Ever wonder where some bands come up with their band names? Well, we do, and we’re sick of sitting around scratching our heads about it. We’re hitting the streets (aka. “Internet”) to find the origins behind some of the more bizarre, intriguing or just plain random band names in the scene. Every now and then, we’ll pull back the curtain on a different band and this week it’s Gainsville, Florida, punks Dikembe. Here’s vocalist Steven Gray:
LONG STORY SHORT:
I was pretty young when NBA Live 97 was out on SNES, and I couldn’t figure out how to select a team (the fucking bumpers? really?) in career mode. The first team on the list was the Atlanta Hawks, and the best player on the team was Dikembe Mutombo. So I spent a lot of time with that dude when I was little, sort of. When somebody brought it up, the decision to use it was pretty natural.
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