9 Band Name Trends Mar 1, 10, 10:43 a.m.

Great article someone just sent to me:
http://www.944.com/top9/?id=96

Today's Top 9 Possible Band-Naming Trends Spotted on SXSW Lineup

1. Space-Related
Futuristic, spacey names are really taking off this year. (Ha, get it?) The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Romance on a Rocketship,Two Star Symphony, Idiot Pilot, Jets Overhead, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, Night on Earth, Giant Cloud to name a few. . .

2. Double Vision
Double word acts are coming coming on strong strong at SXSW this year year: honyehoney, Future Future, Shadow Shadow Shade, Rye Rye, Nice Nice, Magic Magic, Za Za, Kiss Kiss, Munch Munch

3. The Punctuated Name
Nothing says "tight-pants hipster rock" like a band name with punctuation marks!? You Say Party! We Say Die!, Question?, Ze!, Everybody Was in the French Resistance . . .Now!

4. The Thes
It's a classic rock and roll formula: The word “The” plus noun equals band name: The Muffs, The Pharmacy, The Minutes, The Coast, and at least 500 others

5. Run-Ons
Because every band name is a run-on in the internet browser address bar: Moneypenny, 65daysofstatic, MoJoe, JoiStaRR, ytcracker, BettySoo, ChocQuibTown,

6. Band Name, Or Novella?
Oh, you're in a band? What's the name? And you've also been working on your MFA for ten years? No kidding, we never would have guessed . . . And So I Watch you From Afar, The Low Frequency in Stereo, The Russian Futurists, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly, Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso UFO, Samantha is the Highway Girl, Here We Go Magic, Choir of Young Believers

7. Lions and Tigers and Bears, and . . .YAWN
Owls, Owl City and now the freaking Autumn Owls? Aren't musicians supposed to be creative? Copycats. Oh, hey there's another lame animal-related band name if anyone wants it, feel free. Toy Horses, Butterfly Explosion, Lions of Tsavo, Bison BC, Unicorn Kid, Frightened Rabbit, Little Fish, Lions, Peanut Butter Wolf, Wild Yaks, The Yellow Dogs, Papier Tigre, 60 Tigres

8. The Color Black
Who wants to bet that these bands all have skulls on their album art? Black Feelings, Black Spiders, Black Eyed Dog, The Black

9. Clothes
We like this trend. It's zippy and fun and it makes us want to go shopping. Little Black Dress, Modern Skirts, The Coathangers, Diamond Rings, The Uglysuit, Cocktail Slippers, The Veils

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I built a navigation in flash and having issues with anchor links. Couldn't really find anything online ...

on (release) {
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}

Any suggestions?

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Heard he just passed away ... anybody else hear anything? You think the guy would have been immortal with surviving that plane crash.

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Somebody sent me this freak show ... this guy is a riot!

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Lets do this people! This is our moment! Our TIME! Here and NOW!

List your reasons:

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What annoys you in a design resume?

• no design samples
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• an "objective" - as cute and serious as they usually sound I just want to slap them
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Free yourself and let it loose! Share, share, share ...

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