So yeah what makes it 'creatively bankrupt' is that bands have been nostalgic for a long time and even ironic-nostalgic for a long time already. So it's deriving value from ironically being ironically nostalgic. Like the reason behind naming your band Golden Girls comes across as "Look at how stupidly simple it is to name your band Golden Girls." whether you genuinely like the name or not.
A friend of mine came up with the best way to do this 'naming of your band by parodying how banal it is to name your band after something in a completely creatively bankrupt way'. Just take old band names and add a number to it. It's far more original than naming it after a Family Guy pop culture reference.
For instance, start a band called The Beatles 2.
― Beach Pomade (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 31 July 2010 03:17 (thirteen years ago) link
electric boogaloo
― ▲▼▲▼▲▼▲▼ (LOLK), Saturday, 31 July 2010 03:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Duran Duran Duran is a good example of that iirc
― krippendorf's trife (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 31 July 2010 03:49 (thirteen years ago) link
i was wondering why there haven't been any bands yet that reference Magic: The Gathering, and if there have, how have i missed them?
― not everything is a campfire (ian), Saturday, 31 July 2010 03:52 (thirteen years ago) link
anyone who wants 2 start band w/ me called like, Shivan Dragon or something, well, let's fucking do this thing
― not everything is a campfire (ian), Saturday, 31 July 2010 03:55 (thirteen years ago) link
casiotone for the painfully alone was defly what i first thought of when i heard chillwave described
and it's a fucking awesome band name fuiud
― titchyschneiderhouserules (s1ocki), Saturday, 31 July 2010 04:55 (thirteen years ago) link
like, what's even the point of making fun of a name like that
seems like any magic: the gathering bands would have to be creatively bankrupt newish power metal / post-Dragonforce bands
― joygoat, Saturday, 31 July 2010 06:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Sigourney Got Weaver'D
― Cunga, Saturday, 31 July 2010 06:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Well, that's perhaps an interesting larger point about people trying to stay younger and clued in for longer and the internet making that easy. I mean I'm 33 and have a kid, why the hell have I even heard of any of these bands or even care?
The generational divide used to sometimes mean that older people were actively hostile to the way the kids dressed or whatever. Now we just want to copy them so we can be cool dads and stay "relevant." So maybe the only way for them to really get to us is to name their band Reading Rainbow or some shit and we get all mad and "back in my day..."
truth bombin'.
― Loverboy (Spinspin Sugah), Saturday, 31 July 2010 08:11 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, Ducktails really was hoping to stick it to those 30-something dads when he named his act.
― Fetchboy, Saturday, 31 July 2010 14:20 (thirteen years ago) link
He sure showed us.
― krippendorf's trife (Whiney G. Weingarten), Saturday, 31 July 2010 14:39 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.johnstamosproject.com/
― Mosquepanik at Ground Zero (abanana), Saturday, 31 July 2010 14:51 (thirteen years ago) link
LOLOLOLOLOLOL
http://alteredzones.com/posts/154/knight-rider-parasite-emblem/
are you guys even trying anymore?
― na'vi buffalo (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 16:28 (thirteen years ago) link
someone mentioned Knight Rider earlier in this thread - i'd actually seen them - they weren't chillwave when i saw them a couple years ago
― sarahel, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 16:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Next up will be Air Wolf
― van smack, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 16:32 (thirteen years ago) link
http://c1931172.cdn.cloudfiles.rackspacecloud.com/post_art/Knight_Rider.jpg
― van smack, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 16:33 (thirteen years ago) link
"Parasite Emblem" is more like a Jesus and Mary Chain take on crunkcore
― mizzell, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 16:34 (thirteen years ago) link
that is some epic bad writing there.
― strongohulkingtonsghost, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 16:36 (thirteen years ago) link
wtf. how does that sound anything like jesus and mary chain or crunkcore?
― jaxon, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 18:45 (thirteen years ago) link
omg altered zones still exists well done universe
― markers, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 18:48 (thirteen years ago) link
mp3 blog revolution savin music one harddrive at a time
bbl, gonna take some 'adventures in the bliss zone'
― markers, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 18:49 (thirteen years ago) link
fort thunder dudes like chippendale and paperrad or whatev would do weird and wild stuff in their art with thngs like garfield and bart simps, but it was always really mutated and distorted and weird, and generally pretty awesome.
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Wednesday, February 10, 2010 4:38 PM (6 months ago) Bookmark
whiney, do you want to use some of your book money to buy some RARE OOP CHIPPENDALE posters? i have one with M&Ms and Ming the Merciless.
― not everything is a campfire (ian), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 20:42 (thirteen years ago) link
come to think of it, i think i'm gonna name my chillwave band Ming the Merciless.
― not everything is a campfire (ian), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 20:46 (thirteen years ago) link
that doesn't sound very chill, ian
― sarahel, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 20:47 (thirteen years ago) link
sounds more like a Jesus and Mary Chain take on crunkcore
― mizzell, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 20:50 (thirteen years ago) link
relax, babe, it's gonna be mellow. and cosmic! xp
― not everything is a campfire (ian), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 20:50 (thirteen years ago) link
luv paperrad
― diamonddave85, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
well some of it.
how long till we get to 90s ephemera, i really wanna mention COOLRUNNINGS
― fennel cartwright, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 01:50 (thirteen years ago) link
AIR BUD
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 01:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Pretty sure there were plenty of bands in the early 90s that were like "lol-Brady Brunch" in a similar vein to what you're describing
― sarahel
Spencer Krug from Wolf Parade/Sunset Rubdown was in one called The Friendly Ghosts circa 1992. I think there was a band called Mystery Machine around the same time. It was very much in the air.
- wk
― FetchboyMight not be an attempt to actively aggravate a generation gap, but there must be some sort of age-signifier effect in action if only subconsciously.
― spazzercise (staggerlee), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 03:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Universal Studios Florida had all their gear totally stolen right before an epic tour with Back to the Future the Ride! Hella weak! Help them out if you can! $$$ ---> gear ---> more jamz!!!!!
― sarahel, Saturday, 21 August 2010 20:09 (thirteen years ago) link
http://cometbranding.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/thumbs-up-low-res.jpg
― markers, Saturday, 21 August 2010 20:13 (thirteen years ago) link
"Teen Wolf" seems to fit right in except bands with "wolf" in their name were hip in like 2004.
― billstevejim, Sunday, 22 August 2010 05:15 (thirteen years ago) link
creatively bankrupt etc, whose names are just early '00s ephemera
― Doctor Casino, Sunday, 22 August 2010 15:08 (thirteen years ago) link
this band doesn't actually exist but "Vaginal Reference" would be a great band name for one of these bands
just came up with this in chatz
also, Beachgina
― suckin deez in belize (The Brainwasher), Saturday, 4 September 2010 02:34 (thirteen years ago) link
has anyone taken KAZAAM as a band name yet
― optimizing the emotional effects of Redneck Hoe by Insane Clown Posse (corey), Saturday, 4 September 2010 02:36 (thirteen years ago) link
the bilinda butchers, inasmuch as mbv guitarists can be considered 80s ephemera
― the groin transfer (electricsound), Friday, 17 September 2010 00:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Time Sunday, October 3 · 9:00pm - 11:30pmLocation Oakland, CA
More Info SEVEN LIES ABOUT GIRLSUNIVERSAL STUDIOS FLORIDA (from seattle)GAZESCOTT THEISSEN (from VNC / ex-rRope)
unfortunately Back to the Future the RIde had to cancel
ALL AGES / DONATION PLEASE!
― sarahel, Friday, 1 October 2010 17:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Pariah Carey
Also, this doesn't count, but I had to throw up a little:
FOOD S†ΔMPS - real band, formatted that way.
― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Monday, 4 October 2010 03:36 (thirteen years ago) link
(D)EBT
― van smack, Monday, 4 October 2010 04:08 (thirteen years ago) link
which one of you did this: http://chillwitchnamemagic.com/
― tylerw, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 19:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Do we need a '90s ephemera thread?
HYPE WILLIAMSHONG KONG IN THE 60SWednesday 24th NovemberThe Portland Arms, Chesterton Rd, Cambridge8pm, £tbc
― seandalai, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 19:47 (thirteen years ago) link
PΔPER ΔNGER
― markers, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 19:47 (thirteen years ago) link
TV LOSERS
― markers, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 19:48 (thirteen years ago) link
dammit! I wanted to name my band "Wednesday 24th November" but someone's already beaten me to that.
― sarahel, Wednesday, 6 October 2010 19:48 (thirteen years ago) link
PWIN ▲▲ TEAKS
― very wary hairy Barry (herb albert), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 18:22 (thirteen years ago) link
getthefuckoutofhere
― Christopher Green Leafy Swagon Indiebro (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 18:49 (thirteen years ago) link