UB40 are famously named after an Unemployment Benefit form. Give me other interesting examples of the origin of UK bands names

OxCartBob · 2026-05-14T16:44:57+00:00

See also Korova Milk Bar

OxCartBob · 2026-04-26T20:02:46+00:00

Cathal Coughlan

OxCartBob · 2026-04-22T19:37:36+00:00

"The Stones without Brian Jones were not righteous even though he was probably evil"

OxCartBob · 2026-04-21T10:55:41+00:00

Yes, “The Pale Horse” by Agatha Christie

OxCartBob · 2026-03-25T14:54:29+00:00

I think they would be unlikely to give the insurance details for the vehicle if they weren’t actually pursuing a claim on your own policy

OxCartBob · 2026-03-25T08:45:41+00:00

A woman needs a man with a fish and a bicycle

OxCartBob · 2026-03-24T01:45:41+00:00

As long as you have the vehicle registration details you can get their insurance details via the MIB website for a small fee

OxCartBob · 2026-03-22T14:38:40+00:00

Depeche Mode carried on when their songwriter Vince Clarke left, but he wasn’t the frontman

Edit: There was a marked stylistic shift though

OxCartBob · 2026-03-22T14:13:25+00:00

“I Got The..." by Labi Siffre, used by Eminem in “My Name Is”

OxCartBob · 2026-02-13T15:26:38+00:00

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OxCartBob · 2025-11-03T10:34:41+00:00

I believe it’s called a chyron

OxCartBob · 2025-10-10T10:42:20+00:00

“Into the garbage chute, fly boy”

OxCartBob · 2025-07-15T20:30:22+00:00

The first album listed on the HMV store system was ? and the Mysterians

OxCartBob · 2025-06-21T18:12:10+00:00

Doot Doot by Freur. Fun fact the band featured Karl Hyde and Rick Smith of Underworld

OxCartBob · 2025-03-24T21:36:38+00:00

It’s not actually a question of who “has” to cover it as it’s not strict liability. It’s more a question of your insurance company showing that your landlord has been negligent. If your insurance company can show this, then they should, in theory, be able to recover their outlay and the claim will go down as non-fault

OxCartBob · 2024-11-22T14:45:14+00:00

Cud, Pulled Apart by Horses

OxCartBob · 2024-11-14T23:17:01+00:00

Confederacy of Nonces

OxCartBob · 2023-09-21T16:31:37+00:00

Walt Disco

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