• 9 Great Albums That Open With Very Brief Songs

    Earlier this week I wrote an article about albums that open with their longest song, such as David Bowie's Station to Station. These nine albums, however, pulled a completely different trick by easing listeners in with songs that are under two minutes long.

  • 5 Musicians With Two Equally Famous Bands

    Plenty of musicians join more than one band throughout their careers, but most of them end up being associated with just one band. That's why Paul McCartney is always referred to as a member of the Beatles, and not a member of Wings. However, there are some artists who are lucky enough to have been members of two different bands that are equally as famous or influential. Here are five artists that are equally known for two different bands.

  • 7 Musicians Who Have Rejoined Their Bands

    Line-up changes are common within huge rock bands, but after someone leaves a band, it's very rare for them to ever rejoin. Here are seven musicians who rejoined their bands after leaving.

  • 6 Musicians Who Became Side Members in Other Bands

    Once an artist is established as the primary force in a successful band, it's pretty rare to see them join another band as a sort of background figure, but these six artists did exactly that. Here are six artists who became sidemen in other bands.

  • 6 Bands That Were Backing Bands for Other Artists

    The ideal career for most bands it to achieve success by playing their own songs, but some bands have very successfully performed as backing bands for other well-known artists. Here are six bands who did just that.

  • 6 Bands That Began as Solo Projects

    Unless they're singing folk songs like Bob Dylan, solo artists are rarely "solo" in the most literal sense of the word, typically employing a backing band to play along with them on record and during concerts. However, just as some artists leave their bands in pursuit of a solo career, some solo artists feel more comfortable playing music within a band environment. Here are six great bands that began as solo projects for one of the members.

  • Taylor Hawkins Launches Side Project The Birds of Satan

    The Foo Fighters are reportedly in the midst of recording a new album, but that doesn't mean drummer Taylor Hawkins can't go and found a side project. The Birds of Satan will be a "more toned-down, folk rocky" act, according to Hawkins. Nah, we're just kidding. It's totally a hard rock project.

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce New Album in The Works

    The Super Bowl has increasingly become a musical event, from VH1's weeklong concert series throughout New York City, to the big band that is the game's halftime show. Saturday night, appropriately, featured the biggest live sets, as the Foo Fighters and Zac Brown Band played Midtown Manhattan and the Red Hot Chili Peppers prepped for their big game appearance by headlining the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

  • Listen to New Recordings From Dave Grohl's Old Band Dain Bramage

    Dave Grohl has been involved with plenty of bands, but people will always bring it back to Nirvana. Even as Grohl enters his 20th year as the leader of the Foo Fighters, his reputation is still based more on his four-year tenure with Nirvana (fans of the latter band know he wasn't even with the band on its debut, Bleach). And of course, Grohl was involved with other groups before he came to Nirvana. One of those bands was Dain Bramage, and eight of its tracks from 1986 were recently dug up.

  • Foo Fighters Play at a Pizza Joint Before Tour

    After more than a year, following Dave Grohl's announcement of a hiatus in 2012, Foo Fighters are going to head to Mexico City to play on Dec. 13 at the 55,000-capacity Foro Sol stadium. The National will open for them. But earlier this week they decided to warm up and test out how tight the set was at a pizza place in the Los Angeles-area first.
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