The organizers of Record Store Day have been happily overwhelmed by a steady flurry of support and activity from artists, record labels and retailers wishing to participate in the annual event in salutation of the independent music store. This year Record Store Day is set to feature a number of exciting new products made especially for the event from such well-known artists as Radiohead, Wilco, Tom Waits and Lucinda Williams and the Flight of the Conchords, just to name a few.

Wilco plan to release their upcoming DVD as an exclusive release to indie stores and on the band's website on...

Atlantic recording group The Virgins have announced dates for their upcoming tour with the Black Kids, kicking off September 19th in Jacksonville, FL.

The Virgins released their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album on June 3rd. Produced by S*A*M* and Sluggo, the album received 4 stars from Rolling Stone, while Spin Magazine hailed, "The Virgins have had the kind of out-of-thin ether rise that causes bloggers to gush and their peers to curse," and Alternative Press named them one of the "100 Bands You Need to Know."

The band's first single "Rich Girls," debuted at #3 on...

So, what's in a name you may ask? Apparently, everything. A music act or band's name should be concise, easy to remember, easy to say, and make some sort of cognitive impression. We've compiled a list here of current bands with names that just don't make a lot of sense.

HIM

The Goth Rock band HIM strangely carries a name that has long been traditionally regarded as a religious associative term. Plus, finding the band on some music search engines is still like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus may have first ...