U2

Don't Feel Guilty About Justin Timberlake's 20/20 Experience

Fuck me, I am going to overdose on this new Justin Timberlake album. I know that I'm supposed to be ashamed of certain selections in my album collection. I know this from all of the times that people have looked through my CDs or records or iTunes and been all, "Hey, what's this doing here?" before ... More >>

The Five Best Independence Day Songs

Since those bombs are about to be bursting in air, here are a few songs to go along with the noise. I know that some folks will be mad because I left anything from Springsteen off the list, but go ahead and add your own recommendations if you like.

The Temper Trap at House of Blues

Sunday, June 10, at House of Blues

John Lefler: "My Voice Sounded Like Keanu Reeves Trying To Be Dramatic In The 'Rush, Rush' Video"

John Lefler might be better known as a member of Dashboard Confessional, but he has built a pretty impressive catalog as a Dallas-based solo artist. With the recently released six-song EP Shoutfire, Lefler shared with us some of his musical firsts. What was the first instrument you learned to play? ... More >>

Spoon's Eric Harvey: "The Worst Show I Ever Saw Was Also One Of The Best. The Band Was Called Shadow Church..."

It's been too long since Spoon has played Dallas, but tonight, they return to the Granada for a sold-out show. Keyboardist Eric Harvey lives here and you might have seen him at shows as big as Wilco at Fair Park Music Hall or as small as the final Annex House show. Harvey recently put out an excell ... More >>

Deleted Scenes on Petra, Ska, and Les Savy Fav

Deleted Scenes, a four-piece from the Washington D.C. area, comes to Denton Tuesday, January 31, as they continue a lengthy tour through the states. As a little preview of the band's post-rock/post-hardcore sound, we asked vocalist/guitarist Dan Scheuerman about his first show experiences. Not only ... More >>

Calhoun's Tim Locke Talks U2, Metallica and My Morning Jacket

​ Calhoun frontman Tim Locke will be live and full in effect on Thursday night at Dan's Silverleaf. Opening for The Life and Times, the Fort Worth four-piece will deliver a show that could be as inspiring as the shows Locke saw as a kid, which range from John Denver all the way to Metallica. H ... More >>

The Conversation: 1991 Was a Damn Good Year, But Was It The Best Music Year of The '90s?

​Something happened this week 20 years ago, and music hasn't been the same since: Nirvana released "Smells Like Teen Spirit," the lead single from Nevermind, which would itself come out later in the month. With the song came a new movement in music, a new era. But plenty of other influential acts ... More >>

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: Just Can't Get Enough Depeche Mode at Bronco Bowl

​So far on this apparently never-ending jaunt down Amnesia Lane we've visited the Bronco Bowl a handful of times, dropping in on the Clash, Squeeze, the Cure, the Replacements and Bruce Springsteen. But there are still myriad memories from the Fort Worth Ave. haunt I'd like to chase down, among th ... More >>

Today In Music News: Bono Hurts His Back, Security Don't Know A Gibb And Ellen Starts A Record Label

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, May 26, 2010...U2 have had to postpone all of it's North American tour because Bono had emergency back surgery.  It's hard on the ol' back to carry around that much pompousness, no?Screaming "DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM" doesn't help much when ... More >>

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: U2 at Reunion Arena in 1985. And, Again, in 2001.

Flickr user: drewesqueU2 at Reunion Arena on November 25, 2001. You were there once. You can be again.​And, while you're at it, throw in the May 12, 1997, Cotton Bowl show from the Popmart Tour and the October 29, 2005, Vertigo-go at the American Airlines Center. Really, all we're missing is the A ... More >>

Today In Music News: U2 Musical Hits Another Snag, Courtney Love Changes Her Name And Coachella Sets Attendance Record

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 22, 2010...U2 is learning a valuable lesson about broadway: the show only goes on when the show is based on your album.Courtney Love has decided to change the one good thing about her... her name. Who says there's a recession on? Coachell ... More >>

Muse, Silversun Pickups

Wednesday, March 17, at Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth

U2's 360 Stage Crew Feels Its Set-Up Is "Second-Best" To Death Star's Massive Screen

​In case you missed it: Over on Unfair Park yesterday, Robert posted U2's official behind-the-scenes video about setting up the stage for Monday night's show at Cowboys Stadium. In it, the crew reveals that it tooks "months of planning" to figure out how to make the stage work in the new stadium. ... More >>

Turns Out, It Took "Months of Planning" For U2 to Get That Claw Inside Cowboys Stadium

Moments ago, U2 posted to its Official Web Site a behind-the-scenes look at getting The Claw inside Cowboys Stadium. It's not so much a deconstruction of the reconstruction, but a brief chat with U2 360 Tour production manager Jake Berry, who explains how the band ended up in Arlington (the joint ha ... More >>

Last Night: U2, Muse at Cowboys Stadium

U2, MuseCowboys StadiumOctober 12, 2009Better than: Half-time at the proper name spelling bee.Hal SamplesFor more photos from last night's performance, check out Hal Samples' slideshow.​The first thing everyone noticed, of course, was the much ballyhooed stage, a spider-looking contraption that ho ... More >>

Gig Alerts: Death Hickey Blues at Poor David's Pub, La Dispute at 1919 Hemphill

​For all the losers like me who are not going to the Death Star in Arlington to catch U2 and Muse tonight (or, for that matter, either the Alice Cooper show at the Palladium or the Maxwell/Common show at the AAC), there are a few out-of-town artists who dare show their faces in our area the same n ... More >>

JumboJerry: You Too?

​Don't really get U2 so I'm not live on the scene in Arlington, but one of my faithful Sportatorium readers sends word (and the above photo) from Cowboys Stadium that U2's monstrosity of a stage wouldn't exactly fit under JumboJerry so it had to be, um, moved to one of the end zones ... More >>

Today In Music News: U2 Wants Its Own Rock Band, Does It Offend You Yeah? Wants You and Boston Shows Are All Wet

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, October 9, 2009...U2 would like their own version of Rock Band, just like The Beatles. Would you get more points for preening like Bono?Do you want to be on the new Does It Offend You Yeah? album? All you need to do is say "yeah."Don't go to see sh ... More >>

U2, Muse

Monday, October 12, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington

Carry That Weight: Because Of 'Overwhelming Demand,' Live Nation Releases More Tickets To Paul McCartney's Cowboys Stadium Gig

​Like with yesterday's announcement that, upon the completion of production details, more tickets were being released to the upcoming U2 show at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, today comes news that--again, upon the completion of "production details," whatever those are--more tickets are being relea ... More >>

Hey Tech Geeks: Check Out U2's New Stage Design

A quick shot of U2's Barcelona stage.Over on Wired.com, there's a pretty cool story up, detailing the specs of the new stage set-up for U2's impending world tour, which kicks off tonight in Barcelona. Probably right about now, in fact.Anyway, it's a massive undertaking with huge screens and elaborat ... More >>

U2 Sets A Date For That Cowboys Stadium Gig We All Knew Was Coming

For a few weeks now, we've pretty much known that U2 was coming to the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington at some point in the coming months. Now we have the date: Monday, October 12, 2009. Which, in case you don't have a calendar handy, is Columbus Day. Go figure!Oh, and more fun news? English rocker ... More >>

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No Line on the Horizon (Interscope)

Sound Bytes: Kelly Clarkson's Album To Hit No. 1; U2, Jonases, AC/DC All Confirmed For Cowboys Stadium Gigs

Some quick news hits...According to Billboard, the fourth full-length record from Burleson's own Kelly Clarkson, All I Ever Wanted, which was released just two days ago, will reach No. 1 on the trade magazine's album charts next week, with an estimated 200,000 records moved in its first week. It h ... More >>

Today In Music News: U2 To Stay Late For A Week, Limp Bizkit To Reunite

Your daily dose of music news for Friday, February 13, 2009... Beginning on Monday, March 2, you can see Bono preening for five straight nights. Yep, U2 will be the lone musical guest on Late Show With David Letterman that whole week long.  Fred Durst will once again lead his army of thic ... More >>

Coldplay

Viva la Vida (Capitol)

Literally Rocking The Vote

Burning Hotels

Thursday, August 23, at the Cavern|Friday, August 24, at the Moon, Fort Worth

The Lemurs, The Winter Sounds, The Sky Above

Thursday, July 19, at the Cavern

Pub-ropa

Get your U2 fix at the Tip

Platinum

Got thousands of dollars? Then a new wave of corporate-sponsored music venues wants to talk to you.

The Darkness

One Way Ticket to Hell...And Back (Atlantic)

Letters

World Leader Pretend

U2's self-invented legacy is a figment of Bono's imagination

U2

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (Interscope)

Zen Fest

July 10

The Tragically Hip

In Between Evolution (Zo Records)

Best Bet to (Shockingly) Still be in Business by Next Year's Best of Dallas Issue

Blue

Coldplay and Ron Sexsmith

January 31

U2

The Best & B-Sides of 1990-2000 (Island)

Best Radio Station

KDBN-FM (93.3), The Bone

The Sound of Violence

In a world at war, there was still plenty of beauty to be found

Oasis / U2

Familiar to Millions (Epic Records) / All That You Can't Leave Behind (Interscope)

Out There

Shooting craps

U2 takes over the world--and turns it into a commercial

Roadshows

Out There

Letters

Licensed to steal

Negativland makes its case in a new book and album