alternative rock

2008
Kent (band) På drift?

On 23 December 2008, Kent released a new song, “På drift?”. “Kent wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year by offering a brand new song for free,” the band writes on their website (kent.nu). It was made available for download on their official website for a…
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Blue October Dirt Room

” Dirt Room ” was the first single from the album, released on December 23, 2008.

Arcade Fire made available to pre-order

It was made available to pre-order on December 15, 2008, with the digital version available to download immediately

Deftones moved into the care

On December 9, 2008, it was announced that Cheng had been moved into the care of an unnamed hospital that “specializes in the care and management of traumatic and non-trauma related brain injuries.”

Coldplay copyright infringement lawsuit

On 4 December 2008, Joe Satriani filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Coldplay in the California Central District Court .

Pop Will Eat Itself Vileevils performed their final live date in December 2008 supporting

Vileevils performed their final live date in December 2008 supporting Ned’s Atomic Dustbin before recording an unreleased album, which was cancelled prior to release in 2010. Some songs from this record were rerecorded for the 2011 Pop Will Eat Itself album New Noise Designed by a Sadist .

INXS Signed with Petrol Electric

The band signed with Petrol Electric Records in December 2008, reuniting them with former manager CM Murphy.

Seven Mary Three In December 2008, the group re-released their long out-of-print debut

In December 2008, the group re-released their long out-of-print debut album Churn . On February 9, 2010, Seven Mary Three released the live acoustic album Backbooth .

Marilyn Manson (band) Ne-Yo claimed

R&B singer Ne-Yo claimed in early December that he would hold writing sessions with the band’s frontman on new material, although Manson denied it, saying that he had “never even met Ne-Yo. I can assure him that he would not want to be associated with something this godless.”

Black Light Burns began touring with Combichrist in December 2008

Black Light Burns began touring with Combichrist in December 2008, and included two new songs in their set. One is “I Want You To” and the other is titled “How To Look Naked”. On the last night of Black Light Burns’ tour with Combichrist (before Borland began new commitments to…
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