What is your favorite fictional band or musician?

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I was heartbroken when Pale Horse and thousands of their fans were killed in Madison Square Garden at the climax of "Watchmen."

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:03 (twenty years ago)

The Beets.

― Ian John50n (orion), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:04 (twenty years ago)

Franz Ferdinand

― mc (mattsoncarlhew), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:05 (twenty years ago)

Kipper.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:08 (twenty years ago)

howsabout a little background?

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:28 (twenty years ago)

Robert Smith.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:31 (twenty years ago)

arrg, you guys...

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

Hearts That Hate, the fake emo band featured on the chorus of MC Lars' "Signing Emo".

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

Denny Lethargy

― Lion-O (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

CB4

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

Kipper was from "Confessions of a Pop Performer"

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:35 (twenty years ago)

The WayOuts.

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:37 (twenty years ago)

Bucky Wonderlick

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:39 (twenty years ago)

Didn't Glenn Gould once cite Adrian Leverkuhn as his favourite composer?

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:44 (twenty years ago)

And what was that novel about the bebop saxaphonist who was a bear?

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/b/buckbanz.jpg

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:46 (twenty years ago)

Found it.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:49 (twenty years ago)

Oh yeah, I really wanted to read that book. I read a review of it when it came out. The bear wears a hat and a trenchcoat as a "disguise" right?

― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:51 (twenty years ago)

vertigo >> [...] >> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lethargy

― N_RQ, Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:52 (twenty years ago)

I guess. I haven't read it either.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:52 (twenty years ago)

I made up a band in 4th grade, and I used to draw pictures of them when I was a kid.

Sidewinder:
Lee Ceago - drums, vocals
Will Davidson - lead guitar
Jason Davidson - bass
Dave Johnson - keyboards (he of course replaced David King, the original rhythm guitarist, and leader of the band)

― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

tie: NWH (Niggaz With Hats) and The Rutles

assuming Spinal Tap doesn't count

what was Justine Bateman's band called in Smithereens?

oh, and the Misfits from the Jem cartoon.

and the band from Trick or Treat. Or was that a solo act? It was a solo act. Man that movie was funny.

― Roger, Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

Dr Winston O'Boogie
The Elvis National Theater of Okinawa

― ledge (ledge), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:58 (twenty years ago)

Spinal Tap is a wierd case. Fictional or not?

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:59 (twenty years ago)

Does SCAB from Home Movies count?

― someteenpartying, Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:04 (twenty years ago)

PAIN!

(The Fear rip-off from the CHIPs punk rock episode.)

"I diiig paaaain!"

(Of course you could make a case for Snow Pink, Pain's nemesis in the Battle of the Bands which Ponch caps off by singing "Celebrate good times, come on!")

― Matt Carlson (mattsoncarlhew), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:05 (twenty years ago)

Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem!

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:12 (twenty years ago)

Anybody read this? Is it complete?

― TRG (TRG), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

Isn't that thing online? Last time I looked, it was pretty complete.

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

You're right it is, fakebands.com

― TRG (TRG), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:22 (twenty years ago)

Zack Attack!

― Kate Silver (Kate Silver), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:22 (twenty years ago)

The Paranoids (from Crying of Lot 49)

― o. nate (onate), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:38 (twenty years ago)

fictional bands

― peepee (peepee), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:48 (twenty years ago)

The Charms, then as now. heh.

― Paranoid Spice (kate), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

Form the above thread:

The Shunned were a fictional band in my city during late seventies punk days. Posters use to appear for their shows that were to be at vague local locations (ex. - "at the Shoe Store"). Many locals believed them to be real for a while, and were intrigued. They even had fictional members (Dick Chocolate, Jet Yellow, Doomy Number).

― peepee (peepee), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

nick andopolis's solo stuff was, i felt, superior to the works of Dimension or the band with daniel and ken (freaks and geeks)

― carly (carly), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:52 (twenty years ago)

http://static.flickr.com/12/14961001_7881232811.jpg

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

http://www.quarterbin.net/img/sv0401.jpg

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

Wyld Stallyns

― birthdayboy, Tuesday, 11 October 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

http://www.interstella.ru/img/large/28.jpg

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 16:57 (twenty years ago)

The River Bottom Nightmare Band
Venus in Furs
Jet Screamer

― bsj30 (bsj30), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

I don't know how to do it, so could someone post a picture of the band from The Big Lebowski?

― peepee (peepee), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0810939983.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Sprocc, master of the splingtwanger from Planet Blipp.

― brianiac (briania), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:44 (twenty years ago)

http://www.kungfunation.com/ProductImages/sho/wyc-dtl.jpg

― disco violence (disco violence), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:48 (twenty years ago)

WYLD STALLIONS

― Jonothong Williamsmang (ex machina), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:49 (twenty years ago)

C.w. McCall

― Max, Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:50 (twenty years ago)

johnny bravo

from the bunch, when greg was "discovered" and was going to be a rock star.

― nein Socken (nein Socken), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:51 (twenty years ago)

http://www.briandepalma.net/images/sign.jpg

― josh w (jbweb), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:58 (twenty years ago)

johnny bravo
he fits the suit

― k/l (Ken L), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 18:00 (twenty years ago)

Fiends In Human Form (from the book Infinite Jest)

― larry, Tuesday, 11 October 2005 18:13 (twenty years ago)

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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 (nineteen 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 (nineteen years ago)

Chinese White Bedsock (one for the Archers fans)

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

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

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

the Fabulous Stains

4 Jacks And A Jill

Funky See Funky Do

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

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

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

Trying again...
http://www.lunacynet.com/league/images/s3_les.jpg

― Neil Stewart (Neil Stewart), Friday, 9 June 2006 12:26 (nineteen years ago)

The hero of Espadair Street

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

the monkeys

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

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

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

'Camille'.

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

best Dreamboat Gorilla album

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

circus monkey

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

feathered hair + bright sweatshirt, such a look

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

Sleez Sisters

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

Brutha Fez (R.I.P.)

― kkvgz, Saturday, 8 May 2010 19:39 (fifteen years ago)

Jordan Catalano, and of course the Frozen Embryos. Oh, "Red"

― VegemiteGrrrl, Sunday, 9 May 2010 02:55 (fifteen years ago)

Bob Stanley would be all over this gang:

The Honeybees

http://www.wtv-zone.com/dpjohnson/gingergrant/honeybees.jpg

― henry s, Sunday, 9 May 2010 03:39 (fifteen years ago)

Rick Rickenharp
Hotblack Desiato & Disaster Area
Rod Torfulson's Armada featuring Herman Menderchuck
the Ramones as portrayed in Rock & Roll High School

― Snop Snitchin, Sunday, 9 May 2010 05:34 (fifteen years ago)

Has no one mentioned:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BTtMe7bPTc

― Mordy, Sunday, 9 May 2010 05:35 (fifteen years ago)

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Sunday, 9 May 2010 11:22 (fifteen years ago)

The Archies
Bad News
Hard Core Logo
Video Rodney

― Vernon Locke, Monday, 10 May 2010 02:59 (fifteen years ago)

Dynamic Calories (from the song of the same name by Stephen Malkmus)
Requiem (a drop-D metal band that the lead singer of Spoon allegedly used to play in, from the song "Sister Jack")
Battery Acid (Ramsey Street's local rock sensation)

― village idiot (dog latin), Monday, 10 May 2010 15:48 (fifteen years ago)

Lancelot Link & the Evolution Revolution
the Impossibles

― ImprovSpirit, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 20:58 (fifteen years ago)

Kevin Smith's finest hour?

ugh christ I can't take 30 seconds of that awful dialogue/delivery

― the sound of a norwegian guy being wrong (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 20:59 (fifteen years ago)

Rikki Nadir, Peter Hammill's alter ego on the Nadir's Big Chance album.

― anagram, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 21:03 (fifteen years ago)

No love for the Banana Splits?

― Wub-Fur Internet Radio, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 21:55 (fifteen years ago)

Los Punkitos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AClcybq5e0

― Moka, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 21:58 (fifteen years ago)

I can't believe I forgot this one: The Takeaways!

David Reyne lipsync fail...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-6gn6ysYkM

― VegemiteGrrrl, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 22:08 (fifteen years ago)

love that clip

― keeley mod (electricsound), Wednesday, 12 May 2010 22:55 (fifteen years ago)

Sweet & Sour was one of my fave TV shows. Man, I loved that damn song!

― VegemiteGrrrl, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 23:16 (fifteen years ago)

Driveshaft, of Lost.

But not really. It's just the only one I can think of.

― kelpolaris, Thursday, 13 May 2010 03:50 (fifteen years ago)

"The hero of Espadair Street"

ie. danny weir aka. weirD and his band frozen gold. not as funny and glib an answer as some of the above, but that's a good book by one of my favorite authors (iain banks) the whole mythos and minutiae of the fictional band is really fleshed out well

also third or fourthing wyld stallyns

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

― messiahwannabe, Thursday, 13 May 2010 05:46 (fifteen years ago)

eight years pass...

Sacrifyx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mXAB3HO160

― peace, man, Thursday, 7 February 2019 16:07 (seven years ago)

Goggly Gogol

http://www.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/styles/full/public/image/clockwork-orange-a-1971-014-malcolm-mcdowell-record-store.jpg?itok=ecM-q9AZ

― Ex Slacker, Saturday, 9 February 2019 03:52 (seven years ago)

I had a Pavement tour EP that claimed they were touring with... *finds sleeve*

The Flotilla Chips
Parchmen
Temple's People
Slavegrinders
The Skin Music

Perhaps not 'favourites', but I've long assumed that they were all pretty bitchin', in a non-existent kind of way.

― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Saturday, 9 February 2019 04:37 (seven years ago)

BIM

― yuh yuh (morrisp), Saturday, 9 February 2019 04:55 (seven years ago)

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