Gemini, Legacy, Paradox and Rain

From the Department of Attempted Musical Distinctions:

“‘If 37 people in California logged on to your MySpace page last month, you can argue that you provide goods or services in California,’ even if you’re a Connecticut band who hasn’t released an album or toured out of state, says Atlanta lawyer Joel R. Feldman of Greenberg Traurig LLP.”

and

“Last year, Rovi added an average of 6,521 new names a month to its database. And the repeats are piling up. Eighteen acts, past and present, laid claim to the most common name in Rovi’s files: Bliss. Next up: Mirage and One, with 15 iterations each, followed by Gemini, Legacy, Paradox and Rain.”

Wall St. Journal, “From ABBA to ZZ Top, All the Good Band Names are Taken“

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