Smells Like Alternative

The number of festivals headlined by alternative heavyweights keeps growing and growing with the announcement of the headliners for the Voodoo Music Experience.
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R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails and Stone Temple Pilots have been tapped to participate in the 10th annual Voodoo Music Festival down in New Orleans from October 24-26.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 2, and for all your additional info check out the festival’s official site.
Besides the Voodoo Fest, Lollapalooza and the Virgin Festival had previously announced line-ups filled with alternative bands including Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, and …read more

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Finally, the official announcement of Sub Pop’s 20th Anniversary party.
The legendary label, which helped launch the careers of bands like Soundgarden and Nirvana, will celebrate it’s 20 years with a two day concert at Seattle’s Marymoor Park on July 12 and 13.
Performing at the show will be a reunited Green River, which was the band that Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard where in before Mother Love Bone, as well as, Mark Arm and Steve Turner, who went on to Mudhoney.
Also on the bill will be: Red Red Meat, the Fluid, Beachwood Sparks, Seaweed, Fleet Foxes, Flight of the Conchords, Foals, …read more

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Filter, remember the guys who brought us “Hey Man Nice Shot” and “Take A Picture”, are gearing up for a new album and a tour.
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Richard Patrick revamped Filter shortly following his work with the side project Army of Anyone, which featured STP’s Dean and Rob DeLeo. The band’s first album in six years seems to be a political one. The first single, “Soldiers of Misfortune”, was apparently inspired by a Filter fan who joined the Army Reserve to pay for his college tuition, who sadly lost his life in Iraq.
Look for Anthems for the …read more

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Although the line-up for this year’s Lollapalooza was leaked last Friday, the official announcement came today, and it looks good.
Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and Rage Against The Machine will be headlining this year’s installment, which takes place at Chicago’s Grant Park from August 1-3.
Also on the bill are Chicago natives Kanye West and Wilco, as well as, The Raconteurs, Gnarls Barkley, Bloc Party, Cat Power, The Black Keys, Flogging Molly, G. Love and Special Sauce, Blues Traveller and a ton more.
For the full line-up and all other info, like ticket purchasing, check out the festival’s official site.
It’s a pretty solid line-up, it could …read more

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It’s a 90’s fan dream line-up!
This year’s Virgin Mobile Festival at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD will be headlined by three 90’s heavyweights, which include the Foo Fighters, Stone Temple Pilots and Nine Inch Nails.
This is almost too good to be true.
Also headlining the festival, which takes place on August 9-10, will be Jack Johnson and Kanye West. The full line-up is expected within the next couple of weeks.

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Pearl Jam finally made a tour announcement this afternoon, to the delight of patient fans, who have been speculating this for some time now.

The band will kick the tour off June 11 in West Palm Beach, FL and wrap things up on June 30 in Mansfield, MA. The tour also includes the previously announced headlining spot at this year’s Bonnaroo Festival, as well as two nights at the legendary Madison Square Garden.
Some of the band members also spoke to Billboard, where bassist Jeff Ament stated that they have been tossing around ideas for a new album.
What a great day this turned …read more

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Some big acts have been rumoured to be on the bill for this year’s Lollapalooza.
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So what acts are being tossed around? How about Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against The Machine and Wilco . Which would be one heck of a line-up.Of course, this is only a rumour, but it would make this year’s Lollapalooza one of the best festivals out there this summer. The only thing for certain right now is the date and  location, which is at Chicago’s Grant Park from August 1-3.
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The not so serious Seattle band are back with a new album, which is their first album in four years, and will be on the road too.
These Are the Good Times People hits stores today and is the band’s sixth studio album; so if you enjoy the simplistic and goofy music of PUSA then you should snag a copy.
The band is also currently on the road. They’ll be on the west coast, which includes a stop at the SXSW Festival before heading to the east coast and then they’ll set off to Europe.
To hear some new tunes, “Ghosts Are Everywhere” …read more

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The Sasquatch! Music Festival will return with a stellar line-up.
R.E.M., The Cure, The Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse, The Breeders, Flight of the Conchords, Cold War Kids, M.I.A., and Crudo (which is a new Mike Patton/Dan the Automator project) will be on the bill.
The festival will take place on Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-26 at the Gorge Amphitheatre outside of Quincy, Washington. Tickets go on sale March 8 and will begin at the steal of a price $55.50 per day, before going up to $65.50 and then $75.50.
OK, so a cool line-up plus reasonable ticket prices plus being at the Gorge, …read more

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The rumours were true, as it was announced that Radiohead will be headlining the inaugural All Points West Festival at Liberty State Park, NJ.
Radiohead will not just be doing one night, but two nights at the festival, which is being sponsored by the folks behind Coachella. Joining Radiohead will be fellow headliner Jack Johnson, as well as Kings of Leon, The Roots, Cat Power and a bunch more.
The festival will take place on August 8-10 and tickets go on sale February 29, which will cost you $89 for a single day ticket and $258 for a three day pass.
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