How awesome is this lineup?!

Friday April 13 & 20
The Black Keys, Swedish House Mafia, Pulp, Refused, Arctic Monkeys, Mazzy Star, Afrojack, Explosions In the Sky, M83, Amon Tobin, Cat Power, Madness, Jimmy Cliff, Tim Armstrong, GIRLS, the Rapture, Madeon, M. Ward, the Horrors, Frank Ocean, James, Alesso, SebastiAn, Datsik, Yuck, Neon Indian, Dawes, the Black Angels, Death Grips, WU LYF, Breakbot, Atari Teenage Riot, Feed Me, GIVERS, Other Lives, Band of Skulls, R3hab, Wolf Gang, the Midnight Beast, EMA, Ximena Sariñana, Kendrick Lamar, the Dear Hunter, honeyhoney, Hello Seahorse!, the Sheepdogs, LA Riots

Saturday April 14 & 21
Radiohead, Bon Iver, the Shins, David Guetta, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Circus, Kaskade, Miike Snow, Jeff Magnum, Sebastian Ingrosse, Andrew Bird, Feist, fIREHOSE, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, St. Vincent, Martin Solveig, Sub Focus, SBTRKT, Flying Lotus, Manchester Orchestra, Kasabian, AWOLNATION, Azealia Banks, Squeeze, A$AP Rocky, Buzzcocks, Kaiser Chiefs, Destroyer, the Head and the Heart, Laura Marling, tUnE yArDs, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Black Lips, the Big Pink, Childish Gambino, the Vaccines, Zeds Dead, Grouplove, Jacques Lu Cont, We Were Promised Jet Packs, Gary Clark Jr., Borgore, Dragonette, We Are Augstines, Mt Eden, Destructo, Suedehead, Keep Shelley In Athens, Pure Filth Sound

Sunday April 15 & 22
Dr. Dre & Snoop Dog, At the Drive-In, Justice, Florence + the Machine, AVICII, La Roux, Beirut, the Weeknd, Girl Talk, the Hives, DJ Shadow, Calvin Harris, Nero, Wild Flag, Modeselektor, Dada Life, Porter Robinson, Santigold, Flux Pavilion, Dr. P, Gotye, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Beats Antique, Fitz and the Tantrums, araabMUZIK, Company Flow, Real Estate, Zedd, Le Bucherettes, Greg Ginn, the Growlers, NOISIA, Morgan Page, the Gaslamp Killer, First Aid Kit, Oberhofer, Lissie, Thunder Cat, Metronomy, Wild Beasts, Housse de Racket, Fanfarlo, Spector, Gardess & Villa, Airplane Boys, Sleeper Agent

Arctic Monkeys are ramping things up a bit. They recently posted a video for new song “Brick By Brick,” and now they’ve announced a North American tour.

The last time Arctic Monkeys played in Salt Lake I was so bored with their show that I left early. The real shame is that the other two times I saw them they were amazing. Here’s to a return to form when they tour the US this spring. For ticket information, visit arcticmonkeys.com.

5/17 – 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
5/18 – Yhe Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
5/19 – House of Blues, Boston, MA
5/21 – Kool Haus, Toronto, ON
5/22 – Olympia de Montreal, Montreal, QC
5/24 – Rumsey Playfield, New York, NY
5/26 – Clutch Cargoes, Detroit, MI
5/27 – The Rave, Milwaukee, WI
5/28 – First Ave, Minneapolis, MN
5/30 – The Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
5/31 – In The Venue, Salt Lake City, UT
6/03 – Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA

Remember when Arctic Monkeys were the most original thing in the world? Now they’re just another rock band. Granted, this is probably their best song not on their debut album, but it could have been written/recorded by any number of English bands. The last time I saw them live I walked out after a handful of songs because they were so bored on stage that it translated to a boring show.

For several weeks, all I’ve heard from a ton of industry peeps is “Two Door Cinema Club this.” and “Two Door Cinema Club that.” I finally took the liberty to download the album and give it a listen.

I was kind of disappointed, to tell the truth.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good album, but it doesn’t match the hype. (Maybe it just doesn’t compare well to the other amazing albums I’ve downloaded in the last couple days.) The sound of Tourist History is similar to the first album from Arctic Monkeys, only with out the attitude. Add in some of the surf guitar that you hear throughout Vampire Weekend’s catalog with a pinch of Phoenix for dance-ability, and you have Two Door Cinema Club. After all the “you gotta hear this band” statements that I’ve been inundated with of late, I was expecting something Earth shattering. Or at the very least, something original. Instead I was introduced to something rather derivative and seemingly uninspired.

Perhaps I’ll change my mind. Maybe this is one of those records that has to grow on me. Maybe I’ll have to write a retraction next week when I decide that TDCC is the best thing since sliced bread.

I doubt it though.

You be the judge. Check out the band’s first single, “I Can Talk,” which is getting some airplay at Alternative radio.

LINK TO DOWNLOAD.

Let me know what you think of Two Door Cinema Club.

The last couple years, I’ve kept a running list of the concerts I’ve attended, and 2009 will be no different. So I start a list of my 2009 concerts. As before, the list will be updated as concerts are attended.

1. Jan 17: David Archuleta at Stanfield Artist Lounge, Park City, UT
2. Jan 20: O.A.R. w/ Eric Hutchinson at The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
3. Jan 21: Bouncing Souls, X-Dance at Elevate, SLC, UT
4. Jan 23: Lenka at Kilby Court, SLC, UT
5. Jan 24: Adele w/ James Morrison at Murray Theatre, Murray, UT
6. Feb 10: Katy Perry w/ The Daylights at In The Venue, SLC, UT
7. Feb 13: P.O.S. w/ Mictlan, Sims at Kilby Court, SLC, UT
8. Feb 21: The Submarines, the Morning Benders at Kilby Court, SLC, UT
9. Feb 28: MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice at McKay Events Center, Orem, UT
10. Mar 18: Thriving Ivory at Murray Theater, Murray, UT
11. Mar 31: Blue October at the Depot, SLC, UT
12. Apr 1: Ten Out of Tenn feat. Erin McCarley and more at Kilby Court, SLC, UT
13. Apr 2: Pelican w/ Eagle Twin, Tombs, Bird Eater at Club Vegas, SLC, UT
14. Apr 8: Lily Allen at In The Venue, SLC, UT
15. Apr 9: The Ting Tings at In The Venue, SLC, UT
16. Apr 17-19: Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Field, Indio, CA
17. Apr 22: Carolina Liar at Gallivan Center, SLC, UT
18. Apr 28: Serena Ryder at Avalon Theater, SLC, UT
19. May 1: Lenka at Avalon Theater, SLC, UT
20. May 12: Anya Marina (opening for The Virgins) at Kilby Court, SLC, UT
21. May 12: Keane at Kingsbury Hall, SLC, UT
22. May 17: Flight of the Conchords at Abravanel Hall, SLC, UT
23. May 21: Dirtyheads w/ Pilot Speed at Upper Deck, Scottsdale, AZ
24. Jun 25: White Rabbits at Urban Lounge, SLC, UT
25. Jul 13: Death Cab For Cutie w/ Andrew Bird at Red Butte Gardens, SLC, UT
26. Jul 18: The Fray w/ Jack’s Mannequin at USANA Ampthitheatre, West Valley, UT
27. Jul 19: Tool at EnergySolutions Arena, SLC, UT
28. Jul 22: Kid Cudi w/ Asher Roth at Harry O’s, Park City, UT
29. Jul 31: Sonic Youth at Gallivan Center, SLC, UT
30. Aug 4: Needtobreathe w/ Cameron Rafati, the State Room, SLC, UT
31. Aug 8: Warped Tour at Utah State Fairpark, SLC, UT
32. Aug 16: Green Day w/ Franz Ferdinand at ESA, SLC, UT
33. Aug 18: The Dead Weather at the Depot, SLC, UT
34. Aug 21: Matt Hires at the State Room, SLC, UT
35. Sep 1: Modest Mouse at In the Venue, SLC, UT
36. Sep 8: Fun. at Kilby Court, SLC, UT
37. Sep 12: Psychedelic Furs at Club Sound, SLC, UT
38. Sep 22: Arctic Monkeys w/ the Airborne Toxic Event at In the Venue, SLC, UT
39. Sep 23: Autolux w/ the Furs at Urban Lounge, SLC, UT
40. Sep 24: Rancid at In The Venue, SLC, UT
41. Sep 28: Pearl Jam w/ Ben Harper & Relentless7 at E Center, West Valley City, UT
42. Oct 2: Colbie Caillat at In The Venue, SLC, UT
43. Oct 7: Passion Pit at Urban Loung, SLC, UT
44. Oct 10: Snow Patrol at McKay Events Center, Orem, UT
45. Oct 11: Owl City at In the Venue, SLC, UT
46. Oct 17: Ingrid Michaelson at In the Venue, SLC, UT
47. Oct 28: Mat Kearney w/ Vedera at In the Venue, SLC, UT
48. Oct 30: The Sounds at In the Venue, SLC, UT
49. Nov 6: Regina Spektor at In the Venue, SLC, UT
50. Dec 8: Ten Out Of Tenn at Kilby Court, SLC, UT

This band blew up in 2006 with the release of their album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, which featured the hit single “I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor.” Fast forward three years and they’re about to release their third album, Humbug. Today’s NMS, “Crying Lightning,” is the lead single and is much more like the band’s debut than their unfortunate sophomore release. Yes, that’s a good thing.

The response to this song was fairly positive with several texters showing the band a lot of love, and one person in particular wondering what they were “singing…yelling?” Overall, though, it seems you like the song.

If you missed “Crying Lightning,” head to the band’s MySpace page to give it a listen. You can also find Arctic Monkeys on Facebook, Twitter and their official website.

What do you think of the song?