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.
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..."
- wk
Yeah, Ducktails really was hoping to stick it to those 30-something dads when he named his act.
― 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
they're a few youtube Suggestions clicks over from yer GR†LLGR†LL vid on the Salem thread
GR†LLGR†LL -> SaiLoRsbLaCKvirGiNmiLFs -> ∆RidIcUlEs∆FenCinG∆ -> PWIN ▲▲ TEAKS
― very wary hairy Barry (herb albert), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 19:05 (thirteen years ago) link
not with a bang, but with a ▲
― The Bartered Bride (Ówen P.), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 19:09 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s_jSAdlMXc
I had to turn it off after the first minute. Is that a sample from Exile's "Kiss You All Over" being looped over and over? Fffftt
― van smack, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 19:11 (thirteen years ago) link
This is getting out of hand
― van smack, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 19:14 (thirteen years ago) link
twin peaks was early 90s wasn't it?
― sarahel, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 19:52 (thirteen years ago) link
1990-91 but same diff
― very wary hairy Barry (herb albert), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 19:54 (thirteen years ago) link
^sarahel missing the point as per usual
― Christopher Green Leafy Swagon Indiebro (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 19:54 (thirteen years ago) link
what point?
― sarahel, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 20:44 (thirteen years ago) link
http://hollywoodphony.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/alf.jpg
― Christopher Green Leafy Swagon Indiebro (Whiney G. Weingarten), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 20:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Pwin Teaks reminds me of that thread from a few years back about how a music genre is officially dead when a band comes along that is a perfect caricature of the genre (Jet/00s garage rock being an example)
it's like Poe's Law for pop.
― Cunga, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 21:51 (thirteen years ago) link
i thought genres were born when they gelled into something that could easily be caricatured. up until then it's just sounds, y'know?
― some dude, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 21:57 (thirteen years ago) link
man whiney really was the canary in the mineshaft of triangle wave
― dudely midriff (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
rip
― tylerw, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link
little bird u tried to warn us ;_;
― dudely midriff (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 22:05 (thirteen years ago) link
god. damn it.
― hypnosis is the reason some Jewish people backed him → (will), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 22:07 (thirteen years ago) link
What are the alternatives here. Of all people, I'm the one backing this stuff? There's so much more creativity to these games than, you know, fucking THE POSTAL SERVICE or any of the fucking jacknut half-ass wonder bread cunts that littered the 2000s. This is so much more propositional, despite the representational, appropriative slant you can throw easy slams at. "THIS IS CHEAP. THIS IS LEGO BLOCK CULTURE. YOU CANNOT JUST PUT A STICKER ON SOMETHING." Of course you can.
I don't know, I am honestly shocked at your resistance to a number of these acts, and ideas, Wang-art-en. If we love music for its ability to inform and inspire dialog, this is the richest time we've lived through. Writers haven't enjoyed this sort of direct injection into pop music since the 80s as far as I'm concerned. All this noise, the talk and the music, is moving together. Or, Don't u wonder sometimes about sound + [[[[VVRSSNN]]]]??
― cee-oh-tee-tee, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 00:20 (thirteen years ago) link
▲__▲
― markers, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 00:23 (thirteen years ago) link
^ a pumpkin fyi
PWIN ▲__▲ TWEAKS
― I will always think of you, while (quite) fondly, myself (Evan), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 01:01 (thirteen years ago) link
oops
uh, teaks
― I will always think of you, while (quite) fondly, myself (Evan), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 01:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Wang-art-en.
classic material
― da poupier (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 15:41 (thirteen years ago) link
chros 8=D 8=D itt
― am0n, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 15:49 (thirteen years ago) link
i love any kind of fucked-up shit so ultra-effected casio wash over psychedelic scramble porn montage is the bees knees imo. its a kinder, gentler Noise, like Whitehouse giving you a hug.
― very wary hairy Barry (herb albert), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 16:30 (thirteen years ago) link
"half-ass wonder bread cunts"
best band name EVER!
― scott seward, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 16:36 (thirteen years ago) link
a kinder, gentler Noise, like Whitehouse giving you a hug.
awesome press release fodder actually
― sarahel, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 17:59 (thirteen years ago) link
hug it out with william b
― am0n, Wednesday, 13 October 2010 19:03 (thirteen years ago) link
there is a band called "GOONIES NEVER SAY DIE"
― congratulations (n/a), Friday, 15 October 2010 13:26 (thirteen years ago) link
first single: "Sloth Loves Chunk"
― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 15 October 2010 13:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman "Cosby Stills Nash Nash Nash and Young" CDr
the cover art:http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_LCXsDuWBD6k/TO8OTgmq-4I/AAAAAAAAAys/jKyK7e_J8hk/s1600/new.jpg
btw I think that is great
― Bjorn Cyborg (van smack), Thursday, 9 December 2010 02:06 (thirteen years ago) link
looks incredible
― dr. harbl's zing-along blog (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 9 December 2010 02:07 (thirteen years ago) link
I think reading record reviews for these bands is worse than the worst band name. At least the band names are kinda funny. You want to talk 'creatively bankrupt'? How many times am I going to read 'sounds like a worn VHS tape' this week...?
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 9 December 2010 02:47 (thirteen years ago) link