A Hazy Shade of Winter song as "one of [Simon and Garfunkel's] best songs, and certainly one of the toughest and more rock-oriented". In 1987, the Bangles were approached to record a song for the soundtrack of the film "Less Than Zero". They chose to record a cover of "A Hazy Shade of Winter", which they had been performing live since at least as far back as March 1983. Their cover, simply titled "Hazy Shade of Winter", was a harder-edged rock song that removed most of the bridge section. The record, like the rest of the soundtrack album, was produced by Rick Rubin. After a
The Dead 60s by the Dead 60s containing fifteen of their favourite tracks from the Trojan Records vaults. Artists featured included: Horace Andy, The Upsetters, Tapper Zukie, The Reggaeites and Lloyd Robinson. In November 2007, a Dead 60s limited edition Fred Perry Harrington Jacket was launched. Designed with input from the band, the jacket was a reversed Harrington jacket available in 2 colours: Cornish Tartan and Stuart Tartan. Only 500 of each design were made. Each jacket was individually numbered and came with a Dead 60s neck label. The song "Riot Radio" is featured in the film, "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist", starring