Music for the Fall of the Berlin Wall
The awareness of mortality in 1980s nuke-pop was amplified by the inescapably bleak Cold War reality. With the fall of the Wall, much of the threat evaporated. The music, however, lives on.
The awareness of mortality in 1980s nuke-pop was amplified by the inescapably bleak Cold War reality. With the fall of the Wall, much of the threat evaporated. The music, however, lives on.
Kristi York Wooten | Posted 11.07.2009 | Entertainment
At the end of the day, we were but tourists in the whole charade. Yet one American fit right in: David Hasselhoff.
AP | KIRSTEN GRIESHABER | Posted 11.05.2009 | Entertainment
BERLIN — Irish rockers U2 returned to Berlin for a free mini-concert Thursday in front of the Brandenburg Gate, playing its classic singles and ...
Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.05.2009 | Entertainment
This year being the 25th anniversary of the release of the Talking Heads' concert classic Stop Making Sense, I spoke with Talking Heads Jerry Harrison and Chris Frantz on the cult favorite.
David Wild | Posted 11.03.2009 | Entertainment
Rome wasn't built in a day, and apparently the United States won't be completely rebuilt in a year either. But here's to things at least "Getting Better."
Harvey Wasserman | Posted 11.06.2009 | Entertainment
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation's Joel Peresman has confirmed that last week's monster benefit concerts in Madison Square Garden will yield at least $4 million.
Shawn Amos | Posted 10.31.2009 | Entertainment
This is the Age of the Artist. In a world where equipment, distribution, and Paypal are in the hands of everyone, only talent will matter. The days of the middleman are (almost) over. Viva la revolucion de music.
Vicki Iovine | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living
Let's not get distracted by asking why in the world I would ever even think I might need personal protection -- my delusions are my own business.
AP | Posted 10.28.2009 | Entertainment
BERLIN — Achtung, baby: U2 will play a free concert in Berlin to help the city celebrate 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Music netw...
Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 10.27.2009 | Entertainment
Mo longer are we content to hear the tin pot half-baked undergraduate political ramblings of some bloke who just happens to have the mic. What in the hell would he know?
CBS4Denver | CBS 4 Denver | Posted 10.26.2009 | Home
U2 is coming to rock Spartan Stadium. The acclaimed Irish rock group announced Sunday that its summer 2010 tour will take it to the Michigan St...
Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.27.2009 | Entertainment
In 2008, Jack Johnson toured the world with his Sleep Through The Static concerts, the best of these shows assembled for his new CD/DVD En Concert.
techcrunch.com | Posted 10.25.2009 | Technology
U2 is streaming their concert tonight from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California live to YouTube. As the site announced earlier this week, some 16 cou...
AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment
Even while maintaining its status as one of the few musical acts that can still fill stadiums, U2 is struck by how quickly its world is changing &ndas...
Yahoo! News | Posted 10.20.2009 | Technology
LONDON (Reuters) -- U2 will stream an entire concert live on the YouTube video sharing site this weekend, the Irish band said on their website. Sunday...
Jennifer Schwab | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York
Let’s remember that Bloomberg works for no salary, and has contributed hugely to the green movement by tackling many environmental issues in New York.
David Wild | Posted 10.09.2009 | Entertainment
Congratulations, Mr. President. Seriously. Big fan. Big Prize. Here's a celebratory playlist that I really hope will inspire you to keep earning this glittering prize in the days and years to come.
Posted 10.08.2009 | Denver
Get excited, Denver: Star Wars In Concert is coming to town, playing at the Pepsi Center on October 18th. The event will feature a live symphony orch...
Jim Wallis | Posted 10.02.2009 | Entertainment
What I love about a U2 concert, headlined by the Irish tenor with the sunglasses, is how it achieves such a powerful combination of art and social justice, music and message; and all with such fun.
Tom Matlack | Posted 09.30.2009 | Entertainment
The books of the 21st century will no longer be sold by an agent to a publishing house who tries to sell them to bookstores. The most successful books of the future will look more like a U2 concert.
James Boyce | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York
Not only is Irish musician Gavin Friday performing at Carnegie Hall on Sunday night, he's bringing a few friends. Like Bono. The Edge. Larry Mullen, Jr. And Adam Clayton.
Posted 09.25.2009 | New York
Despite an initial helicopter mix up and having to fight traffic to get there, Mayor Bloomberg ultimately made to the U2 concert at Giants Stadium las...
AP | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New Jersey state troopers were surprised when a helicopter owned by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a practice l...
Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.23.2009 | Entertainment
Power-pop group Metro Station played the Staples Center Tuesday night and pretty much set the tone for the act that followed... Miley somebody.
David Wild | Posted 09.23.2009 | Entertainment
Kirk Cameron seems like a really nice guy. Unfortunately, the Artist Formerly Known as Mike Seaver seems like a really nice guy who's evolved into a willfully ignorant idiot.
Tim Mohr | Posted 11.09.2009 | Entertainment