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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is there anything harder than choosing a band name? Yes, obviously, millions. But it still poses a challenge, as anyone who has ...

This 1966 pop group had their roots in Greenwich Village folk rock before making a shift to sunshine pop. They scored a Top 40 hit with “Come On Down to My Boat,” but failed to make more of a dent ...

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.

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 ...

A band name can come from anything and anywhere, even from another band. Here are just four bands and artists who took their names from existing songs and the interesting stories behind them. From ...

Many bands have gone through at least a few different names before settling on the ones that brought them fame and recognition. Whether the reasoning is legal disputes, controversy, a change of band ...

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 - ...

In morning meetings and Slack messages between the New Atlas team, sometimes a phrase is mentioned that simply begs to become a band name. Here's your chance to vote on the best of the best! Last year ...

I was watching a documentary on TV the other night and discovered that Dave Grohl’s band Foo Fighters got its name from the mysterious UFO-type aircraft produced by Germany in the last phases of World ...

Hugely popular '90s group Limp Bizkit is back — and they’re not pulling any punches. The rap-rock band, led by Fred Durst, just dropped their first new single in four years, and it comes with a ...