BADLANDS IS IN THE HOUSE

A time of trials calls for heroes. Specifically, it calls for very large men who win eating competitions and record hip-hop records about it.



http://www.myspace.com/badlandsbooker

Also: isn't that pandaxian's twin on the right? Audri?

It was the best of bands, it was the worst of bands

So, Muriel Spark died after a long and illustrious career. I was reminded that the band Public Image Ltd. named themselves after a novel of hers, which then made me think about literary-rock connections. I started to make a list in my head of Musical Groups Named After Things Literary. Add any you can think of! Note: I cheated and used Wikipedia for some of these. I'm not quite that smart!

Public Image
The Soft Machine
Steely Dan
The Boo Radleys
The Velvet Underground
Pere Ubu
The Thompson Twins
Aerosmith (disputed)
Steppenwolf
The Grifters
Heaven 17
Love and Rockets
Eyeless in Gaza (double Huxley/Milton score as pointed out by someone else)
As I Lay Dying
Veruca Salt
The Grapes of Wrath
Collective Soul
The Doors (double Huxley/Blake score)
The Fall
Hot Water Music
Moby

Update

Crazy Visor Guy is wearing an Iron Maiden shirt today.

AVERAGE HOMEBOY

This is clearly the best rap video ever made, and I'm tremendously in debt to the Exploding Aardvark for finding it for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq6vufmTJ9Q