Steely dan- vibrator in Clockwork orange.
Moloko- means 'milk' in Clockwork orangeuse.
Campaq Velocet- means ...erm something in Clockwork orangeuse.
The Fall- Top Camus novel.
Orlando- Virginia Woolf opus.
The Bible- Little known work by John Baptist, or somebody.
Heaven 17- name of a band in Clockwork orange (Hmmmm, perhaps fledgling bands should really read some OTHER books)
The Velvet Underground- name of a trashy pulp novel about sado-masochism that Lou Reed found in the street.
My Bloody Valentine- name of a trashy pulp novel about sado-masochism that Kevin Sheilds found, after years spent scouring bookshops and libraries in order that he too could have a band name a bit like The Velvet Underground.
10,000 Mainiacs - after herschell gordon lewis's classic gore-munching "film": 2,000 Maniacs "Killing an Arab" - swiped by the Cure from one o' dem Camus novels "Charlotte Sometimes" - another swipe by the Cure from a literary source (anyone know?) and I believe Steely Dan took their name from Burroughs' "Naked Lunch" francisco ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa -----------------------------------------------------------------------