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The Paranoids (from Crying of Lot 49)

― o. nate (onate), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:38 (twenty years ago)

fictional bands

― peepee (peepee), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

The Charms, then as now. heh.

― Paranoid Spice (kate), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

Form the above thread:

The Shunned were a fictional band in my city during late seventies punk days. Posters use to appear for their shows that were to be at vague local locations (ex. - "at the Shoe Store"). Many locals believed them to be real for a while, and were intrigued. They even had fictional members (Dick Chocolate, Jet Yellow, Doomy Number).

― peepee (peepee), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

nick andopolis's solo stuff was, i felt, superior to the works of Dimension or the band with daniel and ken (freaks and geeks)

― carly (carly), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

http://static.flickr.com/12/14961001_7881232811.jpg

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

http://www.quarterbin.net/img/sv0401.jpg

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

Wyld Stallyns

― birthdayboy, Tuesday, 11 October 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

http://www.interstella.ru/img/large/28.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 16:57 (twenty years ago)

The River Bottom Nightmare Band
Venus in Furs
Jet Screamer

― bsj30 (bsj30), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

I don't know how to do it, so could someone post a picture of the band from The Big Lebowski?

― peepee (peepee), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0810939983.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Sprocc, master of the splingtwanger from Planet Blipp.

― brianiac (briania), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:44 (twenty years ago)

http://www.kungfunation.com/ProductImages/sho/wyc-dtl.jpg

― disco violence (disco violence), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:48 (twenty years ago)

WYLD STALLIONS

― Jonothong Williamsmang (ex machina), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

C.w. McCall

― Max, Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:50 (twenty years ago)

johnny bravo

from the bunch, when greg was "discovered" and was going to be a rock star.

― nein Socken (nein Socken), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

http://www.briandepalma.net/images/sign.jpg

― josh w (jbweb), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:58 (twenty years ago)

johnny bravo
he fits the suit

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 18:00 (twenty years ago)

Fiends In Human Form (from the book Infinite Jest)

― larry, Tuesday, 11 October 2005 18:13 (twenty years ago)

the Beets, seconded

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Tuesday, 11 October 2005 18:13 (twenty years ago)

DUDEZ A PLENTI

― pauI, Tuesday, 11 October 2005 18:14 (twenty years ago)

Still no mention of Disaster Area?

Well, there is now.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 18:42 (twenty years ago)

That big list of band names in the Illuminatus trilogy to thread

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 18:45 (twenty years ago)

Eddie & The Cruisers

Sometimes...it's like Eddie's still alive.

― Mark (MarkR), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 18:50 (twenty years ago)

What, no Hedwig? Come on, people!

Also: Kinnie Starr as the drummer for "The Dolls" in "Down And Out With The Dolls" - great movie.

Illuminatus band names seconded.

― sleeve (sleeve), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 18:58 (twenty years ago)

river bottom nightmare band seconded!

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 19:08 (twenty years ago)

Rod Torfleson's Armada featuring Herman Menderchuck

― andrew m. (andrewmorgan), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 19:10 (twenty years ago)

The Carrie Nations

― Black Arkestra (Black Arkestra), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 19:15 (twenty years ago)

I have a Jimmy Thudpucker album.

― shieldforyoureyes, Tuesday, 11 October 2005 20:14 (twenty years ago)

the gorillaz

― nein Socken (nein Socken), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 20:24 (twenty years ago)

when i was a kid i was a big Zit Remedy fan, but now that i'm all growed up i really like Driveshaft. seconded and thirded on the Carrie Nations!

― heywood jablomi (heywood), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 21:08 (twenty years ago)

Terminal Crash Fear!

― Bill E (bill_e), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 21:28 (twenty years ago)

Chris Gaines

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 21:45 (twenty years ago)

man i love the carrie nations, and not (only) for the boobs!

― chris andrews (fraew), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 22:59 (twenty years ago)

say, the Meatls aren't real ... or are they?

― when something smacks of something (dave225.3), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 23:13 (twenty years ago)

Blues Hammer!

The Queen Haters!

― Drew Daniel (Drew Daniel), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 23:31 (twenty years ago)

McClintic Sphere. He's so fucking cool.

― wmlynch (wlynch), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 23:36 (twenty years ago)

Sam Therapy and King Dice

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 00:42 (twenty years ago)

i'm surprised no one has put down jem and the holograms from the 80's cartoon jem. they were awesome i must say.

but i do have a soft spot for their musical nemesis the misfits as well.

― ollie, Wednesday, 12 October 2005 01:15 (twenty years ago)

Drimbl Wedge & The Vegetation (Bedazzled)
http://stabbers.truth.posiweb.net/stabbers/imgs/disco/drimbl_wedge02.jpg

Citizen Dick (Singles) "Tonight we rock Portland!"

Ziggy Stardust.

― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 02:01 (twenty years ago)

Secondary votes to Lancelot Link & the Evolution Revolution, and Kidd Video (hey, they did a cute "Where Did Our Love Go").

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 02:11 (twenty years ago)

cotton candy from the ron howard b-movie of the same name!

and, p.s., i just looked up the imdb page on ron's brother clint, who starred in "cotton candy," and noticed that it fell in the middle of this consecutive streak of movies for clint:

"grand theft auto" (1977)
"i never promised you a rose garden" (1977)
"harper valley p.t.a." (1978)
"cotton candy" (1978)
"rock n roll high school" (1979)

i was initially impressed by #3 and #4 in that list, and wondered if he's the only actor in history who's had consecutive roles in movies named after the only major pop hit by a female country singer. (must remember to use that one in a trivia thread sometime.)

then i realized this was a full-on five-picture streak whose titles are a video game, two crossover country smashes, a fictional rock band, and a ramones classic.

in later years he has appeared in "an innocent man" (1989, unclear if billy joel is aware of this one), "ice cream man" (he had the title role in this 1995 pic, whose jonathan richman link may or may not have been coincidental), "that thing you do" (1996, fictional rock hit, yay) and, um, "beethoven's 5th" (2003).

i hereby declare clint howard most.awesome.actor.evah.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 02:47 (twenty years ago)

tie:
The Rutles
The Venus in Furs
The Wonders

― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 02:48 (twenty years ago)

ooh, Dudez A Plenti and Zit Remedy are such good answers!

― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 02:49 (twenty years ago)

i was initially impressed by #3 and #4 in that list

obviously i meant #2 and #3, d'oh.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 02:50 (twenty years ago)

the rutles sucked

― chris andrews (fraew), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 02:52 (twenty years ago)

zip that lip

― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 02:53 (twenty years ago)

The Rutles had some great ones that transcended the parody bit ("Cheese and Onions" is majestic, "Get Up And Go" is almost better than "Get Back," and "I Must Be In Love" would have been huge in 1965).

The Beets really did have something good going on, especially when they got Mr. Bone in with the yodelling. Doug and Skeeter's little garbage can band has also always sort of been the archetype of what I would want making musc to be like...

But the absolute definitive winner and still champeen of the thread is and always will be Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Far and away.

― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 12 October 2005 04:25 (twenty years ago)

Yet unmentioned: Those sexy gals from NJ who are big in outer space but can barely get arrested on earth, Krazy, Honey and Woo-Woo, coming together as "Yeah!" (exclamation mark included)

Also, "Leonard and the Love Gods" from Hate comix.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 04:54 (twenty years ago)

Nazgul from George R.R. Martin's "The Armageddon Rag"

― Kevin K (kevin k), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 05:21 (twenty years ago)

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Rick Rickenharp
Hotblack Desiato & Disaster Area
Rod Torfulson's Armada featuring Herman Menderchuck
the Ramones as portrayed in Rock & Roll High School

― Snop Snitchin, Sunday, 9 May 2010 05:34 (sixteen years ago)

Has no one mentioned:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BTtMe7bPTc

― Mordy, Sunday, 9 May 2010 05:35 (sixteen years ago)

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Sunday, 9 May 2010 11:22 (sixteen years ago)

The Archies
Bad News
Hard Core Logo
Video Rodney

― Vernon Locke, Monday, 10 May 2010 02:59 (sixteen years ago)

Dynamic Calories (from the song of the same name by Stephen Malkmus)
Requiem (a drop-D metal band that the lead singer of Spoon allegedly used to play in, from the song "Sister Jack")
Battery Acid (Ramsey Street's local rock sensation)

― village idiot (dog latin), Monday, 10 May 2010 15:48 (sixteen years ago)

Lancelot Link & the Evolution Revolution
the Impossibles

― ImprovSpirit, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 20:58 (sixteen years ago)

Kevin Smith's finest hour?

ugh christ I can't take 30 seconds of that awful dialogue/delivery

― the sound of a norwegian guy being wrong (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 20:59 (sixteen years ago)

Rikki Nadir, Peter Hammill's alter ego on the Nadir's Big Chance album.

― anagram, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 21:03 (sixteen years ago)

No love for the Banana Splits?

― Wub-Fur Internet Radio, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 21:55 (sixteen years ago)

Los Punkitos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AClcybq5e0

― Moka, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 21:58 (sixteen years ago)

I can't believe I forgot this one: The Takeaways!

David Reyne lipsync fail...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-6gn6ysYkM

― VegemiteGrrrl, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 22:08 (sixteen years ago)

love that clip

― keeley mod (electricsound), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 22:55 (sixteen years ago)

Sweet & Sour was one of my fave TV shows. Man, I loved that damn song!

― VegemiteGrrrl, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 23:16 (sixteen years ago)

Driveshaft, of Lost.

But not really. It's just the only one I can think of.

― kelpolaris, Thursday, 13 May 2010 03:50 (sixteen years ago)

"The hero of Espadair Street"

ie. danny weir aka. weirD and his band frozen gold. not as funny and glib an answer as some of the above, but that's a good book by one of my favorite authors (iain banks) the whole mythos and minutiae of the fictional band is really fleshed out well

also third or fourthing wyld stallyns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHBwryfycvk

― messiahwannabe, Thursday, 13 May 2010 05:46 (sixteen years ago)

eight years pass...

Sacrifyx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mXAB3HO160

― peace, man, Thursday, 7 February 2019 16:07 (seven years ago)

Goggly Gogol

http://www.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/styles/full/public/image/clockwork-orange-a-1971-014-malcolm-mcdowell-record-store.jpg?itok=ecM-q9AZ

― Ex Slacker, Saturday, 9 February 2019 03:52 (seven years ago)

I had a Pavement tour EP that claimed they were touring with... *finds sleeve*

The Flotilla Chips
Parchmen
Temple's People
Slavegrinders
The Skin Music

Perhaps not 'favourites', but I've long assumed that they were all pretty bitchin', in a non-existent kind of way.

― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 9 February 2019 04:37 (seven years ago)

BIM

― yuh yuh (morrisp), Saturday, 9 February 2019 04:55 (seven years ago)

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