Six Inches Forward, Five Inches Back
Reported by robin
Recently released from Off Records is Wig In a Box: Songs From Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Proceeds from the sale of this compilation will benefit the Harvey Milk School, a New York City public high school for gay and lesbian students. Bob Mould, Cyndi Lauper, Rufus Wainwright, Spoon, Frank Black ,and Imperial Teen are among those who cover songs from the Off-Broadway-Show-Turned-Movie. Click more for the full tracklisting.
Rufus Wainwright (The Origin of Love)
-Sleater-Kinney & Fred Schneider (Angry Inch)
-They Might Be Giants (The Long Grift)
-Frank Black (Sugar Daddy)
-Robyn Hitchcock (City of Women)
-Imperial Teen (Freaks)
-The Breeders (Wicked Little Town-Hedwig Version)
-Bob Mould (Nailed)
-Polyphonic Spree (Wig in a Box)
-John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask (Milford Lake)
-Stephen Colbert (Ladies & Gentlemen)
-Spoon (Tear Me Down)
-Yoko Ono & Yo La Tengo (Hedwig's Lament/Exquisite Corpse)
-Ben Kweller with Ben Folds & Ben Lee (Wicked Little Town-Tommy Gnosis Version)
-Cyndi Lauper & The Minus 5 (Midnight Radio)
-Jonathan Richman (Origin of Love--Reprise)