It doesn’t matter how well they sing, play their instruments or approximate original acts: a segment of the listening population will never allow themselves to enjoy tribute bands. And that’s fine.

“This is my first show on planet Marsville,” yelled Girl Talk, setting the tone for the freewheeling series of mash-ups he was about to perform. Even a stiff-ass bouncer took out his camera phone to ...

Crave's Eric Mack sat down for a chat with Glen Phillips, lead singer of Toad the Wet Sprocket, about the band's geek pedigree and Kickstarting a new album after 16 years. Eric Mack has been a CNET ...