Tribute Bands Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The dream tour of 2019 features a McDonald’s-theme Black Sabbath tribute band plus a metal band based on The Simpsons’ Ned Flanders

I am soooooo in for this. Mac Sabbath is an LA-based Black Sabbath tribute act whose members dressed up as

One day, we’ll turn on the news and hear nothing about Brexit. One day… Meanwhile, this is music news for

[This was my weekly column for Global News. – AC] Normally, the goal of the tribute band is to provide

[Current intern-in-residence Dorothy Lee has come up with another list for us. She gets an A+ for “strange.” – AC]

There was a time not that long ago that common wisdom was that women couldn’t rock. Their job was to

This was the day of the great 1994 Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles. It wasn’t the Big One, but it

Once upon a time, in the dark, dark ages of the 1970s, it was generally agreed that women could not

More proof that the Beatles are the most universally-loved band in the history of music. From The Telegraph (via Tom).

How much money is there being in a tribute band? A lot–if you do it right. From Pricenomics: When Henry

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
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 […]
Mark Silver
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 […]
Mark Silver