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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Music Say Goodbye to Starfucker. Say Hello to PYRAMID!
Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 10:38 AM
So after holding a contest for a new, cuss-free, moniker, local band Starfucker has picked a new name: PYRAMID. I guess the ALL CAPS thing is part of it. Take it away, press release:
Starfucker Announce New Name, PYRAMID!It’s been an exciting year for Portland, OR’s favorite breakout band, Starfucker, and today is an exceptional day. Last month, just as the four-piece were poised to set sail on an extensive North American tour, they announced a name change contest that allowed fans to play a pivotal role in re-naming the band. After many votes and infinite good ideas, the guys have chosen PYRAMID as their new moniker. They will perform their last ever show as Starfucker at Portland’s venerable Wonder Ballroom on Halloween, so if you have a hankering for infectious beats and a costume contest judged by some of the members of the band, then look no further.
Yeah, that works. I'm not one to really care about band names, so Pyramid—er, PYRAMID—seems to fit the band's sound pretty well, especially if they keep with that rainbow graphic.
End Hits: EVERYTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT WHEN IT IS IN ALL CAPS!
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Anyway, Pyramid, not that that is a bad name at all, but it seems at least one other band is using it, plus it has been used a lot in the past from looking at allmusic.com.
http://www.myspace.com/pyramid
http://www.sidewalkexplosion.com/downloads…
There is also a "The Pyramids" too. Anyone know the depths of trademark law? Like, is it legal to have a band called "The Sonic Youths" or "The Sonic Youth"
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Kind of dulls the edge a little bit, I'd say.
But then again, I'd say, who cares?
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Side note, there is a band of kids in the Philippines going by "Red Fang" and they sure suffer a lot of abuse for it in their youtube comments, my favorite:
nko138:
"Definitely change your name. The real Red Fang is a monster of beards and beer. They will annihilate this bullshit. "
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