* Markus Weimer, The Peace Dividend: Analysis of a Decade of Angolan Indicators, 2002 – 2012

* 2012 – The Independent State of Azawad is declared.

* 1919 – István Anhalt, Hungarian-Canadian composer ( d. 2012 )

* 1983 – Anthony Sedlak, Canadian chef ( d. 2012 )

* 2012 – NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars.

* 1916 – Dom Mintoff, Maltese politician and journalist, 8th Prime Minister of Malta ( d. 2012 )

* 1935 – Fortunato Baldelli, Italian cardinal ( d. 2012 )

* 1942 – Byard Lancaster, American saxophonist ( d. 2012 )

* 1945 – Aleksandr Gorelik, Russian figure skater ( d. 2012 )

* 1963 – Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer ( d. 2012 )

* 1914 – Big Walter Price, American singer-songwriter and pianist ( d. 2012 )

* 2012 – Ekrem Bora, Turkish actor ( b. 1934 )

* 2012 – Lionel Bowen, Australian politician ( b. 1922 )

* 2012 – Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian footballer ( b. 1947 )

* 2012 – Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican politician, President of Mexico ( b. 1934 )

* 2012 – Leila Denmark, American pediatrician ( b. 1898 )

* 2012 – Jamaa Fanaka, American director, producer, and screenwriter ( b. 1942 )

* 2012 – Jerry Lynch, American baseball player ( b. 1930 )

* 2012 – N. K. P. Salve, Indian politician ( b. 1921 )

* 1933 – Pierluigi Vigna, Italian magistrate ( d. 2012 )

* 1921 – Richard Adler, American songwriter and composer ( d. 2012 )

* 1923 – Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria ( d. 2012 )

* 1928 – Henning Moritzen, Danish actor ( d. 2012 )

* 2012 – John Berry, English motorcycle racing promoter and manager ( b. 1944 )

* 2012 – Martin Fleischmann, Czech-English chemist ( b. 1927 )

( 2012 ) ‘ The Bonded Labour System in Nepal: Musahar and Tharu Communities ’ Assessments of the Haliya and Kamaiya Labour Contracts ,’ Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences, 4 ( 2 ): 518 -­ 551.

For example, Finished With My Ex is a Portuguese independent music duo, whose genres variate from Alternative rock, garage rock to electronic rock, acoustic, industrial rock, formed in 2012 in Braga.

It was further announced on 3 January 2012 that the Solicitors Regulation Authority ( SRA ) had also begun accepting applications from organisations wishing to take advantage of the new systems and become licensed to work as an Alternative Business Structure ( ABS ).

In addition to the second single with Sugarland, " Run ", the album's title track " Modern Love " reached the top 15 on the MusicBase Adult Album Alternative chart in September of 2012 due to considerable airplay on AAA formatted radio stations.

Folklore and the Alternative Modernities, Sahu, Nandini, Authorspress, New Delhi, 2012

In an interview with Alternative Press on September 25, 2012, frontman Anthony Raneri stated the intention of making more volumes of cover albums as the reasoning behind naming this first one " Covers-Volume 1.

On January 10, 2012, the first song from the EP, " Sandra Partial ", was released for free streaming on Alternative Press.

However in June 2012 the Recording Academy announced that the category will be brought back for the 55th Grammy Awards under the ( slightly revised ) name of Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album.

Dylan ’ s work in music videos won him a 2012 MVPA Best Alternative Video Award for his music video “ Lonely Boy ,” by the Black Keys.

Launched podcast Alternative Johnnie Walker on 30th March 2012 which aims to " Open the door to an alternative view of the world featuring inspirational and radical thinkers dedicated to improving life on Planet Earth .".

EVR switched back its distribution of physical and digital releases to RED Distribution since January 23, 2012, after many years with Alternative Distribution Alliance.

In July 2012, it was announced that Alternative Comics was resuming operations under the new general manager Marc Arsenault, and moving to Cupertino, California.

* Columbus, Ohio based pop / rock band Casey At The Bat, formed in 2012.

Kid Rock will release " Rebel Soul " on November 19, 2012, with the lead single being Let's Ride ( Mideast Battle Hymn ).. Another possible track could be, " Redneck Paradise "-a song co-written with brothers, Eric & Jason Young of the southern rock group: The Young Brothers.

In 2012 financial scandals also continued to rock the world.

The sound itself was heard during a segment of the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in London as rock band Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody was played to the stadium.

** Robin Gibb, British rock musician ( The Bee Gees ) ( d. 2012 )

On the morning of August 29, 2012 there was an incident in which seven Moroccan activists of the Committee for the Liberation of Ceuta and Melilla stormed the rock and placed flags of Morocco, resulting in the arrest of four of them by Spanish soldiers.

On April 19, 2012 there were reports of superheated rock fragments being hurled into the air by the volcano.

* 2012 in hard rock

This rock is considered an important part of the Mascot community and recently underwent renovation in May of 2012, courtesy of two young locals, in response to an unfortunate vandalism.

The 2012 Golden Globe Awards ' theme song was written by YOSHIKI, a member of the popular rock group X Japan.

" In 2012, The Who announced they would tour the rock opera Quadrophenia.

The band toured with rock band INXS during the summer of 2011, and as of early July 2012, they were working on a new album.

Having been in a partnership with songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Warwick ranks among the 40 biggest hit makers of the entire rock era ( 1955 – 2012 ), based on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Charts.

On 16 March 2012, Rosser announced that he had joined Australian rock band Wolfmother as their new drummer via an article on FasterLouder. com. au.

* 2012 in hard rock

In 2012, American rock singer Marilyn Manson released his 8th studio album, Born Villain, which he states was inspired by Flowers of Evil.

A well known folk rock band called Plumbo has made an impact the last few years with songs like " Mökkamann " and especially " Ola Nordmann ", which was their song of choice when they participated in Melody Grand Prix 2012.

Hans Florine ( born June 18, 1964 ) is an American rock climber, who together with Alex Honnold holds the Speed Climb World Record for climbing The Nose of Yosemite ’ s El Capitan in 2: 23: 46 ( 2 hours, 23 minutes and 46 seconds ), set on June 17, 2012 which broke the previous record of 2: 36. 45 set by Dean Potter and Sean Leary.

Scheduled for completion by early 2012, the Center will contain an indoor jogging track ( 6. 5 laps = 1 mile ), multipurpose rooms, locker rooms, saunas, basketball courts, an expansive fitness center, rock climbing and bouldering walls, multi-purpose activity courts, lounge areas with computer stations & flat panel TVs, a wellness center, and a Recreational Pool with 3 lap lanes, underwater bench seating w / 12 hydrotherapy back jets, lighted spray features, ramp and stair entry, water current channel for water walking & therapy, open water area for basketball, volleyball and Hydro-Power classes, a zip-line, and a.

Waimea rock was featured in part of a commercial for the Bing search engine in 2012.

From 2012, all solo or duo / group performances in the rock category will be shifted to the newly formed Best Rock Performance category.

From 2012, all solo or duo / group performances ( including instrumental performance ) in the rock category was shifted to the newly formed Best Rock Performance category.

From 2012, all instrumental performances in the rock category will be shifted to either the newly formed Best Rock Performance or Best Hard Rock / Metal Performance categories.

* Tempest ( Bob Dylan album ), a 2012 album by American rock musician Bob Dylan