It's been some time since we last updated this blog. So here is another edition of BEAUTY AND TRUTH: The Staff of Wink Will Put Some Culture In Your Coffee. Today, we will be listing some bands with the wackiest names, some that will even make Rick Rubin say "Whaaat?"
1. NATALIE PORTMAN'S SHAVED HEAD
Sounds Like: CSS, Hot Chip
From: Seattle, Washington (those Washingtonians!)
Best Lyric:
"Where'd you get that beard? I grew it. How you keep it so clean? I shampoo it."from the song Beard Lust
Listen: http://www.myspace.com/natalieportmansshavedhead
2. ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI
Sounds Like: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Finnish_architects
From: These guys are actually from Australia. Pssshh, confusing much?
Best Lyric:
"Just yesterday, I was walking on the moon with your stalker."from the song Neverevereverdid
Listen: http://www.last.fm/music/Architecture+in+Helsinki
Best Anecdote That Goes With This Band:
The Scene: lunch time in the cafeteria
Leann: Hey, Valerie, do you want to see Architecture in Helsinki this weekend?
Beth: You're going to Finland
Leann: Oh, Beth! Ha ha ha
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3. CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
Sounds Like: Menomena, LCD Soundsystem
From: Brooklyn, New York
Best Lyric:
"Honeybees that sting. BUT THIS BOY COULD USE A LITTLE STING!"from the song From The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth
Listen: http://www.myspace.com/clapyourhandssayyeah
