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Tour Plans Of Bands Disrupted By Volcanic Ash Cloud; Coachella Cancellations

Posted 4-16-10 by
Tags: Bad Lieutenant, Delphic, Frightened Rabbit, Gary Numan, Los Campesinos!, The Cribs

The massive disruption of flights from Europe and the UK to the US thanks to the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull (and no, we can't pronounce it either), resulting in an enormous ash cloud harmful to airplanes, has also derailed the Coachella and North American tour plans of The Cribs, Frightened Rabbit, Bad Lieutenant, Delphic, Gary Numan, Los Campesinos! and many more. Los Campesinos! have rescheduled their Saturday gig at Maxwell's to Wednesday, April 21.

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Lollapalooza 2010 Lineup: Soundgarden, Arcade Fire, Green Day, The Strokes, Lady Gaga And Phoenix

Posted 4-6-10 by
Tags: 2ManyDJs, AFI, Arcade Fire, Blitzen Trapper, Chromeo, Cut Copy, Cypress Hill, Deer Tick, Devo, Digitalism, Dirty Projectors, Empire of the Sun, Erykah Badu, F**k Buttons, Felix Da Housecat, Freelance Whales, Frightened Rabbit, Green Day, Grizzly Bear, Health, Hockey, Hot Chip, Jimmy Cliff, Kaskade, Lady Gaga, Matt & Kim, Mavis Staples, Metric, MGMT, Minus he Bear, Mumford & Sons, MUTEMATH, Phoenix, Raphael Saadiq, Social Distortion, Soundgarden, Spoon, Stars, The Antlers, The Big Pink, The Black Keys, The Cribs, The Morning Benders, The National, The New Pornographers, The Strokes, The Temper Trap, The xx, Tiga, Wild Beasts, Wolfmother, X Japan, Yeasayer

The folks behind the Lollapalooza festival have revealed the event's 2010 lineup with the reunited Soundgarden, Broadway's Green Day, Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga, Phoenix and The Strokes as headliners. Other bands and artists include MGMT, Hot Chip, Yeasayer, Grizzly Bear, Devo, The National and the recently arrested Erykah Badu. The festival takes place August 6-8 in Chicago

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The Cribs' Ryan Jarman On Fraternal Chemistry, Kate Nash And Surviving Trendspotting

Posted 1-16-10 by
Tags: Johnny Marr, Kate Nash, Ryan Jarman, The Cribs

The Cribs played New York's Irving Plaza last night and The Alternate Side caught up with guitarist/vocalist Ryan Jarman who talks about the band's plans (studio time is booked), a possible collaboration with girlfriend Kate Nash (he's on her upcoming album), and why it's not a good idea to ask Johnny Marr to pierce your ear.

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Fresh Cuts On The TAS Playlist: The Cribs, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Animal Collective And More

Posted 12-4-09 by
Tags: Animal Collective, Beck, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Hurricane Bells, Nouvelle Vague 3, The Cribs

What new songs have we added this week to The Alternate Side? Tracks from released and upcoming albums from The Cribs, Animal Collective, Hurricane Bells, Charlotte Gainsbourg (with Beck) and more.

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