Worst Band Names

Gil Matera's Party Dream?
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express?
Ruth's Chris Steak House?

Nah, that last one is ok.

Child Pornography

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That's one way to stop piracy

I just cringed at seeing the name Haerts for the first time. I might not have cringed thusly five years earlier.

they should change their name to Haaretz

lol

Apparently nobody's said Dire Straits.

just been informed of a gig down the road from me with three bands called The Amsterdam Redlight District, Sexwolf and The Broken Bones Gentleman’s Club

fuck off the lot of you

hahahaaa

would guess at their sound but all slightly noised-up indie tbh

Selebrities

searching for Sexwolf, there is a band from Los Angeles called 'SEX WOLF' and a band from 'Midlands Uk' called 'Sexwolf!', might have to rebrand as 'UK Sexwolf' if their career takes off in the states

but then it becomes quite a good name

also why am I laughing like a madman

would have gone with Sexxwolf personally, maybe Sexxxwolf.
Sexxwolf already taken my a Turkish male cam-model

Full ratings, statistics, and LolKing score for Sexxxwolf, a summoner on the Europe West region.

Perfume Genius -- I just don't even want to know if this is any good or not.

Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate) <---the fuck is this

oh man, that is bad

Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!

18+

Alt+J

Tonstartssbandht.

I'm starting a band called <---the fuck is this. The preceding arrow is mandatory.

Fever the Ghost

Re: Empire! Empire! (I Was A Lonely Estate)...

"As for the meaning behind the name, I’ve had a lifetime of bands not working out, and so I chose a name to reflect my frustration. I tend to hide lyrics and names behind a lot of dense symbolism, so here’s the general break-down of the name. “Empire! Empire!” is that one evasive dream that you want so badly, and you will always chase it, but it never seems quite in reach. The “(I Was a Lonely Estate)” portion was where I felt I was incomplete and insignificant. It’s hard to get off the ground if you can’t find reliable people to share your dream. The exclamation points mark how important the dream is, and the parenthesis signify that I feel like I am unimportant and unnoticed."

'I Am Unimportant And Unnoticed' would have been a better name

Trampled By Turtles

but that is a great name!

Is it?

http://i.vimeocdn.com/video/504080284_640.jpg

much as i like them, rae sremmurd is an appalling name

Oh yeah.

Japancakes. A shame because I like them and want to recommend them but I feel uncomfortable recommending them because the band's name is Japancakes.

tUnE-yArDs certainly has the most obnoxious typography. I was surprised to learn Garbus was born in 1979; figured she was a le 90s kid.

(And how has Wussy not been mentioned?)

i do so like japancakes, and mitigating factor is the other japannamedbands.

http://mouthfeel.bandcamp.com/

Son of Salami/Joey Pizza Slice

just had notification that Drinks will now be supported by Stacking Chairs

Car Seat Headrest

There's a list on the rolling album covers thread that features both King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, and Captain Kickarse and the Awesomes. Both strong contenders right there.

Fat White Family

Meatraffle

While there is irony in a band calling themselves Journalism, don't confuse it with today’s increasingly popular tongue-in-cheek cynicism. With their debut LP Faces, Journalism frontman (and former journalism major) Kegan Zema investigates the very nature of being in a band. What does it mean to make guitar rock in 2016? How do you stay afloat in a place as overflowing with bands as the Brooklyn DIY scene? Why do you stress so much over something you are privileged to even be able to pursue?

hahaha christ

still think that I dislike Algiers at least 40% because of their stupid, stupid name

why stupid?

this seems to be in the same sort of priggish WE'RE EMPHATICALLY CHECKING OUR PRIVILEGE AS A GUITAR BAND camp, except worse because it's claiming to be Journalism, having its cake and faceplanting into it too

I don't like any bandname that is also a placename, but calling your band a placename that has recent historical weight even though you've had nothing to do with it strikes me as...crass. It'd be like calling a band Basra, ffs

Coming soon to a town near you...LOCKERBIE

algiers is a very large and important city not a village
by recent historical weight you are probably referring to something that happened over half a century ago unless you take more interest in maghrebi politics that would be apparent from your posts