alternative rock

2006
Guano Apes compilation album Lost (T)apes

In December 2006, GUN Records released the compilation album Lost (T)apes , which contains a selection of previously unreleased demo tracks recorded in 1994 and 1995. Lost (T)apes was also released as part of the 2CD package The Best and the Lost (T)apes .

Muse (band) Muse spent November and much of December 2006 touring Europe with

Muse spent November and much of December 2006 touring Europe with British band Noisettes as the supporting act. The tour continued in Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia in early 2007 before returning to England for the summer. At the 2007 Brit Awards in February, Muse received their second award…
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The All-American Rejects began writing material for their third

The All-American Rejects began writing material for their third studio album in December 2006. The band also collaborated with composer Danny Elfman on “The Future Has Arrived”, which was included on the soundtrack of Disney film Meet the Robinsons . The song was created in conjunction with the film’s musical…
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The Loved Ones (American band) In December 2006, a posting on the band’s MySpace page announced that

In December 2006, a posting on the band’s MySpace page announced that Cotterman had left the band. He was replaced by Chris Gonzalez and they also added second guitarist David Walsh. They were both formerly members of The Explosion , who had announced their split up near the time Cotterman…
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Arcade Fire Intervention

The first track officially released from Neon Bible was ” Intervention ” in December 2006 on iTunes .

Brand New (band) music video was released

In late December 2006, a music video was released for the instrumental track “Untitled”, also known as “-“, which consists of a man spray-painting the phrase “evil and good are raging inside me” onto a wall before correcting it to read the album title.

Korn Silveria hiatus

In early December 2006 it was announced that founding drummer David Silveria would be taking an indefinite “temporary hiatus” from the band.

Depeche Mode The Complete Depeche Mode

In December 2006, iTunes released The Complete Depeche Mode as its fourth ever digital box-set.

Incubus (band) Light Grenades debut

A few weeks afterward, the release date was confirmed to be Tuesday, November 28. Upon release, Light Grenades debuted No. 1 on the Billboard 200 , the first time Incubus has ever sat atop the album charts, despite only selling 165,000 copies (their lowest debut for an album since Make…
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L'Arc-en-Ciel Two shows at Tokyo Dome

On November 25 and 26, 2006, L’Arc-en-Ciel played two shows at the Tokyo Dome to celebrate their 15th anniversary.