some girls - the smiths
saves the day - some line in a movie
american nightmare - misfits
local band called "between the ends" took their name from a thrice song.
Mars Volta got their name from an interview with the director Felini(sp?)
ummm, dude. the word 'volta' was used to describe the changing of a scene by an 18th century(or maybe earlier, i could be getting this part wrong) playwrite. that's not really stealing, more like translating.