Proper identification, please.

Every once in a while, a musician comes along that is so powerful, their name becomes bigger than music.

This is not one of those times, however.  In fact, that's pretty impossible to do when nobody appears to know your name.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you The Ting Tings.  Based out of the UK, the duo hit the mainstream music scene in 2008 with their debut album, We Started Nothing.  It should be noted that according to Wikipedia (which is, of course, a wealth of important and highly accurate information), the album was officially released six days before it was leaked onto the Internet.  They can't even get the proper order of "leak then release" correct.

Apparently, in their debut single "That's Not My Name," our lead singer has an issue where people seemingly forget her name all the time.  They attempt to address her in a number of ways, including "Stacey," "Jane," and even names that aren't actually names like "hell" and "her."  

What is her name, you may ask?  That's the problem - she never actually tells us!  Instead of identifying herself, she just tells us that everyone has guessed incorrectly, saying "that's not my name" over...and over...and over...AND OVER AGAIN.  If you want us to call you by the right name, shouldn't you at least tell us what that name is?  It seems pretty counterproductive if you ask me.

Others have tried this method of people not knowing who an artist is in the past, and believe it or not, it has not helped to get their name out there:

These days, nobody wants to know who Jimmy Ray is (though, in all fairness, it can be debated if anyone wanted to know then, either).  Sadly, The Ting Tings have not followed Jimmy Ray down to the road to obscurity, as they are scheduled to have a new album released later this month.

Ironically enough, it currently doesn't have a name.

-Matt