The Band Fartbarf Tell Us About the Name Fartbarf

By Ben Westhoff Tue., Jan. 24 2012 at 4:30 AM

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Josh McLeod is the lead singer of Fartbarf, a South Bay band that performs something they call analog electronic thrash music. They've gotten hate mail saying their music's not really thrash, but who cares? They're called Fartbarf. We contacted McLeod to talk about how they came up with the name Fartbarf, what their grandmas think about the name Fartbarf, and how Fartbarf can be a verb.

Why Fartbarf?
Yeah, it's pretty much the worst name in the world. We started in 2008; the name kind of came before the band. Farting is funny, barfing is painful, so those two verbs seem to fit well with the music we make. It also sets a very low bar when people come to see us, so it actually helps, because it sounds like an 11 year old's punk band. It started as a joke, but it kind of snowballed. We got flown to Scotland to play the RockNess Festival in 2010. So now we're kind of stuck with it.

What do your grandmothers think of the name?

I actually gave my grandma one of our shirts and I think she wears it. On our logo (right), you can't really decipher what the name says. We give all our family Fartbarf shirts.

Did you consider Barffart?
Yeah. It's funny; a lot of people can't pronounce it as it is now. 50% of the people literally can't pronounce those two words combined.

Which part of your name do you think more encapsulates what you're all about, the fart part or the barf part?
I would say the barf part. We've all done more than our fair share. We do a lot of drinking before shows.

What other bands' names have inspired you?
Mr. Bungle is a good one. It seems kind of arbitrarily chosen, and their musical style is a big influence too. When we finally came to grips that we couldn't change our band's name -- because we'd played so many shows -- we realized that a lot of our favorite bands have have terrible names too. Metallica is a pretty terrible name. Pink Floyd is pretty terrible too, when you really stop to think about.

Do you think Fartbarf will be remembered in 40 years?

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zigster

@Fart_Barf are you kidding me? hahaha! you want them to be more original? do something more original? Something like tagging a wall with paint in the year 2012? or scribing it on other peoples property? Now thats a new concept. Thats something a true fucking pioneer would do in the year 2004 and forever. You sir need to get a goddamn life and re evaluate who you pick your battles with. Go smoke another bowl and choke on your bong water. Thanks goodnight. oh yeah. BTW, Fartbarf the band RULES.

New York City Hotel

fart and barf are graffitti authors that been artwork thier labels since 2006 at least. barfart fart barf flikr them

TerryBioz

I used to be in a rehearsal studio with these kats in Torrance before 2008. I swear it was like 2006. Maybe they are the graf writerz for all I know. Either way, theyr music is insane live and am glad to see someone doin new things with old gear. long live fartbarf!

Fart_Barf

Fuck these fags! the real Fart & Barf dont play shitty music like this! you guys just took this name, come up with a name and be original .. Fart Barf 2004 and forever

TerryBioz

Uhh. Your complaints are invalid. That's like bitching and moaning that Led Zeppelin stole their name because the words existed before. Whether or not these two fartbarf's are the same people or not... They're both doing different things, so who gives a shit. Calm down you disgruntled 12 year old idiot and go listen to more Chamillionaire.