In 2011, Soma Records released a previously unpublished Daft Punk track, “Drive”, recorded while they were signed to Soma in the 1990s. It was included in a 20th-anniversary compilation of the Soma label. In October 2012, Daft Punk provided a 15-minute mix of songs by blues musician Junior Kimbrough for…
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In September 2012, the band released their second extended play Zion , used as an introductory sampler designed to break into a bigger market. Zion was named after the human city in The Matrix film series . The extended play revived a popular response from mainstream critics such as Kerrang!…
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Thirty Seconds to Mars took a break from touring in 2012 and spent most of the year recording their fourth album, entitled Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams . The album was produced by Jared Leto with previous collaborator Steve Lillywhite . Leto said that the band took a new direction…
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Happy Mondays announced in September 2012 that they were writing their first album with the original lineup in more than 20 years.
On August 26, 2012, the band released their second single from their upcoming album III , titled “Fading Listening”.
In August the band went to Japan to play the Summer Sonic Festival, the largest festival in the country, where they played at 3 am to 10,000 people.
On 30 July, the band announced they had left their label and signed with RCA , who would release their fourth album in 2013.
On 27 July 2012, Duran Duran headlined the London Summer Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony celebration in Hyde Park . They represented England, along with Snow Patrol for Northern Ireland, Stereophonics for Wales, and Paolo Nutini for Scotland. At the end of August 2012, with one week left of their 18-month…
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In July, the band started to publish images of themselves recording at a ‘Top Secret Studio Location,’ and revealed they were working with producer Terry Date for the recording and production of the album.
In July 2012 Reznor teamed up with video game developer Treyarch to compose the theme music for Call of Duty: Black Ops II .