Rock star charitiesBy
Nancy Lichtenstein
There’s a certain rock star with a penchant for making ponderous proclamations and getting his picture taken with the Pope so often that he’s often the butt of jokes. My favorite of these jokes: I should have been a star!By
Douglas Newman
I frequently find myself lamenting how some of my favorite bands are under appreciated and bitching about how certain other bands don’t deserve the success they’re enjoying. This usually internal exercise reared its head when a colleague of mine posted the following quote to his Gmail chat: Where’d you get that name?By
Nancy Lichtenstein
Naming a band is a difficult job. You have to come up with something that’s memorable, fits on the side of a CD, and hasn’t been used by someone who came before you in the over 50 years of rock music history. To quote my favorite rock movie of all time, This is [...] A Band By Any Other NameBy
Meghan Harvey
Would it sound as sweet? Well, yes of course. The name of a band doesn’t actually affect the sound of the music, I don’t think. What it does do is affect the appeal and marketability of a band. Could some of music’s most legendary bands have ended up down a different path had they kept [...] Brothers in the BandBy
Stacey Allen
Every once and a while I think back to one of my favorite concerts, 2001’s Tour of Brotherly Love. The premise: three bands that feature brothers in the lineup. The catch: two of the three bands were notorious for their sibling in-fighting. While I’m sure the rigors of touring life can be immense, I [...] The Family BusinessBy
Douglas Newman
This week saw the release of new albums by Jakob Dylan and Teddy Thompson. Both have dads who are rock legends: Bob Dylan and Richard Thompson. Every time a famous musician’s offspring takes up the family business, I try to imagine how daunting it must be to fill those shoes. I often wonder why children [...] |
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