New U2 - "No Line On The Horizon"

The week starting March 2nd U2 are doing a five-night residency with David Letterman, which by Friday he may very well find more annoying than Joaquin Phoenix's recent visit. I kid, but seriously: After catching Bono & Co. doing "Get... CONTINUE READING NEW U2 - "NO LINE ON THE HORIZON"»

Posted on February 13, 2009 (22 comments)
Tags: Bridezilla | Siren Festival | U2

U2 Doing A Five Night Residency For Letterman

Billboard reports that the band will dig in to Ed Sullivan Theatre as music guest each night for the week starting March 2nd. Which means New Yorkers should start keeping an ear out for roving flatbed-truck jam rumors starting now.... CONTINUE READING U2 DOING A FIVE NIGHT RESIDENCY FOR LETTERMAN»

Posted on February 12, 2009 (25 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | Sleepy Sun | Tiny Masters Of Today | U2

U2 No Line On The Horizon Preview Clips

At last night's Grammys, U2 performed "Get On Your Boots" accompanied by a huge screen flashing the lyrics instead of a bunch of ham-fisted imagery illustrating the lyrics. This was in case we wanted to sing along with Bono at... CONTINUE READING U2 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON PREVIEW CLIPS»

Posted on February 9, 2009 (36 comments)
Tags: U2

The 2009 Grammys: Just The Good Parts

NARAS's flirtation with attempting to matter in 2009 went alright last night. There was so much promised we had Videogum come over to help us log our reactions across as many internet platforms as possible, and even with all that... CONTINUE READING THE 2009 GRAMMYS: JUST THE GOOD PARTS»

Liveblogging The 2009 Grammys

Welcome to the Grammys 2009, which promises to be a very special night in which Radiohead will perform with the USC marching band (proof!) and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss will win all the awards. Of course with all the... CONTINUE READING LIVEBLOGGING THE 2009 GRAMMYS»

U2's "Get On Your Boots" Video Is Back

The version of the vid that had initially leaked was essentially a (sexy) boot, so if you tried but failed to see it before, U2's latest video is here to say and visually crisp. It also still sounds the same.... CONTINUE READING U2'S "GET ON YOUR BOOTS" VIDEO IS BACK »

Posted on February 6, 2009 (0 comments)
Tags: Kings Of Convenience | U2 | Woods

Eddie Vedder Sings Karaoke At An Arizona Best Western

Ticketmaster is in the news for sucking again, but this time Eddie Vedder's not behind the uproar because he's been busy doing karaoke at the Best Western Dobson Ranch Inn in Mesa, Arizona. It's part of the Cubs' 2009 Fantasy... CONTINUE READING EDDIE VEDDER SINGS KARAOKE AT AN ARIZONA BEST WESTERN»

Posted on February 6, 2009 in Video (12 comments)
Tags: Cass McCombs | Eddie Vedder | U2 | Wavves

New U2 Video - "Get On Your Boots"

U2's new vid (directed by Alex Courtes, who also did "Vertigo") finds the band performing in outer space, shrunken in front of a skull, candy apples. clenched fists, a ceramic Aphrodite bust, and the Virgin Mary draped in an American... CONTINUE READING NEW U2 VIDEO - "GET ON YOUR BOOTS"»

Posted on January 31, 2009 in Video (82 comments)
Tags: Japanther | U2

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 »

New U2 - "Get On Your Boots"

Ditch the cat and mouse game with that preview clip, in honor of yesterday's inaugural concert (not really) U2's given us a full stream of No Line On The Horizon's first sounds. 2/3 of the blockbuster production mindmeld enlisted for... CONTINUE READING NEW U2 - "GET ON YOUR BOOTS"»

Posted on January 19, 2009 (72 comments)
Tags: Explosions In The Sky | Girl Talk | U2

U2's "Get On Your Boots" Preview

Will you still be excited for No Line On The Horizon if its first single sounds like Escape Club? (Okay, or Elvis.) Hear a snippet of "Get On Your Boots" here while supplies last. (UPDATE: Full song.)... CONTINUE READING U2'S "GET ON YOUR BOOTS" PREVIEW»

Posted on January 18, 2009 (43 comments)
Tags: Deerhunter | Explosions In The Sky | U2

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

New U2 Album Will Cost $96

...If you buy the box set. According to Billboard, No Line On The Horizon (out 3/3) will come in three limited edition versions in addition to the regular CD and vinyl options. The digi-pack has a 36-page booklet, the middle-priced... CONTINUE READING NEW U2 ALBUM WILL COST $96»

Posted on December 22, 2008 (68 comments)
Tags: Cymbals Eat Guitars | U2

The 20 Albums We're Most Excited To Hear In 2009

There a few more days of pretending to look busy at work ahead, but as far as our iTunes are concerned 2009 can't get here soon enough. We're done with the lists. It's time for the new. We pored over... CONTINUE READING THE 20 ALBUMS WE'RE MOST EXCITED TO HEAR IN 2009 »

U2, Killers, Coldplay Team Up For Red(WIRE)

In case you didn't know, yesterday (12/1) was World AIDS Day. To help mark the occasion, Bono added a wing to his organization (RED): RED(WIRE)'s a new website that will feature exclusives from Coldplay, the Killers, the Dixie Chicks, John... CONTINUE READING U2, KILLERS, COLDPLAY TEAM UP FOR RED(WIRE)»

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, March 10, 1988

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 CONTINUE READING OLDSTAND: ROLLING STONE, MARCH 10, 1988»

Posted on March 31, 2008 in OldStand (10 comments)
Tags: Bob Dylan | Bruce Springsteen | The Rolling Stones | U2

Jim DeRogatis, Greg Kot, And Conan Hate The Doors

You don't often see music critics on late night television. Maybe with good reason. Last night Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot, longtime Chicago writers and hosts of Sound Opinions, did a pretty good job on Conan. DeRogatis dissed the Dead... CONTINUE READING JIM DEROGATIS, GREG KOT, AND CONAN HATE THE DOORS»

Sundance Rocks (In 3-D)

Sundance is flickering along as we speak, and plenty of the films being screened have a rock 'n' roll bent. And a rap bent, if you consider Diddy a rapper. Bernard Shakey, aka Neil Young -- yes, that Neil Young... CONTINUE READING SUNDANCE ROCKS (IN 3-D)»

New Live U2 - "Wave Of Sorrow"

Londoners attending the Mencap's Little Noise Sessions charity gig at Union Chapel knew something was afoot when the room started buzzing about the "special guests" opening the night, and Jo Whiley's intro must've sent 'em through the roof. According to... CONTINUE READING NEW LIVE U2 - "WAVE OF SORROW"»

Posted on November 26, 2007 in Video (2 comments)
Tags: U2

U2's "Wave Of Sorrow" Premieres On Facebook

Chart topping, Grammy-winning The Joshua Tree hit stores twenty years (and eight months) ago and twenty million sales later, U2's got a bunch of deluxe editions in time for Christmas. There's a remastered CD, double 12", deluxe remastered CD with... CONTINUE READING U2'S "WAVE OF SORROW" PREMIERES ON FACEBOOK»

Posted on November 16, 2007 in Video (17 comments)
Tags: U2

Video Hangover: Artists United Against Apartheid - "Sun City"

Every week, we dig in the archives for videos that we find noteworthy, memorable, or just unbelievably stupid. And then, Jon McMillan breaks 'em down for you. This week: a young Silvio Dante and friends fight the power -- and win. CONTINUE READING VIDEO HANGOVER: ARTISTS UNITED AGAINST APARTHEID - "SUN CITY"»

Bono Is Dr. Robert

That silly looking Beatles flick we checked in February is finally getting ready to plop, featuring 30 Beatles tunes (not including the film's namesake, oddly) sung by the cast to narrate a psychedelic, Vietnam-era tale. What we did not know... CONTINUE READING BONO IS DR. ROBERT»

Posted on September 6, 2007 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: The Beatles | U2