It seems you can’t go more than a few days without hearing of a new band that has a goddamn animal in its name. The poor old animal and insect world has been raided by artists since time immemorial for rock n’ roll band names, so we thought we’d delve in to the archives to find some of our favourites. Here we go with part one.


10. The Yardbirds


9. Buddy Holly & The Crickets


8. Whitesnake


7. Modest Mouse


6. Neil Young & Crazy Horse


5. Wolfmother


4. The Monkees


3. Gorillaz


2. The Eagles


1. Dinosaur Junior


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