Typophile

Bands named after fonts?

vinceconnare

I know there are fonts named after bands, musicians etc. but can you think of any other bands named after fonts?

http://www.myspace.com/comicsansmusic
@comicsansmusic

Comic Sans 2010 - the quest for universal domination continues...
http://www.ascendercorp.com/pr/2010-07-06/

Si_Daniels

From the archive there is/was

"The Lucida Console" from Leeds, UK
"Arial" Fort Wayne, IN

vinceconnare

oh or maybe

Rage Against the Machine (update hate! best song?)

Craig Eliason

Stellar*
Times
Palatino
Tempo
Venetians
;-)

Dave Williams

http://www.helveticamusic.com/bio.html
http://www.myspace.com/akzidenzgrotesk ...?!

GrahamD

Winnipeg "shoegaze" band "Guitaro" released a CD called "Futura Black" in 2002. At http://guitaro.ca/ , they write that "the name 'Futura Black' was taken from a typeface designed by Paul Renner." They use Futura Black in the CD cover design.

There is also an Ohio band named "Times New Viking."

Ray Larabie

http://www.myspace.com/sofachrome
http://new.myfonts.com/fonts/larabie/sofachrome/

http://www.myspace.com/newromantimes

Ray Larabie

http://www.myspace.com/helveticafrutiger

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