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A cultural note about Einstürzende Neubauten: "Neubauten" are buildings built in Germany after WWII, notorious for their faulty nature. Hence, "Collapsing Neubauten" is, in a way, pretty funny.
Current 93: The current of Thelema in the works of Aleister Crowley.
Can: Stands, oddly enough, for "communism, anarchism, nihilism". Nihilism, in this case, I believe refers to the political philosophy (that of violent revolution and total anarchy).
Amon Düül II: The Egyptian god of the sun with the Turkish god of the moon. The "II" differentiates the band from the lesser-known performance art commune that spawned it.
Neutral Milk Hotel: Made up by a fellow musician, either Bill Doss or William Cullen Hart; Otherwise inexplicable, almost certainly an in-joke.
To Live and Shave in L.A.: Porn film, starring Ron Jeremy.
Coil: A reference to the idea that circles and spirals appear in everything; Mystical stuff.
Zos Kia: Reference to Austin Osman Spare, painter and occultist.
Psychic TV: Combination of guitarist Alex Fergusson's previous band, Alternative TV, and the more mystical/avant-garde inclinations of vocalist Genesis P-Orridge.
Legendary Pink Dots: The previous owner of the band's keyboard had painted pink nail polish dots on the keys to indicate chords.
The Birthday Party: A misremembered scene in a novel.
Bohren and the Club of Gore: "Bohren" means "to drill", an homage to the gruesome drilling scenes in Italian horror films; The latter bit was added on, when the band was drunk, in reference/reverence to a Dutch instrumental band called Gore.
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