Cover Songs Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Why did this old German cover of Sabbath’s “Paranoid” turn into this?

Lore has it that Black Sabbath wrote and recorded their classic “Paranoid” in a blur, taking just a couple of

Please, people: If there’s snow on the hood or roof of your car, sweep it off before you head out

I am seriously starting to think 2019 is going to be the Year of Weez. By that I am of

There’s something fun and satisfying about learning to play one of your favourite songs for yourself: learning the lyrics, figuring

Hey, it’s Friday. Maybe this will work around the summer campfire.

The sign of a great song is its ability to be adapted by anyone in any style and still be

Yes, Minions. (Blame Tom for the link.)

Is the biggest K-pop band BTS? Or is it EXO? Or is it this guy and his rubber chicken? This

Of the billions of videos on YouTube, a shocking number involve people covering their favourite songs. Even now this causes

I highly disapprove of Auto Tune unless the circumstances are exceptional. This is one of those times. There’s plenty more here.

No joke. The Mouse has just released an album of metal covers in North America after testing the waters in

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver