Stage names. The best and the worst.

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To be honest, "J Spaceman" is a very silly name indeed.

Electric Six have good names. not sure if they're real or not.

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 09:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Jason Spaceman makes sense if you are in a band called Spacemen 3. (Besides, it's not half as silly as "Peter Gunn" or "Sonic Boom")

― kate, Tuesday, 20 May 2003 09:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll give you that, "Kate". ;)

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 09:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, it's true. It says Masonic Boom on my birth certificate. Damn hippie parents! I only pretend to be from the Planet Of The Kates...

The silliest stage name of all time, however, is probably Rat Scabies. Or maybe Bez.

― kate, Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I love Rat Scabies! And Captain Sensible!

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Captain Sensible is great. But Rat Scabies is just dumb.

I really honestly think "Sid Vicious" is one of the greatest stage names ever. But Punk Roque did give us some of the worst stage names as well. I mean, Siouxsie Sioux? Who the fuque can spell that?

― kate, Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Arri Up? Palmolive?

*cough*

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:10 (twenty-two years ago)

The 50s were, of course, the golden age of stage names. Billy Fury, Adam Faith, etc? Priceless. Now there's a stage name waiting to happen- Vince Priceless.

― kate, Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Do nicknames in quotation count?

When did "Little" Jimmy Scott become just Jimmy Scott?

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, and who chooses the names in the quotations? I mean, sure, it's great if you're called "Stompin'" or "Shakin'" but what if you get stuck with, say, "Wibbling" Jason Pierce?

― kate, Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:20 (twenty-two years ago)

And lords of silliness The Hives; Chris Dangerous, Dr. Matt Destruction? Howlin' Pelle Almqvist is the singer. kanda remined me of The Wailers(50s garag band) singer Rockin' Robin Roberts.

― Jrvision (visionjr), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Hip hop owns this thread. In no other genre can a man called simply "Keith Murray" appear to buck the trend so daringly.

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Man, these English rock boys are gonna have a hard time keeping up. I mean, "Testifyin'" Bobby G doesn't quite measure up, does he?

― kate, Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Lux Interior - great stage name.
50 Cent - fuckin' stupid stage name.

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:33 (twenty-two years ago)

completely and utterly awful stage names - P. DIDDY/PUFF DADDY.

― Jrvision (visionjr), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Dee Dee, Joey, Johnny, Marky Ramone - great. CJ Ramone - eh.
The Mascara Snake, Snake Finger - Good, I think.
On the fence about: Drumbo, Pigpen, Taj Mahal

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:40 (twenty-two years ago)

He Who Cannot Be Named!

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Great: Tom G. Warrior - what's the G for then???
Awful: Larry Lurex

― mei (mei), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Dave Q

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 10:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Ross the Boss always makes me laugh

― M Carty (mj_c), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 11:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Great stage names = Billy Spunk (Blue Meanies), Maximum Bob, Pinchface, and Buckethead (Deli Creeps)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 13:04 (twenty-two years ago)

On that nasty 'around the world in 80 raves that aired on C4 in the UK a while ago they went to detroit. One of the hip hop guys they met there had the absolutely awesome stage name "Friday Night".

― Neil Simpson, Tuesday, 20 May 2003 13:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Worst: Any rapper with the word "Killah" in his name. Milli and Vanilli.

Best: Boy George

― scott m (mcd), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 13:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Killah Muezzin?

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 13:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Rod Bent, Stix Pelten.

Johnny Thunders, yes.
Buster Poindexter, ermm- not really.

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 13:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Am I the only person who is unfairly predisposed to disliking any rapper whose name is intentionally spelled all retardedly? (ie Fabolous, Bubba Sparxxx, Ludacris, etc, etc)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

CLINT RUIN

― rw, Tuesday, 20 May 2003 13:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Or even photographers - Is "Mick Rock" a real name??

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 13:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Great: Exene Cervenka (which is only half pseudonym, AFAIK), Prince Far-I.

Not so great: Richard Hell (sorry)

― Wired Flounder (Wired Flounder), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 13:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Ziggy Stardust, Jello Biafra and Klaus Fluoride are all neat in my book. So's Rockets Redglare and F Stop Fitzgerald if wer're talking about shutterbugs.

― Matt Maxwell (Matt M.), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 13:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Fred "Sonic" Smith = way cool.

Spiral Stairs = ditto.

― Brandon Gentry (Brandon Gentry), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 13:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Is Rockets Redglare the same Rockets Redglare that's in Down By Law? After all, how many Rockets Reglares can there be?

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Crocus Behemoth ownz this thread.

― die9o (dhadis), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Good: Divine Styler.

Bad: Pam the Funktress.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:21 (twenty-two years ago)

"...and on keyboards, here's the Lovely Missus Fiend"

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)

DJ Bonebrake, John Doe, Billy Zoom = cool.
--
Pat Smear, Paul Bearer - nice try, but nuh uh.

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Worst:
Grand Puba - sounds like 'Grand Turd', doesn't it?
Snakefinger - so 70ies white prog. Brings to life a whole reek of that shit.
50 Cent OTM.

Best:
The Realest Niggaz From Down South
Body Count (and I am NOT talking about the music)
Lux Interior OTM

also: Mike Patton's Ipecac Records, named after vomit provoking medicine.

― Jay K (Jay K), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Gabba owns this thread! DJ Shitspitter, Darkraver and Face Hoover being but three

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Face Hoover is magnifluous!

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

a thing of rare and special beauty indeed

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)

50 Cent has got the worst, hands down, with the guys from Poison coming in a close second. Oh wait... dare Garth Brooks' doppleganger Chris Gaines merit a mention here?

Best? Lux Interior. Seconded.

― maria b (maria b), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Best:
Elvis Costello
Johnny Rotten
Iggy Stooge/Pop
?uestlove
Lux Interior (4th vote)

Worst:
The Bass Thing

― christoff (christoff), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Also good:

MC Hellshit

― die9o (dhadis), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Zero Mostel

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Lux Interior is the best.
Puff Daddy/P.Diddy edges out 50 Cent for worst.

The rest are contenders.

― Wired Flounder (Wired Flounder), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Poison Ivy is better than Lux Interior.

Also great:
Freddie Mercury
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Johnny Thunders
Ida No

Teribble:
The Edge

― ss, Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:52 (twenty-two years ago)

All the worst stage names belong to IDM people with intentionally unpronounceable names. I don't even need to list any examples; there are millions.
Also, I really like Cex, but I think his name is dumb.

― Tom Breihan (Tom Breihan), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:54 (twenty-two years ago)

WORST:

Nivea

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 14:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Have y'all heard 50 Cent's new hypeman's name?

*dramatic pause*

...it's Plus Tax.

*rimshot*

*gunshot*

*nickalicious' corpse hits floor*

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 15:01 (twenty-two years ago)

(as in 50 Cent/Plus Tax...hahahahahaha...yeah not funny)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 15:02 (twenty-two years ago)

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My favorite rock real name is Daryl Dragon, with Grace Wing (Slick) coming in second.

Scissor Sisters, much as I adore them, can't deal with the stage names. Paddy Boom? Urgh.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Friday, 7 January 2005 01:48 (twenty-one years ago)

TISM to thread:

Ron Hitler Barassi, Jock Cheese, Les Miserables, Humphrey B. Flaubert

Another vote for P. Diddy as the worst ever. I mean, it even makes "Puff Daddy" look slightly respectable.

― Sasha (sgh), Friday, 7 January 2005 02:15 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm sure I've mentioned this on another thread (maybe even on this one), but Kool G. Rap's deejay used to be (possibly still is) a gent who called himself D.J. POLO. When asked in an interview why he went by this moniker, his resonse was that like the brand Polo, he was an original. Aye yai yai.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 7 January 2005 02:24 (twenty-one years ago)

"Tre Cool" bothers me more than it needs to.

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Friday, 7 January 2005 03:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Best:
DJ Johnny Violence
DJ Poopy Pants
? (of ? and the Mysterians)

Worst:
when music journalists (usually from the NME) use bandnames as surnames (Pete Libertine, Stuart Mogwai, Richey Manic, etc.)

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Friday, 7 January 2005 04:41 (twenty-one years ago)

The entire time I was reading down this thread, I was thinking, "Ringo Starr," but I still can't decide if I think it's good or bad.

And Epic Soundtracks!

― Dr Benway (dr benway), Friday, 7 January 2005 04:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know if this was mentioned upthread, but Don DeLillo's Bucky Wunderlick (Great Jones Street) is maybe the worst rockstar name ever. Makes me kinda hate the book, which I otherwise loved.

― suki suki suki (Alvaro Espinoza), Friday, 7 January 2005 04:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Blackie Lawless is not great.
MC Serch is none too good, either.

― p.j. (Henry), Friday, 7 January 2005 05:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Wasn't one of the members of Celtic Frost called "Grave Violator" at one point? That gets my vote!

Even though I loathe the man, "Axl Rose" is a great stage name.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 7 January 2005 05:47 (twenty-one years ago)

W.Axl Rose is a DAMN DUMB name, Latebloomer. i hate to differ with ya there.

The lead singer of 45 Grave was Dinah Cancer. That used to make me laugh.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 7 January 2005 06:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Jhonn/John Balance

― manuel (manuel), Friday, 7 January 2005 06:09 (twenty-one years ago)

It doesn't redeem Axl Rose's name to know that it's an anagram of "oral sex"?

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:12 (twenty-one years ago)

No. That's about as cool as Dark Side of the Moon being the soundtrack for the Wizard of Oz. Stupid coincidence.

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:18 (twenty-one years ago)

when music journalists (usually from the NME) use bandnames as surnames (Pete Libertine, Stuart Mogwai, Richey Manic, etc.)

This never bugged me. I always thought it was just a piece of UK music journo shorthand.

Anyway...

CLASSIC: Johnny Fiasco (house DJ)
Buck 65

DUD: Rick Rock (dude who sang the hook on Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me")
Kid Ray (rent-a-rapper from 2 Unlimited)

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Friday, 7 January 2005 16:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Dan Electro! (Shoot, what band was he in?)

― Rick Massimo (Rick Massimo), Friday, 7 January 2005 22:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Edward Summertyme - The Stairs
A great name, even if all he made up was the y.

― Bren (Bren), Friday, 7 January 2005 22:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Worst: LL Cool J

Rodney Anonymous, Joey Shithead, Ping Romany are good ones.

― chad (chad), Saturday, 8 January 2005 00:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Good in a really bad way: Vestan Pance from PWEI

― martin m. (mushrush), Saturday, 8 January 2005 00:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Lame: Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan

― martin m. (mushrush), Saturday, 8 January 2005 00:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Though in his defense, Buck Satan was a pretty genius stage name.

― martin m. (mushrush), Saturday, 8 January 2005 00:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh and I'm surprised nobody's done this one:

Good: Black Francis

Meh: Frank Black

Bleh: Mrs. John Murphy (although it actually wasn't a pseudonym given that Kim Deal was married to a John Murphy)

― martin m. (mushrush), Saturday, 8 January 2005 00:31 (twenty-one years ago)

There's a Polish rapper called Sidney Polak.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 8 January 2005 00:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Yay!

Duc D'Istortion (Upper Crust)

Nay!

Spiral Stairs
Grasshopper

― Ben Dot (1977), Saturday, 8 January 2005 01:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Yay! Raphael Ravenscroft

Nay! Special Ed

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Saturday, 8 January 2005 05:15 (twenty-one years ago)

bad, real bad - Choclair

first half sorta good, second half kinda embarrassing - Nivek Ogre

pretty good - Nash the Slash

― Kim (Kim), Saturday, 8 January 2005 19:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Totally awesome - Crocus Behemoth
Totally not awesome - Chris Gaines (c'mon, you're making a fake name for yourself! At least try to make a cool one)

― Zack Richardson (teenagequiet), Saturday, 8 January 2005 21:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I could swear that back in the mid-90s P-Funk had a bass player called Sister Brother Motherfucker. Am I making this up? If not, what was the name of the dude in the nun's outfit?

― daria g (daria g), Saturday, 8 January 2005 21:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Good in a really bad way: Vestan Pance from PWEI

Stage name?

― kit brash (kit brash), Sunday, 9 January 2005 04:01 (twenty-one years ago)

ULTRA CLASSIC: Panda Bear

― Mickey, Sunday, 9 January 2005 04:57 (twenty-one years ago)

> a bass player called Sister Brother Motherfucker

Intended as a reference to MFSB (Mother Father Sister Brother / Mother Fuckin' Sonofa Bitch) ?

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Monday, 10 January 2005 04:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Sebastian Bach vs Rachel Bolan vs Dave 'The Snake' Sabo

― jesus qrist allin, Monday, 10 January 2005 05:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Good:
Bob Dylan
Dr. Fink
FALCO
Smog

― D.J. Anderson, Monday, 10 January 2005 08:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Good:
Wreckless Eric
Lora Logic
Waw Pierogi
Luke The Drifter

Bad:
Me Phi Me
Vanilla Ice
Nelly
Sting
Jack Rabid

― mike a, Monday, 10 January 2005 18:37 (twenty-one years ago)

five years pass...

saw this lame band recently who has a few cds out and their lead vocalist goes by "Andy Anonymous". :|

― funky brewster (San Te), Saturday, 4 September 2010 21:05 (fifteen years ago)

Noah Lennox sounds so much cooler than "Panda Bear". I mean - no, really. LENNOX. pretty cool sounding isn't it? ppppffft panda bear , give a care.

― baddest boy on the internet (kelpolaris), Saturday, 4 September 2010 21:32 (fifteen years ago)

love those jazz dukes, counts, kings, earls

― Dr X O'Skeleton, Saturday, 4 September 2010 21:41 (fifteen years ago)

Good:
Lora Logic
― mike a, Monday, January 10, 2005 6:37 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark

V V V good.

― The Bartered Bride (Ówen P.), Saturday, 4 September 2010 21:55 (fifteen years ago)

Lame: Hermes Pan

As used by Paul Barker = Lame
As uses by Fred Astaire's choreographic collaborator = Totally fucking homocore, even if his real name was Hermes Panagiotopoulos

― Hideous Lump, Sunday, 5 September 2010 21:30 (fifteen years ago)

Reebop Kwaku Baah

― optimizing the emotional effects of Redneck Hoe by Insane Clown Posse (corey), Sunday, 5 September 2010 21:36 (fifteen years ago)

is good

― optimizing the emotional effects of Redneck Hoe by Insane Clown Posse (corey), Sunday, 5 September 2010 21:37 (fifteen years ago)

Good: Ice T
Not Good: Ice Cube

― late adopter, Sunday, 5 September 2010 22:00 (fifteen years ago)

going from Steve to Stiv is godlike imo

doesn't some black metal band have a Necrolucas?

oh, and the guys from Blasphemy have/had some odd ones:

Nocturnal Grave Desecrator And Black Winds - Vocals
Deathlord Of Abomination And War Apocalypse - Guitars
3 Black Hearts Of Damnation And Impurity - Drums
Black Priest Of The 7 Satanic Blood Rituals
The Traditional Sodomizer Of The Goddess Of Perversity- (former) Guitars
Ace Gustapo Necrosleezer And Vaginal Commands- (former) bass
Bestial Saviour Of The Undead Legions- (former) bass

― CharlieS, Sunday, 5 September 2010 22:25 (fifteen years ago)

Albino priest&wrecked train-lo fidelity allstars -Nice

― nakamura, Monday, 6 September 2010 11:00 (fifteen years ago)

Chuck Wagon and Billy Club (the dickies)
Lee Ving is a good one, too
i think Dinah Cancer is my fave (as mentioned by Alex in NYC already)
Zodiac Mindwarp?

― ....some kind of psychedelic wallflower (outdoor_miner), Monday, 6 September 2010 15:26 (fifteen years ago)

if I ever make it big i'll be known as Don K. Punch

― funky brewster (San Te), Monday, 6 September 2010 16:56 (fifteen years ago)

Worst: Manjula Oblongata

― The Bartered Bride (Ówen P.), Monday, 6 September 2010 17:06 (fifteen years ago)

my favourite is zigaboo modeliste, drummer of the meters

― i saw momus kissing san te claus (samosa gibreel), Monday, 6 September 2010 17:23 (fifteen years ago)

Good: Darby Crash
Bad: Bobby Pyn

― we wanted lime (mike a), Tuesday, 7 September 2010 01:37 (fifteen years ago)

Worst: Manjula Oblongata

Har! What band? Google shows nothing.

― Overblown 80's Gated Snore (Dan Peterson), Tuesday, 7 September 2010 15:40 (fifteen years ago)

My mom made it up

― The Bartered Bride (Ówen P.), Tuesday, 7 September 2010 19:52 (fifteen years ago)

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