The name of the band is Kasabian, formerly called Saracuse, Their first public appearance was at the Vipers Rugby Club to celebrate
Edwards' 18th birthday with family and friends. The band was soon
spotted and changed their name to Kasabian, after Linda Kasabian, a member of the Charles Manson cult (aka the Manson "family") famous for serving as his getaway driver. In an interview with Ukala,
bassist Chris Edwards explained how former guitarist Chris Karloff
picked the name. Reading up on Charles Manson, the Kasabian name stuck
with Karloff. "He just thought the word was cool, it literally took
about a minute after the rest of us heard it... so it was decided," says
Edwards Kasabian is a common Armenian surname.
The dominant image is a cartoon of a man which appears to be masked, this is significant as it relates to the getaway driver Linda Kasabian, who the band is names after, as it is concealing identity as they would of done.
Dominant colours are black and white, which could be aplied to Levi Strauss' binary opposite theory, good vs. evil, dark vs. light etc. This is significant as it connotes that the band are mysterious as the poster consists of a black and white cartoon which gives us no clue into what the band are like.
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