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Unusual band names

Posted by carsonfb • 10/15/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: group, music, name, unusual, weird

While listening to music the other day, it occurred to me that some groups have really unusual names.

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10/15/09

Friday13

How about Natalie Portman's Shaved Head?

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10/15/09

LGramlich

My husband & I come up w/fake & wonky band names for fun sometimes. My favorite; "The Corporate Shills." We also daydreamed up "Vehicular Manslaghter" & their first album, "DWI." We're kind of goofy that way.

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1. 10/15/09
  
  carsonfb
  
  Vehicular Manslaughter sounds like a great name for and indie band. I'm surprised no one has already used it.
10/16/09

pillownaut

i remember back when i lived in SF, seeing posters for bands and we would always crack up... "Pungent Stench" ... "Lizard Zipper" ... and one even called "Aqua Net Addiction" (thank heaven's the hair band era ended!!)

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10/16/09

legbamel

Well, I've recently posted about Phil and the Osophers, Chewing on Tinfoil, Suburban Kids with Biblical Names, and Eight and a Half Souvenirs. I love wacky band names! I also had a post titled Rockabilly Liquor Trio, which I thought would be a great name for a band.

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10/16/09

DailyBeerReview

The Beatles. Guns N Roses.

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1. 10/17/09
  
  carsonfb
  
  I don't know how the Beatles got their name, but Guns n' Roses was a conglomeration of Hollywood Rose and LA Guns. Although, how those groups got their names also leads to questions.
10/16/09

legbamel

You could also listen to the Bombay Bicycle Club. If you don't ride, try the Bombay Laughing Club, instead. You could go Bowling for Soup, get Dengue Fever, meet Fatboy Slim, get Fitz of Depression, see the Voodoo Monkeys listening to WookieFoot, get a Throat Culture taken, and Kid, You'll Move Mountains.

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1. 10/17/09
  
  carsonfb
  
  I don't even want to think about what WookieFeet smell like.
10/16/09

amybyrd21

Went to see some muscians last night and the name of the band is the 400 Unit. Well that doesnt sound so bad but that is the name of a mental unit where they are from. I found it fitting.

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1. 10/17/09
  
  carsonfb
  
  I hope their performance lived up to their name.
10/17/09

nothingprofound

Beneath Contempt

Beneath The Belt

The Fairy Vaginas

Pure Shit

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10/17/09

FreakSmack

I saw a band last night named Liquor Box. They handed guys out shirts that said "I Wanna" on the fronts, and gave the women shirts that said "Liquor Box". I thought it was good marketing.

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1. 10/17/09
  
  legbamel
  
  I'm hoping that you had a typo and they didn't really use fecal waste for marketing.
2. 10/17/09
  
  crpitt
  
  Well spotted
3. 10/17/09
  
  FreakSmack
  
  No fecal matter, thanks for letting me know.
4. 10/17/09
  
  crpitt
  
  Hours later.....
  
  I just got it! I blame the flu.
10/17/09

MissSinema

Haha, love your blog post about this. Haven't heard of the Butthole Surfers, but they sound pretty interesting...

I'm going to say Alexisonfire, because it looks like it should be Alex Is On Fire. It's actually named after Alexis Fire, a woman who claims to be the world's only lactating contortionist stripper. Pretty unusual, no?

-Eileen

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