Joe Strummer was a highly political-minded musician with a love of music from all over the world. While many of you may on...  ...hool in London. Joe developed an interest in rock music , including Little Richard, The Beach Boys and Woo...  ...he last film, he really did lit...

I know many readers may not like rap and may compl...  ...requests. If you’ve got a band you want to see tidbits about, just list them in the comments, thanks! Al...

The Killers were named after a fictional band t...  ...named after a fictional band that appears in the music video for the New Order song “Crystal.” Bra...  ...the years, the band has worked with such big-name musicians as Lou Reed, Elton John and Neil Tennant of the P...

David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth att...  ...d. It was there that the three formed their first music group called “The Artistics” in 1974. This fi...  ...York City together, they continued to be work on music and even shared an apartment together. Chris an...  ...ng Heads: 77, did not contain thi...

The Melvins were named after a much-despised Thriftway supervisor of band member Buzz Osborne. The group started in the early 80’s by the members who attended school together in Montesano, Washington. Throughout the...

The B-52s are from Athens, Georgia and was form...  ...yland Ensemble Theatre of Fredrick, MD, created a musical based on the B-52’s music . The piece is called Planet Claire and involves a...

Oingo Boingo is a strange band with an odd name, b...  ...ngo. The group was a blend of theater, comedy and music . There were up to 15 members at any given time an...  ...nder. Both Danny and Richard grew up listening to music very outdated for kid’s their age –Da...  ...ing their efforts from the t...