1997
Acts Formed
Coldplay
London, England
Pop Rock
Death Can for Cutie
Bellingham, Washington, USA
Indie Rock
Halestorm
Red Lion, Pennsylvania, USA
Hard Rock
Interpol
Manhattan, New York, USA
Indie Rock
Kasabian
Leicester, England
Indie Rock
Marcy Playground
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Power Pop
Osees
San Francisco, California, USA
Experimental Punk
Oneida
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Neo-Psychedelia
Orchid
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Emo
Panchiko
Nottingham, England
Indie Rock
People Under
the Stairs
Los Angeles, California, USA
Hip Hop
Soulfly
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Groove Metal
Taproot
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Alternative Metal
Scratch Perverts
London, England
Turntablism
The Avalanches
Melbourne, Australia
Plunderphonics
The Dillinger
Escape Plan
Morris Plains, New Jersey, USA
Metalcore
The Libertines
London, England
Indie Rock
The Rondelles
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Garage Rock
The White Stripes
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Garage Rock
Thursday
New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Post-Hardcore
Zero 7
London, England
Trip Hop
January 1st
Townes Van Zandt dies at 52 of heart problems.
January 28th
Built to Spill - Perfect From Now On is released.
February 11th
Erykah Badu - Baduizm is released. Debut album.
February 25th
Elliott Smith - Either/Or is released.
February 26th - Grammy Awards
Album of the Year: Celine Dion - Falling Into You
Song of the Year: Eric Clapton - Change the World
February 28th
The founder of Death Row Records, Suge Knight, is sentenced to nine years in prison.
March 9th
The Notorious B.I.G. is murdered at 24.
March 10th
Pressure from religious groups leads to the cancellation of a gig by Marilyn Manson in Columbia, South Carolina.
March 30th
Channel 5 is launched in the UK.
April 8th
Laura Nyro dies at 47 of ovarian cancer.
April 22nd
Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One is released.
May 29th
Jeff Buckley dies at 30 of drowning.
June 16th
Radiohead - OK Computer is released.
June 24th
The Insane Clown Posse are dropped from Hollywood Records due to pressure from religious groups.
August 2nd
Fela Kuti dies at 58 of AIDS.
September
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are credited as the songwriters of 'Bittersweet Symphony' by The Verve after a legal dispute. The majority of royalties would be paid to Jagger and Richards.
September 9th - Mercury Prize
Best British Album: Roni Size & Reprazent - New Forms
September 22nd
Björk - Homogenic is released.
September 23rd
Stereolab - Dots and Loops is released.
November 19th
Gary Glitter is arrested for possessing indecent images of children.
November 22nd
Michael Hutchence, of INXS, dies at 37 of autoerotic asphyxiation.
