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In high school, the worst of my ideas included the name Something Completely ... Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head (The band puts the V for Vendetta actress on the guest list of every show to ...
Lyrics are an especially fertile ground for this, with phrases often sparking name ideas. With that in mind, we've combed through the archives and assembled a list of bands whose names were ...
Fall Out Boy founding members Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump spent a lot of time arguing over what they should call their band. After creating a long list of potential names, they had friends vote ...
“There might have been other ideas for offshoots ... After their original name Seymour was rejected by the record company, the band chose Blur from a list of alternatives the label drew up.
Lamb of God may already be viewed as a blasphemous band name by some, even getting them banned from performing at venues, but it could have been so much worse. At the band's inception in 1994 ...
Regular blog readers may remember my mid-year tally of the worst band names we'd encountered, a glimpse of the year-end's definitive list of bad puns, clumsy imagery, and misappropriation of the ...
This zany five-piece rock band from Salisbury formed in 1964 and had moderate success in the U.K. They dabbled in freakbeat, pop, and mod during the Swinging London 60s, making a name for themselv ...
Seeing as some of this humor likely went over everyone’s heads, here’s a breakdown of some of the punniest band names from that movement. Allow us to explain why these are funny so you ...