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Chain Restaurant Food or Band Name?
I was talking to a friend of mine and she mentioned how the dishes in chain restaurants always have ridiculous names. She thought that a breakfast dish at Baker's Square — called Chorizo Skillet — sounded a bit like a bad band name. Can't you see it now?
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What Would Your Heavy Metal Band Name Be?
Wouldn't Pestilential Bunny be an awesome heavy metal band name? Or how about Weeping Hearse? I must say, one of my favorite things about real or fake quizzes is coming up with the fake answers — particularly in the case of heavy metal band names.
Chicken Band Names: Real or Fake?
We all understand the importance of good band names, but can you tell which ones are real or fake? What if the bands in question all have "chicken" in their names? Check your musical chicken knowledge and tell me if these band names are real or fake.
Heavy Metal Band Names: Real or Fake?
The heavy metal genre is hardly lacking in ridiculous band names and over-the-top album covers — in the case of Manowar here, we get both.
This is one arena where the real names sound too good to be true, so can you tell which ones actually are? Take my quiz and see if you can thrash out the authentic evildoers from the devilish death-metal deceivers.
Band Names: Real or Fake?
Coming up with a catchy band name is almost as important as making good music. I know I've given many a band a chance because I loved their name, either to be thrilled they were amazing or annoyed that they sucked. You gotta wonder how some of these folks come up with their names, though, and in the inevitable rock magazine interview, the answer is usually that they came up with it drunk or on drugs.
The Worst Band Names of 2007?
The Onion has compiled a list of the worst band names of 2007. Some of my favorites are below. Click here for their comprehensive list!
Tell Real From Fake in '08!
GiggleSugar readers know that we dare not venture onto the Internet without finely honed bullsh*t detectors. In the spirit of helpfulness, I've taken time over the past year to test your ability to tell the real band names from the fake ones, the genuine articles from the made-up headlines, and the truly terrifying phobias from the totally false maladies. Practice makes perfect, so here's a look back at the best of my real or fake quizzes.
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- Robert, Kristen and Taylor took New Moon from LA to Paris, London and Madrid and I got to meet the gorgeous gang: read all the gossip from the interviews here!
- Mark Owen got married in the Highlands in front of his Take That band mates
- Prince Harry watched rugby with Chelsy Davy and attended Remembrance Sunday
- Rihanna, Stella McCartney and more were named Glamour's Women of the Year
- Peter Andre won a libel case while Katie Price headed Down Under
- Denise Van Outen and Lee Mead announced they're expecting their first child
- Ashley Jensen gave birth to a boy and called him Francis Jonathan Beesley
- The official lineup for I'm a Celebrity was revealed ahead of its Sunday start
- Cosmopolitan named their Ultimate Women of the Year in a London ceremony
- Singing sensations joined together for a special Children In Need gig
It's Official: Steven Tyler Is Out of Aerosmith
Joe Perry has taken to his Twitter account to break the news that Aerosmith is looking for a new lead singer. Steven Tyler has apparently dropped out amid rumors that he's looking for a solo career — which the front man alluded to himself in an interview earlier this year. Perry assured fans that the band is not breaking up tweeting, "You just can't take 40 years of expiriance and throwitinthebin!"
No Doubt Suing Activision For Splitting Up the Band
Although Band Hero was just released with a star-studded lineup yesterday, and there's already word of legal trouble. No Doubt has filed suit against Activision, the maker of Band Hero, for using their likeness for songs they didn't record, as well as splitting up the band in different scenes which weren't approved. No Doubt's band manager Jim Guerinot explains:
The band [members] are bitterly disappointed that their name and likeness was taken and used without their permission.
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