Blur also headlined at other summer festivals, including Oxegen 2009 in Ireland, and the Scottish outdoor show of T in the Park . Their T in the Park headline slot was put in jeopardy after Graham Coxon was admitted to hospital with food poisoning. Ultimately, the band did play, albeit…
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In late 2009, Pitchfork ranked the album No.2 in their list of the top 200 albums of the 2000s, behind Radiohead ‘s Kid A .
It was made available to pre-order on December 15, 2008, with the digital version available to download immediately
In December 2008, Pitchfork reported the band set up the website miroir-noir.com to foreshadow the release of a concert film with the same title, reporting, “Miroir Noir will feature live footage from the Neon Bible tour.”
In December, Brand New announced on their website that they had been in the studio since March and had roughly 15 tracks to choose from.
In December 2008, Blur announced they would reunite for a concert at London’s Hyde Park on 3 July 2009. Days later, the band added a second date, for 2 July.
As early as December 2008, Keenan had mentioned that he and Howerdel had passively and separately been writing new material for A Perfect Circle, although the band would officially remain in hiatus and largely out of the view of the public through mid-2010. The turning point was an unexpected collaboration…
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Quickly gaining attention from the music industry, the band began working with producer David Kosten ( Bat for Lashes , Faultline). Everything Everything released their first single “Suffragette Suffragette” on 1 December 2008 through XL Recordings offshoot Salvia as a limited 7″ vinyl release only. This was later followed by…
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It was first played by Zane Lowe on 17 November 2008.
Tankian is also politically involved. Together with Tom Morello , he founded the organization Axis of Justice and often speaks publicly against violence and injustice in the world. Tankian released a new song “Fears” in November 2008 exclusively in support of Amnesty International ‘s Global Write-A-Thon.