Members GuyaGuy Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 is there a resource (web-based or otherwise) that lists all of the taken band names that are no longer useable unless you're into lawsuits or calling your band "Limp Bizkit U.K."? or at least a lot of bands? or maybe just the ones who have enough money to afford a court case against me? just wondering as i've been tossing around some names for my recording project and will prolly pass along demos soonish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoirAbattoir Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 That's a great idea. I wish there was, but I have never seen one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The*Ataris Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 Your best bet is to search www.myspace.com/ and www.purevolume.com/ . If the name you're interested in isn't there, then chances are, you could find it on Amazon...Maybe www.allmusicguide.com/ ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hempathy Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 http://www.bandname.com/ Search that. Register your band name if it isnt already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted April 26, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 Originally posted by The*Ataris Your best bet is to search www.myspace.com/ and www.purevolume.com/ . If the name you're interested in isn't there, then chances are, you could find it on Amazon... Maybe www.allmusicguide.com/ ? hey, i'd forgotten about allmusicguide. they're fairly comprehensive. (if comprehensive is something you can fairly be. ) i'd thought of amazon as a source--good but you're right, allmusic and myspace prolly fill most gaps. Originally posted by hempathy http://www.bandname.com/Search that. Register your band name if it isnt already. i hate sites that make me register before browsing. how do i know if i wanna register if i can't browse?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hempathy Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy i hate sites that make me register before browsing. how do i know if i wanna register if i can't browse?! I registered a bandname years ago when it was called bandreg, no need to sign up to search the database....seems they might need some sort of funding to keep the database ticking over smoothly though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members capnbringdown Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 Go to http://www.allmusic.com and search for the band you're looking for. If you don't see it, you're probably good to go. If you do see it, check out who has the name, if they seem like nobodies, take it anyways.I remember this one time I was talking to this person about the Bad Seeds. I was going on how great of a band they were, and then I called them garage rock. He just kind of stared at me for a moment, like he thought I was crazy. I quickly realized he thought I was talking about Nick Cave when, in fact, I was talking about a garage rock band from the 60's. There was a similiar awkward moment when I was talking to someone about Skid Row, and they thought I was referring to the 80's hair metal band. Also, remember Black Sabbath's original name was Earth, but they renamed it after they found out another band had already taken it. Just don't do something stupid like use your own name if it happens to be Clapton. Then again, I guess there are two Elvises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fusionid Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 I would bet a set of strings that the name Guyaguy is NOT taken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members capnbringdown Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 You could also search http://www.billboard.com to see if that band had a hit or not. I probably wouldn't use this as my only source though, as there are a lot of great bands that haven't made it on here, but it'd be a good place to look anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpectralJulian Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 The Spectral Presence is taken by me, so you can't name your band that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members murch33 Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 Originally posted by GuyaGuy is there a resource (web-based or otherwise) that lists all of the taken band names that are no longer useable unless you're into lawsuits or calling your band "Limp Bizkit U.K."?Actually, that should be the Australian Limp Bizkit Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted April 26, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 Originally posted by murch33 Actually, that should be the Australian Limp Bizkit Show. hee hee. Originally posted by fusionid I would bet a set of strings that the name Guyaguy is NOT taken you owe me a set of strings, pal.guess who has that name?that's right...ME! Originally posted by capnbringdown Go to http://www.allmusic.com and search for the band you're looking for. If you don't see it, you're probably good to go. If you do see it, check out who has the name, if they seem like nobodies, take it anyways. I remember this one time I was talking to this person about the Bad Seeds. I was going on how great of a band they were, and then I called them garage rock. He just kind of stared at me for a moment, like he thought I was crazy. I quickly realized he thought I was talking about Nick Cave when, in fact, I was talking about a garage rock band from the 60's. There was a similiar awkward moment when I was talking to someone about Skid Row, and they thought I was referring to the 80's hair metal band. Also, remember Black Sabbath's original name was Earth, but they renamed it after they found out another band had already taken it. Just don't do something stupid like use your own name if it happens to be Clapton. Then again, I guess there are two Elvises. is that kinda like when i talk about ingmar bergman films and people mention casablanca? thanks for the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freeridstylee Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 http://www.ubl.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kaddish Poznan Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 I need to register Extreme Mustafa ASAP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voerking Posted April 26, 2006 Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 why not just google? also, name your band something that actually means something to you, not just a lame generic thing like The Forks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GuyaGuy Posted April 26, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 26, 2006 Originally posted by voerking why not just google? also, name your band something that actually means something to you, not just a lame generic thing like The Forks... so let's say the name The Forks DOES mean something to me...i just google it and find this.i was thinking maybe Extreme Mustafa.(or is that Extreme Mustafa ASAP?)unfortunately this one is taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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