Musicians! Need a cool band name? Try the ol' "city name/noun" trick: - London SS - Berlin Blondes - Berlin Blackouts - Dresden Dolls - New York Dolls - N.Y.C. Peech Boys -Bakersfield Boogie Boys - Hollywood Brats - Hollywood Vampires - L.A. Vampires - L.A. Witch - Utah Saints - Tokio Hotel - Tokyo Police Club - Detroit Cobras - Detroit Emeralds Weirdly enough, the above list almost seems to tell a story..? https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66033#msg-66033 Wed, 13 May 2026 13:42:49 -0500 Phorum 5.2.23 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66611#msg-66611 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66611#msg-66611 breno Trouser Press Wed, 13 Dec 2023 20:16:35 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66610#msg-66610 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66610#msg-66610 MrFab Trouser Press Wed, 13 Dec 2023 17:48:11 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66391#msg-66391 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66391#msg-66391 Delvin Trouser Press Sun, 15 Oct 2023 23:36:26 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66388#msg-66388 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66388#msg-66388
They were from London - not the NYC Soho. So, they could play with London SS, Sleaford Mods, and Leyton Buzzards.]]> MrFab Trouser Press Sun, 15 Oct 2023 18:53:02 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66369#msg-66369 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66369#msg-66369 -------------------------------------------------------
> Too many such band names could easily be confused
> with sports teams.

I think that I initially thought that the name of the "LA Nuggets" box set was a reference to some sort of sports team.

Considering how thoroughly the Nuggets dispatched the Lakers these past playoffs, I would welcome an LA Nuggets team.]]> MrFab Trouser Press Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:06:39 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66118#msg-66118 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66118#msg-66118 Five*Words Trouser Press Thu, 24 Aug 2023 20:28:53 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66115#msg-66115 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66115#msg-66115
(Sounds like the answer to: What does an angry Santa Claus say?)]]> MrFab Trouser Press Thu, 24 Aug 2023 10:39:56 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66113#msg-66113 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66113#msg-66113
Hackensack
Ho-Ho-Kus
White Plains
NY Loose]]> ira Trouser Press Thu, 24 Aug 2023 06:04:42 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66111#msg-66111 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66111#msg-66111 And plain old Crown Heights…if they can find a stray noun?]]> Five*Words Trouser Press Wed, 23 Aug 2023 22:44:37 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66109#msg-66109 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66109#msg-66109 Delvin Trouser Press Wed, 23 Aug 2023 15:19:51 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66108#msg-66108 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66108#msg-66108 Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks.

I dunno. Those could all be nouns. You might spill your Saigon shake while driving over Hanoi rocks if your Bangkok shocks aren't up to snuff.]]> breno Trouser Press Wed, 23 Aug 2023 05:59:56 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66107#msg-66107 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66107#msg-66107 >
> Hanoi Rocks

Apparently a verb, judging from the title of their debut album Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks.]]> Delvin Trouser Press Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:08:08 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66106#msg-66106 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66106#msg-66106 The Midnight Special. By that time, they basically were the backup group for Donna Summer. As I recall, though, it was pretty clear to see that the group's singer was Donna's main squeeze. (She married the guy in 1980; they stayed together until her death in 2012.)]]> Delvin Trouser Press Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:04:21 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66103#msg-66103 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66103#msg-66103 MrFab Trouser Press Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:44:07 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66064#msg-66064 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66064#msg-66064 Spandau Ballet
Guadalcanal Diary

Not quite fitting the paramaters:

Roman Holiday
Aztec Camera
Art Ensemble of Chicago]]> DuckRabbit Trouser Press Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:21:50 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66057#msg-66057 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66057#msg-66057 Fontaines D.C. (Dublin City)]]> DuckRabbit Trouser Press Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:39:11 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66054#msg-66054 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66054#msg-66054 MrFab Trouser Press Wed, 16 Aug 2023 23:01:27 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66053#msg-66053 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66053#msg-66053 Stop Drop & Roll!!! isn't worth hearing.)]]> Delvin Trouser Press Wed, 16 Aug 2023 22:59:44 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66052#msg-66052 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66052#msg-66052
Motor City 5!!!
Leyton Buzzards
Lower East Side Stitches
Salem 66…?
Berlin. Irving Berlin
Saigon Kick (yikes, sorry)
Münchener Freiheit]]> Five*Words Trouser Press Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:01:38 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66048#msg-66048 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66048#msg-66048 Michael Toland Trouser Press Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:35:57 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66046#msg-66046 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66046#msg-66046 Delvin Trouser Press Wed, 16 Aug 2023 10:58:06 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66045#msg-66045 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66045#msg-66045
The food item, the nationality, or something else?]]> BCE Trouser Press Wed, 16 Aug 2023 08:19:59 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66044#msg-66044 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66044#msg-66044
Hanoi Rocks]]> breno Trouser Press Wed, 16 Aug 2023 04:49:04 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66043#msg-66043 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66043#msg-66043 --------------------------------------------------
>
> And, kind of the opposite approach ...
>
> Sunny Day Real Estate

Architecture in Helsinki]]> Five*Words Trouser Press Tue, 15 Aug 2023 20:41:13 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66042#msg-66042 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66042#msg-66042 Rhythm Bounder Trouser Press Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:53:39 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66041#msg-66041 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66041#msg-66041 Like, "Moscow" seems a natural, but can't think of anyone called The Moscow somethings. Go for it, bands!

Apparently, there really was a band called The Nashville Cats, but it was an informal group of session pros, like The Wrecking Crew. The Loving Spoonful song was about them. (This has been your Fun Fact of The Day.)]]> MrFab Trouser Press Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:51:36 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66040#msg-66040 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66040#msg-66040 Bip Trouser Press Tue, 15 Aug 2023 12:38:46 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66039#msg-66039 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66039#msg-66039 L.A. Guns
The Detroit Wheels

And, kind of the opposite approach ...

Sunny Day Real Estate]]> Delvin Trouser Press Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:20:56 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66038#msg-66038 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66038#msg-66038 ira Trouser Press Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:01:03 -0500 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66037#msg-66037 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,66033,66037#msg-66037
That said, I do see a potential show theme ... or at least a block or two of songs. Thanks, Fab!]]> Delvin Trouser Press Tue, 15 Aug 2023 05:56:35 -0500