Barnes & Barnes

Cheerful practitioners of bad-taste comedy rock, Barnes & Barnes were also, as one of them put it, "The original 'Two friends with a 4 track' artists," finding an enduring bit of fame for their lo-fi single "Fish Heads," which became a staple of Dr. Demento's radio show and an early hit on MTV. The duo's dirty little secret was that they were both professional musicians who worked with well-regarded soft rock bands while cranking out purposefully weird albums like 1980's Voobaha and 1981's Spazchow for fun during their downtime. While they never scored another semi-success lik...