Monday, January 16, 2012

Name a Band - Win a Book!

I've been bitten by a plot bunny, and that plot bunny involves a rock band. I've been sitting here trying to think of a band name, and I do have a list of possibilities, but I thought a contest would be a fun way to come up with a name.

And as my contests always are, this one is simple and easy. Why? Because I like it that way.

WHAT YOU DO: Suggest a band name.

WHAT YOU WIN: An ebook of your choice off my backlist, plus you will be acknowledged on the dedication page of the book containing the band you named.

Band details: This is a rock band, so pretty much anything goes. The last time I used a band in a book, I called it Schadenfreude, and another band in the same book was called Flogging for Coffee, so believe me, I'm all for goofy, off-the-wall, weird, puntacular...use your imagination!

Anyway, the band is a six-piece, all-male hard rock band. I'm still playing with ideas for their image, and the name of the band might ultimately decide if they're grunge, emo, eyelinered, whatever.

The Rules:
  • Leave a comment with your name, your e-mail address, and your suggested band name by January 31, 2012.
  • You may enter as many times as you want.
  • I will select and announce the winner in early February.
  • If there are multiple awesome names, I reserve the right to select additional winners whose suggestions will appear in the form of opening acts, rival bands, etc. Those winners will receive prizes and acknowledgments as well at my discretion.
So...go forth, and NAME THE BAND!

24 comments:

  1. Seltzer and Cyanide.

    ~smooches~
    Jase

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  2. Ohhh I like this!

    Right now I am thinking 'Rough Around the Edges'!
    pantsoffreviews(at)live(dot)ca

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  3. Edge of Madness
    seritzko AT gmail DOT com

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  4. I always thought "Fate and the Vampires" would be a hilariously awesome band name. But I guess it probably doesn't work for a guy band. ;)

    Hoist on Their Own Petard
    The Dogs of War
    Onomatopoeia

    Okay, I'll story. I'm amusing myself with this way too much, but I doubt any of those are actually usable.

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  5. Suicidal Robins... Kamakaze Squirrels... In honor of the many animals that have flown or dashed in front of our cars over the years.

    Vicki
    vthompson182@gmail.com

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  6. Hexagon. (Since they're six band members.)

    Polygon. (Similar to the previous but implies polyamory. Yeah, baby!)

    If they're goth, it could be Polygoth. :)Or Hexagoth. :)

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  7. I had this image of you trying to decide what kind of guys are playing in the band and this name cam to me:

    Spitting Nails

    I'm not sure if they are spitting iron nails or toenails. It's for you to decide ;)

    chogata/gmail/com

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  8. Debauched

    Causing rebellion

    Toxic anger

    Nöteworthy

    Disillusioned

    Joanie
    J_zam77@yahoo.com

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  9. Kramerion
    Vicious Circle
    Zeen Reaction
    Threatened Species
    Navadurga

    Bogusia
    booststo@gmail.com

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  10. Ooh~ I'd love to enter!!

    Judi
    arella3173_loveless(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Here are my Ideas;
    Acheron (-- Also known as the River of Woe)
    Charon (-- Deliverer of Souls)
    Zero Gravity
    Ends of the Earth
    Empathy
    Tryst
    Lapis
    Melty Vision
    Khnum (or Min -- "the maker of gods and men")

    ... heh... xD That's all i can think of now. :D
    Thanks for this fun contest!!

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  11. Splattered Matter

    loganpenta@gmail.com

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  12. Orange Marshmallows (because many great bands have a color in their name: White Lion, Black Sabbath, Green Day!)
    Gutter Slaves
    Vainglory
    Whispered Chances

    (and just one more for the weirdness factor)
    Cyrano's Nosehairs

    --Adara adaraohare com

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  13. Crying crystals
    ppelvis@me.com

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  14. Templars of Doom
    Endless Soul


    Majken.jensen.74@gmail.com

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  15. I have mine!

    Carnal Malefactors

    This is what the people from Dante's Inferno are called that are sent to the second circle of Hell. The Lustful are said to be carnal malefactors! I love having the word carnal and you never hear the word malefactors! Such a fun contest!

    OceanAkers@aol.com

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  16. Hi! :) I thought of a few more. >w<
    Judi
    arella3173_loveless(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Souls of Ice
    Deaths Doors
    Stealing Hearts
    Zephyrus
    Foresters
    Twisted Ivory

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  17. I'm a sucker for naming games. Uh,

    Menagerie
    Farrago
    Number of the Beast
    Six Feet Under
    Marlowe
    Faust
    Full Fathom Five
    Malleus Maleficarum ("Hammer of Witches")
    Oroboros
    Eternal Return
    Scarab
    Nine Tailors (refers to 9 strokes of church bell to announce death of a man)

    I could go on and on...
    melsig1999(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  18. Even more:

    Fibonacci Sequence
    Fermat's Last Theorem
    Retrograde Motion
    Resistance
    Cockerel
    Interstitial
    Nefertiti Rises
    Bastet
    Tempest
    Prospero's Book

    I'll, um, stop now.
    melsig19999(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  19. DeepSixers
    SixManArmy
    Unicornkillers
    BlondeJohns
    Donkeypunch
    QuixoticRevelry
    BlueRevolution

    imoverhere12@yahoo.com

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  20. Sixty9
    SixtyNiners
    Hard Sixx
    Dirty Sixx
    Sixx You Up
    Sixx (kind of like that by itself)
    Six and Stones (which sounds like a Stones cover band, so maybe not)
    Two by Four (heh)

    Okay, off the six-kick...

    Barrel of Monkeys
    Lost in Subspace
    Punkadelic
    Tribal Ink
    The New Black
    Fill in the Blank
    Behind the Mask
    Backdoor Leather
    Tied Up Inside
    Half-Cocked
    The Fremont Trolls

    ... okay, I'll stop now. :D

    shaeconnorwrites@gmail.com

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  21. My suggestion is SPANK THE MONKEY.

    hankts AT internode DOT on DOT net

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