My Top Ten:

1. “Afraid”- The Neighbourhood

2. “Bring Me to Life”- Evanescence

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

4. “Wake Me Up”- Avicii

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

6. “Take a Walk”- Passion Pit

7. “Ours”- The Bravery

8. “Madness”- Muse

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

10. “Ain’t it Fun”- Paramore

Random News in the World of Alternative Music:

            The ten bands that are topping the charts are: Atlas Genius, The Black Keys, fun., Imagine dragons, The Lumineers, Mumford and Sons, Muse, Of Monsters and Men, Passion Pit, and Silversun Pickups. Each band has its own unique style. For example, Passion Pit’s style is high-energy music while Of Monsters and Men’s style is a mix of indie folk and Celtic rock.

            This Friday, Vampire Weekend is performing in their hometown of Brooklyn, New York! They will also perform on September 23^rd in Columbus, Ohio. Sirius XM’s (an alternative radio station) is offering a chance to win two tickets to Grouplove’s road tour. They will be performing twice in nine different cities this fall. The tour is called “The Seesaw Tour” Sweepstakes. Sirius XM is also offering a chance to win a trip to Seattle to see Pearl Jam. Arctic Monkeys had two concerts this past week. They performed on September 15^th in Toronto, Ontario, and in New York City on the 16^th. The other concert that is coming up soon will be on September 24^th in Cincinnati, Ohio. Atlas Genius will be performing! 

Popular Alternative music includes: Pearl Jam, Metric, Imagine Dragons, Paramore, The Bravery, Young the Giant, WALK THE MOON, Passion Pit, Mowgli’s, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Churchill, Electric Guest, Gotye, Linkin Park, Mute Math, Neon Trees, Owl City, Capital Cities, Coldplay, Vampire Weekend, and Fitz and the Tantrums.