Similar to the "Identify the spoilers" thread I just posted, in the following picture are hidden the names of 72 bands. Different things in the picture represent the band names. For example, the gorillas represent the band called "The Gorillaz".

Apparently there are 72 but I have not been able to find them all. Maybe we can if we do it collaboratively?

Here is the picture. It's pretty big, so I opted to link it instead of screwing with the board.

Let's keep a list. I'll start with just one for now. Anyone else want to play?

1. The Gorillaz

2. U2
3. Smashing Pumpkins

I'm not good at knowing many band names. These just shouted at me.

malu

4. Whitesnake
5. Guns N' Roses
6. Rolling Stones
7. Scissor Sisters
8. Alice In Chains
9. Black Flag
10. Eagles
11. Led Zeppelin
12. Matchbox 20
13. Phish

OK, I'll stop hogging them all now.

14. Sex Pistols (The two pistols the queen is holding)
15. White Zombie (To the left bottom)
16. Garbage (on the street)
17. Dead Kennedy's (the two posters to the left)
19. The Cars (in the background)
20. Green Day (the Calendar has a green square)
21. Korn (the corn in the cart)

(I'll stop now and give others a chance)

23. Pet Shop Boys

Saskia

24. Cake
25. The Cranberries

~Anna

26. Queen
27. Blur
28. Melonheads/Lemonheads
29. Black Crowes
30. Seal (or can they only be bands?)
31. Red Hot Chili Peppers
32. The Police
33. Silver Spoon

34. No Angels (the faeries on the left)
35. The Beach Boys (the two guys with surfboards on the right)
36. The Scorpions (left from Guns'n'Roses)

Ok we're starting to have duplicates now. Someone has said that the surfers are two different things. So I guess we should specify the band with the aspect of the picture, and make sure we read the list very carefully.

And no, it isn't just bands. It's bands/performers, so Seal counts.

Also, I think the coin may be 50 Cent instead of the Presidents of the United States of America (it's a 50 cent piece)

37. Madonna (in the shop window - the painting not the blow-up doll )
38. The B-52's

39. Twisted Sisters (the acrobats in the middle??)

I suck at this.

40. Big Mountain

Maybe I'm being a bit obscure now, but how about...

41. Pink - the sky
42. Deep Purple - facade of the building
43. Yello - the man under the 'shop' sign

44. Prince - in front of the queen

And if you're allowed to use things more than once, the Eagles + Black Crowes = 45. The Byrds.

Or is that entirely unhelpful?

45. Blind Melon (lower right corner)

46. Crowded House (building on the right hand side)

47. Hole (there's one in the ground on the right hand side)

48. Iron Maiden (on the zebra crossing)

49. The Postal Service (left)

50. The Wines (left, behind the queen)

51. Radiohead (zebra crossing, middle)

52. Pavement

53. Kiss (left, two girls next to lamppost)

I wonder if the fact that August 22, 2006 is the day marked on the calendar has any special significance. I found this information on an event that day.

EDIT: Oops, it's the 21st that is marked, not the 22nd. Ignore the link above. But I'm still wondering if that has any significance.

malu

or could it be ...
49. The Monkeys

BJ

XD I think Beach Boys and 50 Cent are probably better choices lol.

Apparently there's also a band called...

55. King Kong

56. Cowboy Junkies - looks like he's shooting up

The two big planes are the B52s.

Later - And I belatedly realise someone beat me to that - must have missed it when I looked through the list.

The two girls kissing might represent Heart. Ann and Nancy Wilson were the subject of a (totally false!) lesbian/incest rumor back when they were first breaking nationally. The cover of the "Dreamboat Annie" album didn't help.

The scissors copuld represent The Scissor Sisters