Battle of the Bands, Mantyhose Vs. Wetnurse. Behold CMJ’s Oddest Band Names

Location: Brooklyn
Sound: Lazy, hazy, vaguely psychedelic folk
Bonus: Their music will make you want to fall asleep in the sun.
http://www.myspace.com/babyalpacashow—Claire Suddath

Location: Montreal, Canada
Sound: Distorted noise rock
Bonus Their website announces: "We are a f[em]ing cult and will cause you harm and ill will." Their band biography isn’t a biography but rather a long, rambling treatise on the cultural history of “badassery.”
http://www.myspace.com/aidswolf—Claire Suddath

Location: Brooklyn
Sound: Angry hard rock
Bonus: There is a girl in the band.
http://www.myspace.com/vaginapanther—Claire Suddath

Location: Detroit
Sound: trippy, tender indie rock
Bonus: Sometimes they wear NASCAR racing suits on stage. Get it?
http://www.myspace.com/daleearnhardtjrjr—Claire Suddath

Location: Stamford, Conn.
Sound: Alternative metal
Bonus: While trying to find information about the band, NewsFeed discovered an actual mantyhose website We feel awkward.
http://www.myspace.com/mantyhose—Claire Suddath