Bands/Artists with non-alphanumeric symbols
June 4, 2013 6:22 AM Subscribe
I'm looking for examples of bands or solo artists which contain non-alphanumeric characters in their name. They must be well known (in the UK) and mainstream.
Examples I have so far: Ke$ha, Pink!, Be*witched, Menswe@r, Therapy?
Obviously quotes, parentheses, and '&' are too easy. I'd like examples with £, %, ^, +, =, #, <>.
Examples I have so far: Ke$ha, Pink!, Be*witched, Menswe@r, Therapy?
Obviously quotes, parentheses, and '&' are too easy. I'd like examples with £, %, ^, +, =, #, <>.
Against Me!
posted by MisantropicPainforest at 6:26 AM on June 4, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by MisantropicPainforest at 6:26 AM on June 4, 2013 [2 favorites]
? and the Mysterians (pronounced "Question Mark and the Mysterians")
Prince when he went by the "love symbol"
posted by John Cohen at 6:29 AM on June 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
Prince when he went by the "love symbol"
posted by John Cohen at 6:29 AM on June 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
Godspeed You! Black Emperor isn't exactly mainstream but it's something, innit?
And, uh... does The Artist Formerly Known as Prince count?
posted by Tomorrowful at 6:29 AM on June 4, 2013
And, uh... does The Artist Formerly Known as Prince count?
posted by Tomorrowful at 6:29 AM on June 4, 2013
Panic! at the disco
posted by MisantropicPainforest at 6:30 AM on June 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by MisantropicPainforest at 6:30 AM on June 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
98°
posted by amyms at 6:30 AM on June 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by amyms at 6:30 AM on June 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
blink-182
...and you will know us by the Trail of Dead
godspeed you! black emperor
posted by smitt at 6:30 AM on June 4, 2013
...and you will know us by the Trail of Dead
godspeed you! black emperor
posted by smitt at 6:30 AM on June 4, 2013
Man or Astro-man?
posted by MisantropicPainforest at 6:30 AM on June 4, 2013
posted by MisantropicPainforest at 6:30 AM on June 4, 2013
The Go! Team
posted by John Cohen at 6:31 AM on June 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by John Cohen at 6:31 AM on June 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
+44, ?uestion
posted by nickrussell at 6:33 AM on June 4, 2013
posted by nickrussell at 6:33 AM on June 4, 2013
A$AP Rocky
posted by Magnakai at 6:38 AM on June 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Magnakai at 6:38 AM on June 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Thanks for all your suggestions. Perhaps I didn't stress the "well-known (in the UK) and mainstream" part hard enough, though. (According to wikipedia, !!!'s highest album charting is 121, and highest single charting is 74.) And I forgot, I also have Florence + the Machine as an example.
posted by salmacis at 6:44 AM on June 4, 2013
posted by salmacis at 6:44 AM on June 4, 2013
Best answer: You're close... P!nk is the official spelling.
posted by Multicellular Exothermic at 6:44 AM on June 4, 2013
posted by Multicellular Exothermic at 6:44 AM on June 4, 2013
Bitter:sweet is an LA band, but they were fairly well known for a while.
posted by eralclare at 6:47 AM on June 4, 2013
posted by eralclare at 6:47 AM on June 4, 2013
fun.
posted by It's Never Lurgi at 6:51 AM on June 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by It's Never Lurgi at 6:51 AM on June 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
The artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince.
posted by Betelgeuse at 6:53 AM on June 4, 2013
posted by Betelgeuse at 6:53 AM on June 4, 2013
Two different punctuation marks: Run-D.M.C. (with, according to Wikipedia, two top ten singles in the UK).
posted by mhum at 8:33 AM on June 4, 2013
posted by mhum at 8:33 AM on June 4, 2013
N.W.A. (featuring Eazy-E)
Too $hort
Also, Diddy – Dirty Money has a lovely n-dash!
posted by drlith at 9:57 AM on June 4, 2013
Too $hort
Also, Diddy – Dirty Money has a lovely n-dash!
posted by drlith at 9:57 AM on June 4, 2013
Not well-known by any stretch of the imagination, but surely NǽnøĉÿbbŒrğ VbëřřĦōlökäävsŦ deserves a mention for answering your question in the most gimmicky way possible.
posted by jackbishop at 10:52 AM on June 4, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by jackbishop at 10:52 AM on June 4, 2013 [2 favorites]
I can't remember the names, but there was this 'witch house' fad/microgenre a few years back and the artists all had triangles in their names.
posted by Charlemagne In Sweatpants at 5:06 PM on June 4, 2013
posted by Charlemagne In Sweatpants at 5:06 PM on June 4, 2013
Best answer: *NSYNC (as written on their website) — also written 'N Sync. The second link is their Wikipedia discography, which includes information on their success in the UK.
posted by John Cohen at 6:14 PM on June 4, 2013
posted by John Cohen at 6:14 PM on June 4, 2013
Also, though it's obviously up to you to pick your criteria, you might be interested to know that when Prince was going by the love symbol, he released The Gold Experience, which was aptly titled since it went gold in the UK. It also contained the very famous song "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World," which was a #1 single in the UK. I'd say that qualifies as well-known and mainstream.
posted by John Cohen at 6:27 PM on June 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by John Cohen at 6:27 PM on June 4, 2013 [1 favorite]
M.I.A. (& she had an album named /\/\ /\ Y /\)
posted by fireandthud at 10:21 PM on June 4, 2013
posted by fireandthud at 10:21 PM on June 4, 2013
Florence + The Machine, then.
posted by Tomorrowful at 1:37 PM on June 6, 2013
posted by Tomorrowful at 1:37 PM on June 6, 2013
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posted by MisantropicPainforest at 6:26 AM on June 4, 2013 [3 favorites]