A directory hive is a directory which is treated as a file by an application; it typically contains several files which are read by the application. A good example of this is the NIB file written by the Interface Builder application included with Mac OS X.
A nib file contains the following files:
* classes.nib
* info.nib
* objects.nib
* dependencies.nib
The hive concept is typically used to allow the application to read only what is needed at any given time. For instance, only the objects.nib file is read by an application when it is loading its interface, the other files are used as metadata by the Interface Builder application to aid in maintaining the interface.
A nib file contains the following files:
* classes.nib
* info.nib
* objects.nib
* dependencies.nib
The hive concept is typically used to allow the application to read only what is needed at any given time. For instance, only the objects.nib file is read by an application when it is loading its interface, the other files are used as metadata by the Interface Builder application to aid in maintaining the interface.
While comparing United States government to French government there are many similarities and differences discovered. The topics covered and explained will be comparing French and United States institutions and political behaviors. The government of France is a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic. The constitution provides for the separation of powers. This is very similar to the United States. The national government of France is divided into three different branches executive, a legislative and a judicial branch very similar to the United State’s structure. There is a difference between how power is divided in France compared to the United States. The president has some direct executive power, but most of the executive power resides in his appointee, the prime minister.
Executive Branch
France’s government system is made up of an executive branch headed by two officials, the president and the prime minister. The division of power is vastly different then the United States government, considering the United States has one official in power, the president. Originally under the French Constitution the President would be elected into a seven year term, it has now been reduced to a five year term. In the United States the President is only elected into a four year term. The president has the power to name the prime minister, command armed forces and conclude treaties. All of the president’s powers are subject to countersigning by the prime minister. In special emergencies the president may acquire comprehensive powers. Dealing with regular issues the president can’t pass either legislation or regulations, only if the Parliament is from his political side he can strongly suggest the adoption of certain legislation. The president is directly elected by the citizens.
The French voting system differs greatly from the American voting system. France’s voting system is a run off voting system, meaning the presidential candidate is required to obtain nationwide majority of non-blank votes at either the first or second round of balloting. The president appoints the ministers, ministers delegate and secretaries. When the president’s political party or supporters are in control of parliament, the president is dominant in executive action. He gets to choose who he wants for the government, and have parliament follow his political agenda.
The executive branch has issued regulations and legislation. The French executive has limited power to establish regulation or legislation. Only the president and prime minister can decrees which are similar to American executive orders. Decrees can only be taken following certain rules and following the constitution and statute law. The president signs decrees appointing and dismissing most senior and military servants, for positions listed in the Constitution or statues. All decrees must be countersigned by the prime minister and the ministers concerned. The prime minister signs decrees establishing regulations with the involved ministers countersign. The individual ministers take administrative decisions in their own fields. Each ministry has a central administration, usually divided into directorates. The directorates are subdivided into divisions or sub-divisions. Each one is headed by a director, the President in Council. The Central Administration stays the same regardless of the political change of the executive in power. Each minister has a private office, which is made up of a cabinet. Each cabinet is led by a chief, the director de cabinet.
Legislative Branch
The Parliament of France’s legislative branch is made up of two houses, the National Assembly and the Senate similar to the United States. Parliament meets for one nine month session each year. Under special circumstances the president can call an additional session. Similar to the United States the French cabinet has a large influence in shaping the agenda of Parliament. The National Assembly is the principal legislative body. It consists of five hundred seventy seven deputies elected for five year terms in local majority votes, all seats are voted on in each new election.The United States the National Assembly has the power to force the resignation of the executive cabinet by voting a motion of censure. Motions of censure are periodically proposed by the opposition following government actions that it deems highly inappropriate, party discipline ensures that throughout a parliamentary term, the government is never over thrown by the Assembly. Senators are chosen by an electoral college, for a six year term and one half of the Senate is renewed every three years. This is very different from the United States where voters choose the members of Senate. Also in the United States one third of Senate is voted on every two years. The Senate’s legislative powers are limited on most of the matters of legislation. The National Assembly has the most power in the event of disagreement between the houses. Since the beginning of the Fifth Republic the Senate has had a right wing majority.
Judicial Order
France’s judicial branch differs greatly from the United States. The judicial order of courts judges civil and penal cases. It consists of courts, courts of appeal and the Cour de cassation. Judges are civil servants, but have special statutory protection from the executive. These judges may not be moved or promoted without their consent. They are overseen by the High Council of the Magistracy. Trial by jury is used in the judgement of most severe crimes, by the Courts of Assizes. The full court consists of three judges and nine jurors. They determine guilt and if guilty then the sentence deserved. France uses a civil law system, law comes primarily from written statutes, judges are not to make law, but to interpret it. This vastly differs from the United States in which the United States uses the common law system. The United States also has the Supreme Court making law through judicial review which differs from France.
Political behavior
France is a representative democratic republic like the United States. France differs slightly from the United States in political organization. The difference is that the political power in France is split between the president and a prime minister, who leads the political party that holds majority in Parliament. Also France differs from the United States because France has more than two dominant political parties.
Political parties are organized on a long term basis and established throughout France. Political parties aim to exercise power or to take part in it. Pluralism and competition of various political groups are among the foundations of democracy and freedom of opinion. The organization of a party is set in an enactment. Parties need structures so that they can be introduced into the electorate. They want to be at a national level in a national office or council, led by a chairmen or national secretary. Or in a local level, branches or cells organized into departmental federations.
The role of political parties is to take part in conducting political life. They serve as intermediaries between the people and those who are in power. Political parties play a large leadership role and shaping and selecting political leaders. The multi-party system is at the center of French political culture. The left and right define each party’s role in government. Today parties have stabilized and seem to be creating longer lasting coalitions. Even though the left right division is still important, at least three of the major political parties have moderated their views and polices toward the center of the ideological spectrum.
In the United States there is a two party system consisting of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. There are many interest groups in France but they tend to be weak. Unlike the United States interest groups who ally to become a strong force. French groups are split by ideology, religion, and profession. Interest groups exist for most professional groups, students, small businesses, farmers and many commercial groups.
France elects on its national level a head of state the president and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term directly by the citizens. France doesn’t have a full two party system, which is a system where many parties exist but only two parties have a chance of getting elected to major positions. French politics consists of on the left the French Socialist Party and on the right the UMP. Unlike in the United States elections are always held on Sundays in France rather then on Tuesdays. The campaigns end at midnight the Friday before the election. By law in France no polls can be published, no candidate can speak on television, on Saturday or the Sunday of the election. This is a big difference between France and the United States because in the United States candidates are allowed to campaign and speak in public at any time and polls are published in practically every newspaper and magazine for publicity.
Voting stations are open from eight in the morning to six in the evening. The voters have to be over the age of eighteen and registered on the electoral rolls. Some French cities use voting machines but mostly just the standard transparent ballot box. Citizens may register in their place of residence or where they have been on the roll taxpayers for local taxes for at least five years.
French political culture is greatly influenced by economic, social, and geographical characteristics of France. Important characteristics of France have shaped the political culture. A very strong characteristic of the French political culture is the agreement to disagree. The division in political opinions into left and right goes back to the French Revolution, and remains an important force today.
Executive Branch
France’s government system is made up of an executive branch headed by two officials, the president and the prime minister. The division of power is vastly different then the United States government, considering the United States has one official in power, the president. Originally under the French Constitution the President would be elected into a seven year term, it has now been reduced to a five year term. In the United States the President is only elected into a four year term. The president has the power to name the prime minister, command armed forces and conclude treaties. All of the president’s powers are subject to countersigning by the prime minister. In special emergencies the president may acquire comprehensive powers. Dealing with regular issues the president can’t pass either legislation or regulations, only if the Parliament is from his political side he can strongly suggest the adoption of certain legislation. The president is directly elected by the citizens.
The French voting system differs greatly from the American voting system. France’s voting system is a run off voting system, meaning the presidential candidate is required to obtain nationwide majority of non-blank votes at either the first or second round of balloting. The president appoints the ministers, ministers delegate and secretaries. When the president’s political party or supporters are in control of parliament, the president is dominant in executive action. He gets to choose who he wants for the government, and have parliament follow his political agenda.
The executive branch has issued regulations and legislation. The French executive has limited power to establish regulation or legislation. Only the president and prime minister can decrees which are similar to American executive orders. Decrees can only be taken following certain rules and following the constitution and statute law. The president signs decrees appointing and dismissing most senior and military servants, for positions listed in the Constitution or statues. All decrees must be countersigned by the prime minister and the ministers concerned. The prime minister signs decrees establishing regulations with the involved ministers countersign. The individual ministers take administrative decisions in their own fields. Each ministry has a central administration, usually divided into directorates. The directorates are subdivided into divisions or sub-divisions. Each one is headed by a director, the President in Council. The Central Administration stays the same regardless of the political change of the executive in power. Each minister has a private office, which is made up of a cabinet. Each cabinet is led by a chief, the director de cabinet.
Legislative Branch
The Parliament of France’s legislative branch is made up of two houses, the National Assembly and the Senate similar to the United States. Parliament meets for one nine month session each year. Under special circumstances the president can call an additional session. Similar to the United States the French cabinet has a large influence in shaping the agenda of Parliament. The National Assembly is the principal legislative body. It consists of five hundred seventy seven deputies elected for five year terms in local majority votes, all seats are voted on in each new election.The United States the National Assembly has the power to force the resignation of the executive cabinet by voting a motion of censure. Motions of censure are periodically proposed by the opposition following government actions that it deems highly inappropriate, party discipline ensures that throughout a parliamentary term, the government is never over thrown by the Assembly. Senators are chosen by an electoral college, for a six year term and one half of the Senate is renewed every three years. This is very different from the United States where voters choose the members of Senate. Also in the United States one third of Senate is voted on every two years. The Senate’s legislative powers are limited on most of the matters of legislation. The National Assembly has the most power in the event of disagreement between the houses. Since the beginning of the Fifth Republic the Senate has had a right wing majority.
Judicial Order
France’s judicial branch differs greatly from the United States. The judicial order of courts judges civil and penal cases. It consists of courts, courts of appeal and the Cour de cassation. Judges are civil servants, but have special statutory protection from the executive. These judges may not be moved or promoted without their consent. They are overseen by the High Council of the Magistracy. Trial by jury is used in the judgement of most severe crimes, by the Courts of Assizes. The full court consists of three judges and nine jurors. They determine guilt and if guilty then the sentence deserved. France uses a civil law system, law comes primarily from written statutes, judges are not to make law, but to interpret it. This vastly differs from the United States in which the United States uses the common law system. The United States also has the Supreme Court making law through judicial review which differs from France.
Political behavior
France is a representative democratic republic like the United States. France differs slightly from the United States in political organization. The difference is that the political power in France is split between the president and a prime minister, who leads the political party that holds majority in Parliament. Also France differs from the United States because France has more than two dominant political parties.
Political parties are organized on a long term basis and established throughout France. Political parties aim to exercise power or to take part in it. Pluralism and competition of various political groups are among the foundations of democracy and freedom of opinion. The organization of a party is set in an enactment. Parties need structures so that they can be introduced into the electorate. They want to be at a national level in a national office or council, led by a chairmen or national secretary. Or in a local level, branches or cells organized into departmental federations.
The role of political parties is to take part in conducting political life. They serve as intermediaries between the people and those who are in power. Political parties play a large leadership role and shaping and selecting political leaders. The multi-party system is at the center of French political culture. The left and right define each party’s role in government. Today parties have stabilized and seem to be creating longer lasting coalitions. Even though the left right division is still important, at least three of the major political parties have moderated their views and polices toward the center of the ideological spectrum.
In the United States there is a two party system consisting of the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. There are many interest groups in France but they tend to be weak. Unlike the United States interest groups who ally to become a strong force. French groups are split by ideology, religion, and profession. Interest groups exist for most professional groups, students, small businesses, farmers and many commercial groups.
France elects on its national level a head of state the president and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term directly by the citizens. France doesn’t have a full two party system, which is a system where many parties exist but only two parties have a chance of getting elected to major positions. French politics consists of on the left the French Socialist Party and on the right the UMP. Unlike in the United States elections are always held on Sundays in France rather then on Tuesdays. The campaigns end at midnight the Friday before the election. By law in France no polls can be published, no candidate can speak on television, on Saturday or the Sunday of the election. This is a big difference between France and the United States because in the United States candidates are allowed to campaign and speak in public at any time and polls are published in practically every newspaper and magazine for publicity.
Voting stations are open from eight in the morning to six in the evening. The voters have to be over the age of eighteen and registered on the electoral rolls. Some French cities use voting machines but mostly just the standard transparent ballot box. Citizens may register in their place of residence or where they have been on the roll taxpayers for local taxes for at least five years.
French political culture is greatly influenced by economic, social, and geographical characteristics of France. Important characteristics of France have shaped the political culture. A very strong characteristic of the French political culture is the agreement to disagree. The division in political opinions into left and right goes back to the French Revolution, and remains an important force today.
This is a list of notable bands named after real or fictional places. Bands whose names vary slightly (for example, in spelling, pluralization, or the addition of relatively insignificant terms such as determiners, prepositions, numerals, and synonyms of band) from those of their namesakes are included. Bands named after non-places which are in turn named after places are also included. (The "named after" relation is assumed to be transitive.) Bands with names of places as part of their names (only), such as Hanoi Rocks and The Presidents of the United States of America, are excluded. Bands named after types of places, such as Mountain and Skid Row, are also excluded.
A band may name itself after a place for any combination of the following reasons:
* to indicate geographic origin (conveying pride or authenticity);
* to invoke ideas (such as religious, political, or environmental characteristics) associated with that place;
* simply because the name is "catchy" and sounds good.
Bands named after real places
* Aberdeen, after the city of Aberdeen
* Aberfeldy, after the Scottish town
* Alabama, after the U.S. state of Alabama
* , after the U.S. state of Alaska
* Alcatrazz, after the island and prison in San Francisco Bay.
* All Saints, after All Saints Road, W11, London
* Alter Bridge, after a bridge on Alter Road in Detroit, Michigan
* America, after the continent of America
* Antietam, after the American Civil War Battle of Antietam, which was named after Antietam Creek, where it took place
* Arcturus named after the star Arcturus
* Arizona, after the U.S. state of Arizona (Norwegian hard rock band, 1985-88, aka: Bad).
* Asia, after the continent of Asia
* Atlanta, after the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia
* Backstreet Boys, after Back Street Market, a shopping area in Orlando, Florida
* Barcelona, after the city of Barcelona
* Bay City Rollers, after Bay City, Michigan
* Bayside, after Bayside, Queens in New York City
* The Belmonts, after Belmont Street in The Bronx
* Beirut, after the city of Beirut
* Berlin, after the city of Berlin
* and , both after the city of Bethlehem
* Black Oak Arkansas, after the U.S. town of Black Oak, Arkansas
* Blairsville, after the town of Blairsville, Pennsylvania
* The Blue Nile, after the Blue Nile river.
* The Bosstones, after Boston, Massachusetts. See also The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
* Boston, after the city of Boston
* Brazzaville and Brazzaville, after the city of Brazzaville
* Briskeby, after a neighbourhood in the borough Frogner in Oslo, Norway
* Bush, after Shepherd's Bush, a district of London
* Byzantine, after the former Byzantine Empire
* Cabaret Voltaire, after the Cabaret Voltaire, a night club in Zürich
* Café Tacuba, after a hundred-year-old Mexico City restaurant
* Cairo, after the city of Cairo
* Calexico, after the city of Calexico, California
* Chelsea, named after Chelsea, part of London. (There were several bands with this name.)
* Chicago, after the city of Chicago (originally Chicago Transit Authority)
* Chilliwack, after the town of Chilliwack in British Columbia
* Cinder Road after the road in Timonium, Maryland
* Cruachan, after the ancient capital of the kingdom of Connacht in Ireland.
* Cuba, after the nation of Cuba (band later became Air Cuba)
* Cypress Hill, after a location in South Gate, California
* Danzig is the German name for the Polish city of , though the band got its name by way of Glenn Danzig.
* Defiance, Ohio, named after the city of Defiance, Ohio.
* Delaware, after the U.S. state of Delaware
* Dessau, after the German town.
* Dimmu Borgir, after an area of lava formations near Mývatn, Iceland
* Dover, named after the town and port of Dover in England, United Kingdom
* Dream Theater, after a now-demolished cinema in Monterey, California
* Dru Hill, after Druid Hill Park, a section of Baltimore, Maryland
* The Dubrovniks, after Dubrovnik, a city Croatia
* Earlimart after Earlimart, California
* Earth, after the planet Earth (also an early name of Black Sabbath)
* East 17, after the postcode for the London community of Walthamstow
* Easterhouse after Easterhouse, a suburb of Glasgow
* Eastern Lane named after a street in Berwick Upon Tweed.
* Egypt, after the name of the country Egypt
* Enderby after Enderby Land, Antarctica
* Enon after Enon, Ohio
* E Street Band, after E Street in Belmar, New Jersey
* Europe, after the continent of Europe
* Everything but the Girl, after an old-fashioned furniture shop in Hull, England
* Ezo, after the island of (formerly known as Eizo)
* Fountains of Wayne, after a lawn ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey
* Geneva, after the city of Geneva, Switzerland
* Gondwanaland, after the prehistoric continent of Gondwanaland
* Gorky Park, after Gorky Park, an amusement park in Moscow
* Gravenhurst, after the city of Gravenhurst, Ontario
* Great Lakes, after the Great Lakes. (There was also a 1960s psychedelic band called The Great Lakes.)
* Groom Lake, after a large dry salt flat known as Groom Lake in Nevada, where Area 51 is located.
* The Greenberry Woods, after a housing development near the University of Maryland.
* Green River, after the Green River in the U.S. state of Washington (via the nickname of serial killer Gary Ridgway)
* Halifax, named after Halifax, a city in Canada
* The Harrisons, named after Harrison Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield UK
* Hatfield and the North, named after Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, and more specifically after road signs pointing to "Hatfield and the North"
* Hedley, after the town of Hedley, British Columbia,
* Highway 101, after US Route 101 on the west coast of the United States
* Hiroshima, after the city of Hiroshima
* Hollenthon, after the town of Hollenthon, Austria
* The Holloways after the inner-city district of Holloway in the London Borough of Islington
* Horsell Common named after a place near a village in Surrey, England, and setting in H. G. Wells's 'War of the Worlds'
* H-Town, after a common nickname for Houston, Texas
* Idaho, after the U.S. state of Idaho
* The Iveys after a street in Swansea, Wales (band later became Badfinger)
* Japan, after the nation of Japan
* Two bands named Jerusalem, after the city of Jerusalem
* Kamchatka, after the volcanically active Russian Kamchatka Peninsula
* Kansas, after the U.S. state of Kansas
* Kashmir, after the Led Zeppelin song "Kashmir," which is in turn named after Kashmir, a region of South Asia
* Kensington Market, after the Kensington Market neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario
* Kingston Trio, after Kingston, Jamaica; the group considered itself at first to be primarily a calypso group.
* The Knickerbockers, after Knickerbocker Road in Bergenfield, New Jersey
* Kohima, band in Wisconsin, USA named after the town of Kohima in India
* Laibach, after the German-language name of Ljubljana, Slovenia
* Leningrad, after the Russian city of Saint Petersburg (formerly known as Leningrad)
* Lindisfarne, after Lindisfarne, an island off the Northumberland coast accessible by vehicles at low tide.
* Linkin Park, after a park (now known as Christine Reed Park) in Santa Monica, California (spelling was changed from Lincoln to Linkin because the domain name lincolnpark.com was unavailable)
* Little River Band, after Little River, Victoria, Australia
* London, after the city of London
* Lorene Drive, after a street in Victorville, CA
* Luxembourg, after the country Luxembourg
* The Manhattan Transfer, after John Dos Passos's novel Manhattan Transfer, which is in turn named after the Manhattan Transfer train station in New York City
* The Manhattans, after Manhattan, a borough of New York City
* Manitoba, after the Canadian province of Manitoba (now recording as Caribou for legal reasons)
* Manassas, after Manassas, Virginia
* Mandalay, after the city Mandalay in Burma
* Marcy Playground, after the playground of Marcy Open School in the U.S. city of Minneapolis
* Mars, after the planet Mars
* Matmatah, french rock band named after a berber village in southern Tunisia Matmata.
* Maxïmo Park, after Maximo Gomez Park, a meeting place for Cuban revolutionaries
* Memphis, after the town of Memphis, Tennessee.
* Minsk, after Minsk, the capital of Belarus
* Mir, after the Russian space station of the same name
* Missouri, after the U.S. state of Missouri
* MC5, after Detroit, Michigan, the "Motor City"
* Mojave 3, after the Mojave Desert
* Monaco, after the Principality of Monaco
* Mount Rushmore, after the U.S. monument Mount Rushmore
* Mount Shasta, after Mount Shasta, California
* Münchener Freiheit, after a place in Munich in Germany
* Myslovitz, after the Polish town of
* Nantucket, after the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts
* Nazareth, after the city of Nazareth
* New England, quartet formed around Boston New England (produced by Paul Stanley of Kiss)
* New York Dolls, after New York Dolls Hospital, a toy repair shop
* Nickel Creek, after a small town of the same name in Texas
* Nile, after the river Nile
* Oasis, after the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon, England; or, according to some sources, a nightclub in Manchester
* Of Montreal, after the city of Montreal
* 112, after the Atlanta club, Club 112
* Oregon, after the U.S. state of Oregon
* Orleans, after the city of New Orleans
* O-Town, after a common nickname for Orlando, Florida
* Over the Rhine, after the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood in the band's hometown of
* The Paddingtons after the area of Paddington in the City of Westminster, London
* Palm Springs, after the desert city in Riverside County, California
* Paloalto, after the preschool attended by singer James Grundler (not after Palo Alto, California, as commonly assumed)
* Pankow, after Pankow, a borough of Berlin
* Pantera - originally Pantego, a Texas town
* Paris, Texas, after the U.S. town of Paris, Texas
* Parkway Drive, after a street in Byron Bay, Australia
* Philpot after Philpot, KY, U.S.A.
* Porterville, after Porterville, California.
* Portishead, after the English town of Portishead, Somerset
* Queen City Kids, after the nickname for Regina, Saskatchewan
* Rammstein, after the German city of Ramstein via the Ramstein airshow disaster at Ramstein Air Base in 1988
* Rascal Flatts, after a geological formation near Catoosa, Oklahoma
* , after the Icelandic city of Reykjavík
* Salem, after the former name of Jerusalem
* Sawyer Brown, after Sawyer Brown Road in the Bellevue section of Nashville, Tennessee
* Scrantonicity, a portmanteau of Scranton, Pennsylvania and the 1983 Police album Synchronicity.
*Sham 69, named after vandalism on a pub toilet which referred to Horsham and Walton Skins 1969.
* Scrantonicity II, after Scranton, Pennsylvania
* Sidi Bou Said, after the town of Sidi Bou Said in northern Tunisia.
*Sing-Sing, after Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in Ossining, New York
* Sleater-Kinney, after a road in Lacey, Washington
* Sodom, after the destroyed biblical city Sodom.
* Soho, after Soho, an area of London
* Soundgarden, after the Sound Garden in Seattle, a kinetic sculpture that makes sounds in the wind
* Spain, after the nation of Spain
* Sparta, after the Ancient Greek city of Sparta
* Stalag 17 is named after the Nazi POW camp
* Sugarhill Gang, after the Sugar Hill area of Harlem, New York City
* Sugarland, after the city of Sugar Land, Texas
* Texas, after the U.S. state of Texas (via the title of the Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas)
* Toronto, after the city of Toronto
* Towers of London, after the historic landmark in London, England
* UK, after the United Kingdom
* Ulan Bator, after the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
* The United States of America, after the United States of America
* Valencia, after the Spanish city of Valencia
* Venice, after the U.S. city of Venice, California, which in turn is named after Venice in Italy
* Versailles, after the city of Versailles
* Wailing Wall, after the Western Wall in Jerusalem
* Walls of Jericho, after the biblical city of Jericho
* Waltham, after the U.S. city of Waltham, Massachusetts
* Warsaw, after the Polish capital city (band later became Joy Division)
* Whitechapel, after the London city district Whitechapel
* Youngstown, after a city in Ohio
* Yukon, after the Canadian Territory of Yukon
Bands named after fictional or mythological places
* Amon Amarth, after Amon Amarth (Sindarin for Mount Doom) in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
* Cirith Ungol, after Cirith Ungol in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
* Crystal Castles, after the Crystal Castle from the He-man and She-ra TV shows.
* Eisley, after the spaceport town Mos Eisley on the planet Tatooine in the Star Wars universe.
* Evergreen Terrace, after Evergreen Terrace, a fictional street from The Simpsons
* Ephel Duath, after a mountain range separating Gondor and Mordor in The Lord of the Rings
* Gorgoroth, after plateau in J.R.R. Tolkien's series The Lord of the Rings
* Heldon, a country in Norman Spinrad's novel The Iron Dream
* Idlewild, after a place in the children's book Anne of Green Gables
* Kamelot, after the legendary castle of King Arthur, Camelot
* Knockturn Alley, Maltese band named after the fictional Harry Potter location
* LiLiPUT, after Lilliput, the land of tiny people from Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels
* Nakatomi Plaza, after the fictional office building/tower in the movie Die Hard
* Narnia, after C. S. Lewis's fantasy world Narnia
* Opeth, after the ancient city from the novel The Sunbird by Wilbur Smith
* The Shangri-Las, after the fictional utopia Shangri-La
* Styx, after the mythological river Styx
A band may name itself after a place for any combination of the following reasons:
* to indicate geographic origin (conveying pride or authenticity);
* to invoke ideas (such as religious, political, or environmental characteristics) associated with that place;
* simply because the name is "catchy" and sounds good.
Bands named after real places
* Aberdeen, after the city of Aberdeen
* Aberfeldy, after the Scottish town
* Alabama, after the U.S. state of Alabama
* , after the U.S. state of Alaska
* Alcatrazz, after the island and prison in San Francisco Bay.
* All Saints, after All Saints Road, W11, London
* Alter Bridge, after a bridge on Alter Road in Detroit, Michigan
* America, after the continent of America
* Antietam, after the American Civil War Battle of Antietam, which was named after Antietam Creek, where it took place
* Arcturus named after the star Arcturus
* Arizona, after the U.S. state of Arizona (Norwegian hard rock band, 1985-88, aka: Bad).
* Asia, after the continent of Asia
* Atlanta, after the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia
* Backstreet Boys, after Back Street Market, a shopping area in Orlando, Florida
* Barcelona, after the city of Barcelona
* Bay City Rollers, after Bay City, Michigan
* Bayside, after Bayside, Queens in New York City
* The Belmonts, after Belmont Street in The Bronx
* Beirut, after the city of Beirut
* Berlin, after the city of Berlin
* and , both after the city of Bethlehem
* Black Oak Arkansas, after the U.S. town of Black Oak, Arkansas
* Blairsville, after the town of Blairsville, Pennsylvania
* The Blue Nile, after the Blue Nile river.
* The Bosstones, after Boston, Massachusetts. See also The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
* Boston, after the city of Boston
* Brazzaville and Brazzaville, after the city of Brazzaville
* Briskeby, after a neighbourhood in the borough Frogner in Oslo, Norway
* Bush, after Shepherd's Bush, a district of London
* Byzantine, after the former Byzantine Empire
* Cabaret Voltaire, after the Cabaret Voltaire, a night club in Zürich
* Café Tacuba, after a hundred-year-old Mexico City restaurant
* Cairo, after the city of Cairo
* Calexico, after the city of Calexico, California
* Chelsea, named after Chelsea, part of London. (There were several bands with this name.)
* Chicago, after the city of Chicago (originally Chicago Transit Authority)
* Chilliwack, after the town of Chilliwack in British Columbia
* Cinder Road after the road in Timonium, Maryland
* Cruachan, after the ancient capital of the kingdom of Connacht in Ireland.
* Cuba, after the nation of Cuba (band later became Air Cuba)
* Cypress Hill, after a location in South Gate, California
* Danzig is the German name for the Polish city of , though the band got its name by way of Glenn Danzig.
* Defiance, Ohio, named after the city of Defiance, Ohio.
* Delaware, after the U.S. state of Delaware
* Dessau, after the German town.
* Dimmu Borgir, after an area of lava formations near Mývatn, Iceland
* Dover, named after the town and port of Dover in England, United Kingdom
* Dream Theater, after a now-demolished cinema in Monterey, California
* Dru Hill, after Druid Hill Park, a section of Baltimore, Maryland
* The Dubrovniks, after Dubrovnik, a city Croatia
* Earlimart after Earlimart, California
* Earth, after the planet Earth (also an early name of Black Sabbath)
* East 17, after the postcode for the London community of Walthamstow
* Easterhouse after Easterhouse, a suburb of Glasgow
* Eastern Lane named after a street in Berwick Upon Tweed.
* Egypt, after the name of the country Egypt
* Enderby after Enderby Land, Antarctica
* Enon after Enon, Ohio
* E Street Band, after E Street in Belmar, New Jersey
* Europe, after the continent of Europe
* Everything but the Girl, after an old-fashioned furniture shop in Hull, England
* Ezo, after the island of (formerly known as Eizo)
* Fountains of Wayne, after a lawn ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey
* Geneva, after the city of Geneva, Switzerland
* Gondwanaland, after the prehistoric continent of Gondwanaland
* Gorky Park, after Gorky Park, an amusement park in Moscow
* Gravenhurst, after the city of Gravenhurst, Ontario
* Great Lakes, after the Great Lakes. (There was also a 1960s psychedelic band called The Great Lakes.)
* Groom Lake, after a large dry salt flat known as Groom Lake in Nevada, where Area 51 is located.
* The Greenberry Woods, after a housing development near the University of Maryland.
* Green River, after the Green River in the U.S. state of Washington (via the nickname of serial killer Gary Ridgway)
* Halifax, named after Halifax, a city in Canada
* The Harrisons, named after Harrison Road, Hillsborough, Sheffield UK
* Hatfield and the North, named after Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, and more specifically after road signs pointing to "Hatfield and the North"
* Hedley, after the town of Hedley, British Columbia,
* Highway 101, after US Route 101 on the west coast of the United States
* Hiroshima, after the city of Hiroshima
* Hollenthon, after the town of Hollenthon, Austria
* The Holloways after the inner-city district of Holloway in the London Borough of Islington
* Horsell Common named after a place near a village in Surrey, England, and setting in H. G. Wells's 'War of the Worlds'
* H-Town, after a common nickname for Houston, Texas
* Idaho, after the U.S. state of Idaho
* The Iveys after a street in Swansea, Wales (band later became Badfinger)
* Japan, after the nation of Japan
* Two bands named Jerusalem, after the city of Jerusalem
* Kamchatka, after the volcanically active Russian Kamchatka Peninsula
* Kansas, after the U.S. state of Kansas
* Kashmir, after the Led Zeppelin song "Kashmir," which is in turn named after Kashmir, a region of South Asia
* Kensington Market, after the Kensington Market neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario
* Kingston Trio, after Kingston, Jamaica; the group considered itself at first to be primarily a calypso group.
* The Knickerbockers, after Knickerbocker Road in Bergenfield, New Jersey
* Kohima, band in Wisconsin, USA named after the town of Kohima in India
* Laibach, after the German-language name of Ljubljana, Slovenia
* Leningrad, after the Russian city of Saint Petersburg (formerly known as Leningrad)
* Lindisfarne, after Lindisfarne, an island off the Northumberland coast accessible by vehicles at low tide.
* Linkin Park, after a park (now known as Christine Reed Park) in Santa Monica, California (spelling was changed from Lincoln to Linkin because the domain name lincolnpark.com was unavailable)
* Little River Band, after Little River, Victoria, Australia
* London, after the city of London
* Lorene Drive, after a street in Victorville, CA
* Luxembourg, after the country Luxembourg
* The Manhattan Transfer, after John Dos Passos's novel Manhattan Transfer, which is in turn named after the Manhattan Transfer train station in New York City
* The Manhattans, after Manhattan, a borough of New York City
* Manitoba, after the Canadian province of Manitoba (now recording as Caribou for legal reasons)
* Manassas, after Manassas, Virginia
* Mandalay, after the city Mandalay in Burma
* Marcy Playground, after the playground of Marcy Open School in the U.S. city of Minneapolis
* Mars, after the planet Mars
* Matmatah, french rock band named after a berber village in southern Tunisia Matmata.
* Maxïmo Park, after Maximo Gomez Park, a meeting place for Cuban revolutionaries
* Memphis, after the town of Memphis, Tennessee.
* Minsk, after Minsk, the capital of Belarus
* Mir, after the Russian space station of the same name
* Missouri, after the U.S. state of Missouri
* MC5, after Detroit, Michigan, the "Motor City"
* Mojave 3, after the Mojave Desert
* Monaco, after the Principality of Monaco
* Mount Rushmore, after the U.S. monument Mount Rushmore
* Mount Shasta, after Mount Shasta, California
* Münchener Freiheit, after a place in Munich in Germany
* Myslovitz, after the Polish town of
* Nantucket, after the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts
* Nazareth, after the city of Nazareth
* New England, quartet formed around Boston New England (produced by Paul Stanley of Kiss)
* New York Dolls, after New York Dolls Hospital, a toy repair shop
* Nickel Creek, after a small town of the same name in Texas
* Nile, after the river Nile
* Oasis, after the Oasis Leisure Centre in Swindon, England; or, according to some sources, a nightclub in Manchester
* Of Montreal, after the city of Montreal
* 112, after the Atlanta club, Club 112
* Oregon, after the U.S. state of Oregon
* Orleans, after the city of New Orleans
* O-Town, after a common nickname for Orlando, Florida
* Over the Rhine, after the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood in the band's hometown of
* The Paddingtons after the area of Paddington in the City of Westminster, London
* Palm Springs, after the desert city in Riverside County, California
* Paloalto, after the preschool attended by singer James Grundler (not after Palo Alto, California, as commonly assumed)
* Pankow, after Pankow, a borough of Berlin
* Pantera - originally Pantego, a Texas town
* Paris, Texas, after the U.S. town of Paris, Texas
* Parkway Drive, after a street in Byron Bay, Australia
* Philpot after Philpot, KY, U.S.A.
* Porterville, after Porterville, California.
* Portishead, after the English town of Portishead, Somerset
* Queen City Kids, after the nickname for Regina, Saskatchewan
* Rammstein, after the German city of Ramstein via the Ramstein airshow disaster at Ramstein Air Base in 1988
* Rascal Flatts, after a geological formation near Catoosa, Oklahoma
* , after the Icelandic city of Reykjavík
* Salem, after the former name of Jerusalem
* Sawyer Brown, after Sawyer Brown Road in the Bellevue section of Nashville, Tennessee
* Scrantonicity, a portmanteau of Scranton, Pennsylvania and the 1983 Police album Synchronicity.
*Sham 69, named after vandalism on a pub toilet which referred to Horsham and Walton Skins 1969.
* Scrantonicity II, after Scranton, Pennsylvania
* Sidi Bou Said, after the town of Sidi Bou Said in northern Tunisia.
*Sing-Sing, after Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in Ossining, New York
* Sleater-Kinney, after a road in Lacey, Washington
* Sodom, after the destroyed biblical city Sodom.
* Soho, after Soho, an area of London
* Soundgarden, after the Sound Garden in Seattle, a kinetic sculpture that makes sounds in the wind
* Spain, after the nation of Spain
* Sparta, after the Ancient Greek city of Sparta
* Stalag 17 is named after the Nazi POW camp
* Sugarhill Gang, after the Sugar Hill area of Harlem, New York City
* Sugarland, after the city of Sugar Land, Texas
* Texas, after the U.S. state of Texas (via the title of the Wim Wenders film Paris, Texas)
* Toronto, after the city of Toronto
* Towers of London, after the historic landmark in London, England
* UK, after the United Kingdom
* Ulan Bator, after the capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
* The United States of America, after the United States of America
* Valencia, after the Spanish city of Valencia
* Venice, after the U.S. city of Venice, California, which in turn is named after Venice in Italy
* Versailles, after the city of Versailles
* Wailing Wall, after the Western Wall in Jerusalem
* Walls of Jericho, after the biblical city of Jericho
* Waltham, after the U.S. city of Waltham, Massachusetts
* Warsaw, after the Polish capital city (band later became Joy Division)
* Whitechapel, after the London city district Whitechapel
* Youngstown, after a city in Ohio
* Yukon, after the Canadian Territory of Yukon
Bands named after fictional or mythological places
* Amon Amarth, after Amon Amarth (Sindarin for Mount Doom) in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
* Cirith Ungol, after Cirith Ungol in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
* Crystal Castles, after the Crystal Castle from the He-man and She-ra TV shows.
* Eisley, after the spaceport town Mos Eisley on the planet Tatooine in the Star Wars universe.
* Evergreen Terrace, after Evergreen Terrace, a fictional street from The Simpsons
* Ephel Duath, after a mountain range separating Gondor and Mordor in The Lord of the Rings
* Gorgoroth, after plateau in J.R.R. Tolkien's series The Lord of the Rings
* Heldon, a country in Norman Spinrad's novel The Iron Dream
* Idlewild, after a place in the children's book Anne of Green Gables
* Kamelot, after the legendary castle of King Arthur, Camelot
* Knockturn Alley, Maltese band named after the fictional Harry Potter location
* LiLiPUT, after Lilliput, the land of tiny people from Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels
* Nakatomi Plaza, after the fictional office building/tower in the movie Die Hard
* Narnia, after C. S. Lewis's fantasy world Narnia
* Opeth, after the ancient city from the novel The Sunbird by Wilbur Smith
* The Shangri-Las, after the fictional utopia Shangri-La
* Styx, after the mythological river Styx
Vince Palamara is an author who focuses on the United States Secret Service, especially with regard to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
He is a graduate of Duquesne University, and a native of Bethel Park and South Park, Pennsylvania
Writing
Palamara's work has appeared in over 45 books by other authors, in print articles, and internet articles,YouTube, newspapers, radio, at national conferences, and The History Channel. Palamara is currently in the process of having his book entitled Survivor's Guilt: The Secret Service & The Failure To Protect The President published, as well as continuing his role as international consultant on the actions---and inactions---of the United States Secret Service on November 22, 1963, during the tragic assassination of President John F. Kennedy .
Palamara is also the author of JFK: The Medical Evidence Reference
Music
Palamara is also an accomplished guitarist, performing in the original, progressive hard rock bands Seance, Entourage, Diamond Haze, and now Silent Choir (featured on college and foreign radio, in international fanzines and magazines, on cable access television, on the internet, and on YouTube
).
He is a graduate of Duquesne University, and a native of Bethel Park and South Park, Pennsylvania
Writing
Palamara's work has appeared in over 45 books by other authors, in print articles, and internet articles,YouTube, newspapers, radio, at national conferences, and The History Channel. Palamara is currently in the process of having his book entitled Survivor's Guilt: The Secret Service & The Failure To Protect The President published, as well as continuing his role as international consultant on the actions---and inactions---of the United States Secret Service on November 22, 1963, during the tragic assassination of President John F. Kennedy .
Palamara is also the author of JFK: The Medical Evidence Reference
Music
Palamara is also an accomplished guitarist, performing in the original, progressive hard rock bands Seance, Entourage, Diamond Haze, and now Silent Choir (featured on college and foreign radio, in international fanzines and magazines, on cable access television, on the internet, and on YouTube
).