rock

2009
Green Day playing shows in California

The band started playing shows in California in April and early May.

Dead by Sunrise In a 2009 interview with Billboard , Bennington said that “This isn’t

In a 2009 interview with Billboard , Bennington said that “This isn’t a one-time thing for us. Every five years or so I could imagine there’d be a Dead By Sunrise record.” Despite this, in 2010, he stated there was a small chance a new album may be created. The…
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Slowdive Halstead also recorded with a side project called Zurich with members

Halstead also recorded with a side project called Zurich with members of Seefeel and Knives ov Resistance; the trio’s sole studio album was released in 2009.

Aerosmith Tyler pulled out of a planned South American tour at the end of 2009

Tyler pulled out of a planned South American tour at the end of 2009 and seemed intent on pursuing solo projects, including his autobiography Does the Noise in My Head Bother You? . Tyler told Classic Rock magazine , “I don’t know what I’m doing yet, but it’s definitely going…
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Arcade Fire top 200 albums of the 2000s

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 .

Heart (band) Behind the Music

In 2009, the band was featured on an updated and remastered episode of VH1 ‘s Behind the Music .

Glassjaw In the fall of 2009, Glassjaw supported Brand New on their headline

In the fall of 2009, Glassjaw supported Brand New on their headline tour. Around the same time, Glassjaw parted ways with Warner Bros. Records due to large corporate shakeups in the company, as well as Palumbo’s creative differences with the label regarding Head Automatica’s still-unreleased third album, Swan Damage .…
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Them Crooked Vultures On November 17, 2009, the single “New Fang” was released as a

On November 17, 2009, the single “New Fang” was released as a downloadable song for Rock Band 2. On October 26, 2010, the song titled “Dead End Friends” was included as an on-disc track for the game Rock Band 3.

Arctic Monkeys embarked on the first leg of the worldwide Humbug Tour

Arctic Monkeys embarked on the first leg of the worldwide Humbug Tour in January 2009 and went on to headline 2009’s Reading and Leeds Festivals . During this performance, they played a number of songs from Humbug , plus older tracks such as “Brianstorm” and a cover of Nick Cave…
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Fishbone Still Smokin’

and Still Smokin’ (2009).