. It's a cover of Frankie Goes To Hollywood's "The Power of Love" and it's a doozie. It's a great cover and is perfect for soundtracking a lazy Saturday afternoon. Enjoy your weekend guys and always remember the power of love!

[Listen] Santigold - "Proud Mary" (Creedence Clearwater Revival Cover)

We're still digesting the new album from Santigold, Master of My Make-Believe, but she's been plugging away here in the UK and recently she stopped by Radio One and Zane Lowe to put in a live session. During her session she covered Creedance Clearwater Rivival's "Proud Mary" and the results can be heard below via The NJ Underground. 

[Watch and Listen] YACHT Cover Brigitte Fontaine's "Le Goudron," Announce Tour Dates

In anticipation for their just announced European and U.S. tour dates, Portland duo YACHT have unveiled a cover of Brigitte Fontaine's 1969 song "Le Goudron." The accompanying video for the cover is available to watch above, while the audio itself is available to download or stream below.

As for the band's tour dates, they've announced that on April 26th they will kick off a European tour, which will take them all the way to May 19th. From there, the band will be back in North America to tour through till mid-June, including two festival appearances in August at Outside Lands and North Coast Music Festival. Take a look at their full tour itinerary after the jump.

SHANGRI-LA TOUR 2012: PT.2 EUROPE

 04-26 Nantes, FR – Pôle Etudiant

 04-27 Tours, FR – Le Temps Machine

 04-28 Paris, FR – KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD @ Gaîté Lyrique

 04-30 Heidelberg, DE – Halle01

 05-01 Frankfurt, DE – Zoom

 05-02 St. Gallen, CH – Palace

 05-03 Dublin, IE – Workmansclub

 05-05 Belfast, UK – Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival

 05-06 Bristol, UK – Simple Things Festival

 05-08 London, UK – XOYO

 05-11 Brighton, UK – The Great Escape @ Digital

 05-13 Norwich, UK – Norwich & Norfolk Festival

 05-14 Amsterdam, NL – Paradiso

 05-15 Brussels, BE – Les Nuits De Botanique Festival

 05-16 Lyon, FR – Nuits Sonores Festival

 05-17 Barcelona, ES – Music Hall

 05-18 Madrid, ES – Charada

 05-19 Guimaraes, PT – Vila Flor

SHANGRI-LA TOUR 2012: PT.3 SOUTHERN U.S.A.

 05-24 San Diego, CA – The Loft @ UCSD

 05-25 Tucson, AZ – Plush

 05-26 El Paso, TX – Neon Desert Music Festival

 05-28 New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks

 05-30 Gainesville, FL – Double Down Live

 05-31 Orlando, FL – The Plaza Live

 06-01 Tampa, FL – Crowbar

 06-02 Miami, FL – Bardot

 06-04 Atlanta, GA – The Earl

 06-05 Nashville, TN – 12th & Porter

 06-06 Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone Cafe

 06-07 Dallas, TX – Club Dada

 06-08 Austin, TX – The Mohawk

 06-09 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s

 06-11 Norman, OK – Opolis

 06-13 Santa Fe, NM – Sol

 06-14 Phoenix, AZ – The Crescent Ballroom

 06-15 Pomona, CA – The Glass House

 08-10 – 08-12 San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands

 08-31 – 09-02 Chicago, IL – North Coast Music Festival

[Listen] Pulled Apart by Horses - "Blue Jeans" (Lana Del Rey Cover) (in Radio One's Live Lounge)

By now you know that we have more than a small soft spot for the Leeds noisemakers know as Pulled Apart By Horses. Today they were the guests on Fearne Cotton's BBC Radio One show and they were there to have a chat along with play some tunes in the Live Lounge. First up they played their single "Wolf Hand" but you know why we're here and why they were there, a cover. The band put in a cover of Lana Del Rey's "Blue Jeans" putting their own mark on it leaving the final product almost unrecognisable upon first listen. Seriously, these guys just know how to have fun and they do it oh so well. Check it out below and head over to the official BBC website for more info.

Their latest album Tough Love is out now so go pick up a copy.

[Watch] Bon Iver Covers The Band's "Ophelia"

Last week, The Band's famed multi-instrumentalist Levon Helm passed away, and since then numerous musicians from across the board, including The Black Keys, have since paid tribute following his passing. Included in that is Bon Iver, who, during a show in San Francisco, covered The Band's "Ophelia," which you can watch above via Hidden Tracks.

[Listen] Mastodon - "A Spoonful Weighs a Ton" (Flaming Lips Cover)

Last week we got to preview the awesome sounding release from Feist and Mastodon that they put out for Record Store Day. Speaking of, we hope you had an awesome day on Saturday and managed to get everything you wanted! As well as that release with Feist, Mastodon offered up a cover of The Flaming Lips' 1999 track "A Spoonful Weighs A Ton". Of course as with most things on tumblr that have a fan base, Mastodon have a Fuck Yeah site who, following RSD, posted up the track which can now be streamed below. We'll be throwing up more RSD releases throughout the morning so be prepared for some more awesome coming your way.

[Listen] Japandroids - "Jack The Ripper" (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Cover)

We loved Japandroids new single "The House That Heaven Built" that we put it on our latest Some Kind of Mixtape. It's a corker! Today though, Stereogum points to the B-Side of that track which is actually them covering Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ 1992 single "Jack The Ripper". It's pretty tasty too. I for one cannot wait for Celebration Rock which drops  on the 5th of June via Polyvinyl.