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

Watch as our prime minister belts out “Bohemian Rhapsody” in a London hotel lobby

Yeah, the Finnish prime minister can party with the best of them, but can she sing “Bohemian Rhapsody?” Prime Minister

Back in 1977, Robert Fripp was called to Hansa Studios in Berlin to add some freaky guitar sounds to a

Props to video editor Lars Von Retriever for cutting this together using footage by the Korean People’s Army State Merited

A Pantera cover? Really? That’s the fun thing about these two: you never, ever know what they’re going to tackle.

Bold choice, Robert and Toyah. Not maybe people feel Limp Bizkit is worth a cover. Cool hat, though.

Where does Toyah Willcox get those pasties? And Robert Fripp gets all fringe-y against his will. Please enjoy this Ozzy-themed

It’s not quite as big a hit as Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill,” but Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” continues

I think that those are. I’m not sure what tortillas has to do with Lenny Kravitz–probably nothing–but maybe burritos are

Is this the first time Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox have given us some AC/DC for Sunday Lunch? If it

Yes, Slipknot. Nice mask there, Robert. And is that a…portable mixer?

The Rockin’ 1000, the Italy-born project that began by assembling a thousand people to cover the Foo Fighters, have branched

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