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Black - Pearl Jam

Black - Pearl JamAlbum: Ten
Genre: Alternative Rock
Writer: Stone Gossard, Eddie Vedder
Released: August, 1991
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Although this song wasn’t a number one hit, it was very popular all over the world. Black song was included on the debut album by the rock band Pearl Jam. Their first material has became on their biggest successful album which got certified Platinum by the RIAA. The one was released in 1991 and included other singles like Oceans, Alive, Jeremy, Even Flow and Once. Two year later, The Rolling Stones Magazine ranked it at #207 on its list of The 500 Greatest Album Ever. Last month, the band released its ninth album titled Backspacer and now they are on tour.

 

Next Australian Tour Dates

  • Perth (November 14th)
  • Adelaide (November 17th)
  • Melbourne (November 20th)
  • Sydney (22nd November)
  • Brisbane (November 25th)

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One Week - Barenaked Ladies

One Week - Barenaked LadiesAlbum: Stunt
Genre: Alternative Rock
Released: September, 1998
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One Week was the song that made internationally popular to the Canadian rock band, Barenaked Ladies, also known as BNL. The one made part of their fifth album, Stunt, which was released on July 7th, 1998. During that tine, the famous guitarist of the band, Kevin Hearn, cannot join to the Stunt tour because he was diagnosed with leukemia. For that reason, he was replaced by Chris Brown and Greg Kurstin temporarily. Last year, Barenaked Ladies released a children album titled Snacktime! which was complement of a book written with artwork by Kevin Hearn. This material was also the last work of vocalist Steven Jay Page who left the band on February, 2009. On December, 2009, the band will be performing in Vail, Co (12/12/09) and Biloxi, MS (12/19/09) in the United States. Currently the band is working on its upcoming album.

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Zombie - The Cranberries

Zombie - The CranberriesAlbum: No Need to Argue
Genre: Alternative Rock
Released: September, 1994
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One of the most popular songs by the band The Cranberries was Zombie, a protest song which won for Best Song on the MTV Europe Music Award in 1995. The single was included on the album, No Need to Argue. This material was multi-platinum certified in the United States, Canada, France, Germany and United Kingdom. At the beginning of last year, the band released their compilation album (Gold) and next November, 2009, the band will begin a series of concerts through North America.

Tour Dates

  • Baltimore, MD (November 12th)
  • Boston, MA (November 13th)
  • Hampton Beach, NH (November 14th)
  • Red Bank, NJ (November 16th)
  • Philadelphia, PA (November 17th)
  • New York, NY (November 18th)

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Don’t Panic - Coldplay

Don’t Panic - ColdplayAlbum: Parachutes, The Blue Room (EP)
Genre: Alternative Rock
Writers: Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Will Champion, Jonny Buckland
Released: March, 2001
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Parachute was the debut album by Coldplay that was released in 2000. This material included other hits like Yellow, Trouble and Shiver. The successful album won the 2001 Best British Album and Best Alternative Music Album of the Year (2001) on Grammy Awards. In 2001, the band released Don’t Panic that has returned into Charts this week. This song also was included on Coldplay’s EP, The Blue Room. Today the band has announced that Chris Martin will be performing at Neil Young’s Annual Bridge School Benefit on October 24th and 25th at the Shoreline Amphitheater in San Francisco, CA. The tickets for this event will be on sale next September 20th on ticketmaster.com. Other special guets are Jimmy Buffett and Adam Sandler.

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Snakes On A Plane - Cobra Starship

Snakes On A Plane - Cobra StarshipAlbum: Snakes on a Plane
Genre: Alternative Rock, Soundrack
Writers: Travis McCoy, Sam Hollander, Gaber Saporta, Dave Katz
Released: August, 2006
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Snakes on a Plane (Bring It) is the track that gave the titled to the soundtrack of the horror-thriller feature film. The single was featuring William Becktett, Travis McCoy and Maja Ivarsson, and it had the collaboraton of Nick Wheeler of the band The All-American Rejects who played the guitar. The movie was directed by David. R Ellis and starring by Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, Nathan Philliips and Bobby Cannavale. Last week, the band has released its third studio album titled Hot Mess. The lead single of this new material was Good Girls Go Bad featuring Leighton Meester. Cobra Starship is now on tour. Some of their next events are: West Palm Beach, Fl (Today), Orlando, FL (22nd August), Charlotte, NC (23rd August) and Richmond, VA (August 25th).

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Laid - Matt Nathanson

Laid - Matt NathansonAlbum: American Pie Presents Band Camp
Genre: Alternative Rock, Soundtrack
Released: December, 2005
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Laid is an original song by the rock band James which was included into the same titled album in 1993. The one is considered one of this signature singles. However it returned into populary when Matt Nathanson make a cover for the soundtrack of American Pie Series. The soundtrack included other covers by artists like Snow Patrol, Good Charlotte, Linda Perry, The City Drive, Wild Cherry and Mars Bonfire. Some of his next tour dates are Bethel, NY (Today), Augusta, ME (August 13th) and Gilford, NH (August 14th).

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Two Princes - Spin Doctors

Two Princes - Spin DoctorsAlbum: Pocket Full of Kryptonite
Genre: Alternative Rock
Writers: Spin Doctors, Mark White, Chris Barron, Aaron Comess, Eric Schenkman
Released: April, 1993
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Two Princes is the signature song of Spin Doctor rock band. The one was released on 13th April,1993 into the album Pocket Full of Kryptonite. The single got a certified Platinum in Germany for more than 150,000 copies sold. Two Princes was on the top 10 list in different countries around the world like: Australia, Canada, Ireland, United States, United Kingdom among others. VH1 ranked at #41 on its 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s. The song received a Grammy Award nomination for best vocal performance by duo or group in 1994.

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Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

Iris - Goo Goo DollsAlbum: City of Angels: Music form the Motion Picture, Dizzy Up the Girl
Genre: Alternative Rock, Soundtrack
Writers: John Rzeznik
Released: 1998
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Iris was a song included into the soundtrack of the romantic movie City of Angels starred Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan. It also made part of the sixth studio album of Goo Goo Dolls the rock band formers by John Rzeznik Robby Takac and Mike Malinin in 1987. Iris song has got an incredible record, it is the longest charting number one hit on the history of Billboard Hot 100 Airplay, because it stayed in that position during 18 consecutive weeks. The soundtrack of the movie also had the collaboration of Alanis Morissette with “Uninvited”, Peter Gabriel with “I Grieve”, Eric Clapton with “Further on up the Road”, among others. The last album the this band, Let Love In, was released in 2006. This year, they have released a new material.

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Home - Daughtry

Home - DaughtryAlbum: Daughtry
Genre: Alternative rock
Writer: Chris Daughtry
Released: April, 2007
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Home gave the name to his self-titled debut album. The one was released in April, 2007. The song reached the peak positions at number one as U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 and Adult Contemporary Tracks. It got a certified Plantinum by the RIAA and had around 1,300,000 digital downloads. Beside that, it was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals on the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. He has released a new Deluxe Edition Home Album which includes a bonus DVD footage of It’s Not Over, Home, Over You, Feels like Tonight, What About Now, Breakdown (live performance), There and back Again (live) and Interview. You can get this material through amazon.com. The band has announced this month that they are going to release their second studio album that probably would be out in this spring.

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Linger - The Cranberries

Linger - The CranberriesAlbum: Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?
Genre: Alternative Rock
Writers: Noel Hogan, Dolores O’Riordan
Released: 1993
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Linger is the signature song of the Irish rock band The Cranberries. It was included into their album Everyboydy else is doing it, so why can’t we? in 1993. The single was ranked at #86 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s List. It was recently used on the film Click a dramedy movie starring Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsle and Christopher Walken. The lead vocalist, Dolores O’Riordan is going to released her second solo album titled No Baggage? next May,2009.

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