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This Town Needs Guns change name due to recent gun violence

Oissin_ [Edit] [Delete] 46 replies 18:37 January 22nd, 2013

http://musicalmathematics.co.uk/news-this-town-needs-guns-change-name-to-ttng/

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Would've made a hell of a lot more sense to do this before the album came out

badmanreturns | 22 Jan '13, 18:40 | X | ^ This | Reply

Oissin_, chickenbones, and andyvine this'd this
- assuming, and I think it's safe to, that this is a reaction to Sandy Hook
  
  the album was pressed weeks before that
  
  darts_players_wives @badmanreturns | 22 Jan '13, 19:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
TTNG etc

guntrip | 22 Jan '13, 18:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
- or they should have changed their name to The Morning Benders
  
  johnwiddop @guntrip | 22 Jan '13, 21:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Pale-eyedBadger, Cementimental, JaguarPirate, thewarn, ThisTemporaryLife, and moker this'd this
- Math rock etc.
  
  Icarus-Smicarus @guntrip | 23 Jan '13, 01:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Oh god someone made this exact post
    
    Icarus-Smicarus @Icarus-Smicarus | 23 Jan '13, 02:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
This Town Needs Nuns

stalecloud | 22 Jan '13, 18:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
- This Town Needs Gurns
  
  http://i.imgur.com/JLqlMDm.jpg
  
  cowcow @stalecloud | 22 Jan '13, 19:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  stalecloud this'd this
  - also happy I now know what a gurn is
    
    stalecloud @cowcow | 22 Jan '13, 19:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
- *Puns
  
  Cementimental @stalecloud | 23 Jan '13, 01:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
- This Gown Needs Tongues
  
  StormsOnTheMoon @stalecloud | 24 Jan '13, 12:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
Would've made a hell of a lot more sense

to pick a different name in the first place.

Were they expecting no gun-related incidents to occur at any point in the foreseeable future after forming?

johneggfish | 22 Jan '13, 18:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
- It's a great name though.
  
  And it probably didn't occur to them at the time, what with them being nice boys from Oxford and all that. They even say that in the article.
  
  Oissin_ @johneggfish | 22 Jan '13, 19:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  badmanreturns this'd this
  - ...'we want to distance ourselves from a band name which we are now uncomfortable with'...
    Not sure TTNG is going to help... aren't people just going to ask what the initials stand for all the time?
    
    johneggfish @Oissin_ | 22 Jan '13, 19:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Yeah, but whenever a band completely changes their name,
      
      it's usually a sign of them going rapidly downhill.
      I think they probably wanted to distance themselves from that also.
      
      Oissin_ @johneggfish | 22 Jan '13, 19:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
lol

DanielKelly | 22 Jan '13, 18:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I've just remembered when Hiding With Girls (anyone?)
  
  did this too. :')
  
  DanielKelly @DanielKelly | 23 Jan '13, 09:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  starshaped this'd this
  - Cassette - what a tune
    
    What did they change their name to?!
    
    badmanreturns @DanielKelly | 23 Jan '13, 10:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - HWG
      
      DanielKelly @badmanreturns | 23 Jan '13, 11:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      shucks this'd this
  - Fucks sake
    
    Had to go and listen to them now.
    
    shucks @DanielKelly | 23 Jan '13, 20:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
Remember when Massive Attack briefly changed their name

to 'Massive' cos of the Gulf War or something?

Lame.

johneggfish | 22 Jan '13, 19:03 | X | ^ This | Reply

Antelope and incandenza_ this'd this
- Yeah, my vinyl copy of Blue Lines just has 'Massive' on the cover
  
  bornin69 @johneggfish | 22 Jan '13, 19:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Oissin_ and roastthemonaspit this'd this
That's nothing, in the light of the Tesco thing

Foals changed their name to Pudding, Etc. and then Band of Horses committed harakiri.

mute-branches | 22 Jan '13, 19:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
MATH ROCK ETC.

coolerthantv | 22 Jan '13, 19:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Oh someone already did that.
  
  Never mind.
  
  coolerthantv @coolerthantv | 22 Jan '13, 19:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
TTNG is a truly awful name

oh_gerardus_MERCATOR | 22 Jan '13, 19:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
should've just changed it to This Town Needs Gnus.

forzaborza | 22 Jan '13, 21:31 | X | ^ This | Reply

_TheBeautifulOnes_, navajo, chickenbones, johneggfish, JaguarPirate, casinobay, shadyadie, thewarn, and ThisTemporaryLife this'd this
they should have just split up

its not like its the first shooting

Jordan_229_2 | 22 Jan '13, 21:35 | X | ^ This | Reply

kilgore-trout this'd this
lame

oh, TTNG, what does that stand for?

etc ad infinitum

navajo | 22 Jan '13, 22:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
- TMNT
  
  Cementimental @navajo | 23 Jan '13, 01:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  andyvine this'd this
- TEE TEE EN GEE!
  
  sean @navajo | 23 Jan '13, 01:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
They should have changed it to The TTNG TTNGs

NickDS | 22 Jan '13, 22:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
probably nobody ever was going to be offended by that name, or think it's insensitive

just like the morning bender cunts, they drew attention to it for no reason.

CrispinAlexander | 22 Jan '13, 22:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Yeah, but I wouldn't want anyone to associate me with gun lobbyists.
  
  Would you? I mean, it doesn't have that connotation in Britain, as they said, but I imagine it's different in the U.S.
  
  Oissin_ @CrispinAlexander | 22 Jan '13, 22:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
TTNG =

Teenage Tutant Ninja Gurtles.

steptonarnott | 22 Jan '13, 22:39 | X | ^ This | Reply

johneggfish and Comaboy this'd this
They should have changed it to Anthrax

Cementimental | 23 Jan '13, 01:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
Changing band names once you've already released some albums is always silly.

Although I suppose changing to their initials isn't so bad.

Icarus-Smicarus | 23 Jan '13, 02:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
should have changed it to This Town Needs G.U.N.

pieces_of_reece | 23 Jan '13, 08:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
I wonder why

Fearless Iranians From Hell never did this?

slavestate | 23 Jan '13, 08:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
Recent?

moker | 23 Jan '13, 09:45 | X | ^ This | Reply

waterwings this'd this
Just makes me think of The Next Generation.

chickenlover | 23 Jan '13, 09:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
I thought they'd split up ages ago

and now they're everywhere again
have they just reformed or been on the quiet until the new record was ready?

soapy | 23 Jan '13, 11:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
These Teeth Need Gums

unfamiliar | 23 Jan '13, 14:21 | X | ^ This | Reply

shucks this'd this
I assume they've changed it because of their US label.Bit of an interview here

http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2013/01/22/interview-this-town-needs-guns/

godisinthetv | 23 Jan '13, 20:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
- oh wow, a link to giittv
  
  Jordan_229_2 @godisinthetv | 24 Jan '13, 12:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
This Town Needs Cunts

brandon31g | 24 Jan '13, 04:37 | X | ^ This | Reply

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