Owen Massey ([info]addedentry) wrote,
@ 2008-03-14 21:45:00
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Name that band
It is the LAW that EVERY band, local or not, MUST attempt to think of a name one night in the pub, and the first idea will ALWAYS be "Let's call ourselves 'Free Beer'! Then we'll get a really big audience!" Other suggestions will be "The Band With No Name", "Cancelled", "SEX!!!" and "To Be Confirmed" ... [MJ Hibbett]

This theme continues in a mildly diverting article about bands with lame names by Mr Broken Family Band in today's Guardian. I post it because [info]j4 bought me the Oxjam Reading Mix Tape with contributions from groups doomed to be forever local: Hello Wembley, Gonzo & The Razz, Jones Radio, Heartwear Process and (the least excusable) Kev Barz & Springboard to Badinage.

To my surprise, they're not that bad at all. It is for charity. And no punctuation marks were abused.


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[info]the_elyan
2008-03-14 10:16 pm UTC (link)
Ah, MJ Hibbett. I have no idea what he's up to now, though I used to know him fairly well at one point. Good to see him still getting the odd airing, though - the last I recall was the "Hey! Hey! 16K!" animation.

Though I must admit, a man who used to front a band called Voon may need to wonder about his own options.

Possibly in Oxford Sunday - will text you if I am. I've failed to get there the last two weekends, mind, so I'm not that hopeful...

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[info]shermarama
2008-03-14 11:13 pm UTC (link)
I quite like the name Springboard to Badinage. But I agree that Hello Wembley is unforgiveable.

I saw a really good band called The Pipes a few weeks ago and they've fallen foul of an unusual problem, which is having a name that's too common a phrase to be able to google. I can't find 'em, even knowing vaguely where they're from and what sort of music they play.

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[info]addedentry
2008-03-16 05:05 pm UTC (link)
The Pipes will have a chance at topping searches once they're better-known. One of my favourite bands is called Come. Even though they're now defunct, because Wikipedia knows about them, they manage to be the fifth hit on Google for a search one might otherwise hesitate to make...

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[info]emperor
2008-03-15 02:01 am UTC (link)
I think you also need to note that every band must make sure it can be the top hit for it's name, rather than coming after two screens-full of porn...

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[info]addedentry
2008-03-16 05:05 pm UTC (link)
See above re Come (-:

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