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Monday, August 14, 2006

Name That Tune

Posted by on August 14 at 10:34 AM

Occasionally in conversation with a friend, I will either utter or hear a phrase with a certain rhythm or catchiness to it, and so I’ll pause and say, “Huh. That’d be a good name for a band.” Sometimes this leads off into a discussion about just what kind of band would name themselves whatever it is. Some recent ones: Cherry Chapstick a queer girl band composed of just slightly femme-of-center women except for the butch drummer, and Persistent Screaming, which should either be a metal band or an emo group that does a lot of songs about getting dumped. (Or is that redundant?)
Thus I am amused to see this list of the 50 Worst Band Names. I did think that the author would mention Prince going by that unpronounceable symbol. Perhaps now that The Purple One has resumed his proper name, Mike is willing to forgive and forget.


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"Cherry Chapstick" is a Yo La Tengo song, off of _And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out_. It's a paeon to fresh-faced beauties ('There's a girl with cherry chapstick on & nothing more') who he lusts after, but won't give him the time of day.

They forgot:

Toad the Wet Sprocket
Smashing Pumpkins
Death Cab for Cutie

A friend once told me of a punk band in the Wash. D.C. area named Fetus Pot Pie.

Where the fuck is Was (Not Was)?

Fun fact about Les Savy Fav: I inadvertently saw a free show from them at Espresso Roma in Vegas, and the bearded lead singer, a notorious on-stage spaz, broke a cafe chair during the set. Whoops.

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