| artist's name |
named after... |
Bauhaus
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The Bauhaus School was a design school in existence in Germany 1919 - 1933.
Radically breaking with the past, the Bauhaus Masters and their students ushered in our modern times. The familiar Bauhaus font seen on the right is only one of the many enduring contributions the Bauhaus has made to our lives. |
Briskeby
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The name Briskeby has three different meanings. For one,
it is the name of a district in the Norwegian capital Oslo.
Secondly, Briskeby is the local stadium in Hamar, a town
between Oslo and Lillehammer of past Olympic fame. And
finally a Norwegian 70's progressive rock label responsible
for several releases of the long-forgotten ensemble Folque
also carried the name of Briskeby. |
Cabaret Voltaire
 |
Dada-Café in Zürich |
Calexico
 |
... a wordplay with "Mexico" and "California"
Addition (submitted by Ari - thanks!):
It is also a border town about 150 miles east of San Diego. The US side is called Calexico and the mexico side is called Mexicali (or vice versa - I can never remember). The point is, Calexico is a real place.
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Cornershop
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The name comes from the stereotype that all Indians in England have their own corner shop. |
Dover
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Dover, England |
Fountains Of Wayne
 |
... more than just a New Jersey gift shop, Alastair added:
With respect to fountains of wayne they are named
after a shop in new jersey actually called fountains of wayne which
sells cheesy garden fountains. The original owner was called wayne and
he designed the fountains and bird baths. (..)The store makes a brief appearance in
episode 31 of "The Sopranos".
Thank you! |
Fugees
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shortened for "Refugee Camp" (member's parents were refugees) |
Laibach
 |
... the German name for the Slovenian capital, Ljubljana. |
Linkin Park
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phonetic version of "Lincoln Park" |
Portishead
 |
... a small town near Bristol |
Rammstein
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The name came from the big catastrophe that happened in Ramstein, which is a place in Germany, where the American airforce had a flight show. They crashed and over 80 people got hurt and killed.
(The spelling was of course changed slightly.) |
Smoke City
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synonym for the smoggy London |
Soundgarden
 |
a pipe sculpture in Seattle's Sand Point that makes unearthly howling noises in the wind.
thank you, Mike! |
St. Etienne
 |
... a french soccer club, A.S. St. Etienne. |
Tahiti 80
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... a souvenir t-shirt given to Xavier Boyer's father during a 1980 holiday on the Polynesian islands. |
