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U2 Shuts Down Town, Holds 1,000-Seat Concert

AP | JAY LINDSAY | Posted 04.12.2009 | Entertainment

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SOMERVILLE, Mass. — U2 shook a small city, and riled up a core of rabid fans, when it gave a private concert in a venue a tiny fraction of the s...

The Number One Way To Buy What Will Be The Number One Album In The United States

James Boyce | Posted 04.08.2009 | Entertainment


James Boyce

There are lots of ways you can help those less fortunate here and abroad. But today, let me give you just one. It reflects a brand of creative capitalism I fully agree with.

U2'S SACRED PILGRIMAGE: 'I found grace, it's all that I found'

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 04.07.2009 | Living


Cathleen Falsani

Without a line on the horizon, we may feel like there is no limit to how far we can go. But it also makes the seas difficult to navigate. That is, in...

U2 World Tour To Begin In June

Reuters | Posted 04.07.2009 | Entertainment


U2 will kick off its world tour in the Spanish city of Barcelona on June 30 and stay on the road until the fall of 2010, playing 90-100 shows, music t...

U2's Middle-Aged Makeover (and What It Says About Us)

Shawn Amos | Posted 04.06.2009 | Entertainment


Shawn Amos

Every time U2 comes back, we get a chance to rally around something. It's nearly impossible to rally around anything these days except tragedy.

U2's Letterman Top 10 List, Sting Mocking (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nick Sabloff | Posted 04.04.2009 | Entertainment


U2, who are appearing all week as the musical guests on the "Late Show with David Letterman," also took part in delivering the show's nightly "Top 10"...

Molly Jenson Releases Debut Album; Visits With "Bono"

Mark Joseph | Posted 04.03.2009 | Entertainment


Mark Joseph

Six months ago we picked this day, March 3rd, as the release date for the debut album by our artist Molly Jenson. We had no idea that a little band named U2 would choose the same day as well.

Jonas Brothers Movie A Disaster! I Mean, A Smash!

Michael Giltz | Posted 04.02.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Giltz

Don't say the Jonas Brothers fell flat. Say that Hollywood still finds it remarkably difficult to predict the movie-going habits of teenage girls.

HuffPost Reviews: U2 No Line On The Horizon / Chris Cornell Scream

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.02.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

If you were expecting another All That You Can't Leave Behind or How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - Part II, forget it. U2 is back to experimenting.

U2 Profile: Trying To Be The Next Big Thing

New York Times | Posted 04.01.2009 | Entertainment


U2 has entered the fourth decade of a career that began in 1978, when its members were teenage schoolmates in Dublin; they are now in their late 40s. ...

U2 To Perform At Fordham Campus

NY Post | Posted 04.01.2009 | Entertainment


It could be a "Beautiful Day" Friday for Fordham University students and faculty. U2 is expected to perform at the Bronx campus that morning for ABC's...

U2-Scored "Spider-Man" Gets Broadway Start Date

AP | MICHAEL KUCHWARA | Posted 03.27.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Spider-Man has conquered the movies. Now, with a little help from Julie Taymor and U2, it's Broadway's turn. "Spider-Man, Turn Off t...

Coldplay Joined By The Killers And Bono For The Best Encore Ever (VIDEO)

Daily Mail, Youtube | Posted 03.22.2009 | Entertainment


Coldplay played what the Daily Mail and Chris Martin himself dubbed the "best encore ever" Wednesday night, joined by the Killers and U2. Earlier in ...

U2 Joining Letterman For A Week

AP | Posted 03.15.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Make room, Paul Shaffer. U2 will be on David Letterman's "Late Show" for a full week to promote their upcoming album. The band will ...

GRAMMY PHOTOS: McCartney, Jay-Z, Bono, Mayer, MIA, Gwnyeth & More (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.11.2009 | Entertainment


Sunday night's Grammy Awards turned out boldfaced names from across the industry, from Paul McCartney to Lil Wayne to Neil Diamond to a heavily-pregna...

HuffPost Reviews: Van Morrison -- Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl / Asa -- Asa

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

With a basic reverence for the original record, Morrison's live arrangements allow for musicians to add new layers of strata though jams, while acknowledging forty years has passed since the original was slated.

Obama's Inauguration: What You Didn't See On TV!

Ariston Anderson | Posted 02.21.2009 | Entertainment


Ariston Anderson

We can't remember Washington ever being so cool. What follows are our most unforgettable moments from the inauguration festivities.

The Dream of Equality Is for All, Not 'Almost All'

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics


Aubrey Sarvis

The world is counting on Obama. Here at home millions in the LGBT community, and thousands of gays and lesbians now serving their country but forced to serve in silence, they are counting on him too.

New U2 Airs On Dublin Radio

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 02.19.2009 | Entertainment


DUBLIN, Ireland — U2 fans, get your boots on. The first song from the band's first album in five years is ready for you to hear. U2 began broadc...

HuffPost Video Premiere: Playing For Change Presents "Don't Worry"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.19.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Featuring over twenty musicians from four continents who have never met, "Don't Worry" makes its auspicious debut today, on Martin Luther King Day, and is featured here.

It Ain't What You Say, It's How You Say It

Jerry Weissman | Posted 02.13.2009 | Entertainment


Jerry Weissman

The past weekend brought us two excellent examples of the art of interpretation by two grand masters of interpretation; one a virtuoso of words and th...

UPDATED: Bono Replacing Bill Kristol at New York Times? First Column Appears

Greg Mitchell | Posted 02.09.2009 | Media


Greg Mitchell

Well, not quite, but the U2 frontman will be writing op-eds and podcasting for the Times starting this Sunday. The fate of Bill Kristol, meanwhile, should be decided any minute.

Reflections on Graham Nash's Reflections Box Set

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.05.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Nash's trademark high harmony vocals and impressive writing talents fluidly traverse the box set's newly-mastered, 64 tracks with career highlights... and remixes galore.

U2's Next Album Gets Release Date

AP | Posted 01.19.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — U2's new album, "No Line on the Horizon," will be released by Interscope Records on March 3. It's the Irish rock band's 12th studio ...

Cheer Up, Axl, You're Not that Irrelevant

Jason Notte | Posted 12.22.2008 | Entertainment


Jason Notte

Sometime in the near future, a young man will ride the L train between wearing a bandanna around his neck, $100 jeans with a studded belt and a crisp, new Guns 'n' Roses T-shirt.