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Entertainment & Sports

Jun. 16, 2009

What's in a Name?

If band members all agree on an arrangement for ownership of the band name, things will be much simpler if the group breaks up, write Rami S. Yanni and Jerod Partin.

By Rami S. Yanni and Jerod Partin

In 1980, brothers Michael and Jay Aston, along with guitarist Ian Hudson, founded Gene Loves Jezebel, a gothic rock band that achieved mainstream success both in the U.S. and the U.K. After recording eight albums and enduring numerous lineup changes, the Aston brothers parted ways in 1997, citing artistic differences, resulting in court battles over the band's name that continue to this day. Music history is full of ...

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