This Band is a Bunch of Imposters!
Right now there’s probably a bar or club where a cover band is performing well-known songs originally made famous by other musicians. These stories are not about cover bands—they’re about people who tried to convince the world that they actuall...
There are certain tunes out there you’ve heard a million times but you never know the name of…because they don’t have any lyrics. But they’re just as familiar as “Hey Jude” or “White Christmas.” At long last, here’s what those songs...
The Band You Came to See Will Be Out Here Shortly, But First…
…the opening act, who had a hard time on stage because the audiences gave them such a hard time. Royal Rejection To promote its album Tattoo You in 1981, the Rolling Stones set out on one of biggest tours in rock history to that point, playing som...
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Uncle John’s Favorite Beatle is Ringo Starr
Here are some fab facts about the most underrated, overlooked, and mocked Beatle, Ringo Starr. “Ringo Starr” is not his real name. The “Starr” is short for “Starkey” and “Ringo” comes from his habit of wearing rings. Somebody called ...
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Ask a Question, Get an Answer: (Fifth) Beatlemania!
March 14 was “International Ask a Question Day,” and over on our Facebook page, we invited our readers to, well, ask a question and be entered in a giveaway. The response was overwhelming—hundreds of you BRI stalwarts posed a trivia conundrum....
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