11.07.2005

Undergrowth of the Internet

There is a flourishing online weed known as the 'name generator'.
Most of them suck- somebody with rudimentary Java programming skills writes a randomizer, plugs in a too-short list of faintly appropriate words, slap on a title like, say, Pimp Name Generator...then it makes the rounds of internet forums, generating acre feet of threads with the title "what's your pimp name?"

This profusion of half-assed content has one positive effect; when a good name generator comes along, it is thrown into stark relief against the spreading field of mediocrity.

Which brings us to this quite excellent Band Name Generator from our friends in the UK.

The depth is only a little better than usual, but some of the combinations are fantastic and it gives you the option of generating a general, techno, metal, bluegrass or rap band name.

Here's a couple of random examples, match them with the genre if you dare:

Fear of the Livid
The Scratchy Rambling
Ass on the Mob
Worship Ascii
Shooting of the Disbanded


and this is my favorite so far:

Nine-Inch Mutant


Good times.

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