Noir Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Any strange ways a band name has come about? how did you name your band? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 i was thinking about starting a thread about this last night when i lay in bed....god dam you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MDP Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 put shit loads of random and weird works into a hat, then pull a few combinations out and stick with the one you like most! that is how i got the name reject_monkey!lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir Posted August 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 i always thought "your mum" was a funny name,Q "what are you doing tonight?" A "seeing you mum perform" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 put shit loads of random and weird works into a hat' date=' then pull a few combinations out and stick with the one you like most! that is how i got the name reject_monkey!lol[/quote']or the word "reject" suites you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Quite dull, but Port of Saints are named after a novel by William S. Burroughs. Great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott! Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Steely Dan's named after an, ahem, recurring "character" in Naked Lunch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 I was reading Dracula, and said "I want to call the band Carfax", and the ladies didn't have any complaints. Not too exciting. I guess in the book Carfax actually has quite an interesting meaning, which I suppose we could say was what inspired it, but that would be a lie. I might do it anyway. Doesn't really work when there are only 3 of you in the band though. I just thought it sounded quite nice. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Steely Dan's named after an' date=' ahem, recurring "character" in Naked Lunch...[/quote'] Yes, a steam powered dildo.Other Burroughs influenced band names include:Clem Snide - a character in Cities of the Red NightThe Mugwumps - Mugwumps feature in alot of Burrough's workSoft Machine - named after the novel of the same name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chi 666 Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 me and ZeromiserY named our band from the news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeromiserY Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 me and ZeromiserY named our band from the news.yeah, it was very close to being called "NOTHING CAN DEFEAT THE PENIS" thanks to buffy the vampire slayer.or"I REALLY WANNA FUCK" thanks to star trek enterprise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Maverik Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Our Bassist Grant wanted to have Dragstrip as half of our name. About a week later I was listening to Aerosmith's Ragdoll while thinking about it, then: Dragstrip Ragdolls Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leckie Gilman Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Bands like NOFX, Alkaline Trio and Rancid that Gilman is influenced by all played in a place with the address 924 Gilman Sreet.It was kinda like CBGBs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Steely Dan's named after an' date=' ahem, recurring "character" in Naked Lunch...[/quote']Christ, i read that book and seriously couldn't tell you the name of a single character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott! Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 I didn't either, just cribbed it off a website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiecypher Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 I liked the band name Bum Gravy. Not sure how they came about though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pop-notmyface Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 The Piano Conspiracy Theory is a culmination of a lot of thoughts. it really just means "the quiet conspiracy theory", but it's also a tribute to Glassjaw and The (International) Noise Conspiracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonty84 Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 My Dad said 'you're really just killing time playing in the band aren't you?'I didn't agree - but thought it was a good name for the band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Quite dull' date=' but Port of Saints are named after a novel by William S. Burroughs. Great.[/quote']i much prefer ports of saint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helveticabold Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 helvetica_bold wasn't actually named after everyone's favourite font but an australian drag queen of the same name who happened to be on channel 4 at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57vintage Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Soft MachineAh, but the later version, after Wyatt had done his "without a parachute through an upper floor window" bit, was called "Matching Mole".Why?In French, "Soft Machine" translates to "Machine moule". You can guess the rest.This thread remind me of the story about the young Native American brave who sought out the elder sage of the village."Where," he asked, "Do our given names come from?""My son," expounded the elder, "When a child is born, he or she is named after the first thing observed by the proud father once the mother has given birth. For example, your own father is called "Running Wolf" because your grandfather observed a member of the vulpine species running from the reservation into the forest just after your father was born. Your brother Two Rivers is named thus because on exiting the tepee after his birth, your father looked out over the landscape and his eyes settled on the sight of the confluence of the two mighty streams which water and protect us.""So," continued the brave, "My uncle is called Blue Mountain because the sacred mount appeared from the mist after he was born and my grandfather observed it?""Yes indeed", responded the sage."And," the brave went on, "My sister is called Prairie Blossom because she was born when we were at our summer camp in that flora-abundant location which lies in the direction of the setting sun?""You are correct," said the wise man, "But I am busy. So, Two Dogs Fucking, do you have any other queries, or is that it for today?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 57 ye radge. Tak yer fool mooth elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulscoconutass Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Chris Morris: The name of a horse in an episode of the Day Today from when it was broadcast on the telly. Was also wanting to use diabetic charlie, 2 headed sex beast and most of the horse names.Also, Black Atom had/have a song called 'Trust Me I'm A Stomach' (the name of another horse on the same episode)And on a Morris related note, there's a hardcore band from london called Ted Maul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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