The New York Times Strands puzzle for June 23, 2025, focuses on two-word band names. The spangram is "ROCK GROUPS." The ...

Please note we aren’t saying these bands suck, just their names. That’ll become abundantly clear when you see the last group on the list. This Ohio-based Christian metal band picked their name ...

Regular blog readers may remember my mid-year tally of the worst band names we'd encountered, a glimpse of the year-end's definitive list of bad puns, clumsy imagery, and misappropriation of the ...

Let's face it, everybody is going to have their own list of "Greatest Band Names Ever." And they're all going to be different. But in our defense, these were the names that popped out after hours ...

Maxim has put together a list of the "The Worst Band Names Ever," and we thought y'all might wanna take a peek. Although they're not experts in music, they're pretty good with the ridiculous ...

Lyrics are an especially fertile ground for this, with phrases often sparking name ideas. With that in mind, we've combed through the archives and assembled a list of bands whose names were ...

Fall Out Boy founding members Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump spent a lot of time arguing over what they should call their band. After creating a long list of potential names, they had friends vote ...

Dangerous Minds recently dug up this old list of band names that were banned from a Christian radio station. WSOU is a heavy metal station housed in a Roman Catholic University and does not use ...

On Tuesday, RFT Music posted a list of the best and worst band names at this year's South By Southwest. The Ghost Wolves was deemed the sixth worst name, leading the Austin, Texas duo to send this ...

they're rehashing how the band got its name. Members Jeff Timmons, Justin Jeffre, Drew Lachey, and Nick Lachey have revealed a few of the entries on the long list of stage names they wound up ...

You “never made it as a wise man” if you didn’t guess Nickelback as the Biggest Rock Band of the 21st Century ... highest charting rock act on the list, coming in at No. 26 overall.