Formed a band, we formed a band (but can't name it)!

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There may well be no good band names left and this situation may reach the level of an international crisis if something isn't done. Although there are some good names left, there are an awful lot of permutations of the same names kicking around, which strikes me as the sign that creativity is in its death throes.

An example: in this years' Pitchfork top singles list, we have Black Lips' "Katrina" and Black Kids' "I’m not Gonna Teach your Boyfriend how to Dance with You." Add that to DFA Records' Black Dice and light-technopop act The Black Neon and you have a whole lot of indie bands with very similar names. Toss in more established acts like the Black Keys, Black Sabbath, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Big Black and Black Flag and it becomes harder and harder to tell one band from another.

Is "black" too common and too generally Rock & Roll of a word to base a naming trend around? Then how do you explain name clusters like Deerhoof/Deerhunter and Panda Bear/Shark vs. Bear/Grizzly Bear/Teddybears?

The English language has an inexhaustible vocabulary with an almost infinite number of word combinations from which to chose, even if you throw out most words for not being sufficiently music-sounding. Place names are another resource - Boston and Beirut are taken, but there's no band called "The New York." It makes one wonder if there have been too many bands to expect no repetition or if there is just a lack of originality on the part of band-namers.

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