The band's name came from band members' Gary Rossington and Bob Burns' strict high school gym teacher named Leonard Skinner. The teens were often caught butting heads with Skinner for growing ...

For proof, look no further than band names that found their inspiration in TV comedies. The Simpsons and The Brady Bunch alone are responsible for at least 6 Bands Whose Names Come From TV Comedies ...

Click here to see 25 bands with food names. 24/7 Tempo has assembled a list of 25 of the more prominent such musical groups, in styles ranging from psychedelic to electronic to blues-rock, ...

BOYZ II MEN: Not only did New Edition touch off the whole boy-band boom, it also provided a name for this Philly R&B act via its 1988 song "Boys to Men." PANIC!

Comedian Eric Andre has a website — ericsbandnames.com — where he's listed 300+ really funny band names he's come up with. I looked through the list to try to pick a favorite, but it's a three ...

Top 10 Greatest Band Names Ever. 10. Y'All So Stupid This long forgotten Atlanta based rap outfit burst onto the scene back in the early '90s when the South rose up and let both the East Coast and ...

7. The Seventeenth Century I like names that are surprising, but not because they’re controversial or weird or mordant. I have no idea which aspects of the 1600s the name refers to, if any, but ...

Two bands claim this name: one from Seattle, the other from Toronto. • Womb Ripper "NEVER FORGET THAT CHUCKY CHEESE IS A FUCKING RAT," proclaims its MySpace page. • The Sons Of Many Bitches ...