Guess the band by the origin of its name.

Yeah.

No.

32: Go West?

  1. This band’s name came from the members’ early sustenance on food giveaways from the local King Soopers grocery store.

Then, coincidentally, that was a clue on Jeopardy last week…

Joe

  1. The Killers

Also a completely fictional story, I might add.

Guessing here: Bread?

  1. A lesbian sex act provided the name for this group.

That may well be—I just remember reading this explanation in Rolling Stone, back in the late 80’s sometime…

  1. is indeed the Pogues as gregario already said. “Póg mo thóin” = “kiss my ass” in Irish.

  2. Scissor Sisters

  3. Named for a character in The Chronicles Of Narnia.

Silverchair is named after an object in Narnia, but I doubt that’s the answe you had in mind.

  1. This one-man band is named for a type of penalty used in professional hockey.

8 and 9 are solved, but #7 still remains. They’re a Canadian band, but their album reached #6 in the US Hot 100.

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Is it Five for Fighting?

nope!

  1. Finger Eleven

Yup. Well done.

Indeed.

  1. This supergroup got its name when an intoxicated MC mispronounced the name of its frontman.
  1. Akorn
  1. Originally called Flowers, changed name to same as first album.
  1. The Samples

  2. Icehouse

I should quit, I’m real good with google… Is it okay to use search engines?