Search results
After this came a band called The B-Sides. He gained popularity as the lead singer of post-punk group Adam And The Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring 10 UK top ten hits from 1980 to 1983, including three No. 1s.
- Madam Stan, Stuart Goddard
- Stuart Leslie Goddard
- Joe Daly
- KMFDM—while the popular assumption behind this name is that it stands for “Kill Mother Fucking Depeche Mode,” this is unfortunately not the case; it stands for KEIN MEHRHEIT FÜR DIE MITLEID (German for “No Pity for the Masses”), although fans and critics alike simply use the initials.
- Congratulations on Your Decision to Become a Pilot—another name that sounds so ridiculous that the first reaction is, “There’s no way this band really exists.”
- Dead Kennedys—wantonly offensive and entirely unforgettable, when this punk act first came out, this was the shirt you wore around the house when you wanted to let your parents know that you hated them.
- Dethklok—in the same vein of Spinal Tap, Brendon Small needed a name for the cartoon death metal band that served as the centerpiece of a decidedly mature, late night show on the Cartoon Network.
Adam and the Ants were a massive deal across 1980 and 1981, with two UK Official Album Chart Number 1s (the BRIT Award winning Kings of the Wild Frontier and Prince Charming) and two UK...
Jun 29, 2023 · He picked his stage name, and formed a band called The B-Sides with guitarist Lester Square and bass player Andy Warren, with drummer Paul Flanagan joining soon after. Young Parisians. They soon changed their name to The Ants and played a set supporting Siouxsie and the Banshees at the Roxy in April 1977.
Adam and the Ants were an English rock band that formed in London in 1977. The band existed in two versions, both of which were fronted by Adam Ant, between 1977 and 1982. The first phase began when the band were founded in May 1977 and were called the Ants until November of that year.
May 1977, the newly formed band, The Ants perform for the first time in public at the ICA restaurant, The Mall in central London and are told to stop after performing just one song “Beat My Guest” in front of what was said to be a stunned audience.
May 12, 2015 · From Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, inspired by Jefferson Airplane, to Radiohead, named after Talking Heads, here’s some 23 canny acts who borrowed their band name from other artists…
