“Oh boy, you’ve got a serious case of the Alabama Shakes!” Some band names just sound a little… well, sickly, don’t they? We’ve taken that idea to its logical extreme (and even gotten a little creative) with a list of diseases and unique conditions. A veritable doctor’s guide to some of music’s imagined illnesses to help you recognise and treat the symptoms before any drastic breakout cases of The Flaming Lips or a Royal Headache put you out of action. Feeling a little under the weather?

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