4. Parappa the Rappa (Parappa the Rappa)
This funky puppy rapper first hit the scene on Playstation in the mid 90's (damn I'm old) and helped spark the careers of many a non-traditional rapper. It used to be only black guys, Snow, and Vanilla Ice could make hit rap songs. Parappa opened the door for folks like The Gorillaz, Poochie, and Justin Beiber. He changed the game, son!
3. The Beets (Doug)
These guys defined the British invasion. Members Monroe Yoder (bass, vocals), Wendy Nespot (keyboard), Flounder (guitar), and Clyde “Chap” Lipman (drums) were little bit Beatles and a sprinkle of the Ramones. They rocked out during the Killer Tofu tour of 95, but sadly broke up over a banana. Chap Lipman still tours with his All-Star band making money hand over fist being the weird one... and that's perfectly fine by me!
2. Dethklok (Metalocalypse)
Death metal to the bone. William Murderface, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Nathan Explosion, Pickles, and Toki Wartooth exude hardcoreness like a the Hulk exudes radation (am I the only one who noticed this? He's big and green, how is he not radioactive-ating everything he touches?). With songs like Bloodrocuted and Hatredcopter, and fans who wlillingly sign a "death waiver" in case the band kills them during a show, you can't really any more bad ass as the most fantaically loved band in the world ever.
1. The Be Sharps (The Simpsons)
A career that mirrors a lesser known English band, Homer J Simpson, Armand Tanzarian, Barney Gumble, and Apu Nahasapeemapetlon formed the Be Sharps in 1985, after kicking out some smuck named Clancy. Rocketing to stardom with thier albums "Meet the Be Sharps" and "Bigger than Jesus" they sadly fell apart after Barney tried to take the band in "stange new directions". Years later, they would reunite one last time time atop Moe's Tavern to sing their first number one hit "Baby on Board". Truely a once in a lifetime band.
