Hilarious New York Times Magazine article about tribute bands.
I am the first reporter who has ever done a story on Paradise City. This is less a commentary on Paradise City — named after one of Guns N' Roses' biggest hits — and more a commentary on the phenomenon of tribute bands, arguably the most universally maligned sector of rock 'n' roll. These are bands mired in obscurity and engaged in a bizarre zero-sum game: if a tribute band were to succeed completely, its members would essentially cease to exist. Their goal is not to be somebody; their goal is to be somebody else.
