Worst band/musician with a name that is pun based on other bands/musicians

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another one i loathe is elvis depressedly

― budo jeru, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:25 (six years ago)

lol @ portly backgammon

― budo jeru, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:26 (six years ago)

Joanna Gruesome is some Treehouse of Horror gravestone shit

― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:26 (six years ago)

Kind Buddy Holly

― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:26 (six years ago)

I feel almost certain that the college jam band circuit is liberally sprinkled with these shits.

Bong Iver

― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:29 (six years ago)

Dats Fomino? Chebby Chucker? not sure what you're getting at

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, February 19, 2020 12:20 PM (eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

wasn't the name 'chubby checker' already a play on the name 'fats domino'?

― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:30 (six years ago)

also, lol at chebby chucker

― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:30 (six years ago)

oh, duh

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:31 (six years ago)

I can understand being drunk/high enough to come up with names like these and think they were really great but I don't understand how you remain drunk/high for long enough to like register a domain name and plaster the name all over your merch etc.

― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:33 (six years ago)

Joanna Gruesome
Tame Impaler
Sharon Von Eaten
Snail Maul
Soccer Mummy
Carseat Headrestinpeace

― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:35 (six years ago)

Pomplamooseandsquirrel

― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:37 (six years ago)

Tonight, the Gender Rifles will be opening for the Reproduction Handguns

― Natalie Wouldn't (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:38 (six years ago)

Spruce Bringsteen. Not a real thing, just had to get it out of my head. I'm sorry. The funny thing about this one is that if you say it quickly enough, it's easy to miss.

― may the force leave us alone (zchyrs), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:39 (six years ago)

Wevie Stonder (wow my autocorrect hates that name) is a bad name but the music was sometimes good.

The Beatless were a big beatles tribute band in the 90s.

― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:39 (six years ago)

Celibate Rifles? xps

― ☮️ (peace, man), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:40 (six years ago)

Hey Dio Red

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:40 (six years ago)

I just remembered that there's a Japanese band called Sex Machineguns? Which I admit I find amusing. Don't know what they sound like though.

― may the force leave us alone (zchyrs), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:42 (six years ago)

Ok. Anyway tomorrow it's the Thankful Alives, with surprise special guest Vartha and the Mandelas.

― Natalie Wouldn't (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:43 (six years ago)

I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that this one would already exist:

Urethra Franklin

― Sammo Hazuki's Tago Mago Cantina (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:45 (six years ago)

there's probably lots of overlap with/inspiration to be found in this Whiney joint:

creatively bankrupt newish chillwave/post-AnCo bands whose names are just '80s ephemera

― omar little, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:47 (six years ago)

Com Truise

― omar little, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:48 (six years ago)

I like this one:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Music#/media/File:Kane_West_-_Western_Beats.jpg

― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:48 (six years ago)

Let's try again

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Kane_West_-_Western_Beats.jpg/240px-Kane_West_-_Western_Beats.jpg

― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:48 (six years ago)

Brian Jonestown Massacre can get grandfathered in, also the name sort of works for their particular brand.

― omar little, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:49 (six years ago)

"Todd Terje" is quite funny imo

― Dadjokke (Sgt. Biscuits), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 17:58 (six years ago)

Ean Brino
Fryin Berry
Bourtney Carnett

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:07 (six years ago)

Mother John Fisty

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:08 (six years ago)

Doy Jahvision

― Hot, Now, and Oh-So-Very Wow! (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:16 (six years ago)

Early entrant:

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/muppet/images/6/62/Polly_Darton.jpg

― Hot, Now, and Oh-So-Very Wow! (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:17 (six years ago)

Oko Yono
Clue Wang Tan
Nillie Welson
$hoe Tort
Melonious Thunk
R. Tex
He and Shim

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:22 (six years ago)

Wetty Fap

― Hot, Now, and Oh-So-Very Wow! (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:24 (six years ago)

Vurt Kyle

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:26 (six years ago)

Smock Pope

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:26 (six years ago)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Cougar_Concentration_Camp

― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:29 (six years ago)

Oh No Ono

― Frederik B, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:32 (six years ago)

Like I'm sure a million other people I assumed Kurt Vile was one of these when I first heard of him

― turn the jawhatthefuckever on (One Eye Open), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:35 (six years ago)

Myron Aiden

― ☮️ (peace, man), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:36 (six years ago)

there's a chicago-based rap producer named Smoko Ono

― ooga booga-ing for the bourgeoisie (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:37 (six years ago)

Wank Hilliams
Chasey Trapman

^ both of these have discogs listings

― ymo sumac (NickB), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:44 (six years ago)

kill them all

― sleeve, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:46 (six years ago)

https://www.discogs.com/artist/6561460-Yonic-South

― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:48 (six years ago)

^^ noted upthread already, also terrible and bad

― sleeve, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:51 (six years ago)

Hugh Reed & the Velvet Underpants - who, amazingly, have their own Wiki page.

― Load up your rubber wallets (Tom D.), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 18:54 (six years ago)

kane West rules!

― nxd, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 19:00 (six years ago)

there was graffiti near our train station for nearly a decade that just said the velvet underpants haha

― nxd, Wednesday, 19 February 2020 19:00 (six years ago)

Pizza Underground pretty good though

― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 19:03 (six years ago)

i was gonna check all of these but i've just heard 30 seconds of Wevie Stonder and there's no fucking way anything else in that list is worse

― babby bitter (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 19:03 (six years ago)

no wevie stonder are good, I will fight you

― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 19:04 (six years ago)

do they have records that aren't hilarious wacky so random anti-music?

― babby bitter (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 19:05 (six years ago)

dunno, to be honest I have heard one ep. also that doesn't sound bad.

― Wuhan!! Got You All in Check (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 19:06 (six years ago)

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i certainly hope not

― your mom goes to limgrave (dog latin), Monday, 15 April 2024 09:30 (two years ago)

I wonder what the first example of this was? The first I remember was Jefferson Airhead, who had to change their name to Airhead when Grace Slick & co threatened to sue.

― Grandpont Genie, Monday, 15 April 2024 09:44 (two years ago)

John Cougar Concentration Camp got booked unheard in Bloomington at Rhinos back in the day.

― The Artist formerly known as Earlnash, Monday, 15 April 2024 10:13 (two years ago)

Fleddy Melculy, Belgian metal band

― StanM, Monday, 15 April 2024 10:49 (two years ago)

I wonder what the first example of this was?

Chubby Checker

― alpaca lips now (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 15 April 2024 13:05 (two years ago)

I imagine there were pre-rock and roll examples.

― My God's got no nose... (Tom D.), Monday, 15 April 2024 13:07 (two years ago)

“Count” Basie was a play on Duke Ellington and Earl Hines.

― President Keyes, Monday, 15 April 2024 13:13 (two years ago)

Interestingly. Blossom Dearie (who I knew about) postdates Blossom Seeley (who I didn't) by 30 years.

― alpaca lips now (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 15 April 2024 13:14 (two years ago)

this is a really good record, by the way. put out by pals of mine on a pal's record label. #westernmassaction

https://www.discogs.com/release/2335180-Schurt-Kwitters-Schurt-Kwitters

― scott seward, Monday, 15 April 2024 13:25 (two years ago)

one year passes...

TS: Wevie Stonder vs. Jichael Mackson

https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/moni-jitchell-unreal-review/

― Blake the Messenger (Tom D.), Monday, 26 May 2025 09:13 (one year ago)

Well this was a timely thread bump seeing as Spotify just recommended me something called Gringo Start

― Cognosc in Tyrol (emsworth), Monday, 26 May 2025 11:37 (one year ago)

Gringo Starr goddamnit!!!

― Cognosc in Tyrol (emsworth), Monday, 26 May 2025 11:38 (one year ago)

I like that whereas I refuse to listen to one second of a band called Moni Jitchell.

― Blake the Messenger (Tom D.), Monday, 26 May 2025 11:48 (one year ago)

Wasn’t there a band called Rage Against the Coke Machine?

― Mr. Snrub, Monday, 26 May 2025 11:53 (one year ago)

Of course

https://dialsmavisgroup.com/

― Iza Duffus Hardy (President Keyes), Monday, 26 May 2025 15:01 (one year ago)

not really the same, but feels really odd that there is a female pop star called DYLAN at the moment. who clearly decided, probably against advice of many many people, that it made sense to call herself DYLAN in a field where there is already a DYLAN who people refer to as DYLAN.

― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Monday, 26 May 2025 16:03 (one year ago)

I believe that the singer/songwriter Sam Phillips based her stage name on her childhood nickname, against advice that the recording industry had a somewhat prominent Sam Phillips.

Speaking of Dylan, the singer/songwriter Wesley Stace's use of the stage name John Wesley Harding was, I believe, intentionally annoying.

― zydecodependent (Ye Mad Puffin), Monday, 26 May 2025 16:19 (one year ago)

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