A bill would make sure that you're really seeing the Drifters.

Sen. David Weinstein said he filed the Truth in Music Advertising Act after he was contacted by a former member of Sha Na Na.

Jon "Bowzer" Bauman is leading a national crusade to prevent concert promoters from advertising a performance by a classic band that does not have any of the remaining original members. They could still perform, but only as a "tribute" band.

In recent years, bands have performed as the Drifters, the Coasters and the Supremes.

Weinstein, 72, who grew up listening to beach music, said that thinks North Carolina should join the 20 other states that have passed similar legislation, though the problem doesn't affect him much personally.

"At my age, most of the people I listened to are dead," he said.

The taxman is coming for iTunes and ringtones.

The legislature's joint Revenue Laws committee approved a bill Tuesday morning that would tax ringtones, music downloads, software and other material delivered electronically, Mark Johnson reports.

The bill is intended to equally tax the electronic version of products that are taxed when sold in a tangible form, such as a compact disc.

Brooks Raiford, president of the N.C. Technology Association, cautioned against singling out the tech sector for new taxes during a downturn.

Raiford, whose group represents primarily high-tech businesses, emphasized that digital products avoid packaging and other byproducts that affect the environment.