I'm looking for piano-based rock bands that rock really, really hard. [more inside]
posted by JaiMahodara on Nov 3, 2009 - 27 answers

Looking for recommendations of modern indie rock artists that aren't afraid to shred & solo - on the electric guitar, not a Casiotone. [more inside]
posted by sprocket87 on Oct 27, 2009 - 41 answers

Where can I find intelligent writing about (current) heavy metal, preferably online? [more inside]
posted by Bookhouse on Oct 21, 2009 - 14 answers

Celebrity Sexual Preference-filter: Does Gordon Gano, singer of the Violent Femmes, like boys, girls, or both?
posted by Jon_Evil on Oct 17, 2009 - 9 answers

What do you use to see what bands are playing in your area? [more inside]
posted by ElmerFishpaw on Oct 9, 2009 - 28 answers

I need about 40 musical artists that would please a crowd that likes mainstream rock & metal. The catch: I'm trying to avoid stuff that can easily be heard on the radio. [more inside]
posted by Sufi on Oct 5, 2009 - 30 answers

Help me identify the 4 running dudes pictured on this button. [more inside]
posted by Acacia on Oct 2, 2009 - 10 answers

Best modern bands for a classic rock fan and musician who wants to hear some genius? [more inside]
posted by Alabaster on Sep 13, 2009 - 49 answers

Looking for rock music that has a dark, sexy edge to it. [more inside]
posted by hazyspring on Sep 5, 2009 - 56 answers

Just a curiosity - why do you think that the overwhelming trend in rock 'n' roll / pop style music with male lead vocals is for the male vocalist to sing in a tenor / high tenor / contratenor or higher range - viz. Steve Perry, Triumph, etc.? I just wonder because that isn't the trend so much in other popular music - blues, R'n'B, country, traditional folk, etc. It's simply puzzled me for years and I wonder if MeFi has any theories?
posted by BrooksCooper on Aug 31, 2009 - 12 answers

I like Amy Winehouse, psychobilly, the Pipettes, the Acid House Kings, the O Brother... soundtrack, and even that throw-back-to-the-Andrews-Sisters Christina Aguilera song. I have a craving for music produced in the now but inspired by the 1930s to early 1960s, with my favourite era being the 1940s. Can you recommend anymore good contemporary rock/pop bands along these lines, including psychobilly bands I may not have heard about yet? [more inside]
posted by flibbertigibbet on Aug 30, 2009 - 52 answers

I play guitar with my hands and want to play beats with my feet. Can't figure out what kind of (digital) equipment I would need to accomplish this. [more inside]
posted by metajc on Aug 22, 2009 - 8 answers

My band is going on a national rock tour: what should I know? [more inside]
posted by Potomac Avenue on Aug 12, 2009 - 24 answers

More than a playlist, I'm trying to make an entire sub-set of my music collection: I want the music that a 17-year-old D&D playing geeky almost-metalhead would be listening to...in 1981. [more inside]
posted by Weighted Companion Cube on Aug 6, 2009 - 32 answers

I'm looking for a keyboard amplifier for use in a rock band. Is the roland kc-150 (65W) going to be loud enough or should I spring for the KC-350 (120W)? Or should I look for a bass amp?
posted by Tlogmer on Aug 3, 2009 - 9 answers

Will I like PIT area tickets for a rock concert at the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ? [more inside]
posted by thankyoumuchly on Jul 31, 2009 - 4 answers

Help me think of famous keyboard intros to play during soundcheck. Difficulty rating: No synth sounds. [more inside]
posted by sourwookie on Jul 30, 2009 - 75 answers

Where can I find britpop memorabilia in London? [more inside]
posted by theraflu on Jul 27, 2009 - 2 answers

American Music For A Tropical Island Emigre.... [more inside]
posted by Lipstick Thespian on Jun 28, 2009 - 9 answers

What are some good pop/rock songs that feature an accordion? I'm not looking for any polka/cajun/zydeco-influenced sounds, but more traditional rock tunes - think "The Last Beat of My Heart" by Siouxsie and the Banshees or even "What it Takes" by Aerosmith - where it's just another backing instrument.
posted by adverb on Jun 20, 2009 - 29 answers

What are some good books or educational DVD's, besides Jamie Abersol, for learning rock, blues and jazz piano and Hammond B-3 soloing and licks. [more inside]
posted by doppler68 on Jun 19, 2009 - 3 answers

Rock 101 Filter (literally): I'm giving a lecture on popular music from 1984 - 2000. (!) I'm teaching by style (in 1.5 hours). I'm having a tough time with alternative, punk, and indie rock. Whaddya think? [more inside]
posted by cachondeo45 on Jun 18, 2009 - 48 answers

Songfilter: I heard a prog-rock song with chanting in it, please help me find it. [more inside]
posted by GrooveStix on Jun 10, 2009 - 15 answers

ScotFilter. Or LedZepFilter. Why did Glasgow need it? [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese on Jun 7, 2009 - 1 answer

The Tracy Morgan/Jimmy Fallon Beef: Explain it to me. [more inside]
posted by tylerfulltilt on May 28, 2009 - 3 answers

Richard Cheese's version of Rock the Casbah. At 24 seconds in, the piano lifts a measure from a popular older tune. What is that older song? [more inside]
posted by sandra_s on May 24, 2009 - 3 answers

So I just watched the fourth episode of Scrubs season 8 with the song Close Your Eyes by Young Love. What are some other sissy-rock songs that are worth crying over (more Further by Longview than, I dunno, Nick Drake or something)?
posted by serak on May 3, 2009 - 7 answers

A non-chorus line mentions leaving a message for the wind, I think. And then the next line is something about the wind maybe passing on that message to some other aspect of nature? How's that for specific? This is not "A Message to the Wind" by Gordon Lightfoot, by the way. I would guess it hails from the mid-seventies. In terms of "feeling," my vague-ass memory places it somewhere between Boston and Kansas, but that's obviously slippery footing.
posted by Fred Mars on Apr 10, 2009 - 8 answers

Rock voice lessons in Western MA. [more inside]
posted by abcde on Apr 2, 2009 - 2 answers

"Tonight" from West Side Story - punk rock cover by ... ? [more inside]
posted by monospace on Mar 19, 2009 - 6 answers

Does anyone know the game "kawanoo" or "Quano" (sp)? It is a complicated rock paper scissor type game that uses hand gestures along with words (african)? [more inside]
posted by Black_Umbrella on Feb 27, 2009 - 1 answer

(Iggy and the Stooges filter) Ever heard the alternate, vinyl version of "Raw Power" with the different mix of "Search and Destroy"? [more inside]
posted by Waldo Jeffers on Feb 25, 2009 - 2 answers

Rock Band or Guitar Hero for Xbox 360? Possibly mitigating factors inside. [more inside]
posted by gnomeloaf on Feb 21, 2009 - 22 answers

Surf rock (another music recommendation thread for me) [more inside]
posted by LSK on Feb 6, 2009 - 33 answers

Please help me get caught up on the last four years of (certain types of) music. [more inside]
posted by Bookhouse on Feb 2, 2009 - 24 answers

I need classic guitar rock recommendations in case I ever get a black '67 Impala! [more inside]
posted by gwenlister on Jan 30, 2009 - 25 answers

What do ham radio operators talk about on their radios? [more inside]
posted by gjc on Jan 27, 2009 - 20 answers

What are the best rock songs without a chorus?
posted by holdkris99 on Jan 21, 2009 - 20 answers

Recommend me some good, extremely psychedelic rock. [more inside]
posted by One Second Before Awakening on Dec 30, 2008 - 72 answers

Help me find a cool poster! A cool image that a (long ago) ex-girlfriend used to have on her wall... [more inside]
posted by Spyder's Game on Dec 29, 2008 - 3 answers

What are some good rock songs that feature simple but distinctive drumming? [more inside]
posted by Jon_Evil on Dec 25, 2008 - 38 answers

A few years ago my girlfriend and I were in a bar and heard a song -a late-'60s/early '70s blooze-rock number a la Bad Company or someone like that - which ended with a seemingly endless refrain comprised of the lead singer repeating "I'm getting closer to my woman." It's turned into an in-joke with us, and I'd like to put it on a mix for her, but endless Googling hasn't turned it up. Anyone have any idea what song it might be?
posted by you just lost the game on Dec 25, 2008 - 8 answers

Guitar-Album-Intro me ! [more inside]
posted by querty on Dec 15, 2008 - 17 answers

Many years ago I either heard or read a documentary about an American rock 'n' roll producer who was—according to this documentary—highly influential but never particularly famous, but whose name I cannot now recall. [more inside]
posted by Fiasco da Gama on Dec 3, 2008 - 9 answers

I don't typically listen to classic rock, but I'm SURE they're out there.. what are some big, stupid, loud rock songs about space? I don't mean spacey sounding, I mean.. Deep Purple "Space Truckin," Monster Magnet "Space Lord." More, please. [more inside]
posted by citron on Nov 22, 2008 - 61 answers

Some years ago, a friend gave me this rock but we don't know what it's called. Can you ID it? [more inside]
posted by jamaro on Nov 8, 2008 - 11 answers

I'd like some rock en español recommendations, current stuff in particular. I used to listen to a lot of Spanish language pop and rock in the past, but I don't know what's out there these days. [more inside]
posted by needled on Nov 6, 2008 - 12 answers

What's this print hanging in Liz's office on 30 rock? [more inside]
posted by apetpsychic on Oct 31, 2008 - 4 answers

Why does this rock have so many stress lines and pits on it? [more inside]
posted by Java_Man on Oct 16, 2008 - 14 answers

The band Teenage Head was HUGE when I was in highschool in the early 80's. Were they popular anywhere outside of Southern Ontario?
posted by bonobothegreat on Oct 14, 2008 - 15 answers