Money (Not) For Nothin'

Well, folks, money ain't free and time is money, so we've all got to trade in our hours for a handful of dimes as the Lizardking once said. Your faithful balladeer is working away at a new job, making music and all that happen, so updates have been sporadic and may remain so.

We do, however, hope to remedy that, so stay tuned.

Anyhow, we have not forgotten you, and here is a belated Band Name Of The Day for yesterday, Monday January 10th:

The Prosthetic Chins. It is oft said that punk is dead, but with band names like The Prosthetic Chins still around, you know that ain't true. Punk is here to stay, and this would be a great name for it.

Today, then, we take it into a more contemporary direction, with a very modern name:

The iToys. Not quite a what we need for reggae bands, but great for an electronica or techno band (like Daft Punk). We like Daft Punk electronica here on BNOTD, so we're all in favor of The iToys.

Lord, I was born to be a ramblin' man...

Whoooo, we're back in California! Seattle, that wonderful city of coffee and music, is a great place to visit but as exhausting as any major town. Especially if you decide to walk and take public transit, like we did, rather than rent a car, like normal people do.

In any case, we're back and tired, and that's a great excuse to bring up a Band Name suggested by a friend of ours from Washington (although not from Seattle) and even from Seattle. She suggested:

The Chronic Fatigues, but didn't say whether this was for a geriatric folk band or a classic rock outfit made up of stoned Viet Nam veterans (they might call themselves Chronic and the Fatigues, we don't know). This name could also work for any sort of mellow ambient music, especially if you chop off the "the" and make it a proper noun. In any case, it's all good man.

But this is her band name, so we can't actually use it. We'll just tell you about it.

Route 66? Screw that, we're takin' the plane!

Well, dear readers, it's been a busy few days. Most of the house is down in Davis, dealing with January and the new quarter, while 1/4 of the gang is up in Seattle, drinking way too much coffee, just the right amount of beer, wearing down the boots and having a grand ol' time.

We also checked out the most amazing sushi restaurant in Seattle, where we came up with a belated bandname for Thursday, as well as Friday's.

Since it came up first, Thursday's BNOTD is:

The Noncommittal Fishies. Sushi can't really be described as happy fishies (let's face it, they don't really have much feelings in any direction at that point), so they're noncommittal. Or this could describe a disaffected hipster band.

The second one, brought to you by a conversation that went downhill from TNF, is:

Alien Sushi. 'Cause just as we eat fish, there's no reason we couldn't be sushi for something else, something larger and even more bizarre than humans. Something like aliens. This would be a perfect name for a groove-funk band, or a Japanese electronica band. Like Daft Punk, but with Asian overtones.

Which leaves us with today. Since we're up in Seattle, and really ought to do something to commemorate this wonderful city, the Band Name Of The Day for Saturday, 1/8/2011, is:

Spacey and the Needles! Which would be a great name for a hipster band OR an electronica band! Like Daft Punk.

'Scuse Me, Captain, Do You Carry Beefhearts?

No shit, there we were, screaming full-bore down Highway 80 about halfway between Sacramento and San Francisco, when we passed a billboard for a beef company. It was designed to look like some sort of family business, but let's face it, no family would have a billboard exhorting us to go to ExploreBeef.org.

I mean, everyone has SOME pride, right?

Right?

...


Naturally, this had to be a band name!

The Beef Explorers! Envision this as a band with more style than musical talent, probably made up of hunky beefy model type dudes dressed as explorers, complete with khaki shorts and pith helmets.

Hooker? I Don't Even Know Her!

Oh, do we have bad news for you today! The entire house is back in town, for the first time since the holidays began. And then we went to a bar. Scared yet? You should be. We came up with band names.

In the bar.

With the bartender.

Jim, besides being a great bartender, has a wicked sense of humor, and he gave us the first Band Name Of The Day, which is:

Tigerbalm Handjob. We feel this sounds a lot like a strange collision between Tiger Army and Haujob, but, just... no. Just no. We're thinking this would be good for a crotchpunk band. We'll let you imagine what they sound like.

Anyhow, not satisfied with having twisted our minds, dear, sweet, innocent Jim took it a step further with:

Alligator Snapping Turtle Blowjob. I think he was talking about some horrible blog, or maybe he just enjoyed the sight of four hardened veterans of the bar scene cringing and crossing their legs, but we didn't care to ask. We have no idea what sort of demented band would use this as their band name, but we're masochistic enough to want to know, so if you come up with something, leave us a comment.

And finally, because the conversation had nowhere to go but up, the last Band Name Of The Bar we came up with is:

Powermetal Breasts. Obviously, this would be a powermetal band, but the gang's divided over whether this would be a band composed entirely of attractive women or slavering teenage boys.

Son, you're gonna drive me to drinkin'...

Good evening, one and all!

We have a really tricky quicky BNOTD for you, on this, the first work day of the Year of Our Lord, Twenty-Eleven, and it is...

Righteous Ravioli, courtesy of the lovely Oakland House hosts! This band name, as it stands, is fantastic for any sort of hippie groove-funk band, but is endlessly variable! For instance, Righteous Shrimps for an elementary school soul band, or Righteous Indignation for a singer-songwriter of the hipster stripe.

In The Year 2525

Happy New Year, folks!

It's been a few days again, mostly because we were all off partying way too much. In LA, in Oakland, in San Francisco, even back home in Davis, the whole house has been livin' it up like, well, it's a dozen years after 1999.

Ahem.

We have, however, been lax about posting new Band Names of the Day, so here's a backlog, mostly submitted by readers!

First off, hearkening back to Thursday, December 30th, we have one courtesy of the hosts here in Oakland, which is:

Amy's Home for Wayward Potatoes. In the vein of Bay Area and hippies everywhere, this would be great for a contemporary bluegrass band of California college students. They probably play socially-conscious bluegrass covers of Nirvana tunes or something.

And then, on the 31st, the partying began! And that called for something bit further afield, this time from a party guest a few weeks ago, who suggested:

Luscious Gums, a good name for a geriatric lounge singer, although I suspect the inventor of this particular name was thinking about a hick band.

January 1st dawned gray, drizzly, and somewhat hungover. And thus the Band Name Of The Day for 1/1/'11 was:

The Gluegun Assassins! This name was suggested by a friend of the house, and would be useful for an indie band, or a punk band that has knit amplifier cozies. Said friend's significant other suggested another great name, which is today's Band Name Of The Day, and is very appropriate for the theme of the past few days:

Half Pint and the Six Packs. We've been drinking a lot, why do you ask? Half Pint and the Six Packs would a fantastic name for a bar house band of just about any stripe.

Of course, we really couldn't start 2011 off without a Bonus BNOTD, so it fits that this quality individual has given us a second band name, this one slightly more obscure:

Judge Reinhold and the 12 Angry Jurors, a solid name for any band composed of law students.

Here at BNOTD we hope you have a fantastic 2011, filled with music and good cheer. Feel free to suggest band names, and we'll post 'em as we have the time!

Thanks from all of us here at Band Name Of The Day.