Here's hoping that British rock band Working for a Nuclear Free City doesn't start a trend in naming strategies, lest we start seeing bands like "Curb Wheels" and "Speed Hump."

The emerging UK group, named after a remnant street sign near Piccadilly Station in their native Manchester, makes up for any moniker mishaps with a stunningly diverse sound.

The brainchild of Gary McClure and Phil Kay, the band draws on an array of influences--they list hundreds on their MySpace page--and the result somehow manages to maintain a common thread.

MP3.com caught up with McClure and Kay just prior to a show in San Francisco to talk about their expansive US debut, Businessmen & Ghosts, their distaste for the UK music scene, and the possibility of being called on by the Bush Administration to deal with nuclear matters in places like Tehran and Pyongyang.

Interview with Working for a Nuclear Free City