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 ...

Ever wonder how some of the most iconic bands came up with their names? UB40, 38 Special, The Marshall Tucker Band and Cheap ...

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 - ...

Is there anything harder than choosing a band name? Yes, obviously, millions. But it still poses a challenge, as anyone who has ever experienced this peculiar test of imagination and ingenuity will ...

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, ...

A lot of band names are quite confusing the first time you see them. Sure, a band wants to pick something unique, but the name might be so out there and weird that it's difficult to remember. Even if ...

Never made it as a wise man, but neither did the person who put together this list at Billboard of the Top 100 Artists of the 21st Century. I guess the list should really be called “Top 100 Artists of ...

According to an article by Alexis Petridis in the UK’s Guardian, Fuck is no longer shocking when used in band’s names. Well, duh. Still, reading the list of band names that no longer provide any shock ...

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 ...

Classic rock bands, especially from the 60s and 70s, tend to have pretty interesting names. What better way to stand out from the sea of other rock bands than to name yourself something like ...