Kevin Drew And The Complete Sentence Crew
With Spirit if... on heavy rotation, we've been spending a lot of time staring at the iTunes ticker and thinking about what Kevin would draw if he, well, drew. He's a member of the small-but-proud fraternity of NAME+VERB artists -- that is, artists whose full names double as complete sentences (although, strangely, he's the only one we could think of who did his thing in the past tense):
Tom Waits
Stevie Nicks
Brandon Flowers
Andy Summers
Kevin Shields
Britney Spears
Mike Mills
Kevin Drew
Cale Parks
Kim and Kelly Deal
That's our list so far. Of birth names, anyway. There's also a whole separate category of stage names like Axl Rose and Jake Shears. And commands (frequently heard around the office: "Amrit, Sing(h)!"), which allows us to include not only Courtney Love and Iggy Pop, but one-word wonders like Sting, Slash, and Björk (that's a verb, right?). Sure there's plenty we missed.
Got a good picture of Britney Spearing, or Andy Summering? Post a link in the comments. We got ya started with a nice shot of Tom waiting. Mega bonus if you Photoshop up your own. Mega double bonus points if you combine two artists into one (e.g. "Tom waits while Mike mills."). And no, it's not a competition -- but we're giving out points anyway.
Posted at 4:10 PM
Slow music news day.
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I have always been a fan of people with the last name Lee, instantly making their name an adverb.
How did he kick my ass?
Bruce Lee
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George Jones
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Ben Folds
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Elvis Costello.
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johnny marr
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martin gore
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Shannon Hoon
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sam beam
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johnny cash
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Sean Puffy Combs.
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m. ward
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neko case
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John Mayer
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Joe Cocker
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ashlee simpson
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linsey buckingham while mick fleetwood
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Bill Withers
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Keith Moon!
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famous composer Herbert Grapplesnatch
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chaka khan
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Englebert Humperdink.
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Englebert Humperdink
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The new Drew album is slightly disappointing. If I wanted to hear BSS's KCRW sessions, I'd go to the source instead of shelling out dough for a record with contributers that shine no brighter than Drew's usual cohorts.
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is it cheating to name dinah cancer or pat smear?
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busta rhymes
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Louise Post
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Paul Rodgers Madonna in front of camera making Guy Ritchie
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Jimmy Page Ginger Baker while Eric Clapt on
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Q: What does David do when he wants his bandmates to be quiet?
A: Crosby Stills Nash & Young
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http://www.verucasalt.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=26&pos=20
Okay, so Louise is posting a picture of a poster on the internet. That's gotta be worth at least 2 points.
...please?
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Janet Jackson Robert Palmer
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joan jett
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Brian May make Grace Slick
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Lou Reed
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Jack Blades Frank Beard
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Billy Bragg
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Ben Folds, Sean Combs and Bill Withers. Correct.
Neko Cases. She would not, in fact, Case.
Noun verb agreement is fun!
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Roger Waters
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Jason Pierce
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Tony Banks
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Brian May but Ron Wood
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they're nice and all most of the names in the comments aren't name+verb
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http://www.zucimi.net/viewer.php?id=Untitled-1_8998.jpg
Patrick, Stump!
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Kevin Seconds
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jack irons
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chuck biscuits (verb + noun)
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Dean and Gene Ween
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john woo
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Bob Mold
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^(u)
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Conor Oberst Sucks
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Tracii Guns
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is Summers a verb? what is To Summer?
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summer
Inflected Form(s): sum·mered; sum·mer·ing /'s&-m&-ri[ng], 's&m-ri[ng]/
intransitive verb : to pass the summer
transitive verb : to keep or carry through the summer; especially : to provide (as cattle or sheep) with pasture during the summer
;D
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Kevin Shields
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I looked it up.......
It stated summers meant .......F U
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Dick Hertz
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Smashing Pumpkins
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"Smashing Pumpkins" isn't a complete sentence, fool.
The Teardrop Explodes
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I bet "Avril Lavigne" means "Avril is a twat" in French.
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...that is, unless your name is ving rhames!!!!!
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Chas Smash
MADNESS!!!.....rules
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Grandmaster, flash!
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Bill Withers
Marshall Mathers
Henry Rollins
Mary Wells
Tom Scholz
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We may not know what Kevin Drew, but at least we know Eric Drew Feldman (I bet Feldman must be a funny character....) !
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Muddy Waters
Julee, Cruise
Stevie, Wonder
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Robert Plant
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WOW! What an insightful piece. This site must truly be commited to the discusstion of music. It's like, this mystic place where the writing is knowledgeable and the comments are so mature!
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Mrs. Featherbottom-
"Arguing on the internet is like running in the Special Olympics. Even if you win, you're still retarded."
I suppose I'll take a rain check. If you wanna continue by yourself, feel free.
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Retarded.
Umkay...
Well isn't that the pot calling the kettle black? Kinda perpetuating your conundrum there, eh?
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According to the names given, a majority of stereogum readers are mentally retarded.
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Paul Banks
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Robin Sparkles.
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Points, Lo. Many points for you.
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jay reatard
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There was an episode of "Ed" where they listed a whole bunch of them, although most were actors. The few musical artists they mentioned were Tom Waits, Britney Spears, and Leann Rimes.
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Lloyd Banks.
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Architecture in Helsinki.
wait what?
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Mary-Kate and Ashley olsen. Hey, they recorded stuff when they were kids.
Also: U2?
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"You, too?" is a sentence fragment, imbecile.
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Frank's in Atra.
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van gogh
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NORM CHARLTON
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Berkeley Breathed
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michael jacks on LLOLLLLLLLL
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Jana Hunter.
Hunter? I barely even knew her! (rimshot)
I'm so alone.
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Big Daddy Kane
So fulla action/My name should be a verb
"Raw", 1987
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Hi
How are you?
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