Friday, July 11, 2025

Remove a Letter, Ruin a Band

 

What's in a name?

Maybe a lot.

And maybe there's only a single letter difference between a great band name and...well...not a great band name.

Behold, the Almost the Truth List of Bands That Never Would Have Made It


Le Zeppelin  -  ♫♪ Mademoiselle eez climeeng zee stairway to heavonne ♪♫

Ink Floyd  -  Their only album, The Ark Side of the Moo, sounded like a boat full of cows.

The Beach Oys  -  ♫♪ And we'll have fun, fun, fun till the rabbi takes the brisket away ♪♫

Elvs Presley  -  Picture one of Santa's helpers shaking his hips

Nirvan  -  Perhaps appropriately, they sang the jingle for an anti-inflammatory.

Erosmith  -  Okay, I'm a little surprised some sex-crazed garage band hasn't already used this.

The Ho  -  ♫♪ He's a pimping wizard, our money goes to him... ♪♫

Lack Sabbath  -  I don't know...they're just...missing something.

Meallica  -  They specialize in covers of Weird Al's food-related parodies. 

Dire Traits  -  Their biggest hit was "Sultans of DNA".

Alice Coper  -  ♫♪ I'm eighteen! And I'm getting along! ♪♫

Grateful Dad  -  Kind of like Raffi, but for grown-ups

The Doobie Bothers  -  Singing about being disturbed when smoking dope

The Rolling Tones  -  A barbershop quartet in wheelchairs (Not a bad idea!)




Friday, July 4, 2025

#MakeAMovieUnderwhelming Deux

 

Ten years ago yesterday, I published a list on this topic. It may be high time for a second edition.

So hi, Time, and welcome to a world where Hollywood just isn't as exciting as it thinks it is.


  • The Demi-God Father
  • The Dark Serf
  • 12 Slightly-Miffed Men
  • The Good, the Bad, and the Nondescript
  • Heated Argument Club
  • One Stepped Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • 6ix
  • It's an Okay Life
  • The Green Furlong
  • The Accordionist
  • Sadiator
  • The Stray Cat King
  • Raiders of the Temporarily-Misplaced Suitcase

  • Average Will Hunting
  • Bravekidney
  • Singin' in the 20% Chance of Showers
  • Larry of Arcadia
  • Full Plastic Jacket
  • To Sicken a Mockingbird
  • The Chihuahua of Wall Street
  • A Fistful of Dimes
  • Some Like It Lukewarm
  • The Fifth Sense
  • The Fourth Element
  • Looking for Nemo
  • Thousand Dollar Baby
  • How to Train Your Dragonfly
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Topeka
  • Star Disagreements Episode Five: The HOA Retaliates