Slash’s Label Leads The List Of Silly Vanity Imprint Names
After years of toiling in some wildly successful rock bands (most notably Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver), Slash has finally made his way into the center of the spotlight with his first true solo album. It just debuted in third place on the Billboard album chart, moving over 60,000 copies in its first week on the strength of the behatted guitarist’s non-stop promotion and the single “By the Sword” (a team-up with Wolfmother frontman Andrew Stockdale.
Slash is actually a tremendous collection of hard rock songs that center around the axe man’s signature chunky, swirling riffs. His backing band features all of the original members of Guns N’ Roses (Duff McKagan, Izzy Stradlin and Steven Adler — only Axl Rose is absent). In Santana style, each track has a guest vocalist, some of which work really well (Stockdale, Ian Astbury, Chris Cornell, Dave Grohl) while others stumble a bit (Fergie, Myles Kennedy). On balance, it’s an excellent album, and it feels good to have that classic Slash sound back.
But there is one thing that stands out about the record: It has been released on Slash’s own imprint. The label’s title? Dik Hayd Records. Like the top entry on yesterday’s list of ridiculous band names, “Dik Hayd” combines a juvenile joke and bad grammar for a truly silly stew. In fact, it immediately rockets to the top of the list of silliest vanity label names. It sits about the rest of these.
Elementree Records
Founded by Korn in 1997, Elementree Record (another wacky for no reason spelling choice) provided a home for the likes of Orgy, Deadsy and Videodrone. When Jonathan Davis’ crew exited Epic Records (also the home of Elementree), the label folded up, but it lives on in the minds of fans of horrorcore rapper Marz.
Decaydance Records
What is with rock stars and wacky puns? Pete Wetz’s imprint may provide the world with music by Panic! at the Disco, the Academy Is… and Cobra Starship, but it’s hard to pronounce and is guilty of violating the Funky Spelling Rule (which I just invented yesterday).
ATO Records
Dave Matthews’ imprint has signed excellent artists like My Morning Jacket, Ben Kweller, Gomez and the Drive-By Truckers, but the twist is that “ATO” stands for “According to our.” As in “According to our records.” Cue the sad trombone for a wonky pun.
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Lady Gaga has certainly worn some cool outfits, but they definitely aren’t the sort of garments that provide relief from the sun. They usually contain bulky wigs, heavy makeup, fabrics that don’t breathe very easily and costuming that almost always contains metal spikes and detailing. So what will Gaga wear when she takes the stage at Lollapalooza this August? Chicago is always sweltering during August, and if her past summer festival outfits tell us anything, she’ll be wearing a lot and yet very little at the same time.
Kicking off Gaga’s summer festival tour of the past is her oft-forgotten Lollapalooza 2007 appearance where Gaga, still a brunette, graced the stage in nothing more than a bra and panties. But, in case you think this sounds boring and weather appropriate, the bras was made from a disco ball. Disco inferno indeed!
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Lady Gaga kicks ass in her latest video “Telephone” which features Beyonc’e. This video is killer right from the start. Rumors about Lady Gaga having a dick are put to rest in this video. You’ll have to watch the video to find out why. You can see more Lady Gaga in the Celebrity section or search on Lady Gaga.
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