A trio from Seattle was looking to raise money to record an album… so they decided to sell the name of their band. The group, now called BuyStock.net Band, got $251,100 for the naming rights. Way to go… so, now you’re rich and your band name sucks.

I have a question — what happens if you break up? Do you keep the money or have to pay it back?

They’ve released one song so far — it’s not bad, but too bad you had to figure out a unique way to be discovered … one that will leave the group more memorable for a stupid decision/band name than for the talent you may have.

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This article appears in Mar 15-21, 2011.

Jeff Hahne became the music editor for Creative Loafing Charlotte in March 2007. He graduated with a degree in journalism and minor in Spanish from Auburn University in 1997. Since then he has worked for...

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