My Top 10:

1.       “Bring Me to Life”-Evanescence

2.       “Out of My League”-Fitz and the Tantrums

3.       “Afraid”-The Neighbourhood

4.       “Wake Me Up”-Avicii

5.       “Speed the Collapse”-Metric

6.       “On Top of the World”-Imagine Dragons

7.       “No Light No Light”-Florence and the Machine

8.       “Best Day of My Life”-American Authors

9.       “Monster”-Paramore

10.   “Believe”-The Bravery

Concert Information:

Performers	Date	Location
Franz Ferdinand	Tues. Oct. 22nd Thurs. Oct. 24th	New York City, NY Toronto, ON
Fitz and the Tantrums	Wed. Oct. 23rd Fri. Nov. 15th	New York City, NY Cleveland, OH
Arctic Monkeys	Sun. Sept. 15th Mon. Sept. 16th	Toronto, ON New York City, NY
Vampire Weekend	Fri. Sept. 20th Mon. Sept. 23rd	Brooklyn, NY Columbus, OH
Phoenix	Wed. Oct. 2nd Thurs. Oct. 3rd	Brooklyn, NY Columbus, OH
Atlas Genius	Tues. Sept. 24th Thurs. Oct 10th & Fri. Oct. 11th	Cincinnati, OH New York City, NY
Grouplove	Wed. Sept. 25th	New York City, NY

Alternative Music Is Older Than You Think:

Alternative music first came about in the 1980’s. Many popular bands from back then are Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Dinosaur Jr., New Order, R.E.M., Nirvana, The Smiths, and many more. Some of these bands are still together and still performing.  In the United States in the 1980’s, most alternative music was an “underground phenomenon”. Sometimes a song would pop up on the radio but for the most part, alternative music wasn’t widely known. Artists/bands had to tour a lot in order to gain recognition and followers. By the 1990’s, alternative music had become extremely popular. One of the most famous bands in the world at this time was R.E.M. because they had outlasted most of the other bands. However, Nirvana’s single, “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, from their album Nevermind changed people’s perspectives on music; Alternative music was finally getting recognition. By the end of the decade, this music lost popularity and didn’t regain it for another decade. Alternative music is coming back to rival rap and pop music now.