A collection of phrases that strike me as (mostly terrible) possible names for bands, rappers, albums, etc. If you want to take one, it’s yours if your promise to send me a link to add when you’ve actually got songs. Updated sporadically. From the maker of An Obsession A Week. These are the sorts of names we’ve got:Tumblr (3.0; @ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife)http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/<p>Cited As An Influence<br/><br/>(submitted by <a href="http://kontextmaschine.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Kontextmaschine</a>) </p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/29655446662http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/29655446662Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:31:00 -0700<p>Have It Coming</p> <p>(submitted by <a href="http://kontextmaschine.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Kontextmaschine</a>) </p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/29606304720http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/29606304720Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:48:00 -0700<p>Galligator </p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/16899107570http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/16899107570Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:31:05 -0800*movie referenceall-femalegarage rockband namegarage revival<p>Vaseline Sexy Legs</p> <p>(taken from the title of a misguided ad analysis paper)</p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/13811473754http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/13811473754Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:30:06 -0800rappermetrosexualhipster*schoolwork reference<p>Burst Loveletters</p> <p>(from a chapter title from Gilbert Sorrentino&#8217;s <em>Mulligan Stew</em>)</p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/13574492423http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/13574492423Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:11:05 -0800*literary referencereferencebritpopawkwardlasciviousgilbert sorrentino<p>No Mister Right Girlfriend</p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/10794195958http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/10794195958Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:06:05 -0700band nameearth girls are easy90s revivalall-girl*movie reference<p>Fingers At Random</p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/10466931472http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/10466931472Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:02:05 -0700fingersart rockband namewussy<p>The Permanent Crushes </p> <p>[suggested by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/VJFranzK">VJ Franz K]</a></p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/9857431152http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/9857431152Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:15:05 -0700tweeband nameVJ Franz K<p>Robot Culinaire</p> <p>[French name for a &#8220;Food Processor&#8221;]</p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/8977138461http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/8977138461Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:32:06 -0700new waveband namefrenchrobot<p>Wild Abdomen</p> <p>[a witty malpropism by John Lennon]</p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/8845892813http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/8845892813Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:31:05 -0700wildjohn lennonmalpropismband namedance punkpunk<p>Professor O&#8217;Blivion</p> <p>[from Cronenberg&#8217;s <a target="_blank" href="http://busbyberkeleydreams.tumblr.com/tagged/videodrome">Videodrome</a>]</p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/8238531020http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/8238531020Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:31:06 -0700post-punkband namevideodromecronenberg<p>The Magnificent Dead Guys</p> <p>[from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;ved=0CDMQFjAB&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMystery_Men&amp;ei=fVQnTu-VNanniALNg7DuCQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNFPNczSksmdi48IS1poO197XNSoZQ">Mystery Men</a>]</p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/7866847138http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/7866847138Wed, 20 Jul 2011 18:32:05 -0700punkpop-punkband namedead*movie referencemystery men<p>Cable Rights on the Island of Yap</p> <p>[submitted by <a target="_blank" href="http://kontextmaschine.tumblr.com/">Kontextmaschine</a>]</p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/7825792807http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/7825792807Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:35:05 -0700neutral milk hotelwtfsubmission<p>A&#8217;a&#8217; Lava</p> <p>[I was watching a documentary about Volcanoes &#8230;  This lava is &#8220;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.decadevolcano.net/photos/keywords/a_a_lava.htm">spiny or blocky</a>&#8221;]</p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/7515750210http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/7515750210Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:37:05 -0700experimentalindie-electroduo*number of membersband namelava<p>Side-Chain City</p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/7211562324http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/7211562324Sun, 03 Jul 2011 18:31:06 -0700dubstepclub namecity<p>Prominent Dude &amp; the Boring Boobs</p> <p>[this was an amalgamation of two different tumblr-related conversations with RealBroad]</p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/6995623627http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/6995623627Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:30:06 -0700and the'sdudecaptain beefheartpost-Beefheartsurffreak surfband name<p>Hot Awesome Family</p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/6775451062http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/6775451062Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:31:07 -0700*membershippsychedelicfamilyhotband namefive piecedark psyche<p>Mail Man Jail</p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/6743149859http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/6743149859Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:21:06 -0700postpunkskaband namejailman<p>Hangmen Also Die</p> <p>[the name of <a target="_blank" href="http://www.worldscinema.com/2011/06/fritz-lang-hangmen-also-die-1943.html">this</a> German film by Fritz Lang]</p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/6508519436http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/6508519436Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:10:06 -0700*movie referencediegarage rockgarage revivallo-fialbum name<p>Pregnant Bartender</p> <p>[submitted by <span><a href="http://kontextmaschine.tumblr.com/">kontextmaschine</a>]</span></p>http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/6269674103http://ourbandnamecouldbeyourlife.tumblr.com/post/6269674103Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:31:06 -0700submissionpregnantfrat rockgarage rock