Ask the indie professor: Why so many bad band names?

Last week's SXSW festival was full of terrible band names – about 173 of which used the words 'crystal', 'wolf' or 'kids'. Why? And how can bands make their names better?How come so many bands at this year's SXSW festival had such awful names? Jessamyn Cuneo, via emailWell, firstly I'd like to state that one person's awful name is often another person's awesome name. That's why suggesting an example of a "bad" band name can be the easiest way to start an argument. Still, most music fans and pr...

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