Spending a bit of time on the ever-esoteric Onion A.V. Club, a couple of articles of interest:
The worst band names of ‘07, some of which are NSFW, depending on where you work. I’m not sure which is my favorite, but there are a lot of hilarious ones. I think “Butt Stomach” is great because it’s so stupid and succinct.

The Best Music of 2007. I’ve listened to about 3 of their top 25 albums, which is about par for the course. Perhaps I’ll sample a few others.. I tried last year with mixed success.