Rando's Write-Up From Maxim Magazine, Fall 1997 Webmaster section, page 80

PROBLEM: "How can I name my garage band- and get famous quick?"

WEB TOOL: Rando's Random Band Name Generator, an impressively designed Web site (find it at http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~mtrapp/randband.htm [since changed]) that automatically spits out computer-generated band names at a rate of three to nine a minute.

HOW IT WORKS: By re-mixing actual band names- e.g., Velocity Girl- with random words, Rando's CGI script creates freakish new combinations: e.g., Velocity Schlong! With an ever-growing pool of raw elements (e-mail your own suggestions), the possibilities are infinite. Hate Rando's first suggestion? Kick back; a new one fills your screen in seconds.

PROS: Cuts down on bloodshed. The agony of choosing a name has torn more than one group of would-be legends apart. (Leave it up to fate, guys!) Rando's beats the other Internet band-name generators for sheer design; each band name is presented in a realistic rock-show-ticket format ("Mafia Money Records presents...") And you'll laugh along with Rando, unless you've got a Grammy stuck up your ass. (When did Eric Clapton become such a bore?) Among its more bitchin' offerings: Chewbacca Position, New Kids on the Sombrero, Fatal Barbecue, and- gulp!- Girls Against Head.

CONS: Well, depending on your connection speed, the names can zap by a little fast, so don't toke up before you dial up Rando. And there's always the possibility that some band in Kansas has already scooped Chewbacca Position. Damn.

WHY IT BEATS THE REAL WORLD: Would never come up with Mr. Mister.