There are at least 3 bands calling themselves The Names: 1. A late 70s Post Punk band from Brussels, Belgium. 2. A late 70s five-piece power pop band from Chicago, Illinois who released the single ""Why Can't It Be" b/w "Baby You're A Fool" in 1977. 3. A late 70s "KBD" punk band from Phoenix, Arizona (un)known for their songs "Young Romantics", "Love/Hate" and "I Don't Like Radio". The band later became Red Squares. 4. Names is a folk-band that consists of Chris Rubeo and filmmaker Brian Barth. Biographies are listed below: 1) The Names was a Post-Punk band from Brussels in Belgium that formed in 1978 around bassist and songwriter Michel Sordinia. After playing in local gigs as The Passengers, they changed their name in time for their debut single, Spectators of Life, released by WEA in 1979 to test the market for home-grown new wave music. The band were keen to sign to a British label, and connected with Factory Records at a gig by Joy Division at the Plan K venue in Brussels. The Names recorded Nightshift in Manchester in August 1980, with producer Martin Hannett. The single is representative of their overall sound: dark, controlled modern rock in the mould of Magazine, Comsat Angels and Joy Division/early New Order, with accomplished keyboards and songwriting. The Names enjoyed a long and rewarding relationship with mercurial producer Hannett, who also oversaw their next single Calcutta (Factory Benelux, 1981) and debut album, Swimming (Les Disques du Crepuscule,