2004

Acts Formed

Architects

Brighton, England
Metalcore

Beach House

Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Dream Pop

Black Mountain

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Psychedelic Rock

Bring Me the Horizon

Sheffield, England
Metalcore

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Indie Rock

Guillemots

London, England
Indie Rock

Panic at the Disco!

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Pop Rock

Paramore

Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Pop Punk

The Agonist

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Metalcore

The Black Angels

Austin, Texas, USA
Psychedelic Rock

The Unthanks

Tyne and Wear, England
Folk

Warpaint

Los Angeles, California, USA
Art Rock

January 15th

Mystikal is sentenced to six years in prison for sexual battery.

February 8th - Grammy Awards

Album of the Year: Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

Song of the Year: Luther Vandross - Dance With My Father

March 23rd

MF Doom - Madvillain is released.

June 10th

Ray Charles dies at 73 of liver disease.

June 25th

David Bowie has a heart attack on stage during a gig in Scheeßel, Germany.

August 3rd

Masta Ace - A Long Hot Summer is released.

August 6th

Sony & BMG merge. Both companies own a 50% stake.

August 8th

The Dave Matthews Band tour bus accidentally dumps 800lbs of shit on an open-topped boat in Chicago. Several people had to go to hospital and the incident cost the band around $200k.

August 31st

Mastodon - Leviathan is released.

September 7th - Mercury Prize

Best British Album: Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand

September 14th

Arcade Fire - Funeral is released.

October 23rd

Ashlee Simpson is caught lip-synching on Saturday Night Live. It sparks a debate about authenticity in music.

November 13th

Ol' Dirty Bastard dies at 35 of a drug overdose.

December 8th

Dimebag Darrell, of Pantera, is shot to death on stage at 38.