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[edit] 2007
[edit] November
- November 30, 2007: Former Smiths frontman Morrissey is suing NME for defamation over an article in the magazine where he discussed his views on immigration. (Billboard)
- November 27, 2007: Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has lost his $4.8 million Malibu home to the California wildfires. (Kerrang)
- November 21, 2007: Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has announced the track listing of his upcoming solo album, Alone - The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo. The album will be released on December 17. (NME)
- November 8, 2007: Electrelane announce they are going on an indefinite hiatus. (NME)
- November 7, 2007: My Bloody Valentine frontman Kevin Shields confirms that the group has reunited. Shields also states that the band has been recording a new album, which will be released before the end of the year. (Billboard)
- November 7, 2007: NME reports that the upcoming Kurt Cobain biopic will be the first Nirvana-related film to feature the band's music. (NME)
[edit] October
- October 31, 2007: Radiohead set up a deal with British indie label XL Recordings for the physical release of their new album In Rainbows. (Billboard)
- October 26, 2007: Swervedriver announce plans to reform and tour in spring 2008. (Billboard)
- October 26, 2007: Pete Doherty is handed a suspended four-month jail sentence for a series of drug and driving offenses. (Billboard)
- October 10, 2007: R.E.M. debuts a new song from their upcoming album on the CNN news program Anderson Cooper 360°. (CNN)
- October 4, 2007: Billboard reports that Nirvana's 1993 MTV Unplugged performance will finally be released on home video on November 20. (Billboard)
- October 1, 2007: Radiohead announces that its new album In Rainbows will be released as a download available on the band's website, with customers able to pay whatever amount they choose for the record. (Billboard)
[edit] September
- September 24, 2007: A fan dies as a result of a "mosh pit or crowd-surfing incident" during a show by The Smashing Pumpkins in Vancouver, Canada. (NME)
- September 13, 2007: The Cure have rescheduled their North American tour for May of 2008. The band postponed their late 2007 tour in order to complete work on their forthcoming double album. (Billboard)
- September 10, 2007: Blur bassist Alex James states that the band will begin recording their next album (featuring returning guitarist Graham Coxon) in October. (NME)
- September 4, 2007: The Klaxons' Myths of the Near Future is awarded the 2007 Mercury Prize. (Billboard)
[edit] August
- August 31, 2007: Supergrass bassist Mick Quinn breaks his back in a fall. (Billboard)
- August 23, 2007: A publicist for Morrissey confirms that the singer turned down a $75 million offer to reunite The Smiths. (Billboard)
- August 16, 2007: Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie has filed a lawsuit against singer/guitarist Gordon Gano over songwriting credit and unpaid royalties. (Billboard)
- August 10, 2007: Factory Records founder Tony Wilson dies of a heart attack at age 57. (Billboard)
- August 3, 2007: The Lollapalooza festival begins, with bands such as The Fratellis, The Rapture and Daft Punk playing. (NME)
[edit] July
- July 28, 2007: Supergrass, who are currently recording their fifth album, debuted two new songs, "Diamond Hoo Ha Man" and "Rough Knuckles," at a concert at Old Trafford, Manchester. (6 Music)
- July 24, 2007: The British record label Rough Trade Records was sold to the Beggars Group of record labels. The label, which signed indie rock bands such as The Smiths and The Strokes, will "continue to be a wholly independent label". (NME)
- July 1, 2007: R.E.M., who are currently working on the follow up to their 2004 album Around the Sun, treated fans in a Dublin concert to a "working rehersal" of 11 songs. (NME)
[edit] June
- June 26, 2007: The original members of The Verve have reunited for a 2007 winter tour. The band were, according to a press release, "getting back together for the joy of the music." (I Like Music)
- June 16, 2007: British bands Kaiser Chiefs, Hard-Fi and The Streets join the Ibiza Rocks concert line-up, along with The Rumble Strips, Mark Ronson and Good Shoes. (NME)
- June 15, 2007: Oasis are to start recording their seventh studio album on 3 July. Guitarist Noel Gallagher added "It would be great if it was done by the end of the year [...], but that's insane wishful thinking." (NME)
- June 14, 2007: The music of Radiohead has been used in a Scottish ballet. Ride the Beast details choreographer Stephen Petronio's affection for the band. Petronio added: "Radiohead's music is a brilliant investigation of achingly modern taste." (Drowned in Sound)
[edit] May
- May 25, 2007: Green Day are to record a cover version of The Simpsons' theme tune for the upcoming feature film The Simpsons. (Billboard)
- May 25, 2007: Sonic Youth will release a deluxe version of Daydream Nation on 12 June. The album features remastered studio tracks, live versions of the songs and rare covers. (Rolling Stone)
- May 22, 2007: The Smashing Pumpkins play their first concert since reuniting, in Paris, France. (Billboard)
- May 11, 2007: Art Brut have entered the studio to record their next album, titled It's a Bit Complicated. (NME)
- May 11, 2007: The lineup of The Smashing Pumpkins has been revealed. Joining frontman Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlain will be ex-The Lassie Foundation guitarist Jeff Schroeder, according to MTV News, and bassist Ginger Reyes, formerly of Halo Friendlies. An official statement from the band has yet to be released. (Aversion)
- May 7, 2007: The English group New Order have split up. Bassist Peter Hook told the radio station Xfm on May 4 that the group has dissolved, but gave no reasons for the move. (Aversion)
[edit] April
- April 30, 2007: A reunited Rage Against the Machine played their first concert for seven years to close the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Billboard)
- April 18, 2007: Radiohead have posted a short sample of their new song "15 Step" on their official site deadairspace. (NME)
- April 12, 2007: U2's The Edge will receive a honorary degree from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts for "contributions to American and international culture." (NME)
- April 6, 2007: James Iha confirms he is not paticipating in the reunion of The Smashing Pumpkins. (Rolling Stone)
- April 6, 2007: The Foo Fighters are to return to the studio to record their next album. The band will work with producer Gil Norton, who previously produced their second album The Colour and the Shape. (Aversion)
- April 4, 2007: Wilco have expanded their world tour in support of their upcoming album, Sky Blue Sky. Their upcoming album will be released on May 14 in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States. (NME)
- April 4, 2007: Dinosaur Jr.'s video for "Been There All The Time" will be directed by Hollywood star Matt Dillon. The video also sees the band playing in Sonic Youth's basement. (Contact Music)
[edit] March
- March 30, 2007: The Flaming Lips announce plans to make a Broadway musical based on their 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, to be written by Aaron Sorkin. (Billboard)
- March 29, 2007: Radiohead have denied rumours they are to sign with Starbucks' music label Hear Music. Management have said the band "will not even consider how to release their new music until the album is finished." (NME)
- March 29, 2007: U2 frontman Bono has been awarded a knighthood by David Reddaway, the British ambassador to Ireland, for services to music and humanitarian causes. Guitarist The Edge and bassist Adam Clayton were in attendance. (NME)
- March 28, 2007: Modest Mouse's We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, their first album with former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, debuts at number one on the Billboard album charts. (Billboard)
- March 27, 2007: Arcade Fire European tour was cancelled after frontman Win Butler fell ill with a sinus infection; he later said "Last night in Stockholm I finally pushed my voice and body farther then they are able to go." (Aversion)
- March 23, 2007: Supergrass have entered the studio to record their sixth album. Frontman Gaz Coombes hopes the band will finish recording in "2 or 3 weeks". (Gigwise)
- March 20, 2007: The lineup for the Reading and Leeds festivals have been announced. The Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Smashing Pumpkins will headline at both; other acts peforming include Nine Inch Nails and Arcade Fire. (Q)
- March 16, 2007: Dinosaur Jr have announced a string of North American tour dates to mark the release of their new album Beyond. (NME)
- March 14, 2007: Canadian radio station CBC Radio 3 has announced that its Saturday night alternative rock broadcast will be shut down. (ChartAttack)
- March 13, 2007: The Arctic Monkeys have announced details of a UK tour, ahead of their next album Favourite Worst Nightmare. (NME)
- March 12, 2007: R.E.M are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with former drummer Bill Berry attending the ceremony and performing as part of the band. (NME)
- March 12, 2007: Former Hole singer Courtney Love is being sued for $181,000 over an alleged unpaid bill by a Californian rehab centre. (Q)
[edit] February
- February 22, 2007: Capitol Records drops The Dandy Warhols, Shout Out Louds, The Redwalls, and The Vines from its label. (Associated Content)
- February 18, 2007: Chris Cornell announces that he has left Audioslave to pursue a solo career. (BBC News)
- February 9, 2007: The original line-up of Dinosaur Jr will release their first studio album in eighteen years. The album is entitled Beyond and will be released on April 30, 2007. (NME)
- February 5, 2007: Nine Inch Nails announces that their next album will be entitled Year Zero and that it will be released on April 17, 2007. (NME)
[edit] January
- January 26, 2007: The Smashing Pumpkins confirm their first live performances after reuniting, at this summer's Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals in Germany. (Billboard)
- January 26, 2007: Coldplay announce they have enlisted Brian Eno to produce their next album. (Billboard)
- January 22, 2007: The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup is announced, headlined by a reformed Rage Against the Machine. (MTV)
- January 18, 2007: Wilco announces that their next album will be titled Sky Blue Sky and will be released on May 15, 2007. It is the band's first album since 2004's A Ghost Is Born. (Billboard)
- January 10, 2007: Depeche Mode releases a download-only box set consisting of 644 songs. It includes all of the tracks from their eleven studio albums and two live albums, all of their singles and B-Sides, original material, and a few rare tracks. (NME)
- January 9, 2007:Morrissey announces he is in talks to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. (Billboard)
- January 9, 2007:R.E.M. becomes the first alternative rock band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
- January 4, 2007: Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins announces that they will do a world tour in support of their reunion album. Corgan did not comment on whether guitarist James Iha or bassist D'arcy Wretzky would perform on the tour or album. (NME)
[edit] 2006
[edit] December
- December 23, 2006: Noel Gallagher accuses Green Day of plagiarizing Oasis's "Wonderwall" in "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", claiming that Green Day "could not be less kick-ass if they tried". (Virgin Music)
- December 22, 2006: Sebadoh announces that they will reform the band and tour the U.S. in 2007. They last released an album (The Sebadoh) in 1999, and hadn't toured since frontman Lou Barlow left the band in 2004. (Sound Generator)
