Antony, Bono, Courtney, Scarlett, Rufus & Friends @ Carnegie Hall, NYC 10/4/09

Last night Carnegie Hall hosted the biggest assortment of megastars this side of the Orpheum for a (RED)NIGHTS charity show, benefiting the Global Fund's efforts against the African AIDS epidemic. The night was billed as "Hal Willner Presents: An Evening... CONTINUE READING ANTONY, BONO, COURTNEY, SCARLETT, RUFUS & FRIENDS @ CARNEGIE HALL, NYC 10/4/09»

U2 Writing Spider-Man Musical

Bono and the Edge are composing music and lyrics for Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, opening on Broadway 2/18/10. This is a smart fall-back for U2 plan since the whole writing rock songs thing isn't working out. According to Hollywood... CONTINUE READING U2 WRITING SPIDER-MAN MUSICAL»

New Elbow - "Running To Stand Still" (U2 Cover)

War Child's latest covers compilation is shaping up to be the second best charity album of the year. Which is not that impressive since it's only January, but Heroes is still something to be excited about. Over the last few... CONTINUE READING NEW ELBOW - "RUNNING TO STAND STILL" (U2 COVER)»

U2, Springsteen Play Inaugural Celebration At Lincoln Memorial

Barack Obama was the eighth most frequently tagged "artist" on Stereogum in the past twelve months. That makes him even more popular than Animal Collective around here, and deservedly so: Animal Collective may have just released their finest album, but... CONTINUE READING U2, SPRINGSTEEN PLAY INAUGURAL CELEBRATION AT LINCOLN MEMORIAL »

U2's No Line On The Horizon Gets A Cover, Tracklist

Long before Bono began drunk blogging for the Times and investing $100 million in Palm Pilots, he fronted the U2s. They're still very, very popular. As mentioned here last month, the band's 12th studio album will be called No Line... CONTINUE READING U2'S NO LINE ON THE HORIZON GETS A COVER, TRACKLIST»

Bono's First NYTimes Op-Ed

The first of Bono's six Op-Ed donations to the NY Times (he's doing it free of charge) ran yesterday, using his relationship with Frank Sinatra and the Chairman's "My Way" as a platform to discuss the economy, jazz, and the... CONTINUE READING BONO'S FIRST NYTIMES OP-ED »

Posted on January 12, 2009 (5 comments)
Tags: Bono | Leeds | Radiohead | U2

Bono Gets A Job At The NY Times

U2's mouthpiece has been hired to write six to ten Op-Ed pieces for the Times in 2009. He'll reportedly be covering subjects like poverty, Africa, and Frank Sinatra. Of course, he's doing it for free.... CONTINUE READING BONO GETS A JOB AT THE NY TIMES»

Posted on October 23, 2008 (5 comments)
Tags: Bono | Dirty Projectors | Eluvium | U2

OldStand: Rolling Stone, January 12, 1989

Take our ink-stained hands and join us at the OldStand, where Jon McMillan goes to remind everyone what an honest-to-goodness music magazine is supposed to look like. This week we take a pass through a Rolling Stone from 1989 featuring David Byrne striking poses, Mel Gibson being hunky, and Dennis Miller hawking Cuervo. CONTINUE READING OLDSTAND: ROLLING STONE, JANUARY 12, 1989»

Bill Gates Plans To Spend Retirement With Bono, Jay-Z, Jon Stewart, And Lots Of Democrats

It's (Consumer Electronics) Show time in Vegas, and last night's keynote address came packing a pop culture-savvy video designed to give some morale back to the John Hodgmanized ranks of the Microsoft fanboys, by putting their fearless leader in cute... CONTINUE READING BILL GATES PLANS TO SPEND RETIREMENT WITH BONO, JAY-Z, JON STEWART, AND LOTS OF DEMOCRATS»