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48May    are named after    Their Shared Residence During University 48 May Street, Hamilton, New Zealand

808 State    are named after    The Roland TR-808 Drum Machine

10,000 Maniacs    are named after    A Horror Film Hershel Gordon Lewis’ “Two Thousand Maniacs!” (1964). A Confederate town takes revenge on six Yankee travelers.

ABBA    are named after    Themselves ABBA is an acronym formed from the first letters of each group member's name (Agnetha, Björn, Benny, and Anni-Frid).

Alien Ant Farm    are named after    A Daydream Guitarist Terry Corso's thoughts on the potential origin of the human race

Art of Noise    are named after    A Manifesto by Italian Futurist, Luigi Russolo “The Art of Noises” (1913)

Aswad    are named after    The Arabic Word for 'black'

Bad Company    are named after    The Name of a Film Starring Jeff Bridges

Bauhaus    are named after    A German Art Movement

Black Flag    are named after    An Anarchist Symbol and an Insecticide

Blood, Sweat & Tears    are named after    A Johnny Cash Album Cover

Buffalo Springfield    are named after    A Model of Steamroller

Clannad    are named after    The Gaelic Word for 'family'

The Clash    are named after    A Newspaper Headline “A Clash With Police”

The Communards    are named after    A Group of Parisian Revolutionaries Members of the 'Paris Commune', the socialist government that briefly ruled Paris from March to May 1871.

Death Cab for Cutie    are named after    A Song by the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band It's on the 1967 album Gorilla.

Depeche Mode    are named after    The Name of a French Magazine

The Doors    are named after    The Name of an Aldous Huxley Book 'The Doors of Perception', which quoted William Blake's poem ("If the doors of perception were cleansed / All things would appear infinite").

Down By Law    are named after    The Name of a Jim Jarmusch Film “Down By Law” (1986)

Duran Duran    are named after    The Villain in the Film 'Barbarella'

Erasure    are named after    The Name of a David Lynch Film 1977 film 'Eraserhead', written and directed by David Lynch.

Everclear    are named after    A Brand of Grain Alcohol

Everything but the Girl    are named after    A Furniture Shop In the UK city of Hull

Fischerspooner    are named after    Themselves Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner

Foo Fighters    are named after    Unidentified Flying Objects Allied pilots in WW2 called UFOs "Foo Fighters".

Genesis    are named after    A Book in the Old Testament

Green Day    are named after    A SF Bay-area Slang Term A ‘green day’ is one in which there is an abundance of marijuana.

Heaven 17    are named after    A Band in 'A Clockwork Orange' 'A Clockwork Orange' is a novel by Anthony Burgess and a 1971 film directed by Stanley Kubrick.

The Human League    are named after    The Game 'Starforce: Alpha Centauri' Starforce: Alpha Centauri was the second professional published science fiction wargame, by SPI. In the game, the Human League arose in 2415 A.D., and was a frontier-oriented society that desired more independence from Earth and the terraforming of systems not naturally habitable.

Iron Maiden    are named after    A Medieval Torture Instrument

Jethro Tull    are named after    The Inventor of the Seed Drill On an early single release, they were erroneously called 'Jethro Toe'

Jupiter One    are named after    A Fictional Spaceship From the television show "Lost In Space".

The Killers    are named after    A Band in a New Order Video Named after the fictional band in the music video for "Crystal" by New Order.

Kraftwerk    are named after    The German Word for 'Power Plant'

The Lemonheads    are named after    A Candy Made by Ferrara Pan Candy Company

Level 42    are named after    The Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything In 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' by Douglas Adams, the answer to the meaning of life is 42.

Marillion    are named after    The Name of a Novel by J. R. R. Tolkien 'The Silmarillion' is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkien's works, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher.

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes    are named after    The Name of a Children’s Book By Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane V. Cirincione

The Mock Turtles    are named after    A Character in 'Alice in Wonderland' `Once,' said the Mock Turtle at last, with a deep sigh, `I was a real Turtle.'

Modest Mouse    are named after    A Passage in a Virginia Woolf Story "...and very frequent even in the minds of modest, mouse-coloured people..."

Moloko    are named after    A Drink from 'A Clockwork Orange' The band's name originates from the novel A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, in which it means either "milk" (the name of a milk drink Alex and his 'droogs' consume, and the Russian word for milk) or "method of narcotic ingestion". [wikipedia]

Ned's Atomic Dustbin    are named after    An Episode of 'The Goon Show'

Nerfherder    are named after    A Line from the Film 'Star Wars' “Why you stuck-up, half-witted, scruffy-looking nerf herder!” Princess Leia to Han Solo

Nirvana    are named after    The Buddhist State of Enlightenment

NOFX    are named after    The Break-up of Another Band: Negative FX

Operation Ivy    are named after    The Codename of an Early 50’s Nuclear Test Series

Pink Floyd    are named after    Two Other Musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council

The Ramones    are named after    A Paul McCartney Alias Paul Ramone

REO Speedwagon    are named after    A Model of Fire Engine

The Rolling Stones    are named after    The Name of a Muddy Waters Song

The Searchers    are named after    The Name of a John Wayne Film

Sigue Sigue Sputnik    are named after    A Moscow Street Gang Meaning "Burn, burn, Sputnik".

Sisters of Mercy    are named after    A Religious Order The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy (RSM) is an order of Roman Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland in 1831.

Squirrel Nut Zippers    are named after    A Candy Squirrel brand’s Nut Zippers.

Steppenwolf    are named after    The Name of a Novel by Hermann Hesse “Steppenwolf” was also made into a film in 1974 starring Max von Sydow.

Styx    are named after    A Mythical River

They Might Be Giants    are named after    The Name of a Film Starring George C. Scott and Joanne Woodward “They Might Be Giants" (1971)

The Thompson Twins    are named after    Characters from 'The Adventures of Tintin'

Toad the Wet Sprocket    are named after    A Monty Python Sketch “Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album” (1980) side 2 - “Rock Notes" (Eric Idle)

T'Pau    are named after    A Character in 'Star Trek' T'Pau is a Vulcan elder (Spock's mother) who has appeared in several episodes of both Star Trek: The Original Series and Star Trek: Enterprise.

UB40    are named after    The British Unemployment Benefit Form

Veruca Salt    are named after    A Character in a Roald Dahl Book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Weezer    are named after    A High School Nickname Rivers Cuomo had asthma

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