Exercise For Credit: Five Names For A Fictional Open Mic

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hdSo4yFuDdo&watch_response

Mutual Admiration Society

-- russel swensen (solecism), Sunday, 16 July 2006 16:15 (2 years ago) Link

"Mutual Admiration Society"

-- cdwill (cdwill), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 05:15 (2 years ago) Link

This is the name of the group comprising Glen Phillips (the Toad the Wet Sprocket one) and Chris Thile (Nickel Creek), of all people. Apparently they admire each other and they made a record a while back.

So what's up with the book?

The book is finally coming out! The official publication date is August 4, Amazon begins shipping it July 21. AMAZON LINK HERE.

The thank-yous in the end include all the contributors plus the instruction to google the phrase "Five Names For A Fictional Open Mic" for full results.

Congrats!

Awesome!

Hahaha well done Joseph.

I just came up with AtmosphEric (singer's name is Eric).

congratulations man

ive been looking for a sagely wry novel to read

amazing

Wow, I missed all the later revives - congrats on the book! I totally want to read it. Just for S&G I'm gonna re-render the thread as an ILM poll in a few...

A college friend of mine just posted a show announcement and one of the band they're playing with is called Tr1bal S3eds. I immediately thought of this thread.

http://www.theawl.com/2011/05/my-two-weeks-as-a-russian-tabloid-sensation

"My thing," said Germanika, "is black bogs of despair."

http://www.victorian-cinema.net/trainspotting.jpg

great article!

reading Ground Up right now and thoroughly enjoying it :D

Women of Mass Destruction

Once encountered a real band, playing the social night at a phil conference, called 'The Critique of Pure Rhythm'. Nearly too clever, but also yuck.

god this thread is so good

The Other Side
― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), zondag 16 juli 2006 15:23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SxAw2LJHX0

http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2014/12/live_local_bands_returning_to.html#incart_river

It's going to be a loud night, with three bands known for amped-up guitars and roaring vocals. Dead Fish Handshake, whose last EP was produced by Sevendust's Clint Lowery, describe their sound as "unadulterated rock 'n' roll...with a no bells-and-whistles approach." Crewman Number Six (the name is a Star Trek reference) have been pounding out their "heavy, soul-funkin' hard rock music" for more than a decade, while Ed Smith & The Ego are longtime Hoboken scene vets.

The Donors Like You

That's great

Saw the below flier and thought The Grateful B.R.O.s was worthy of this thread
https://scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/192755816_3542630525837102_2893181263667135789_n.jpg?_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=2jRNyASmYYwAX86zVml&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-2.xx&oh=36b868021ee333863c5ddc6f567c0e99&oe=60D8D8C4

http://www.nj.com/hobokennow/index.ssf/2014/12/live_local_bands_returning_to.html#incart_river

It's going to be a loud night, with three bands known for amped-up guitars and roaring vocals. Dead Fish Handshake, whose last EP was produced by Sevendust's Clint Lowery, describe their sound as "unadulterated rock 'n' roll...with a no bells-and-whistles approach." Crewman Number Six (the name is a Star Trek reference) have been pounding out their "heavy, soul-funkin' hard rock music" for more than a decade, while Ed Smith & The Ego are longtime Hoboken scene vets.

― 18th Century Celebrity WS of Shame (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 2 December 2014 21:18 (nine years ago) link

"longtime scene vets" is such a cruel backhanded complement

Compliment even

Anyway that post is solid gold so nice revive!

Once encountered a real band, playing the social night at a phil conference, called 'The Critique of Pure Rhythm'. Nearly too clever, but also yuck.

― Fine Toothcomb (sonofstan), Tuesday, September 30, 2014 10:43 PM (nine years ago) bookmarkflaglink

LMAO

also Ken Zoan is ace. great thread. also kind of amazing that this book ended up being published by FSG. did anyone ever read it?

It’s in my giant pile of I’ll get to it one day.

Jeff "Guitar" Elliott kills me every time.

In my orbit, too many pickup band names are lazy AF, referencing their practice time or their practice space or how often they rehearse. I probably shouldn't name them here but there are some decidedly lazy band names out there.

to be fair, some of the greatest bands in musical history had the laziest, most unimaginative names

Like, The Band

or The Beatles