On July 10, 2007, Neon Bible was named to the shortlist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize .
The tour continued across Europe in July 2007 before returning to the US in August, where Muse played to a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden , New York City. They headlined the second night of the Austin City Limits Music Festival on 15 September, and performed at the October…
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2006 had little activity from Buck-Tick. August saw the release of the single ” Kagerou “, which was written specifically to be used as the ending theme of the xxxHolic anime adaptation, and two performances for the Summer Sonic Festival. Three fan club-only concerts were held in September, followed by…
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A secret, one-night PWEI reunion was scheduled for the Vileevils show at Stourbridge Rock Cafe on 9 June 2007, but was foiled when Mansell was unable to obtain a visa in time to return to the UK. March appeared at the show, and, after the Vileevils set, they played the…
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In early May 2007, Hook was interviewed by British radio station XFM —originally to talk about his contribution to the debut album of Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell ‘s new band, Satellite Party —and stated that “Me and Bernard aren’t working together.”
Recording for U2’s twelfth album, No Line on the Horizon , began with producer Rick Rubin in 2006, but the sessions were short-lived and the material was shelved. In May 2007, the group began new sessions with Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois in Fez, Morocco , involving the producers as…
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The first proper single, ” Black Mirror “, reached the No. 1 spot on CBC Radio 3 ‘s R3-30 chart for five consecutive weeks, from March 22 to April 19, 2007, and was the first single by any band ever to spend more than two weeks atop the chart.
Neon Bible premiered at number 1 on the Canadian Albums Chart and the Irish Album Charts, and number 2 on the US Billboard Top 200 charts and the UK Top 40 Album Chart for the week of March 12, 2007.
and was officially released March 5, 2007, in the UK and March 6 in North America.
Arcade Fire made their first appearance on Saturday Night Live on February 24, 2007 (Episode 618), performing “Intervention” and “Keep the Car Running”. Owen Pallett was not present as he was recording for his solo project. During the performance, one of Win Butler’s guitar strings broke, prompting him to rip…
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