A-Z Band Names Game

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[HEADING=2]The Wombats[/HEADING]

There are two artists that share this name: 1) The Wombats (TWB) are a three-piece indie band which formed

in 2003 in Liverpool, England. The band consists of Matthew Murphy (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Tord Øverland

Knudsen (bass, vocals) and Dan Haggis (drums, vocals). Murphy and Haggis are native Liverpudlians and Øverland-

Knudsen is Norwegian.

 

The members met while they were students at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. The band has released

four albums, "A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation" (2007) and "This Modern Glitch" (2011), “Glitterbug” (2015)

and “Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life” (2018).

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[HEADING=2]Ying Yang Twins[/HEADING]

The Ying Yang Twins are a crunk rap duo from Atlanta, Georgia consisting of Eric "Kaine" Jackson and

Deongelo "D-Roc" Holmes. They are best known for being featured on Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz hit single Get Low which reached

#1 on the Billboard 100.

 

After forming in 2000 they released their debut album Thug Walkin' the same year and followed this with

2002's Alley: The Return of the Ying Yang Twins, 2003's Me & My Brother, 2005's U.S.A. (United State of

Atlanta), 2006's Chemically Imbalanced and 2009's Ying Yang Forever.

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[HEADING=2]American Head Charge[/HEADING]

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American Head Charge, the Minneapolis-based metal band, which had its genesis when Cameron Heacock

and Chad Hanks crossed paths in a Minnesota rehab facility in 1997, has up to now been known primarily

for the radically dysfunctional behavior of the band members.

 

"We were definitely out of control on our first tour, Ozzfest 2001," Mr. Banks admits. "It wasn't enough to

just play our music; we also had to fire shotguns on stage and throw pigheads at the crowd. Chalk it up to

a desperate bid for attention." The Head Charge rap sheet - which also includes getting into bloody brawls

with their fans, smashing equipment they couldn't afford to replace, reacquainting themselves with hard

drugs and occasionally being locked up by the enraged fuzz - has served to obscure the fact that these free

spirits play the shit out of their instruments and make brutally powerful music of uncommon distinction.

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[HEADING=2]Cobra Starship[/HEADING]

Cobra Starship was an American pop band created by former Midtown bassist and lead vocalist Gabe

Saporta in 2003 in New York City. Other members were guitarist Ryland Blackinton, bassist Alex Suarez,

drummer Nate Novarro, and keytarist Victoria Asher, all of whom provided backing vocals.

 

The group released their debut album, While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets in 2006, which they

followed with ¡Viva la Cobra! in 2007. They then released Hot Mess in 2009.

 

The group is perhaps best known for their singles "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)", "Good Girls Go Bad

(feat. Leighton Meester)", and You Make Me Feel... (feat. Sabi).

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[HEADING=2]The Essex[/HEADING]

The Essex was an American R&B vocal group formed in 1962. They are best known for their 1963 song "Easier

Said Than Done".

 

Founding members Walter Vickers (guitar) and Rodney Taylor (drums) were members of the United States

Marine Corps stationed in Okinawa, Japan. After being transferred to Camp LeJeune in North Carolina, they

enlisted fellow Marines Billy Hill (aka Billy Proctor) and Rudolph Johnson as group members. Next they added

a female lead singer, Anita Humes, another Marine.

 

The band was signed to a recording contract in 1963 after submitting a demo to Roulette Records. "Easier Said

Than Done" was written by Larry Huff and William Linton. Released as the B side of their first single, the song

reached the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. The track sold over one million records and received a gold

disc award from the R.I.A.A. "Easier Said Than Done" charted at No. 41 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1963.

 

Rudolph Johnson left the group, and the Essex became a quartet. Three months after "Easier Said Than Done"

reached No. 1 in July 1963, the group had a No. 12 Billboard hit with the follow-up song, "A Walkin' Miracle" in

September 1963. On the label of this single, the group name appeared as 'The Essex Featuring Anita Humes.'

 

"She's Got Everything", their next single, written by Jimmy Radcliffe and Oramay Diamond, was a Billboard

No. 56 hit. Being Marines made it hard for the group to take advantage of their hits; for example, before long,

Johnson was posted to Okinawa.

 

Rodney Taylor was killed in 1966 in New York City during an attempted mugging. He was buried at Oak Hill

Cemetery in Gary, Indiana. All of his former bandmates attended his funeral.

 

Humes released several solo singles for Roulette, but had no chart success. She died on May 30, 2010, in

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, aged 69. In the 1970s, Hill headed up a group called the Courtship.

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[HEADING=2]Gorillaz[/HEADING]

 

Gorillaz is a British virtual band created in 1998 by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett.

 

Canonically speaking, Murdoc Niccals formed the band. The band currently consists of four animated

members: 2-D (lead vocals, keyboards), Noodle (guitar, vocals), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), and

Russel Hobbs (drums and percussion).

 

Their fictional universe is explored through animated music videos, interviews, and animated shorts.

 

In reality, Albarn is the only permanent musical contributor, and often collaborates with other musicians.

 

The roots of Gorillaz can be traced back to 1990, when guitarist Graham Coxon asked cartoonist Jamie

Hewlett to interview his newly formed band, Blur.

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