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 ...

You probably know the names of all these bands, but do you know their literary origins? Some were inspired by high literature or mystic poetry, others by comic books or pulp fiction. In any case, ...

Comedians long to be rock stars, they say, and rock stars dream of being comedians. For proof, look no further than band names that found their inspiration in TV comedies. The Simpsons and The Brady ...

When we asked Trail of Dead to take over the site ahead of their new album and UK tour, we had a few ideas kicking around but what we really wanted to know is: with a band name as awesome as theirs - ...

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.

There’s a lot of pressure involved in naming a band. The name has to be distinct and memorable while also speaking to the band’s style and values. A song can be written in a day, but a band name can ...

Swing a guitar and there’s a good chance you’ll hit a band with a “look-at-me!” name incorporating some part of the human anatomy or a word you can’t say on television. But those aren’t the only ...

This list isn’t aimed at the fan with a sprawling record collection. It’s for the listener who doesn’t know any other song by The Verve besides “Bitter Sweet Symphony”. Better yet, this list is for ...

Snow Patrol was not always named Snow Patrol when they started out. The alternative rock band that was started in Scotland in 1994 by Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland, and Michael Morrison had a ...

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 ...