And you will know us by the trail of deadpan

by m8ryx

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Couldn’t do a list, so I stashed 24 band names off my iTunes in the story below.

I was feeling mighty sublime on beer and everclear down at The Oasis, when I saw that dirty pretty thing. It felt like walking through quicksand approaching her and her grandaddy, I needed a helmet in case I fell. “Hold steady!” I shouted unsteadily over the music, “There’s no need to clash, this isn’t girls against boys!”

Coyly, she replied, “No, it’s the white doves vs. black crowes. An exploding nebula.”

“It’s cold in here,” I hinted, “and they call me the heatmiser. So, what do you say, Faith? Be my cure tonite?”

“The don’t call me Faith no more.”

“So…the transplants were a success? No more being my wolfmother?”

“They got rid of everything but the girl.”

“I dare say those were some smashing pumpkins,” I said, fondling a string I’d tied into a slipknot.

She kicked me in the shins. I was in dire straits…she put my heart in an iron maiden.

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  1. And you will know us by the trail of deadpan

    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted 12 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Funny & an actual Ficlet. Could you bold or italicize the bands? (I’m trying to find new tunes.)

  2. And you will know us by the trail of deadpan

    m8ryx's Buddy Icon m8ryx

    Posted 12 months ago

    And you will know us by the trail of dead – supercool alt band.
    Sublime – rap/reggae/punk/dead
    Everclear – alt rock urban poets
    Oasis – brit pop
    Dirty Pretty Things – brit pop/punk (checkout The Libertines, a favorite)
    Quicksand – early 90s grunge/metal
    Grandaddy – folky pop
    Helmet – NY alt metal
    The Hold Steady – alt rock urban poetry (one of my favorite recent bands)
    The Clash – the clash

  3. And you will know us by the trail of deadpan

    m8ryx's Buddy Icon m8ryx

    Posted 12 months ago

    Girls Against Boys – NY art/alt rock project
    The Doves – psychedelic pop
    The Black Crowes – southern rock
    Nebula – psychedelic grunge
    Heatmiser – elliot smith’s band
    The Cure – elliot’s brother’s band?
    Faith No More – 80/90s pre-alternative alt-rock
    The Transplants – rap+punk
    Wolfmother – fabulous garage hard rock
    Everything but the Girl – electronica, very nice
    Smashing Pumpkins – awesome
    Slipknot – metal
    The Shins – sweet and poppy
    Dire Straits – great classic rock

  4. And you will know us by the trail of deadpan

    Ana Cristina's Buddy Icon Ana Cristina

    Posted 12 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    This was great! Very creative, and great bands, too.

  5. And you will know us by the trail of deadpan

    One Time, One Chance's Buddy Icon One Time, One Chance

    Posted 12 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    l0l i agree, very creative =]

  6. And you will know us by the trail of deadpan

    FourSeven's Buddy Icon FourSeven

    Posted 12 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    haha, nice.

  7. And you will know us by the trail of deadpan

    Jenunique's Buddy Icon Jenunique

    Posted 11 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Mahvelous…. ab-sholutely….mahvelous!

  8. And you will know us by the trail of deadpan

    RunningWithScissors' Buddy Icon RunningWithScissors

    Posted 9 months ago

    some older bands.
    “you’re my wonder walllllll” :DD

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