The hidden pleasures of 2007: great band names

2007 may have been a great year for music, but I was too busy listening to hateful talk radio to notice. I did, however, notice that ’07 was a banner year for band names. Here are the best of ’07, in no particular order:

1. Gay Beast (what is it about Minneapolis? They always breed the best band names: Husker Du, Babes in Toyland, Muffler Chump, etc.)
2. Raspberry Cocaine (we prefer Boysenberry ourselves)
3. Airborne Toxic Event (otherwise known as sick building syndrome?)
4. Sissy Wish (reminds us of something Sonic Youth might have tossed off in a studio circa ’91).
5. Casxio (sex + casios = genius)

--Charlie Amter

(Pictured: Princess Pop performing at a Raspberry Cocaine show. Photographer: Mark Huddleston)