" Band Name of the Week" Archive
Band Name of the Week: Kin Keezy
1 CommentPosted on Friday, November 16th, 2007
There have been some real winners when it comes to Band Name of the Week responses. But, let me tell you, last week’s BNotW crownee, Portland’s own electro-industrial outfit Digustitron, came back with one of my all-time faves. It started with an email from Digustitron’s David Ian LiaBraaten with the subject line, “disgustitron love local […]
Band Name of the Week: Disgustitron
2 CommentsPosted on Friday, November 9th, 2007
At long last, Band Name of the Week returns! My sincere apologies for the few-week hiatus (you missed our little BNotW column, didn’t you? Well, at least “Don,” of recent comments fame missed it). So, without further adieu, the rumored-to-have-AC/DC connections Business Suit Guy (the last recipient of the title) explains its name—and the sad […]
Band Name of the Week: Business Suit Guy
9 CommentsPosted on Friday, October 12th, 2007
Looks like last week’s recipient of the Band Name of the Week title, San Fran jam/funk/rock outfit Hippie Grenade, has proven me un-hip in the land of pot-smoker lingo. See for yourself in the following (and, I might add, quite diplomatic in the ways of fan-winning) band-name explanation, courtesy of Hippie Grenade bassist Theo Winston:
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Band Name of the Week: Hippie Grenade
2 CommentsPosted on Friday, October 5th, 2007
So, I made some mention in the last edition of Band Name of the Week–which congratulated Abracadaver on its magically morbid name–that the band in question sounds a lot like Cursive. Apparently, that kinda pissed Abracadaver off. In fact, it seems like much of what I said pissed ‘em off. At the very least, there’s […]
Band Name of the Week: Abracadaver
1 CommentPosted on Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Well, well, well, Band Name of the Week went ahead and found itself a little Cursive ripoff band in Turner, Oregon, of all places. And it’s got a noteworthy (if not horrible) band name: Abracadaver! I’m not sure if that cat’s gonna pull a deceased human body out of its hat next, but I can […]
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