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The band name book / Noel Hudson. --
Record details
- ISBN: 9781550464870 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 1550464876 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 336 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)
- Publisher: Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press, 2008.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 29.95 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Rock groups. Musical groups. Music > Humor. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 782.421660922 Hud | 31681001941475 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Organized by a variety of themes, including love & lust, shock your mama, and crimes & punishment, provides background information on the origins of names of rock groups. - Book News
Hudson, a writer and rock musician, has written this guide to the origins of band names, including profiles of the musicians, noted accomplishments and even unusual song and album names. The author groups these bands according to themes such as animals (The Byrds), plants (When Trees Leave), food and drink (Choice of Vegetable), human anatomy (Some of Its Parts) and many more. This book contains sidebars on nearly every page that list band names that are still available such as Slophappy Pork Pappies and Puddle of Cud. General audiences will also enjoy the colorful photographs of album covers, band members and associated artwork. Distributed by Firefly Books. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) - Firefly Books Ltd
Well-illustrated with CD covers and other images, this book lists thousands of pop and rock music band names from more than 30 countries, arranged in irreverent categories with notes on origins, genres and best album titles. Fully indexed. - Firefly Books Ltd
What's in a name? Ask the lead singer.
A big, open-it-anywhere book created for music fans and pop-culture followers of all ages, The Band Name Book explains how (or where) the best-named bands in history got their names. Those names are profound, clever, silly, provocative or downright obscure. This entertaining book is full of information and trivia about bands from the dawn of rock 'n' roll right up to today's Internet-based independents.
The Beatles are here, as well as Led Zeppelin, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails and the Goo Goo Dolls. But the best fun is found with rock history's lesser-known groups, in Web-savvy contemporary bands, and with true originals. Among their names:
- Atomic Rooster
- Arctic Monkeys
- The Lemonheads
- The Formaldebrides
- The Soup Dragons
- Pavlov's Woody
- Arcade Fire
- Big Al and the Kaholics
- Hectic Watermelon
- Smorgasborgnine.
The Band Name Book includes entries on thousands of bands from more than 30 countries, divided into dozens of entertaining and irreverent categories with special notes on name origins, genres and best album titles. There are profiles of notable bands. And there's even a list of "Names Still Available" for each category.
