Hilarious "Field Guide to Animal Bands"

[thatcrazycajun]

Have you realized how many rock/pop/alternative bands there are out there whose names involve members of the animal kingdom in some way? Neither did I, until I happened upon this feature in a recent issue of Paste magazine:
The Paste Faunomusicological Society's Field Guide to Animal Bands
It's a hoot even if you've never heard any music from most of the bands in question, especially the faux-Latin taxonomy reminiscent of old Warner Bros. Road Runner cartoons (Modest Mouse, for example, is listed as "Notindius anymorus"). And of course, being a graphics geek, I noticed the gorgeous artwork and neo-retro type and layout design. My only quibble: they left out Counting Crows...

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[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

Cute article. I have a second quibble to add to yours: They place Def Leppard in the "Extinct" category, but they just put out a new album in April of this year, so they're hardly gone, even if largely forgotten.

Def Leppard has always been a guilty pleasure band for me, and I'm glad they're still soldiering on.