There have likely been countless debates over which rock band is the best, and now Billboard has chimed in with its picks.The ...

Some of the biggest names in music history started out with completely different band names that nobody remembers today.

You probably know the names of all these bands, but do you know their literary origins? Some were inspired by high literature ...

Many of your favorite bands likely didn’t start with the current name they have now. In fact, it’s quite common for groups to take on new monikers after gaining popularity or signing to record labels.

Artists of all kinds have played at the Pilot Light, a nonprofit, independent music venue celebrating 25 years in downtown Knoxville's Old City neighborhood in 2025. The Pilot Light stage has welcomed ...

Buried in this Wall Street Journal piece about how allegedly “All the Good Band Names Are Taken” is a clarification of something we’ve been wondering about for a minute: the ongoing confusion of two ...

This one’s hilarious, and you can thank literature for it. Mott The Hoople formed back in 1969, and this glam rock outfit’s name came from a book of the same name by novelist Willard Manus. Island ...

We’ve moved into winter and that means many bands and artists are taking a breather after summer and fall tours. Some seemed to go on for eras. For me, that means waiting a few months to catch some ...