Parody Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Introducing The Dee Gees. Wait–isn’t that actually the Foo Fighters in disco disguise?

If you dig back into The Ongoing History of New Music archives, you’ll find an episode first broadcast on April

Tenacious D‘s Kyle Gass is firmly on the side of vaccinations. This new video–his Ramones spoof–features John C. Reilly, Samantha

Trump may be out of office but his Trumpist minions remain. Mary Poppins is not impressed. (Via Boing Boing)

Just because the Trump administration is done (deal with it, MAGAs) doesn’t mean that Randy Rainbow is done with the

Does Ted Cruz have the most punchable face in America? One thing is for sure: even Republicans hate the guy.

Majorie Taylor Greene is an example of the weird people Republicans are electing to Congress. DB points us to this

After skewering Donald Trump and the GOP these last four years, Randy has turned his attention to the new Biden

It appears the only way to get attention on the political stage these days is to be even crazier than

When Donald Trump left the White House, fans of parodist Randy Rainbow were worried that he’d have trouble finding things

This past Saturday, Donald Trump called Georgia election officials and tried to strongarm them into “finding 11,780 votes” so he

Even the most resilient Paul McCartney fan cringes at Macca’s 1979 holiday track, “Wonderful Christmastime.” Toronto’s Uncle Father, a Ween-

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 […]
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The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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