Pickles & Dimes

My latest CD purchases prompted Shauna to suggest a weird band name post. The rules are simple: they must be in my collection (we can’t count her Flock of Doug CD). Actually, that’s the only rule. We both went through my collection and combined our lists, although most of the names were the same. I’ll post the other half later this week.

So, without further ado:

Armchair Buddha
They’re a band I saw open up for Dazy Head Mazy once. I was impressed enough (drunk enough) to buy their CD. I’m pretty sure it hasn’t been played once.

Asphalt Ballet
Love the name. I looked at the CD and have no idea what prompted me to buy it. Must have been the slaughtered pig on the cover.

The Bitches of the Century
Andy Dick’s band. ‘Nuff said.

Bowling for Soup
I passed over this one the first time through. I had to remind myself that just because they have sold millions of records, they can still make the list. One of my favorite names ever.

Butthole Surfers
This was another one I missed the first time as well. I’m so accustomed to the name and having their stuff on my CD shelf. Plus, they’ve been around for over 20 years.

C.W.A. (Cheeseheads With Attitude)
Mock band from Stevie Rachelle of the late 80s band Tuff. They take tunes like “YMCA,” “Turning Japanese” and “Talk Dirty to Me” and change the lyrics to sing about the Green Bay Packers. I hate the Pack, but their CD is pretty funny.

Dazy Head Mazy
They are my favorite band, so they’ll make any list that I have on our site. It doesn’t hurt that their name comes from a Dr. Seuss book.

Deadeye Dick
Not much to say about these guys. This hasn’t been in my CD player since “New Age Girl” was popular in college over 10 years ago.

Howard’s Hair
They were a small college band out of Mankato, MN. Named after a guitar tech at the local music store. Great Gear Daddies’ cover of “Color of her Eyes.”

Husker Du
Any band named after a board game can make the list. It also gives me a reason to link back to a post of Shauna’s.

Imperial Drag
Their song “Boy or a Girl” was huge at strip clubs while I was in college. Not that I’d know.

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
They are a GREAT punk rock cover band. Their covers range from John Denver, The Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, Prince and Garth Brooks. I suggest buying all of their CDs.