if there already is a thread about this, i can't find it. here's what i got so far

yff - my boyfriend's in killdozer
sept. 69 - steve malkmus is a fucking snob
jeff and jack lewis - williamsburg will oldham horror
tmbg - hi we're the replacements
the ergs! - ben kweller
pavement - unseen power of the picket fence
nerf herder - van halen
california oranges - olivia
minutemen - politcal song for mj to sing
dandy warhols - cool as kim deal
replacements - alex chilton
mike watt - under the influence of meat puppets
for squirrels - the mighty kc
tullycraft - orange cake mix
swindle - fuck madonna

oh yeah and if there is an old thread for this, please please bump it for me. thank you thank you.

Dropkick Murphys - Get Up (about SLF)
fIREHOSE - Song for the Lead Singer of REM
Screeching Weasel - I Hate Led Zeppelin
Motorhead - Ramones
Mojo Nixon - Elvis Is Everywhere
House of Love - Beatles and the Stones
Meatmen - Abba, God and Me

also looking for mp3s of

ps i love you - where on earth is kevin shields

john wesley harding - when the beatles hit america

Auteurs have at least two: The Rubettes, and Johnny and The Hurricanes, both on How I learned to love the bootboys

Oh, and "If I Was A Mekon", Too Much Joy

Meatmen: One Down Three To Go (after the shooting of John Lennon)

and just to even things up...

How Can You Sleep? by John Lennon to Paul McCartney

And, there's always these lines from X's I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts...

“I hear the radio’s finally gonna play some new music / ya know, the British Invasion? / But what about the Flesh Eaters, D.O.A., Big Boys and Black Flag / Will the last American band to get played on the radio / please bring the flag?”

Edan - Rock and Roll

Fatboy Slim - Michael Jackson
P - Michael Stipe

Jonathan Richman - "Velvet Underground"
Arthur Conley - "Sweet Soul Music"

Veruca Salt - With David Bowie

Gorillaz || Clint Eastwood.

He is an artist of the screen.

"David Bowie Needs Ideas" - Bongwater
"Nick Cave Dolls" - Bongwater
"The Beatles" - Daniel Johnston
"Sweet Home Alabama" - Lynrd Skynrd (at least refrences the Neil Young song)

half the songs by Wesley Willis

American Pie?

Tommy Womack "The Replacements"
Amy Rigby "Dancing With Joey Ramone"
Sleater Kinney "I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone"
Frank Black "Ramona"
Martin Gordon "Cheap Trick"
Vic Godard "Johnny Thunders" (thanks for the intro, Konstantin)
Forgotten Rebels "Elvis Is Dead"
Veal "Judy Garland"
Leaving Trains "Bob Hope"
Dan Bern "Tiger Woods" (stretching the definition of "artist" just a tad)
The Dogs "John Rock 'n' Roll Sinclair" (ditto)
House of Love "The Beatles and the Stones"
Mojo Nixon "Don Henley Must Die"
Modern Lovers "Pablo Picasso"
Crash Kelly "Love Me Electric" (about Alice Cooper)
The Minutement "Political Song For Michael Jackson To Sing"
Reunion "Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" - this one namechecks every band in existence before 1975

There's more - I was gonna do a mix like this at one point.

Atilla The Stockbroker: Nigel Wants To Go And See Depeche Mode
The Fleshtones: The Hall Of Fame
Detention: Dead Rock & Rollers
The Rotters: Sit On My Face Stevie Nicks
Robyn Hitchcock: Listening To The Higsons

good one.

Songs: Ohia - "Steve Albini Blues"

Morrissey - "Found, Found, Found" (about Michael Stipe)

The Breeders - "I Just Wanna Get Along" (about Frank Black, methinks)

Bjork - "Headphones" (kind of about Tricky, I think)

And I guess, technically, almost every song on "Walking Wounded" is either Tracy Thorn writing about whats-his-name or him writing about her.

Oh oh... and...

The Cure - "How Beautiful You Are" is about Siouxsie Sioux apparently.

nuclear rabbit - "supermarket"
(i saw james hetfield at the supermarket)

Replacements : "Somethin' To Du"

Jason Ringenberg : "Link Wray"

The Outfield : "John Lennon"

Supersuckers : "Bad Religion"

"29 X The Pain" by The Wildhearts namechecks a gazillion bands :

here, sitting in my room, with The Replacements and Husker Du, like a rebel without a clue
and the Beatles and the Stones get to hang out with Ramones
and the Pistols shunning fame, as they sing the old refrain
as they always will again, like 29 x the pain

I see Starz, and the moon is Big and Black, well there's a full Sheer Heart Attack
a-but the cheapest trick of all is when I hear that London call
I need something and I need it fast, I need Jason Scorching past
I need to feel they feel the same, 'cos when they almost know my name it's like 29 x the pain

times the pain
29 x the pain, times the rain
29 x the pain, times the pain
times the pain, but it all ends up the same

kiss my heart, like The Damned did from the start
c'mon make me feel like me, S.L.F. or B.O.C.
give me old, give me new, lend me all you're feeling too
'cos the sounds that twist and curl, it's a brave new world

I'm up, I could not get down, well I get all my friends around
and I can be there once again, I'm gonna miss Kurt Cobain
just like 29 x the pain

LCD Soundsystem - "Daft Punk is Playing at My House"
Mojo Nixon - "Debbie Gibson is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child"

also, if we're doing painters, etc. now:
Jonathan Richman - "Vincent Van Gogh"

David Bowie--Song for Bob Dylan, Andy Warhol
Chris Knox--I Wanna Look Like Darcy Clay
Emmylou Harris--Boulder to Birmingham (about GP)

Isn't "Teenage Riot" supposed to be about J Mascis? Or something.

Speaking of Mascis: Sebadoh--The Freed Pig

Also:

The Go-Betweens--When She Sang About Angels (about Patti Smith)

They Might Be Giants, "We're The Replacements"
Warren Zevon, "Porcelain Monkey" (Elvis)
Ween, "A Tear for Eddie"

The Forgotten Rebels - "No Beatles Reunion"