They came to us nearly fully formed in sound and attitude: bombastic, righteous, and solemn, but always impressively airtight in their professionalism for such a young band. Paul "Bono" Hewson was…   Read Story »

The Killers are not obscuritans. The band makes grand, operatic stadium jams, and most of their influences seem to be bands who, likewise, make grand, operatic stadium jams. And at a London show on…   Read Story »

Most NYC show-goers have dipped into the Living Room at some point or another: maybe to see a favorite touring singer-songwriter, or a big rock star try a stripped down and intimate set, or to see a…   Read Story »

Over the past year, Adele's 21 has sold a few gajillion copies and sent plenty of music writers on soul-searching journeys trying to figure out why that happened and what it means. My own personal…   Read Story »

The Walkmen have just finished recording the follow up to their awesome, awesome 2010 album Lisbon, which is obviously great news. And to blow off steam after the recording sessions, they got…   Read Story »

With the 500th episode of The Simpsons airing last Sunday, the last few weeks have been a celebration of everything Simpsons, where all your favorite pundits and prognosticators have combed through…   Read Story »

On the heels of Jack White's new album announcement as well as the unveiling of Blunderbuss's first single "Love Interruption," we thought it was time to revisit the hits -- not the literal ones,…   Read Story »

U2's deluxe reissue of Achtung Baby hit the market in a variety of formats this week, and today we're giving out the Limited Edition Vinyl Box Set, which includes 4 LPs, two of which include remixes…   Read Story »

The deluxe edition of U2's Achtung Baby is out this week and today one of the "new" songs included on the release has found its way onto the Net. Head over to 107.7 The End's website to hear "Blow…   Read Story »

U2 were awarded the Greatest Act Of The Last 25 Years at this week's Q Awards. The mag lovefest continues today with the newsstand release of issue #305, which is mounted with AHK-toong BAY-bi, an…   Read Story »