2006
Acts Formed
Beirut
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Folk Rock
Bon Iver
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
Indie Folk
Crystal Castles
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Witch House
Dardanelles
Melbourne, Australia
Indie Rock
Fleet Foxes
Seattle, Washington, USA
Indie Folk
Future Islands
Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Post-Punk
Ghost
Linköping, Sweden
Metal
Haim
Los Angeles, California, USA
Pop Rock
Japandroids
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alternative Rock
Pierce the Veil
San Diego, California, USA
Post-Hardcore
Sally Shapiro
Gothenburg, Sweden
Italo-Disco
The Gaslight Anthem
New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Heartland Rock
The Antlers
New York, New York, USA
Indie Rock
The Weather Station
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Folk Rock
These New Puritans
Southend-on-Sea, England
Post-Punk
Tune-Yards
New Canaan, Connecticut, USA
Art Pop
Vampire Weekend
New York, New York, USA
Indie Rock
February 7th
J Dilla - Donuts is released.
February 8th - Grammy Awards
Album of the Year: U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
Song of the Year: U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own
February 10th
J Dilla dies at 32 of a blood disorder.
February 22nd
One billion songs sold on iTunes.
March 5th
Three 6 Mafia - 'It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp', from the Hustle & Flow OST, becomes the first track by a hip hop group to win the Oscar for Best Original Song.
March 7th
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood is released.
May 9th
Beirut - Gulag Orkestar is released.
May 25th
Desmond Dekker dies at 64 of a heart attack.
June 13th
Regina Spektor - Begin to Hope is released.
July 7th
Syd Barrett, of Pink Floyd, dies at 60 of cancer.
July 30th
The last ever episode of Top of the Pops is aired.
September 5th - Mercury Prize
Best British Album: Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
October 3rd
The Decemberists - The Crane Wife is released.
November 14th
Joanna Newsom - Ys is released.
December 22nd
Tower Records closes down.
December 25th
James Brown dies at 73 from heart failure.
