Funny Band Names
Some years ago I drew a Dilbert comic in which Dilbert invented what he called tubular luggage. Several garage bands e-mailed to ask if they could use the name Tubular Luggage. Apparently “Tubular Luggage” just jumps out as an obvious name for a musical group.
I had the same experience yesterday while approving comments to this blog. I came across the phrase “fueled by hot dogs.” I can imagine that as a band name too.
The way our brains are wired, any two thoughts that don’t normally travel together seem funny when paired. It’s why Sponge Bob’s square pants are so funny. There’s a certain art to it. Let me try a few:
Dancing Wool
Vanilla Chipmunk
Spastic Tweezers
I also like to imagine band names that play on popular culture. For example:
Lance’s Left One
Monica’s Breath Mint
Britney’s Daycare Center
Okay, it’s your turn.
Best band name of all time:
Nut Sack
Posted by: Thatchsquatch | March 11, 2008 at 08:39 AM
Alazerin
Death Oker
Rex Apache
Chevenne Quick
Meteor Falls
Big Scoop
Munch Museet
Colt Trigger
Titanium White
Black Tempest
Space Hurricane
Posted by: Vincent | January 28, 2008 at 11:02 AM
Alazerin
Death Oker
Rex Apache
Chevenne Quick
Meteor Falls
Big Scoop
Munch Museet
Colt Trigger
Titanium White
Black Tempest
Space Hurricane
Posted by: Vincent | January 28, 2008 at 11:02 AM
Black Wednesday
Stucky Bockwell
Blip and The Jelly Beans
Bad Boy
Giant Mass
Murder Was The Case
Gun Star
Contro Vert
U-Pack
Cleve Crunch
Wolveram
Bullseye
Volcom
Plan B
My War
Posted by: Vince V | January 19, 2008 at 02:56 AM
Bandana Jam
Hardcore Drug
Cale Sol
Skank
Dagger Mansion
Thunder Qayks
Posted by: Vince V | January 18, 2008 at 11:53 PM
Guitar Gods
Divine Paragon
Dervish Airo
Metal Gear
Red Opal
Fender & The Gibsons
Moon Strider
Hot Stuff
Illegal Harvest
Posted by: Vincent Vermeer | January 18, 2008 at 10:41 AM
Jigsaw Yankees
Posted by: Vincent Vermeer | January 10, 2008 at 10:20 AM
Illegal Danish
(I don't take credit for this)
Posted by: Corinthian | October 26, 2007 at 04:03 PM
Here's an awesome one:
Thus Spake Zurathustra
It was a song we played in band
Its the greatest title ever
Posted by: You | October 24, 2007 at 06:38 PM
20 Years of Sloth
Between the Shoe
Lime Compass
Hard Cheese
Cynicism At Work
Rusty Brick
Fastidious Boot
Triple Router
Cobbit
Posted by: Ian | October 22, 2007 at 06:28 PM
The Normal Automorphisms
Pissing Weasels
Workers in Trees (saw this on a construction sign today...)
Rice Nine
Umarmung
Box of Lemmings
Posted by: Steve | October 18, 2007 at 04:57 PM
I think Dave Barry beat you to it.
EX: The Italic Squirrels.
Also, he coined the slang IM term: (ATWBAGNFARB=Actually, that would be a good name for a rock band.)
Come to thing of it, you and Barry share simular beliefs and ideas. Maybe you and Dave Barry are using the same hologram programming...
Posted by: Roby Bang | October 18, 2007 at 03:19 PM
"Stark Naked and the Car Thieves".
This was a real band in the 80s FL keys. The stock band joke was "Which one of you is Stark Naked?"
to which the band replies in chorus:
"Whoever gets lucky!"
Posted by: Jewels | October 17, 2007 at 10:38 AM
The Day the Grilled Cheese Died
Crap in a Hose
Speedo Six
Dead on the Crapper
Mass Mooning
Nuclear Cheeto
Permanent Yodel
Lead Pipe Blowout
Dark Condiment
Posted by: Ian | October 16, 2007 at 06:49 PM
The Eleanor Roosevelts
Posted by: Bob Davidson | October 16, 2007 at 06:26 AM
How 'bout:
Prozac Run
Forbidden Spot
Full Conviction
Irate Demon
Rabid Crystal
Rancid Conspiracy
Pounding The Cadet
Psycho Bullet
Puppet Spirits
Calm Bang
Cynical Carnage And The Nocturnal Flame
Decompressed Beaver
Fragile Eclipse
Acid Apple
Element Octane
Azure Abbott
Church Of The Democratic Kaos
Resisting Power
Endless Outcasts
Addressing Eternity
Almighty Predator
Death Of The Rational Faction
Posted by: ~~SS~~ | October 15, 2007 at 03:11 PM
my mate is in a band called "fastest kid in fifth grade"
Posted by: billie d | October 15, 2007 at 03:10 PM
My favourite band when I lived in Australia was called Machine Gun Fellatio.
Now that I've moved back to Hong Kong, I'm becoming a KillerSoap groupie.
Posted by: Vicki | October 15, 2007 at 06:38 AM
The Candyfloss Tigers
Monroe & Manson
The Nosedigger's Wives
Tartan Tattoos
The Zipped-up Squealers
Posted by: Veda | October 15, 2007 at 12:03 AM
Bad Religion... not exactly ironic though.
I know a local band called Benedict Arnold, not very patriotic are they.
Monday night party?
L
Posted by: Loren Bell | October 14, 2007 at 07:23 PM
oh... "band" names.... I thought you were talking about "brand" names....
Posted by: sung | October 14, 2007 at 04:46 PM
Well, Vanilla Ninja is taken by a some what popular eastern-europe girl rock band :)
Posted by: tea | October 14, 2007 at 02:49 PM
Parson's Nose Elm
(drunkenly inspired by Wishbone Ash...)
Posted by: Will D Beast | October 14, 2007 at 04:57 AM
My best friend was once in a band (had a total of one song that wasn't a cover) with once of the best names (in my opinion) ever:
Hard Drive.
Posted by: Ryan | October 13, 2007 at 05:30 PM
i'm not much of a music buff.
but there's a pretty famous indian band called
"thermal and a quarter"
and it's not as illogical as it seems. its really a band made of three mallus (short for ppl who talk malayalam (an indian language)) and another guy who has one grandparent who speaks malayalam making him one quarter mallu.
three mallus and a quarter and if u speak it fast enough
it's
thermal and a quarter.
anyway- i really do like that name.
Posted by: janani | October 13, 2007 at 11:20 AM