Musical Artists with Food in their Name

[Sloth]

Since the "songs referencing food" thread has hit a wall, let's think about artists with food/ingredients in their name.

I'll start with 10 from a quick scan of my record collection

Smashing Pumpkins
Marc Almond
Moldy Peaches
Death by Chocolate
Screaming Broccoli
Ultimate Spinach
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Cracker
the Jam
Huevos Rancheros

Okay, some obscure ones in there, but you get the idea. Tell me yours.

[Bob W]

Wow, unless I am going blind (quite possible), I am pleased to add Pigmeat Markham.

And Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers.

[Feed_me]

Late to this long thread, but scanning through it I didn't see:
Barbecue Bob, an old blues singer who got his nickname because he was a chef in a barbecue joint.
Sugar Pie DeSanto, blue singer from the 50/60's.
Orange Juice, Scottish band.
Juice, 3 piece female group made a great song (video on youtube was deleted by BMG) called "Best Days."
Pig Bag, 80's U.K. instrumental rock band. Love their song, "The Big Bean" which is a rocked up version of what we used to call in school, "The Mexican Hat Dance."
I don't believe any of these were previously mentioned.

[ttoommyy]

Orange Juice was mentioned in a post on November 17, 2008. :)

[Bob W]

What about Oran "Juice" Jones? I haven't thought about him in decades.

[ttoommyy]

Yours is the first mention. Forgot all about his hit "The Rain."

I saw you (and him), walking in the rain...

[Bob W]

Got another one -- Honey Cone, early 70s soul hitmakers (Want Ads and Stick-Up).

And rockabilly legend Sleepy LaBeef (real name Tommy LaBeff). I once said hi to him outside a club in Boston.

[Fydeaux]

Another one I cannot believe I overlooked previously: Juice Newton!

[ttoommyy]

Already mentioned:

im_nomad Nov 16, 2008 06:47 PM

Veruca Salt !
Salt n' Pepper

edit: p.s. does Noodle from the Gorillaz count?

and also Juice Newton

[Fydeaux]

So sorry; I scanned through the old posts, & saw Verruca Salt, but the last line didnt register.

[ttoommyy]

No need to be sorry (even if you were being sarcastic). :)

The find function is your friend when wanting to see if someone has already posted something.

[Kholvaitar]

The Clicquot Club Eskimos

[eclecticsynergy]

Here's another blast from the past: Sweet
("Fox On the Run," "Love Is Like Oxygen")

[Bill Hunt]

This one has to have been mentioned, but with 40 bazillion replies, who would bother to look at every reply, and then count the references: The Cupcakes.

Hunt

[lamb_da_calculus]

You can just click "expand all" and then ctrl+F for "The Cupcakes". It turns out you actually mentioned "Cookie & The Cupcakes" a year and a half ago upthread.

[ttoommyy]

You can just click "expand all" and then ctrl+F for "The Cupcakes".
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Thank god for that function. I could never imagine reading every post just to find one particular word. The "find" function has to be one of the top 5 computer functions of all time. Why people don't know about it/use it more frequently I just don't understand.

[LindaWhit]

I thought everyone knew about CNTL-F. As well as CNTL-C and CNTL-V for copy/paste.

[alkapal]

does control + F not work on macs?

[LindaWhit]

I think it's CMD-F on a Mac, alka.

[ttoommyy]

You are correct LindaWhit. I use a Mac at work.

[Bill Hunt]

Yes, I know of Expand All, but was too lazy to read each reply in the thread - my bad, and thank you for the correction.

Hunt

[ttoommyy]

You don't have to read all the posts; just use control + F and use the search tool.

[Bill Hunt]

And exactly does one search for - "all food related songs?"

Hunt

[ttoommyy]

I guess our wires are crossed. I meant search the group you want to post first to see if it was mentioned in this thread. Contol + f opens up a find box, you type in a word or words and it will find every instance of that word or words on the page. This way you don't have to read each post in this thread to see if the group you want to post had already been mentioned.

[Bill Hunt]

Whatever you wish to do is fine with me.

Hunt

[Chinon00]

In all fairness Bill you did ask for clarification:
"And exactly how does one search for - all food related songs?"

[ttoommyy]

Thank you Chinon00. I was only trying to be helpful and pass on a quick tip that makes it so much easier to search the page rather than having to slog through each post.

[Bill Hunt]

OK, here's another one, LeRoux (think "the roux") and "New Orleans Ladies."

Hunt

[Bill Hunt]

OK, here is another, but I am too lazy to Expand All, and read each post - The Marmalade - "Reflections of My Life."

Hunt

[brandywiner]

Wow. Haven't thought of this song in years. I went through a stretch where I played this 45 first thing on getting home from school every day! Good call!

[lamb_da_calculus]

Japancakes. Wonderful instrumental alt-rock.

[EM23]

The Babyshambles - named after the evil sickly, sweet sparkling wine
Bombay Bicycle Club - named after the chain of Indian restaurants in the U.K.

[eclecticsynergy]

Somebody mentioned Ginger Baker. Which brings to mind the song Strange Brew...
Let's not forget CREAM!

[Oops, my bad- it was in the very first reply.]

The 70s Italian prog-rock band PFM, whose name Premiata Forneria Marconi meant "Marconi's Finest Bakery..."

Has anybody mentioned Plum Loco yet? What about Mudhoney? Or the Death Ramps?
If we're going toxic, there's Poison. And Belladonna, the band, or the several albums by that name, or about a dozen different songs.

And it's a bit of a stretch, but there was the 80s group Fine Young Cannibals...

Getting even more bizarre & obscure, in the early 90s I engineered recordings for a band called Kuru, named for a disease- also known as "the laughing death"- related to Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, and unique to (you guessed it) those who practice cannibalism.

[Bill Hunt]

Hey, Bret Michaels (Poison) is a big contributor to some of our charities here (Phoenix), and I missed that! Thanks for the mention.

Hunt

[SDToonces]

Korn

[ttoommyy]

Already cited way up above.

[brandywiner]

Jazz saxophonist Vincent Herring

And am I stretching it to include the New Riders of the Purple SAGE?

[Bill Hunt]

New Riders - good one, and I vote that "sage" qualifies. Man that goes way, way back, but I appreciate it.

Hunt

[smartie]

a retro one - Cherry Garcia!

[smartie]

does Jimmy Buffett count?

[RCC]

Tom "T-bone' Wolk
Ginger Baker

Here's a couple that's stretching the category: Roger Waters Ron 'Pigpen" Mackernan

Here's one that I don't think much of as musicians: The Bacon Brothers

[ttoommyy]

Ginger Baker is like a twofer! Good one.

[Tonality666]

Butterbeans and Susie, a sometimes bawdy vaudeville act whose repertoire included "I Want a Hotdog for My Roll."

[Taveli]

How 'bout Linda McCartney with Paul in . . . Wings!

[brandywiner]

And a terrific alt-country/Americana/whatever band from Boston:

The Swinging Steaks (sometimes just called the Steaks)

(Actually, I now have reason to be grateful for the thread: it inspired me to check their website, where I found and downloaded a newly-released live album from their early 90s heyday!)

[LindaWhit]

DAMN......totally forgot about the Steaks! Good one, brandywiner! Haven't seen them in a long time.

[brandywiner]

And, thinking of alt-country bands with a Boston connection, here's another favorite:

The Blood Oranges

(Apparently, there's now a UK band using the same name.)

[Tonality666]

The Steaks will be playing Johnny D's in Davis Sq on March 3!

[LindaWhit]

And that's exactly where I used to see them! AND the date they're playing is a Saturday. Hmmm....perhaps the boyz behind the bar might see a former regular that night - thanks Tonality!

[brandywiner]

And then there was the early 70s synthesizer hit, "Popcorn" by Hot Butter!

[brandywiner]

All these entries, and no one gives honor to that All-American food, the hot dog???

As in,

Frank Sinatra
Frank Black
Frank Zappa
...

[Motosport]

I'm a 60's guy:
Electric Prunes
Strawberry Alarm Clock

[ttoommyy]

Both have been mentioned, in fact 3 times each. But with those brilliant names I guess they are worth mentioning a 4th time. :)

[Firegoat]

The Dead Milkmen

[Bill Hunt]

Of course, there is Fishbone. Others have mentioned Country Joe, but cannot recall this one.

Hunt

[Fydeaux]

I'm confused: are you saying you dont recall Country Joe & The Fish?

"GIMME AN F!"

[Bill Hunt]

"What are we fighting for... ?" Yes, that I knew, but now, almost a year later, cannot find what I was referring to, regarding my comment, "Others have mentioned Country Joe, but cannot recall this one." Oh well, guess that I am as confused now, as I was back then.

Hunt

[Bill Hunt]

OK, here is one from the deep, dark past - Pot Liquor, who did the best rendition of "Morning Dew," with the possible exception of "The Damnation of Adam Blessing," from the same circa.

For those, who do not know, "pot liquor" is the juice from cooking collard greens, kale, and similar, and in some circles, referred to as "collard liquor". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collard_...

Hunt

[Chinon00]

Hot Chip
Deerhoof

[Bill Hunt]

Somehow, I think that I mentioned Tangerine Dream, but might have missed them. Their best material was the soundtrack for the movie "Thief."

Hunt

[eclecticsynergy]

I loved that soundtrack. Still have it somewhere on vinyl.

[Bill Hunt]

Then, there is "Baked and Burnt," by Mama's Gravy.

Hunt

[Fydeaux]

Your mention of Marc Almond suddenly reminded me that there was also a Mark/Almond, formed by two guys who played with John Mayall on his Turning Point album.

This then reminded me that an early incarnation of The Allman Brothers was call Allman Joys.

Then (for no coherent reason) it occurred to me that no one had yet mentioned Cookie & The Cupcakes.

[Bill Hunt]

Actually, we had all met at CH dinner, and decided to NOT mention Cookie and the Cupcakes...

However, as you mentioned John Mayall, from his Bluesbreaker days, we will let the reference slide, but ONLY this time.

Of course, the Allman Bros., made up for the "almond" incident, when they recorded "Eat a Peach," so they get a pass too.

Hunt

PS - Now, if you change your screen name to "Feydeaux-deaux," then all will be forgiven... [Insert a great big grin here.]

[Fydeaux]

(^-^)

I will reserve 'Feydeaux-Deaux" for postings on the New Orleans board.

[RE John Mayall: I have been involved for some time in a project to transfer all my vinyl to CD, a massive undertaking. When I got done with the Mayall stuff, 7 LPs worth, my first thought was, "What WAS I thinking?!" Most of the albums I bought in the 60s & 70s I still enjoy, but of these, only Jazz Blues Fusion was listenable! Ans as much as Mayall left me scratching my head, other white blues bands of the day (Canned Heat, for example) still play fairly well!]

And I guess my invite to the CH dinner where Cookie was dicussed got lost in the email or something....

While I'm thinking about it, Bo Diddley used to have a girl singer performing with him named Cookie Vee.

[Bill Hunt]

Yes, some of the Mayall material was great, but then... there were other cuts, but that is to be expected, like Long John Baldry.

BTW - certainly, I mentioned Captain Beefheart and "Trout Mask Replica?"

Hunt

[smartie]

Anyone mention Pearl Jam?

For the funniest song using fish as puns check out Kip Adotta (google for it on Youtube) singing Wet Dream.

There was a British band in the 70's called Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers.

[ttoommyy]

Yes, Pearl Jam was mentioned up above.

FYI to those posting repeats: all you have to do is hit control + F on a PC and the "find" function pops up (I think it is command/apple + F on a Mac). Type something in there and it will find occurrences of that word or phrase on the page.

[smartie]

oops sorry

anyway there is Darrell Hall and John Oates.

[Bill Hunt]

There was also a US band, of a later circa, The Red Hot Chili Peppers. They were one of the first big-time bands, to feature tattoos in a big way.

Hunt

[Maximilien]

DJ Food (http://ninjatune.net/artist/dj-food
)Senior Coconut (http://www.senor-coconut.com/)

[SteveRB]

Fish. He had a number one song in the UK in 1985 (Kayleigh) when he was singer of Marillion.

[Bill Hunt]

Since this thread is from 2008, it has probably been mentioned, but the Gin Blossoms, sort of fit.

Hunt

[Bill Hunt]

Another double:

Vanilla Fudge

Hunt

[Bill Hunt]

Two, that are close in name, but totally different in music:

Makin' Bacon
Big Pig (total percussion band)

Hunt

[Fydeaux]

Which brought to mind Billy Bacon & The Forbidden Pigs.

Bill, you must have had ground glass & gunpowder for dinner last night! You're on fire!

[TongoRad]

Una mas cerveza!!!

While we're on that theme, how 'bout Joe King Carrasco y las Coronas?
(okok- stretching it to the breaking point there as the band name is really the Crowns, not the brand of beer, but I just had to do it...)

[Bill Hunt]

Now, you have come up with a group that is totally unknown to me, and I thought I had a fair handle on most musical genres and the bands.

As for last night, well I had missed this thread, when it originated, and HAD declared Wine-Thirty already. No sooner would I post, than another would jump from the dusty reaches of my mind. It just happened, but I think that I have emptied that mental vault.

Hunt

[Bill Hunt]

OK, this is a real stretch, but as 'possum (opossum to many) is a fine dish in the Deep South, let's go with Deweezil Zappa for 300!

Hunt

[Bill Hunt]

Here is a DOUBLE: Captain Beefheart, and his Trout Mask Replica album!

Hunt

[Bill Hunt]

OK, David Gates and Bread.

Hunt

[Bill Hunt]

Has anyone mentioned Strawberry Alarm Clock?

What about Marmalade?

Gotta 'be more.

Hunt

Oops - already been named. Sorry.

[Bill Hunt]

What about the New Orleans band, La Roux (a darkened gravy)

Hunt

[Bill Hunt]

Hot Chocolate, and especially when produced by Allen Toussaint.

Hunt

[Bill Hunt]

How about Tangerine Dream?

Hunt

[Axlsgoddess]

Heart, Mother Love Bones, The Honey Drippers, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Buffalo, Blue Oyster Cult and The Spice Girls

[Axlsgoddess]

Guns n Roses!

[Bill Hunt]

Huh?

Hunt

[Fydeaux]

That was my first thought, and we neednt consider what 'eating a gun' is all about. So I hope what Ms Goddess is referring to is that rose petals are used as an ingredient in some Asian cuisines.

[Axlsgoddess]

Yes! Rose petals and rose water etc

[wyogal]

Ludwig van Beethoven (beet garden.... borscht) .... purportedly said to his cook, if you tell a lie, you do not have a good heart, and if you do not have a good heart, you cannot make good soup.

[ttoommyy]

The Strawbs

Blondie

The Righteous Apples (group in a PBS series that starred Elizabeth (E G) Daily)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hi4MU...

Peter Lemongello :)

[Fydeaux]

Fats Waller. If he counts, so would Fats Navarro.

Technically, Jimmies [as in sprinkles] are food, but including every artist named Jimmy would make this list endless.

Pete "Coke" Escovado?

Brandy?

Blind Melon Chitlin [for all you Cheech & Chong fans]

Porky Cohen [a trombone player with Roomful Of Blues]

Jimmy Buffet [Yeah, I know it's Buffett, but I couldnt help myself]

Did anyone mention Moby Grape?

Art Pepper

Etta James & The Peaches

Pepper Adams

Candi Staton

Charlie "Yardbird" Parker

[Fydeaux]

Ten hours later, I just realized I neglected to mention The Electric Prunes.

I would think that The Lovin' Spoonful would get honorary inclusion on this list.

Then there's Coco Robicheaux. And Long John Hunter.

[Veggo]

The meaning behind The Lovin' spoonful wasn't food related. A little more x-rated. Hint: same as 10 CC.

An Oldie from the 60's has escaped mention, an instrumental that gets stuck in your head, and was used in Alka Seltzer commercials: No matter what shape ( your stomach's in), by the T-Bones.

[Fydeaux]

Yeah, I know, but I doubt that most people know, so I threw it out there anyway.

Good call with The T-Bones.

[Bill Hunt]

Ah, that brings up T-bone Burnett too.

Hunt

[Bill Hunt]

Wow, I figured that I was the only person here, old enough to remember the Electric Prunes, though I have to admit, that at my age, I never thought of them.

Hunt

[Fydeaux]

"I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night" is the only song of their's that I actually remember, but I do recall that they recorded an art-rock attempt at a Mass, and a version of Kol Nidre (!).

As for age, we are only as old as our hair, just a little bit older than our teeth.

[Bill Hunt]

Did anyone mention Blind Melon?

Hunt

[Tripeler]

Gefilte Joe and the Fish

[Sloth]

Since you've resurrected this thread and mentioned Gefilte fish, enjoy the Noshville Katz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlT_M6...

[Tripeler]

Gosh, thanks!

[phantomdoc]

Peaches and Herb...Oh saw they already mentioned
I did sound for a LI band in the '70s called MUSHROOM.
Sanford and son tv show had Blind Mellow Jelly
T-Bone Walker.

[im_nomad]

There are a current duo called "Infected Mushroom" ....although that doesn't sound particularly appetizing :)

I'm particularly fond of "Forgive Me" off their album "Vicious Delicious"

[alkapal]

infected mushroom....related to infected corn? http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/...

[im_nomad]

lol, love those. i'm particularly fond of the Beggin' Strips and the Prison Wine entries.....Steve needs to make more "Don't eat it"s....those are funny as hell.

[OCAnn]

The Beatles; some countries eat them....

[goodhealthgourmet]

a-ha. well in that case...Papa Roach, The Grasshoppers & Adam Ant should all count as well. and i guess then we could also include any artists or groups whose names include any variation of Dog, Cat, Horse, Kangaroo, Squirrel...

;)

i'm pretty sure all the ones i came up with were already mentioned, except two - Lime Credo (indie rock band out of Atlanta back in the early 90's that never really blew up), and God Street Wine.

[ttoommyy]

"The Beatles; some countries eat them...."

But that would be "beetles." :)

[eclecticsynergy]

And they were, in fact, renamed after being the Silver Beetles...

[CoryKatherine]

Iron and Wine, Lemon Jelly, Olive

[billieboy]

Joe Bananas and the Bunch (Music with a peel)

[joschus]

On a classical note, let's remember the very famous Italian opera composer Rossini and his very tasty tournedos Rossini!

[Leonardo]

The Seeds
Jellyroll Morton
Opera singers of 100 years ago:
Nelly Melba - where they got Melba Toast
and Luisa Tetrazzini - as in "Chicken"

[alkapal]

she inspired peach melba, too http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peach_Melba

oh, look, a wiki about foods named after people! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_...

[billieboy]

WOW!! that is a long list. I had no idea. Very interesting.
Thanks.
I can now show off how much I know about food :) :) :)

[LindaWhit]

Oh great. Thanks alkapal. Yet *MORE* trivia to get stuck in my brain. ;-)

[cassoulady]

cibo matto

[cuccubear]

Just to name a few...

Strawberry Switchblade
Wild Seeds
Blind Lemon Jefferson

[im_nomad]

discovered another one today while patrolling the music blogs: "The Oranges Band" (the song is When Your Mask is Your Revealing Feature.

[chef chicklet]

Country Joe and the Fish
..... oops just saw that someone else noted them, and realize that I just dated myself for no good reason.

[LabRat]

The Tea Party

[roro1831]

Marmalade
The Gourds

[roro1831]

Trout Fishing in America
Fishbone
Reel Big Fish
The Raspberries

[roro1831]

Jimmy's Chicken Shack

Vanilla Ice
Country Joe and the Fish
Chuck Berry
Buck Cherry
Wild Cherry
the Eels
Brandy

Eddie Rabbit
Rosemary Clooney
iggy Pop
Johnny Mars (candy bar)
Bad Brains

[roro1831]

Also:
Eagle Eye Cherry and his sister Neneh Cherry
Bowling for Soup
Soup Dragons
Jellyfish
bananarama
Sugarcubes

[BarmyFotheringayPhipps]

Don't forget their dad, free jazz trumpeter Don Cherry. Or, for that matter, funk bassist Busta "Cherry" Jones, who worked with Parliament, Talking Heads and the Gang of Four.

[tatamagouche]

I had a massive girl crush on Neneh Cherry back in college.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en...

[Bob W]

Tommy Roe!

Also, I have to mention Boston's beloved Nervous Eaters. Their one and only album -- I have a promo copy -- features a complete set of teethmarks.

[mwhitmore]

Clever!

[Bob W]

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...

[BarmyFotheringayPhipps]

Some that haven't been mentioned yet:

Angel In Heavy Syrup (all-girl Japanese guitar-noise band; admittedly not an actual food, but clearly food-inspired)
The Apple Pie Motherhood Band (minor figures of the late '60s Boston scene best known for their single "Gypsy")
The Applejacks (third-string British Invasion act, first band to record Ray Davies' "I Go To Sleep")
Beaujolais (new solo project from a guy formerly in Wolfie and The Like Young)
Beef Terminal (Canadian post-rock tangentially related to Broken Social Scene)
Big Star (tangential: named for a Memphis-based supermarket chain)
Black Eyed Peas (mostly awful contemporary pop band, though I do like their single "Shut Up")
Blancmange (UK synth-pop duo best remembered for their fantastic 1982 single "Living on the Ceiling")
The Bran Flakes (New Jersey noise-pop act tangentially related to my friend R. Stevie Moore)
T-Bone Burnett (minor alt-country legend, these days best known for the soundtrack to O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU)
The Cake (not the '90s group Cake, but a '60s girl group)
The Cakekitchen (one of my beloved New Zealand bands)
The California Oranges (current indie pop act with roots in the '90s band Holiday Flyer)
Candypants (short-lived but awesome LA power pop act)
Chicharones (Canadian hip-hop duo best known for their single "Pork Rind Disco")
Cinnamon (Swedish '90s act quite similar to the Cardigans)
The Close Lobsters (fantastic but sadly little-remembered Scottish band from the late 80s UK scene retroactively called C86)
Cloudberry Jam (another Swedish group from the '90s, quite loungy and cool)
The Cookies (early '60s girl group)
Dolly Mixture (early 80s Scottish indie kids named after a local confection)
The Donuts (Philly indie rockers led by a guy I know)
Fantastic Everlasting Gobstopper (UK indie act named after...well, you know)
The Fatback Band (70s instrumental funk)
Flying Burrito Brothers (the band Gram Parsons formed after he left the Byrds)
Grab Grab The Haddock (the band the rest of the Marine Girls formed after Tracey Thorn left for Everything But the Girl)
Grapefruit (late '60s UK act best remembered for the single "Dear Delilah")
Half Man Half Biscuit (maybe my favorite band ever)
Amy Honey (Canadian alt-folk singer-songwriter)
Jupiter Apple (great contemporary Brazilian psych artist)
Kid Creole and the Coconuts (great 80s dance band)
Lambchop (fantastic chamber pop act from Nashville, featuring one of my favorite contemporary singers)
Lemon Kittens (experimental UK post-punk act featuring singer Danielle Dax, who later went solo)
The Marshmallow Coast (offshoot of the Olivia Tremor Control)
Martha and the Muffins (great Toronto act best remembered for "Echo Beach," one of the all-time greatest new wave singles)
Mary's Danish (late '80s LA college rockers remembered for the singles "Don't Crash the Car Tonight" and "Julie's Blanket" -- they were a GREAT live band)
The Mighty Lemon Drops (another C86 band)
The Mutton Birds (another one of my beloved New Zealand bands)
The Noisettes (current UK indie band with a great bilingual pun of a name)
The Orange (another one of my beloved New Zealand bands)
Orange Cake Mix (one-man-band indie bedroom pop)
Orange Juice (one of the most influential UK bands of the early 80s, best remembered for the great single "Felicity")
The Orange Peels (their debut album SQUARE is among my favorite albums of the 1990s)
Outrageous Cherry (eclectic Detroit indie rock band who regularly reinvent their sound)
Papas Fritas (Boston indie trio of the 90s best remembered for the singles "Hey Hey You Say" and "Way You Walk")
Peaches (gender-bending Montreal electro-rock diva best known for the amazing single "**** The Pain Away")
Peanut Butter Wolf (one of my favorite DJs)
The Peppermint Rainbow (60s one-hit wonders -- the great "Will You Be Staying After Sunday")
The Pipettes (another current UK indie act with another bilingual pun)
Red Snapper (UK electronica duo)
Spearmint (Scottish indie act)
Syrup USA (dream pop act led by ex-Swirlies singer)
Mayo Thompson (leader of long-running Texas freaks the Red Krayola whose solo album CORKY'S DEBT TO HIS FATHER is a particular fave)
The Vejtables (San Francisco folk-rockers circa 1965)
The Virgin Prunes (artsy Irish cross-dressers including the brother of U2's guitarist)
Wheat (Boston indie rockers)

[dolores]

Seconding one of my favorite musicians since I began to listen to music:

MEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As in Meatloaf.

As in Marvin Lee Aday.

[Bob W]

Or, as the NY Times once memorably called him, in deference to their style guide, Mr. Loaf. (he spells it as two words)

[alkapal]

barmy, a tour de force!

[tatamagouche]

Besides Cake, there's also The Sea & Cake...

http://www.theseaandcake.com/

[im_nomad]

Veruca Salt !
Salt n' Pepper

edit: p.s. does Noodle from the Gorillaz count?

and also Juice Newton

[phee]

Jello Biafra.

[Sloth]

Which makes me think of Green Jello who had to change their name to Green Jelly due to trademark infringement.

Thank you all. I actually own music by everyone mentioned so far and am coming up with a set that is bound to confuse the neighbors. Maybe I should have come clean at the start, but I DJ as a hobby and always play a theme set. Usually, people "get it" by the 4th or 5th song. I'm hoping that this one will keep people wondering for awhile.

Some additions
Lemon Pipers
Tangerine Dream
Vanilla Fudge
Honeycombs
1910 Fruitgum Co.
Electric Prunes
Apples in Stereo
Chocolate Watchband
Jellyroll Morton
Crawdaddys
Mickey & the Milkshakes
Eve's Plum
Moby Grape
Neutral Milk Hotel
Blind Melon
Blind Lemon Pie (fictional, but its from the Rutles, so it kinda counts)

Keep 'em coming!

[Boudleaux]

Stringbean. :)

[Kholvaitar]

He was sure fun to watch (and listen to)...

[im_nomad]

Gin Blossoms
April Wine
Hot Chip
Vinegar Joe
Grapes of Wrath
Sugar Ray
Meat Puppets

[Boudleaux]

Leftover Salmon
Bad Livers
Phish (LOL!)

[fern]

Well, if Phish flies, how about KORN and Eminem?

[MrsT]

Wild Cherry
Hot Chocolate
Peaches & Herb
Humble Pie
Hot Tuna
Strawberry Alarm Clock
A Taste of Honey

[fern]

Cake

Blue Oyster Cult

Cherry Poppin' Daddies

Amy Winehouse

[fern]

Pearl Jam!

[LindaWhit]

These are not ALL in my music collection, but the few I immediately thought of were:

The Cranberries
Meatloaf
Cream
Bread
Ice T ;-)
Bananarama
Fiona Apple
Lemonheads
Black Eyed Peas
Squirrel Nut Zippers
The Honeydrippers