What is your favorite fictional band or musician?

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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)

The Masked Marauders, and I have their LP!

― nickn (nickn), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 05:22 (twenty years ago)

"Get Up And Go" is almost better than "Get Back"

At times I think it is equal or better! OTM!

― Roxymuzak, Mrs. Carbohydrate (roxymuzak), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 05:44 (twenty years ago)

the tool on the stairs in animal house

― W i l l (common_person), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 06:13 (twenty years ago)

I seem to remember Denise Huxtable being really into the Walking Lemons. I trust Denise Huxtable's taste.

― nabiscothingy, Wednesday, 12 October 2005 06:53 (twenty years ago)

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/leatherpromo.jpg

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 08:12 (twenty years ago)

― Bobby Peru (Bobby Peru), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 08:19 (twenty years ago)

Melisma Marchant

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 14:54 (twenty years ago)

CRUCIAL TAUNT

― 6335, Wednesday, 12 October 2005 15:04 (twenty years ago)

The Elastic Snaps.

― patita (patita), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 21:45 (twenty years ago)

The Oneders. Was it The O-needers?

― elgolfo (elgolfo), Thursday, 13 October 2005 13:22 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

On the inner cover of Half Man Half Biscuit's Cammell Laird Social Club, there is an "Also available:" section where a number of fictional albums are pictured. Alongside Jack Charlton Reads The Book of Job, my favourite is probably Those Bones by The Correct Speech Gospel Quartet.

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Saturday, 3 December 2005 21:52 (twenty years ago)

six months pass...

could someone post a picture of the band from The Big Lebowski?

http://cdn-27.cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users8/tinyelvis/tv/big_lebowski--large-msg-1125463516-2.jpg

― Marmotdeth (marmotwolof), Friday, 9 June 2006 06:18 (twenty years ago)

http://www.starwarsholidayspecial.com/images/photos/cantina/cantina_band-th.jpg

― latebloomer's potater chip of the proletariat (latebloomer), Friday, 9 June 2006 06:28 (twenty years ago)

I'm with Tom Carson in thinking that Josie and the Pussycats movie underrated.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Friday, 9 June 2006 06:41 (twenty years ago)

Chinese White Bedsock (one for the Archers fans)

― eyesteel (eyesteel), Friday, 9 June 2006 08:17 (twenty years ago)

Georgie Saint and the Sinners.

If anyone remembers seventies australian soap "The Young Doctors" Georgie Saint was the hunky lead singer; looked liek a genetic boss eyed hybrid of leif garret and hulk hogan, think a young Nick Nolte with a lemon juice bleached perm, or a lost member of Razorlight.

If that's not enough then there's always Figrin Da'n and the Modal Nodes from the Mos Eisley Cantina on Tatooine.

― Macro Voyeur (Macro Voyeur), Friday, 9 June 2006 09:02 (twenty years ago)

The Paranoids (from Crying of Lot 49)
I always thought that the Paranoids' (60s psychedelic garagepunks) names were Miles, Dean, Serge and Leonard was just so OTM.

― avery keen-gardner (avery keen-gardner), Friday, 9 June 2006 09:48 (twenty years ago)

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/i/impossi2.jpg

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Friday, 9 June 2006 10:06 (twenty years ago)

The Three Little Bops from Looney Tunes. It was the story of the Three Little Pigs, but in this version they had a jazz band, and instead of wanting to eat them, the big bad wolf wanted to join the band. Unfortunately the wolf was pretty much tone deaf until he managed to kill himself, but "didn't go to heaven, was the other place".

The moral of the story was explained by one of the pigs:

The big, bad wolf, he learned the rules! You gotta get hot to play real cool!

― shorty (shorty), Friday, 9 June 2006 11:53 (twenty years ago)

the Fabulous Stains

4 Jacks And A Jill

Funky See Funky Do

― hank (hank s), Friday, 9 June 2006 12:17 (twenty years ago)

Creme Brulee
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― Neil Stewart (Neil Stewart), Friday, 9 June 2006 12:25 (twenty years ago)

Trying again...
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― Neil Stewart (Neil Stewart), Friday, 9 June 2006 12:26 (twenty years ago)

Trying again...
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― Neil Stewart (Neil Stewart), Friday, 9 June 2006 12:26 (twenty years ago)

The hero of Espadair Street

― lexurian (lexurian), Friday, 9 June 2006 13:58 (twenty years ago)

the monkeys

― marbles (marbles), Friday, 9 June 2006 14:02 (twenty years ago)

three years pass...

t-t-t-t-too much FRIED FOOOOOOD!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7c3bQQmwVE

― Blancminaj (Spinspin Sugah), Thursday, 6 May 2010 19:52 (sixteen years ago)

COME TO D.M.C.!

http://www.popmhan.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/dmc.jpg

― Sean Carruthers, Thursday, 6 May 2010 20:04 (sixteen years ago)

The Paranoids (from Crying of Lot 49)
― o. nate (onate), Tuesday, October 11, 2005 11:38 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark

Also: Sick Dick & the Volkswagens

― in movie 2001 resurrect thread on planet jupiter (Pillbox), Thursday, 6 May 2010 20:17 (sixteen years ago)

I love this fake band scene so much:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv3FHMD4uNw

― Adam Bruneau, Thursday, 6 May 2010 20:25 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsvpg963ej8

― it means "EMOTIONAL"! (HI DERE), Thursday, 6 May 2010 20:26 (sixteen years ago)

'Camille'.

― International Harvester Of Eyes (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 6 May 2010 20:45 (sixteen years ago)

Kevin Smith's finest hour?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D-9X3ooFvo

― in movie 2001 resurrect thread on planet jupiter (Pillbox), Thursday, 6 May 2010 20:52 (sixteen years ago)

best Dreamboat Gorilla album

― mizzell, Thursday, 6 May 2010 20:56 (sixteen years ago)

Mystik Spiral
http://www.outpost-daria.com/images/mystik_spiral.gif

― Veðrafjǫrðr heimamaður (ecuador_with_a_c), Thursday, 6 May 2010 23:28 (sixteen years ago)

The Pinheads
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/bttf/images/thumb/1/15/Pinheads.jpg/800px-Pinheads.jpg

― Veðrafjǫrðr heimamaður (ecuador_with_a_c), Thursday, 6 May 2010 23:29 (sixteen years ago)

circus monkey

― hell and the handbaskets (electricsound), Thursday, 6 May 2010 23:29 (sixteen years ago)

feathered hair + bright sweatshirt, such a look

― hobbes, Thursday, 6 May 2010 23:39 (sixteen years ago)

Fiends In Human Form (from the book Infinite Jest)

― larry, Tuesday, October 11, 2005 2:13 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark

Thought this was the Fiends In Human Shape. Also, the Bioavailable Five.

― kkvgz, Thursday, 6 May 2010 23:41 (sixteen years ago)

Sleez Sisters

― Becky Facelift, Friday, 7 May 2010 00:14 (sixteen years ago)

My favouritey band is of course one which I made up- with my cranium!!!!! In the naughty nineties!!!! The beat combo's nomenclature was Vigilante Shipbuilders, and they were as Seventies type might sat, a power trio supergroup: of Missy Elliot (Lead vocals, beats, production), Danny MacNamara from Embrace (Vocals, guitars, and friend of Paul Weller- very important in the 90's!!!!!!), and Danbert Nobacon (Vocals, Political Strategist) from
Chumbawumba!!!!!!!

If they existed, they would have packed out stadiums!!!!!!

― Old Fart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, Saturday, 8 May 2010 17:33 (sixteen years ago)

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