So, my bad-name recognition skills thus established, let's move on to this year's names, divided into two categories: worst band names (i.e., no redeeming value whatsoever, just sheer suckitude ...

It’s not easy to pick a band name. After 60 years of rock & roll, everything has been taken. There’s the Eagles and the Eagles of Death Metal, the Who and the Guess Who. There’s Asia, Europe ...

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 ...

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

The right name can make or break a band, as it’s often the first thing prospective fans, labels and other industry people hear about them. If it’s unique and enticing, it’s guaranteed to ...

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 ...

A good band name does not define whether or not an act will be successful. Bands with terrible names have made amazing songs, while groups with fantastic monikers have recorded songs that are ...

Mick Ralphs, 81, has recently passed away from unknown causes. The news was confirmed by his band, Bad Company, via Instagram on June 23, 2025.

A reunited 98 degrees revealed highlights from their long list of rejected band names, including Spontaneous Combustion, Just Us, Inertia, and more.

You “never made it as a wise man” if you didn’t guess Nickelback as the Biggest Rock Band of the 21st Century, at least according to Billboard. The weekly music magazine that keeps tracks of ...

Of course, it’s not unusual for bands to be drawn to provocative names. On the Brooklyn Monarch’s upcoming shows list, potentially problematic names — depending, of course, on who you are ...