U2's Achtung Baby turns 20 next month, and Q Magazine is celebrating the occasion by putting together AHK-toong BAY-bi, an all-star tribute album. Earlier this week, we posted Jack White's…   Read Story »

Achtung Baby, the album on which U2 discovered dance beats and self-awareness and essentially cemented their all-timer credentials, turns 20 in November. The band is already celebrating that big…   Read Story »

We know you probably didn't watch the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony last night. So here's a quick run down of what you missed:Gamble & Huff, Little Walter, The Ventures, Leonard…   Read Story »

Who needs Lisa Hannigan when you've got Ray LaMontagne? Ajee alerts us to the kings of coffee shop troubadours' cover of Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody," performed for French television show Taratata.…   Read Story »

Next in line for the Starbucks set: Stereogum reader Nathan M. expressed his dismay at this announcement on damienrice.com:Band update - 25 Mar 2007 After much thought and discussion Damien has…   Read Story »

Seems like we're incapable of mentioning Damien Rice without fawning over his accompanying vocalist, Lisa Hannigan. Her hand-wringing and char-burned vocal charm slay us, and aside from bootlegs and…   Read Story »

You probably won't see this clip on P4K, but here's the new vid from our sad, sad friend Damien Rice. Worth a watch 'cause Lisa Hannigan is mesmerizing, even as a floating head balloon. (Okay,…   Read Story »

We don't need artists to entirely reinvent themselves between albums, but when someone does their "thing" as well as Damien did the "bleeding-heart simple-strum singer-songwriter" on O, a retread…   Read Story »

Emotional sad sack Damien Rice is back with O follow-up 9 (out 11/14), another collection of Braff-rock ballads for the indie yuppie set. The lugubrious opening cut "9 Crimes" features a simple…   Read Story »

Someone please give Fiona a hug. While you're at it, tell her it's all gonna be alright. Because if you take her at her word on "On the Bound," she believes that it isn't. And if you've been ensnared…   Read Story »