Bands Named After Food Slideshow
Ever since the debut of their third album "Elephunk" (when Fergie joined the group) The Black Eyed Peas have produced an outrageously popular blend of hip-hop, latin, dance, and electro music. Plus, the foursome has been known to throw down a food lyric or two (there's a little verse about mixing milk and cocoa puffs in their "Monkey Business" hit, "My Humps"). Click here to listen.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Formed in Los Angeles in 1983, the Red Hot Chili Peppers dominated the rock scene throughout the nineties with their distinctly funk-inspired sound. They are best known for their iconic album "Californication", which dropped in 1999. Click here to listen.
Salt-N-Pepa
Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Salt-N-Pepa changed the face of hip-hop when they busted onto the scene as one of the first all-female rap crews in the mid-80s. The group consists of Cheryl James ("Salt"), Sandra Denton ("Pepa") and Deidra Roper ("DJ Spinderella"). Click here to listen.
Spice Girls
This British pop girl group, formed in 1994, consisted of five members who were better known by their nicknames, Scary, Baby, Ginger, Posh and Sporty. Click here to listen.
Clams Casino
Named after a dish made up of clams served on the halfshell with breadcrumbs and bacon, Clams Casino (also known as Clammy Clams) has risen to be one of the hottest hip-hop producers on the scene right now. Best known for the instrumentals he did for rappers like Lil B, Soulja Boy and A$AP Rocky, he has also released an EP and an array of remixes to boot. Click here to listen.
Coconut Records
Coconut Records is a Los Angeles-based indie pop solo project featuring actor Jason Schwartzman. In his song "West Coast," he proves that not only can he act, but that boy can sing – and in a high-pitched whiney voice, too. Click here to listen.
Flavor Flav
Flavor Flav is best recognized as a member of the hip-hop group Public Enemy. He is also known for popularizing the idea of a "hype man," yelling "yeah boy" during shows. And let's not forget about his foray into the world of reality television. Click here to listen.
Meatloaf
Better known by his stage name, Meatloaf, Michael Lee Aday is a rock musician and actor, best known for the "Bat Out of Hell" trilogy of albums he released, which were among some of the best-selling albums of all time. Click here to listen.
Cream
Cream was a 1960s British rock super group consisting of Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, and Ginger Baker. The group's third album, Wheels of Fire, was the world's first platinum-selling double album. Click here to listen.
The Cranberries
This Irish rock group from Limerick rose to fame in the nineties by mixing an alternative rock sound with pop and folk elements. The band is best known for their songs "Linger" and "Zombie," as well as for singer Dolores O'Riordan's distinctive voice. Click here to listen.
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Strawberry Alarm Clock is a 70s-era psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles best known for their hit "Incense and Peppermints." The group was allegedly inspired by the Beatles hit "Strawberry Fields Forever" when they chose their name. Click here to listen.
G. Love & Special Sauce
Known for their unique, laid back blues vibe, G. Love & Special Sauce dabbles in food subjects as in their song "Cold Beverage." The group was featured in an advertisement for the launch of Coca-Cola Zero singing their own version of Coke's jingle, "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing." Click here to listen.
Sugar Ray
The name of this Orange County-based group accurately conveys their sweet, poppy sound. Best known for their hits, "Fly" and "Every Morning," the group mastered the carefree, sunny pop genre so well that nobody would suspect their beginnings were as a raucous funk metal band. Click here to listen.
Blind Melon
Best known for their 1993 single "No Rain," Blind Melon was an alternative rock band with neo- psychedelic influences. Click here to listen.
Blue Öyster Cult
This rock band from Long Island, New York produced several songs considered classics today. Their name allegedly came from a 1960s poem written by their manager, Sandy Pearlman. The new name, "Blue Öyster Cult", supplanted their old name, "Soft White Underbelly," which had come from a phrase used by Winston Churchill in describing Italy during World War II. Click here to listen.
Vanilla Ice
Vanilla Ice, A.K.A. Robert Matthew Van Winkle, produced "Ice, Ice Baby," the first hip-hop single to top the Billboard charts. Click here to listen.
Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Eat World is an alternative rock band from Mesa, Ariz. that is still active today. They are best known for their hits, "The Middle" and "Sweetness." Click here to listen.