Asia Of Montreal Jets To Brazil I'm From Barcelona Brazillian Girls Manitoba Tokyo Police Club Beirut Paris, Texas Texas Is The Reason
has there been a thread about this kind of thing before? is it just me or is this becoming increasingly commonplace? aside from Asia, it seems to be mostly contemporary indie bands. and, beyond them being mostly crappy band names, wouldn't this lead to constant misunderstandings and confusion? what's the point?
― Alex in Baltimore, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 13:36 (eighteen years ago)
Texas Sun Ra
― Mark G, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 13:40 (eighteen years ago)
Ozark Henry Tripoli
(couple of Belgians you might not know, don't know)
― StanM, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 13:45 (eighteen years ago)
Illinois.
― Trip Maker, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 13:46 (eighteen years ago)
Berlin
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 13:49 (eighteen years ago)
do places in time count? (Queens Of The Stone Age!)
er, maybe not.
― StanM, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 13:55 (eighteen years ago)
Styx
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 14:01 (eighteen years ago)
Mars
― nerve_pylon, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 14:04 (eighteen years ago)
perhaps I should've specified "places on earth, that someone actually from there might've named their band after"
― Alex in Baltimore, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 14:08 (eighteen years ago)
Japan
― Curt1s Stephens, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 14:09 (eighteen years ago)
Japan Nirvana
― BlackIronPrison, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 14:10 (eighteen years ago)
Arctic Monkeys
― The Wayward Johnny B, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 14:12 (eighteen years ago)
Guadalcanal Diary
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 14:22 (eighteen years ago)
Space
― Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 14:24 (eighteen years ago)
Air
― Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 14:26 (eighteen years ago)
China Crisis
― Mark G, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 14:37 (eighteen years ago)
Fudgetunnel
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 14:41 (eighteen years ago)
The Beautiful South
― Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 14:44 (eighteen years ago)
Poco
― everything, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:12 (eighteen years ago)
http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/xp/reuters_molt/1804158084.jpg
― acrobat, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:14 (eighteen years ago)
Bay City Rollers
― henry s, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:15 (eighteen years ago)
Big Country
― ledge, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:15 (eighteen years ago)
I bet some of this list aren't from the places they're named after!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bands_named_after_places
― StanM, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:16 (eighteen years ago)
Mission of Burma?
― DustinR, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:17 (eighteen years ago)
Sandie Shaw. Unless she was born on a beach.
― ledge, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:18 (eighteen years ago)
Afghan Whigs
― Geir Hongro, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:24 (eighteen years ago)
Julie London
― DavidM, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:26 (eighteen years ago)
Dusty Springfield
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:31 (eighteen years ago)
Wait, they're not Whigs?
― Phil D., Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:35 (eighteen years ago)
Atlanta Rhythm Section
apparently from Doraville, a suburb of ATL...
― henry s, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:36 (eighteen years ago)
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
― Vornado, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:38 (eighteen years ago)
Ocean Colour Scene
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:41 (eighteen years ago)
Pavement
― ledge, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:42 (eighteen years ago)
Magma
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:45 (eighteen years ago)
Venetian Snares
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:46 (eighteen years ago)
Tina Arena
― ledge, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:47 (eighteen years ago)
Bing Crosby
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:56 (eighteen years ago)
When People Were Smaller and Lived by the Water
― ellaguru, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:58 (eighteen years ago)
Manic Street Preachers
― Noodle Vague, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 15:59 (eighteen years ago)
Boards of Canada
― groovemaaan, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 16:32 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.norwayrocks.com/main.htm
The band from New Jersey that's rockin' the world!! Their debut indie album "Night Dreams" was called "one of the years 10 best CD's " by rock magazines around the world. "Arrival", the label debut on Frontiers Records and Nippon Crown, received rave reviews. throughout Europe and Japan.
― MRZBW, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 17:14 (eighteen years ago)
Nirvana
Yeah, but they made up for it by naming one of their records In Utero.
― Lostandfound, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 17:26 (eighteen years ago)
Mercury Rev Orbital Galaxie 500 Bill Haley and his Comets
― Lostandfound, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 17:34 (eighteen years ago)
Geneva
― blunt, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 17:38 (eighteen years ago)
Heaven 17 Frankie Goes to Hollywood
― o. nate, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 18:14 (eighteen years ago)
Minsk
― Herman G. Neuname, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 18:19 (eighteen years ago)
A Sunny Day in Glasgow
― bakerstreetsaxsolo, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 18:23 (eighteen years ago)
Underworld Saint Etienne Spandau Ballet
― everything, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 18:25 (eighteen years ago)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
― o. nate, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 18:27 (eighteen years ago)
Mannheim Steamroller
― o. nate, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 18:30 (eighteen years ago)
I believe Dan Snaith is from Ontario, not Manitoba. And Handsome Dick Manitoba is from NYC.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 18:30 (eighteen years ago)
New Bomb Turks
― o. nate, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 18:32 (eighteen years ago)
Dessau
― henry s, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 18:32 (eighteen years ago)
M.A.R.R.S.
― chap, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 18:38 (eighteen years ago)
That's why I put Manitoba on the list, jaymc. Did anyone say otherwise?
― Alex in Baltimore, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 18:41 (eighteen years ago)
soviet france la bradford a silver mount zion
― Sandy Blair, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 18:42 (eighteen years ago)
The Neptunes.
― chap, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 18:44 (eighteen years ago)
Sahara Hotnights
― o. nate, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 19:02 (eighteen years ago)
Oslo
― Jeb, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 19:26 (eighteen years ago)
Aberdeen
― David Bachyrycz, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 19:57 (eighteen years ago)
The Dukes of Hamburg
― o. nate, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 20:31 (eighteen years ago)
Neptunes named after the Roman god, not the planet.
― Mark Rich@rdson, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 21:09 (eighteen years ago)
Huntsville Brownsville Station The Egyptian Lover
― henry s, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 21:22 (eighteen years ago)
Labradford is named after a basketball player. Bradford, I believe, are actually from Bradford
― Morley Timmons, Wednesday, 13 June 2007 23:40 (eighteen years ago)
Architecture in Helsinki Are Dimmu Borgir actually from iceland?
― Trayce, Thursday, 14 June 2007 00:21 (eighteen years ago)
Are Dimmu Borgir actually from iceland?
Norway.
― MRZBW, Thursday, 14 June 2007 01:07 (eighteen years ago)
Future Sound Of London. Not from London, not from the future.
― dermoth, Thursday, 14 June 2007 03:12 (eighteen years ago)
tel aviv
― venimdenim, Thursday, 14 June 2007 04:58 (eighteen years ago)
North Sea
― Drooone, Thursday, 14 June 2007 05:00 (eighteen years ago)
nashville pussy
― venimdenim, Thursday, 14 June 2007 05:06 (eighteen years ago)
Dr. Bombay
― Tuomas, Thursday, 14 June 2007 08:13 (eighteen years ago)
Easterhouse Aberfeldy
― Tom D., Thursday, 14 June 2007 08:46 (eighteen years ago)
St. Etienne!
― Tom D., Thursday, 14 June 2007 08:48 (eighteen years ago)
PARIS HILTON
― lex pretend, Thursday, 14 June 2007 09:03 (eighteen years ago)
Lebanon, the Chesterfields, Hatfield and the North. And here is a gratuitous big-up for terribly-named local (Oxford, UK) band Sunnyvale Noise Sub-Element.
Almost seems weirder to name your band after where you are from. I mean, what the hell made someone from Boston or Chicago say one evening, "Hey guys, I have this amazing name for our band..."?
― a passing spacecadet, Thursday, 14 June 2007 09:19 (eighteen years ago)
Cornershop
― onimo, Thursday, 14 June 2007 11:35 (eighteen years ago)
Vermont Vermont
― Grandpont Genie, Thursday, 14 June 2007 11:39 (eighteen years ago)
Durham Durham
― Tom D., Thursday, 14 June 2007 11:40 (eighteen years ago)
Kanye West
(Kanye)
― onimo, Thursday, 14 June 2007 11:41 (eighteen years ago)
Monaco
― onimo, Thursday, 14 June 2007 11:44 (eighteen years ago)
Ann Peebles
― Tom D., Thursday, 14 June 2007 11:49 (eighteen years ago)
I hate all of you.
― Alex in Baltimore, Thursday, 14 June 2007 12:33 (eighteen years ago)
Baltimora
― Tom D., Thursday, 14 June 2007 12:42 (eighteen years ago)
Electric Universe (wherever that is)
― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 14 June 2007 13:37 (eighteen years ago)