U2

Don't String Me Along

Advice to Every New Band: Stop Putting Out Albums

Welcome to Ask a Failed Musician, in which I will help struggling musicians make sense of their careers and even offer some advice. Whether or not it will work, who knows? It obviously didn't work for me. But then again, I was on Kimmel once, so there's that. To kick this thing off, rather than ans ... More >>

The Conversation: Lead Singer Stage Behavior, How Much is Too Much?

Mick Jagger, the ultimate frontman​Make no mistake; there is a big difference between a run-of-the-mill lead singer and a bona fide frontman. Huge, really. Not just anybody has the magnetism required to convince 20,000 people at the American Airlines Center to raise their hands above their heads a ... More >>

20 Years Later: The 15 Best Albums of 1991

​In last week's edition of our regular feature, The Conversation, Pete Freedman and Daniel Hopkins debated on whether 1991 or 1994 was the greatest music year of the '90s. It was an interesting read for sure. And, since this week marks the 20th anniversary of the release of both Nevermind and The ... More >>

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets to See Civil Twilight at The Loft

South Africa natives Civil Twilight create beautiful, heavy-hearted ballads, with ringing vocals and quiet, slow-building instrumentation -- music that is soothing and disheartening at the same time. But, while they draw easy comparisons to U2 and Radiohead, Civil Twilight's delicate and skilled per ... More >>

The Daily Fail: Bono

Bono is sad. And no, it's not because he hasn't found a new cause to get behind. He's sad because people aren't giving money to one of his favorite causes.

Today In Music News: Tucker Gives Her Reasons, U2 Enlist Danger Mouse And Kanye Get Diamond Encrusted Teethery

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, October 22, 2010...Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker gives us the straight dope on her Tea Party support. U2 are venturing into somewhat new musical waters. The band has enlisted Danger Mouse to make a "club" record. Is this their new Pop a ... More >>

Kings of Leon, The Black Keys, The Whigs

Thursday, September 23, at Superpages.com Center

Today In Music News: Pop-Punk Loves "Bed Intruder," Russians Go Wild At A U2 Show And A German Pop Star Knowingly Passes Along The AIDS Virus

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, April 29, 2010...The "Bed Intruder Song" has apparently caught on the pop-punk kids.U2's first show on Russian soil sees a barrage of arrests.A German pop star who knowingly gave people AIDS gets a light sentence.

Sleeperstar

Just Another Ghost (Self-released)

Rock 'n' Taco Can't Quite Hit the Power Chords

​What do tacos, LED light installations, and douchebags wearing graphic T-shirst all have in common? They were all present Thursday night when we visited the latest addition to the taco joint trend, Rock 'n' Taco. Occupying the space that was once Rocco's Pizza, Rock 'n' Taco is the first res ... More >>

Gig Alert: Jettison Never at Lakewood Bar and Grill Tonight

Jettison Never​Even though the band hails from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Jettison Never hasn't a country or southern rock bone in its collective body. Instead, the trio led by brothers Matt and Josh Gilbert mines the modern sounds of Mute Math, Coldplay and Kings of Leon in its search for mainstream ... More >>

Today In Music News: Lil Wayne Gets Busted In Texas, Adam Clayton Gets Bilked By Assistant And You Can Look Up To Snoop Dogg

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, December 21, 2009...Two of Lil Wayne's tour busses were found to have marijuana on them when they were searched outside Corpus Christi. What does this mean for his show in Allen?U2's Adam Clayton claims his former assistant bilked him out of million ... More >>

Does ACL Actually Hurt Dallas?

Shutter Stars

It Might Get Loud

Today In Music News: Rivers Cuomo Is A Rip-Off Artist, Kings Of Leon Continue To Imitate and Kyp Malone Goes Solo

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, August 28, 2009... Rivers Cuomo says he basically ripped off "Undone (The Sweater Song)" from Metallica.  Nathan Followill says Kings of Leon's new record is going to sound like Radiohead and Thin Lizzy. I guess that's a break from U2, ri ... More >>

Radio, Radio: Ayo Says Adios, While We Look at Just What Passes for "Quality Rock"

Two follow-ups in this particular radio round-up. First, I exchanged a few messages with Alan Ayo via Facebook, and the long and short of it is, he's not at all upset that Clear Channel gave him his walking papers yesterday. Writes the former midday host and music director at KDGE-FM:I'm feeling rat ... More >>

Radio Head: Jeff Catlin Talks About Why Cumulus Buried Its Bone for "Quality Rock"

Michael InsuasteThom Yorke and Radiohead, seen here at the Superpages.com Center last year, are, apparently, "Quality Rock."Jeff Catlin, operations manager for Cumulus Radio Dallas, says it took all of "five, six weeks, maybe" for station management to decide to drop The Bone and rechristen its clas ... More >>

Today In Music News: Kelly Tops Charts, Madonna Twitters For Hits, Liam Gallagher Gets Fashionable and You Can Download Some SXSW Songs...

 Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, March 19, 2009... Kelly Clarkson made a triumphant return to the charts as she grabbed the top Billboard spot from U2 and Bono's guyliner. It seems everyone is turning to Twitter these days--even President Obama has an account! But Ma ... More >>

Today In Music News: Russell Simmons Loves Yoga, Ryan Adams Gets Hitched, Prince Hits Tonight and Brett Michaels Gives Us All Diabetes.

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, March 12, 2009... Remember Ashley Dupree, New York Governor Elliot Spitzer's former call girl? Looks like she's found a new mentor in hip-hop icon Russell Simmons. It seems he's been "reaching out" to her in their yoga class. You know ... More >>

Today In Music News: Bono's Frightened, Eminem's Angry, Faith No More's Back and Fred Durst Has A Fan.

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, February 25, 2009... I guess Bono has forgotten he's in U2. Because, suddenly, he says he's afraid that Coldplay, The Killers and Kings of Leon are making better music than he is.  Eminem's potentially landmark lawsuit a ... More >>

Today In Music News: Duffy Goes Diet, Discs Get Leaked, Chris Brown Could Get In More Trouble

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, February 23, 2009... Duffy has been named the new face of Diet Coke. If only Amy Winehouse could've kept her shit together... It must suck to have an eagerly awaited album coming out: Both U2's new album, No Line On The Horiz ... More >>

Today In Music News: No One Saw Notorious, U2 Streams Its New Single, LEGO Offers Mp3 Player...

Your daily dose of music news for Tuesday, January 20, 2009... Apparently the Notorious B.I.G. biopic wasn't the hit it was built up to be. Beat in the box office by a movie about a bumbling mall cop? Really? U2 is streaming its first single, "Get on Your Boots," from the forthcomi ... More >>

Happy Xmas, From the Polyphonic Spree

Happy Christmas from Polyphonic Spree

Kanye West

Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella Records)

U2 Can Revisit Bono's 1983 Visit to the Rock and Roll Alternative

Musica Fresca

Thursday, September 21, Escapade 2009

Taste It

Delights from Gin to Blowfish

Secret Machines: All You Need is Bono

Cowboy Junkies, Milton Mapes

Saturday, February 18, at Granada Theater

Belafonte

Any Place Is Better Than Here (self-released)

The Fall

Fall Heads Roll (Narnack)

Our top DVD picks for the week of November 15

Don't Tell

Buried Child is all in the family

Learning As They Go

The members of Jimmy Eat World have been together 10 years now--but what do their Futures hold?

Rockin' Around

Holiday gifts for the music lover in your life

Harry Connick Jr.

November 14

Various Artists

The Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC Video)

Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

More Friends (Rhino)

The Force is With Them

MossEisley is young and talented. Will that be enough to keep these four siblings and the boy next door away from the music industry's dark side?

Triumph of the Wilco

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart pushes pop propaganda

A New Tune

After September 11, some new songs just don't sound the same

Just Beautiful

A year so good, not even Sleater-Kinney makes the Top 10

Trance Syndicate

Paul Oakenfold doesn't want to conquer America anymore. He just wants to make people dance.

Letters

Rock and roll over

In today's music business, tomorrow's revolution is yesterday's fad

Water from a deeper well

TV special documents the building of Wrecking Ball

Out There