Panic". Wilco — After the CB radio Radiotelephony procedure for "Will Comply", a choice which lead singer and guitarist Jeff Tweedy has called "fairly ironic for a rock band to name themselves." Wild Beasts — The band took their name the early 20th century art movement Fauvism (from French fauves meaning 'wild beasts'), pioneered in France by Henri Matisse and André Derain. The band had originally formed under the name 'Fauve' before translating it to English. Will to Power — A dance music band from Miami, Florida whose name is taken from Nietzsche's concept in philosophy The Wombats — The band members used to jokingly call each other wombats; when they needed a name for the promotional materials for their first gig, guitarist Dan Haggis suggested "The Wombats". Woodhands — Member Dan Werb chose the name because he "wanted to let everyone know that there was an organic element to the ambient electronic music I was making." Wu-Tang Clan — RZA and Ol' Dirty Bastard adopted the name for the rap group after seeing the Kung fu film Shaolin and Wu Tang, which features a school of warriors trained in Wu-Tang style. X X Japan — The band added "Japan" in order to distinguish from the American punk group X. Xiu Xiu — From the 1998 Chinese film Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl. XTC — A phonetic spelling of ecstasy, which Andy Partridge claims was inspired by the way actor Jimmy Durante emphasises the word in his song "I'm the Guy Who Found the Lost Chord" from the film This Time for Keeps. The xx — The band's name was inspired by typing two lower-case "X"s together in Microsoft Word. Y The Yardbirds — Grew out of Keith Relf's The Metropolitan Blues Quartet. When the band changed members in 1963, Relf changed the name to The Yardbirds, partly from the nickname of jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, "Bird", and partly from the American slang for prisoner. Yes — Group members were searching for an appropriate name but needed a name to play their first gig under. They played their first gig on August 3 under the name Yes, suggested by Peter Banks as being short, positive, direct, and memorable. It was originally intended as a temporary solution until a permanent name could be found. Obviously, the name stuck. Yo La Tengo — The name is a reference to a story