Month: August 2011

Coming Around Again: The Current Trend of Re-Forming Bands

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By Clay Lancaster (theFIVE10 Staff)

I spent last night and this morning listening to a track called “Home” by Ben Folds Five. No, not Ben Folds… Ben Folds Five.

Some of you may be confused.

You see, many kids nowadays know and love Ben Folds. That’s what they know: “Ben Folds”… as a solo artist. It seems a big portion of his newer fans haven’t looked into his history to discover that he hit the music scene with Ben Folds Five (a trio) back in the early 90’s.  I was a die hard fan of BFF, as was my brother.

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS ANNOUNCE 12-CITY U.S. FALL TOUR

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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS–singer/guitarist BILLY CORGAN, guitarist JEFF SCHROEDER, drummer MIKE BYRNE and bassist NICOLE FIORENTINO–will return to the road this fall for an intimate 12-city U.S. tour that will serve as a warm-up to a big year of touring for the band in 2012. The fall trek launches in Los Angeles on October 5 at the Wiltern Theatre and wraps in Philadelphia on October 22 at the Tower Theatre.