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Posted on 31/08/07 at 02:08:41 pm
A Friday afternoon in the NME office, post-fish and chips in the canteen, tends to feature many nonsensical conversations.
Today, we were so amused at ourselves we decided to write a blog about it. Kicking off with an offhand comment about ‘Dinosaur Jr Senior’, we started yelling unlikely band hybrids back and forward at one another.
Here's a Top Ten of the best.
They are:
1. Leo Slayer – Curly-haired Seventies pop crooner-turned reality TV contestant gets a thrash metal makeover.
2. U2 Unlimited – Irish rockers take cartoon techno direction. Results hilarious.
3. Mama Crass – Honey-voiced harmonic anarcho-punk fusion ended by “ham sandwich” mishap.
4. Kool & The Gang Of Four - Fun-loving funksters get Marxist on our asses.
5. Razorlighthouse Family – The ultimate in AOR entertainment. Bare chests almost certainly involved.
6. Kate Nashville Pussy – Kooky songstress pens tunes about fighting and drinking riddled with vulgar terminology.
7. Radioheadouken! – Just because we love the idea of Thom Yorke in slightly more flamboyant stage gear.
8. Dirty Pretty Wings – Paul McCartney and Carl Barat recover from the loss of their errant writing partners, with mixed results.
9. Kanye Westlife – The world’s foremost rapper records some classic standards yer mum would love. In a rubbish white suit, and sporting a really crap haircut.
10. REM People – Alternative rock giants get into handbag house.
Bubbling under…Amy Winehousemartins, Coheed & Cambrian Wilson, Iggy Pop Will Eat Itself, Macca-Bee Gees, Clap Your Hands Say…Yeah Yeah Yeahs!
And of course, we’d love it if you could contribute your own ideas too, see feel free to add yor comments below!
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PatLong [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 14:17
Nirvanarama
Chris [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 16:55
Arcade Fire Island...mixing experimental rock Canadians with a house music group
Chris [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 16:59
The Verve Pipe...well this one's kinda cheating but it would be a mixture of everyone's favorite space rock/Britpop band and a one hit wonder indie pop/post-grunge band
Kirk [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 17:17
Rage against the machinehead
Dan Dempster [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 17:32
Bright Eyed Cherry
The Basement Jackson Five
The Jesus Lizard Mary Chain
Tom A [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 17:34
LCD Soundsystem of A Down
[Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 17:38
Roderigo Y Gabrielle - Insane acoustic guitar duels with added Eyepatch
Lucas [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 17:47
Thom Bjork
The Prodigy Love & Special Sauce
Siouxsie & the Van She
David Bowie Are Scientists
Placebo Radley
Marilyn Mansun
Duran D. Partridge
Bon Jovisage
Jordan [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 17:51
Oascissor sisters, kasabian brown (not too unlikely really), gypsy kings of leon, Red hot chili pepe deluxe, Blondie die die hmm
Jordan [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 17:54
Supergrasshopper and the goldfrapp
Lucas [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 17:55
Jesus Jones & the Mary Chain
Megadeth In Vegas
Liam =] [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 17:57
Kate Ash (that would be awesome lol)
Sonny D [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 18:05
The Good, The Bad And the Queens Of The Stone Age
Sonny D [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 18:08
How about My Chemical Brothers
[Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 18:09
Boys Like Girls Aloud, New Young Pony Club De Paris Hilton (oh, three in one! Almost.)
Sonny D [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 18:10
Crosby, Kate Nash, steels and young
Tim C [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 18:16
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisimon and Garfunkel
defstereo [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 18:18
liberteenage fanclub, r.e.m-people, rolling stone roses,
mercury reverend and the makers, long blondies,
Joe [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 18:31
Fallout Boy George Michael Jackson Pollock (OK the last one is cheating a bit, but I was on a roll...)
Dan [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 18:41
Boy George Michael
Kaide [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 18:45
ELTON JOHN LENNON.
Dan (again)...this is fun! [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 18:51
primal screaming trees
Paul [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 18:55
Jimmy Eat World Party
Paul [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 18:59
Megadeath Cab For Cutie
Paul [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:06
Buffalo Tom Jones
Neil Astin [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:07
The Libertweenies
kooky offbeat rockers dresses in bright costumes, smoking 'stuff' and singing songs for the kids
Leader [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:09
Barry white stripes
Billy Ocean Colour Scene
Greg Hood-Morris [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:13
How about The Beastie Boys 2 Men? The Rolling Stone Roses?
Ben Elton John? The Guess Whodini? R.E.MC Hammer? Bowery Electric Light Orchestra? Minutemen They Couldn't Hang? Okay, I'll stop now...
Bobby R [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:15
scissor sisters of mercy. Camp goth
Paul [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:18
Barry Whitesnake
Paul [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:19
60ft Pussycat Dolls
Jetboy [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:19
The Boy George Michael Jackson Brownesville Station 5!
Dan [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:21
pet shop boys2men
Groo V. [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:22
Scissor Sisters of Mercy - The kings of goth meet the queens of glam.
or...
Twisted Scissor - Old and new glam join together for not-so-cutting-edge rock.
Paul [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:22
I said Megadeath Cab For Cutie earlier, but Napalm Death Cab For Cutie might be better.
Paul [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:24
Fall Out Boyzone
Greg Sleet [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:29
Will Young Knives
The Velvet Underground Heroes
The Rumble Streets
Red Hot Mamas & Papas
Pull Tiger Talking Heads
David BowiEazy-E
Corinne Bailey Raekwon
Cold War Kids in Glass Houses
CSS Club 7
ice_cold_irony [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:32
Theory of a Nicklefault....more applicable a few years a go but really a classic.
The Smashing Youth - Because anything from the 90s can use more sonic youth.
The White Raconteurs - Two Jack Whites? Who could say no?
Pennymelon - Pennywise vs. Blind Melon would equal a mind bending blend of southern grunge and punk.
A.F.I.C - A Fire In Chains, I'm really not sure about this one but it's worth a try.
Country Joe and the Doors - Just cuz I want to hear Jim singing "I'm fixing to die rag"
Dave [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:47
Bryan Adams
;)
hehehehe. Don't let Ryan see that one though...
Beagel of Death Metal [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:54
Hows abooot Be Your Own Pet Shop Boys
Jack Attack [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:57
Meanwhile, Back In Communist iForward Russia!
dave m [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 19:58
marvin gay dad... the rolling stone temple pilots... alice in jesus and mary chains... N-Joy Division... Thom Bjork... Thin Lizzee Rascal... economy wolfmother... argh this is too much fun *falls off chair*
Jack Attack [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:00
I Was A Cub Scouting For Girla
Beagel of Death Metal [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:11
Beastie Boyzone, Adam Antony and the Johnsons, Broken Vista Social Scene (maybe), 30 seconds to Martha Wainwright, Belle and Sebastian Bach, Rilo Kiley Minogue, Interpogues,
Paul [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:13
Right, I'm going for three way collaboration here:
Electric Light Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Darkness
Jack Attack [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:13
Patrick Wolf Parade
The Spinto Band Of Horses
Hot Bombay Bicycle Tokyo Police Club De Paris
Mùm-Ra
+/- The Bear
And You Will Know Us By The Kissaway Trail Of Dead
Alex Cornetto [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:15
Bonnie "Prince" Billy and the Cat Power Generation.
Triple word score!
Jack Attack [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:18
We Are The Polysics
Dave [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:19
Cold pussy
coldplay and pussy cat dolls
razor pussy
razorlight and pussy cat dolls
green ash
green day and ash
the bee hive
the bees and the hives
jimmy eat subways
jimmy eat world and the subways
Jack Attack [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:29
Cold War Kids In Glasshouses
Yourcodenameis:Milburn
Jack Attack [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:31
Panic! At The Shitdisco
ratty [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:32
Buffalo Springsteen!
Jack Attack [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:38
To My Boy Kill Boy
Lo-Fi-Fnkmaster-Flex
Larrikin Love Is All
Gustav [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:39
Sugar Hill Gang Of Four Tops
Interpolice
Be Your Own Pet Shop Boys II Men
Crowded Housemartins
Scissor Sisters Of Mercy
Johnny Columbia [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:39
Badly Drawn Boy George Michael Jackson Five Guys Named Moe-torhead.
They play a little bit of everything
Jack Attack [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:41
You Say Party! We Say Die! Die! Die!
Faithless Then Jake
Brand New Found Glory
Growls [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:43
Bigstarsailor, anyone? Or how about, Silverchair Pickups
Jack Attack [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:52
The Futureheadautomaticas
Armand Van She Wants Revenge
chibney [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 20:58
Sugababyshambles............
Jack Attack [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 21:07
The Plot To Blow Up The Eiffel Towers Of London
Will [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 21:11
R.E.MStein, Sandi Thom Yorke
Adam [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 21:20
Coldplay War Kids
Dave Webber [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 21:21
Ok, how about:
(1) Johnny Clash...Tennessee punk y'all...
(2) Nick Cave and the Lightning Seeds...where the wild scousers grow...
(3) UNKLE Kracker...ethereal soundscapes meet crap radio-friendly rock
Fandango [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 21:59
Mega City Four Tops, Jamie T Spoon, Amy WineHouse of Pain, NickelBackstreet Boys, FatBoy Slim Whitman, SugaBabes in Toyland, Everything but the Girls Aloud, Three Days Grace Jones, Pussycat Goo Goo Dolls, Dr Dresden Dolls, Fall Out Boy George, Brand New Order, LCD Soundsytem of a Down, Sean Paul Weller, James Morrissey
jammy44 [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 22:15
Stereophonic Spree
jammy44 [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 22:26
Rolling Stone Roses
or
Luscious Jackson 5
or
Ordinary Boys to Men
Lucas [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 22:46
Patti Labelle & Sebastian
Oasis or Sisters
The Cardigans N Roses
Ellie Rose [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 23:08
BabyBangles...Doherty's attempt to get in touch with his
feminine side, perhaps?
Be Your Own Pet Shop Boy...
Eric [Visitor] //August 31 2007 at 23:35
Slayer-Kinney
Death Cab For Hootie
Rory [Visitor] //September 1 2007 at 01:26
The Interpolice
Kings of Leo Sayer
New Young Tokyo Police Club
Biffy Talent
Modest MouSTRKRFT
Smashing Pulp-kins
We Are Shitdiscos
Willsy [Visitor] //September 1 2007 at 08:16
Will Young Knives
Kate Bush?
Deacon Blue Aeroplanes
30 Seconds to Mars Volta
Milburn(ing) Pilots
AC/DC Lee
Aztec Camera Obscura
Scouting For Girlschool
Sly & The Family Stone Roses
Phil [Visitor] //September 1 2007 at 08:36
Be Your Own Pet Shop Boys - Basic garage rock goes west
Wilcoheed and Cambria - alt.country metal
Sly and The Family Stone Roses - inspirational baggy soul
The Brand New Heavy Stereo - Gem's troupers back with a juzz fun
jazz funk flavour
J-Lo Fidelity Allstars - Big Beaters with spirited diva rockin' the
mic
Oasister Sledge - We Are Mad For It Family!
Manic Streets - Has it come to this is your truth?
bubbling under:
Maroon 5 Star
Dr Draytones
XTC See Rider
Boney M People
Love City Groove Armada
The (Pearl) Jam
Emmylou Reed
Brian Wilson Phillips
Madonna Summer
The Corialto
Buddy Holly Johnson
F.R. David Bowie
Big Fun Boy Three
Jimmy Cliff Richard
Michael Jackson Browne
jonny swift [Visitor] //September 1 2007 at 09:47
i have lost sleep thinking about this game.
here are mine;
- the fall out boy (mark e smith goes emo)
- the bronski beatles (gay 80's meets the lovable scousers)
- s club shed 7 (sugar pop singing 'she left me on friday')
- oasystem of a down (can you imagine liam??!!)
- eminemmma bunton (sweet blond girl next door singing about drugs and guns)
- the backstreet beach boys (could be interesting)
- guns n stone roses (just to see the battle of ego’s between axle and ian brown)
- men at working for a nuclear free city (‘down under’ gets a shoegaze dance make over)
cheers nme for the great idea.
Nik F (US) [Visitor] //September 1 2007 at 12:12
My friend and I used to play this at the record store we worked at all the time, and this is the Mega King Ruler of all unlikely band combinations:
Simon and Gwarfunkle
Zarnyx (US) [Visitor] //September 1 2007 at 13:49
My Life With The Thrill Kill Kulture Club
jon sligh [Visitor] //September 1 2007 at 15:49
Celine Dio: Francophone pop goddess and Lucifer are BFF
Bob Dylanger Escape Plan: snooty mathcore rockers take on social issues and poetic refinement
Godspeed You Black Sabbath: post-rock rockers explore their darker, more satanic side
Michael Jackson Browne: singer/songwriter puts down his guitar and busts out the moves
jon sligh [Visitor] //September 1 2007 at 16:48
also,
Tenacious D'Angelo: "R&B Jesus" joins Wonderboy and Young Nastyman to form a band the likes of which have never been seen
Doll [Visitor] //September 1 2007 at 16:50
THIS IS FUCKING GENIUS
Liam =] [Visitor] //September 1 2007 at 17:01
(I didn't read them all so If I repeat them sorry)
Biffy Kano (Best british rock band go crappy rap style)
Calvin Hard-Fi (Electro dude goes... who cares it's awesome)
Edinterpols (No Change)
The Go!ldie Lookin' Chain Team (The party people get even weirdein a good way)
The Ordinary Boy Kill Boy (Average band get a bit better)
Primal Keane (Rock n Rollers get boring)
My Chemical Brothers (Electro emo)
The Cribertines (The Cribs get even better!!)
The Good The Bad and the Queens of the stone age (AWESOME)
Peter, Bjorn and John Lennon (Cool)
Hot Chip de Paris (Electro freakls get a bit weirder)
Fall Out Boyzone (Don't FOB PLEASE!!!!)
Liam =] (again) [Visitor] //September 1 2007 at 17:17
Cansei De Ser Sex Pistols
Hadouken!!!
Metrichard Hawley
Arcticade Fire
The Long Bl;ondie
Simian Mobile Shitdisco
Lupe Fiascouting for Girls
Nelly Furtadoes it offend you yeah?
To My Boy George
The Rapturbonegro
Eamonn [Visitor] //September 1 2007 at 17:47
Oasister sledge: rancourous mancs yearn for Frankie (making a change from Charlie).
Kaide [Visitor] //September 1 2007 at 18:09
BB King Crimson; Grateful Dead Can Dance / Grateful Dead Kennedys; Pearl Jam & Spoon; TV on the Radiohead; Marilyn Hanson; Chris Cornelly Furtado; MuSepultura; PlaceBo Bice & Rollins Band of Gypsys.
Alan Woodhouse [Member] //September 1 2007 at 18:24
Guys these are amazing, thank you - we'll publish a story soon with the best ones we have received. Some of them are astonishingly good!
Cheers
Alan
Cheers
Alan
Jamie [Visitor] //September 1 2007 at 21:42
Guns N Revolvers, Funeral For Soup
Lucas [Visitor] //September 1 2007 at 21:46
Fine Young Pony Club - Fleetwood McFly -
Peter Frampton Jones - Peter Wolfmother -
Annie Lennox - Crowded House Of Pain -
David Bowie Are Scientists -
KC & The Sunshine Band Of Horses -
Flaming Lipps Inc. - Vangelis Phair - Chicago! Team -
The Aero Smiths - Flash and the Panic! At The Disco -
Madonna Summer - Liza Minelli Furtado -
Laura Branigang Of Four - New Kids On The Bloc Party -
Smashing Pumpkins Of Leon - Whitney Houstons On Tail
Enr4 [Visitor] //September 2 2007 at 09:31
Meshuggah to Think
pierre durand [Visitor] //September 2 2007 at 10:38
Dire Rea?
vincent diamond [Visitor] //September 2 2007 at 15:34
Kajagoogoo Dolls
Husker Duran Duran
Erik B and raKim Wilde
Eminem People
the the cure
Velvet underground resistance
heavy stereolab
gang of four tet
damon dashboard confessional
the ordinary boys to men
betty boo radleys
stevie wonderstuff
Bellston [Visitor] //September 2 2007 at 20:05
This game is called Bandspang and has been played for about 5 years between my friends and I. See the latest:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2470007518
The current winning 'Spang is the marvellous:
"Amy Winehouse Of Love and Money Marky Mark Owen Paul Young Marble Giant Sandi Thom Yorke" for 11 points (ie the number if artists joined). Rar!
Jack Attack [Visitor] //September 2 2007 at 20:45
Shut Your Eyes And You'll Burst Into The Flaming Lips!
Jack Attack [Visitor] //September 2 2007 at 21:07
The ultimate supergroup... Tokyo Via Hot Bombay And De Paris, Avoiding New Young Police Pony Rebels On Black Motorcycles And Bicycles Club
jerry garcia [Visitor] //September 3 2007 at 15:54
Phish Styx
Techno [Visitor] //September 3 2007 at 23:18
That great collaboration between Dire Straits and Chris Rea - Dire Rea !!! Morris Seymour , Dirty Pretty Senseless Things , Arcade FireHose , Test Icicle Works , Alice Cooper Temple Clause , FaithLes Rhythm Digitales , Cactus World Newseekers, Crosby Stills KateNash & Young ,
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