The Clash Were Almost Called The Weak Heartdrops
One of the hardest things about starting a band is coming up with a name. In fact, it’s a little known fact that most bands have terrible names. And I’m not just talking about horrible bands and people like Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock. No—this goes beyond that. Upstanding, talented musicians like those in Led Zeppelin and Death Cab for Cutie suffer from the same affliction. At any rate, behind nearly every famous band name there’s a story, and NME has collected 25 of them. Included—among so many others—are the tales that bred Bloc Party, Radiohead, Klaxons, Nirvana, Black Sabbath and The Cure.
