Idolator

I miss ska puns. Sort of.

Harmonica Lewinska?

I hope Haunting Oboe Music is a hardcore band.

Okay lolling at myself because I am finding Haunting Oboe Music to be kind of great! This is total pander-to-DJP-and-maybe-Ned music.

I'm shocked by just how many of these bands I've actually heard of.

I thought that Slut Barf and Butt Stomach were particularly terrible. And I'm concerned that there are two bands that go by Vomit Bomb.

Superheavygoatass and Haunting Oboe Music are both Austin-based bands. And they both rock.

Though there are no goats or oboes involved in either, sadly.

@djp: I'll be the judge of that!

Hmmm...yeah, nice enough on initial listen.

Although that cow image in the background is ridiculous.

I should be shocked at how many of these bands are from Austin, except that I'm not.

Furthermore, I wrote a little ditty that I would belt out every time I was walking down Red River and saw SuperHeavyGoatAss on a marquee.

AND ... Phunk and Associates' name is an homage to this guy: [www.funkandassociates.com] -- best late-night commercials evar.

Agreed, some of these are actually great, like Roger's Porn Collection. Winner for me, of those here, is:
Prognosis: Killing It
But the worst seen this year?
Wintry Mix.
I kid you not.

An I pray, someday, there will be:
Crowded Housewife
Camper Van Halen
Stem Cellphone

etc

Dance Me Pregnant is not a bad band name, but it would make a great song title.

@tigerpop: Yeah, me too. But then, I pay attention to both underground hardcore and harsh noise, so I pretty much rely on AIDS puns, skull imagery, and long ass statements of endearment as red flags to filter out which bands are already cliche.

"Harmonica Lewinsky" would be great if he was actually a Polish bluesman.

My pick for worst of the year: iLiKETRAiNS

I got to the Haunting Oboe Music song that features more of the singer and I'm backpedalling a little bit on my previous comment; the band is good but WOW do they need to not let their vocalist sing.

I did a cartoon short about the process of naming your group called "Our Band Sucks". I'm afraid all of the above pale in comparison to Sparkle Fatty Pizza Party

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@djp: Aw, that's too bad. I think that's a great band name too.

Candygram For Mongo? Brilliant name.

Taintstick

and/or

Foxboro Hot Tub...wait, that's who...Oh, that makes sense.

If I hadn't clicked over to the AV Club I'd never have seen their write up on Life of Crime by Laughing Hyenas. Any other old farts want to wax nostalgic for that fucking great band?

Spatula

Old news here and only sorta related, but Finger Eleven was previously known as Rainbow Butt Monkey. But ah! What's in a name?