Put a psychedelic pop band and a bird-obsessed electronic duo together, and you get sensory overload.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Not only were The Trashmen arguably the best surf band ever to come out of Minneapolis, but with their 1964 hit "Surfin' Bird, " they did something that no other band before or since has ever truly done.

NPR: 'Weird Al' Yankovic's Ode To The Trashmen

Throughout Shearwater's history, bird imagery has been a constant for the band.

NPR: Shearwater: Gone to the Birds, Happily

The media in China has touched on various topics - including North Korea's warning to foreigners to evacuate, bird flu, milk powder and the German band Kraftwerk.

BBC: China media: Views on North Korea

The Austin-based band Shearwater named its new album after the bird of prey.

NPR: Shearwater: Gone to the Birds, Happily

The Brooklyn-based band Falcon doesn't take its name from the bird, but rather from an old friend of bandmates Shannon Ferguson and Neil Rosen.

NPR: Falcon: 'The Sandfighter'

Lynyrd Skynyrd (Rock Band): (Singing) 'Cause I'm as free as a bird, girl.

NPR: 'Guitar Hero' Game Earns a Following