2010 in alternative rock
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The following is a list of notable events and releases in alternative rock that occurred in 2010.
Events
January
- January 1 – Frontman Chris Cornell announces the reunion of Soundgarden.
- January 11 – Jay Reatard dies in his home at the age of 29.
- January 20 – Vampire Weekend's album Contra debuts at number one on the Billboard 200 after selling 124,000 copies in its first week; becoming only the 12th independent album to hit number one on record.[1]
- January 24 – Radiohead plays benefit show for Haiti raising $572,754 for Oxfam.[2]
- January 29 – Red Hot Chili Peppers will make their live comeback with the full line-up on January 29, 2010, paying tribute to Neil Young at MusiCares.
- May – The 18th Annual KROQ KROQ Weenie Roast took place.
- June 8 – Green Day: Rock Band was released.[3]
- June 24 – Vans Warped Tour 2010 kicked off in San Diego.
- Dec 11 & 12 – The 21st Annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas took place.
Bands reformed
Albums released
All releases are LPs unless otherwise stated.
| Date | Album | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | |||
| 11 | Hold Me Down by You Me At Six | [8] | |
| Acolyte by Delphic | [9] | ||
| 12 | Of the Blue Colour of the Sky by OK Go | [10] | |
| Die Stadt Muzikanten by Woodpigeon | [11] | ||
| Contra by Vampire Weekend | [12] | ||
| 18 | The Betrayed by Lostprophets | [13] | |
| 19 | Transference by Spoon | [14] | |
| Behave Yourself (EP) by Cold War Kids | [15] | ||
| My Dinosaur Life by Motion City Soundtrack | [16] | ||
| End Times by Eels | [17] | ||
| Astro Coast by Surfer Blood | [18] | ||
| 26 | Be In Love by Locksley | [19] | |
| Teen Dream by Beach House | [20] | ||
| Besides, Nothing (B-Sides and Rarities, 2003-2009) by PlayRadioPlay! | [21] | ||
| Ancient Electrons by Analog Rebellion | [21] | ||
| February | |||
| 1 | Romance Is Boring by Los Campesinos! | [22] | |
| 2 | The Courage of Others by Midlake | [23] | |
| 19 | The Magician's Private Library by Holly Miranda | [24] | |
| 23 | This Addiction by Alkaline Trio | ||
| March | |||
| 1 | Be Human (Deluxe Edition) by Fightstar | ||
References
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959680/vampire-weekend-lands-first-no-1-album
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/news/37672-radiohead-haiti-benefit-show-in-la-photos-video-and-more/
- ↑ http://www.gamespot.com/news/6242901.html?tag=recent_news;title;2
- ↑ http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2010/01/05/courtney-love-brings-back-hole-for-first-uk-date-in-a-decade-115875-21944553/
- ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621752/20090917/pavement.jhtml
- ↑ http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=139&csid2=844&fid1=43403
- ↑ http://www.soberweb.com/
- ↑ http://www.youmeatsix.co.uk/news/new-album-announcement---hold-me-down-out-110110/
- ↑ http://delphic.cc/
- ↑ http://okgo.net
- ↑ Woodpigeon preps Die Stadt Muzikanten. consequenceofsound.net, October 26, 2009.
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/news/36492-vampire-weekend-announce-everything-about-second-album
- ↑ http://www.rocksound.tv/features/article/lostprophets-announce-new-drummer-and-look-forward-to-reading-and-leeds
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/news/36971-new-spoon-album-yes/
- ↑ http://www.downtownmusic.com/news/cold-war-kids-want-you-to-behave-yourself-on-january-19
- ↑ http://www.motioncitysoundtrack.com/home
- ↑ http://eelstheband.com/main.php
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Auifxlf3esczw&emc=lm&m=699743&l=26&v=1218721
- ↑ http://fsunews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090928/FSVIEW01/90927008
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/news/37135-new-beach-house-norway/
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=27145984&blogId=523192819
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/news/36913-los-campesinos-announce-new-lp/
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/news/36927-midlake-return-with-new-album/
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