the worst band name in new york

I am happy to relay the news that the Village Voice put it to vote and has determined The Worst Band Name In New York. And the worst bad name in New York City is... Ching Chong Song. Empirically speaking, of course.

Yes, Ching Chong Song takes it, for what hopefully are pretty obvious reasons, capturing 35.73 percent of the vote and besting, in apparently ascending order of craptitude, Phil and the Osophers (24.78), Wakey!Wakey! (18.49), Freelance Whales (14.36), and Food Stamps (6.64). Very disappointing Freelance Whales showing, I have to say. The guy who started all this was threatening to make a trophy -- a spray-painted Dandy Warhols record, if I remember correctly -- but he's since gone prancing off to Germany, so. Congratulations to everyone involved, for having survived this.

You might remember some controversy a couple of years back over the band's name. There were some rumors that they had changed it, but I guess they stuck to it. And now it's the worst band name in New York City! Congratulations, Ching Chong Song.