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U2 Won’t Stop Until We Get Enough of Its New 360 Tour
July 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The ever-popular U2 clawed its way out of some tough opening-night tangles to offer its trademark tingles to almost 100,000 fans close to the stage called Claw in Barcelona, Spain and thousands more following the first show of the 360 tour on Twitter and U2 fansites that provided setlist parties, cell-phone streams, and up-to-the-second updates. [Read the full story] Read More →
U2 News
Elastic Spastic Dance: Bono Loves Elvis; We Love Bono
May 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Rolling Stone Magazine May 10, 2009 In honor of Bono’s 49th birthday, we are pleased to present two pieces from Rolling Stone, one new and one from 2004, about Bono’s appreciation of Elvis Presley (the latter penned by our beloved birthday boy). Bono has never kept his admiration of Elvis Presley a secret. U2’s frontman wrote about the King for Rolling Stone’s Immortals issue, calling Elvis “the blueprint for rock & roll.” And U2 even recorded tracks for 1987’s Rattle and... [Read the full story]
U2 Shows
U2 Won’t Stop Until We Get Enough of Its New 360 Tour
July 1, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The ever-popular U2 clawed its way out of some tough opening-night tangles to offer its trademark tingles to almost 100,000 fans close to the stage called Claw in Barcelona, Spain and thousands more following the first show of the 360 tour on Twitter and U2 fansites that provided setlist parties, cell-phone streams, and up-to-the-second updates. [Read the full story] Read More →
Concerts/Festivals
One of a Kind: Minnesota Hosts Hip-Hop’s Soundset Festival
June 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Words and Photographs by Cassie Traun June 6, 2009 Typically, when I mention Minnesota and hip-hop in the same sentence, I get a response similar to: “There’s hip-hop in Minnesota?” And, yes, there is - a vibrant and highly successful independent scene is concentrated in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Each year, hip-hop label Rhymesayers Entertainment and Atmosphere, one of the more famous acts from the area, present the Soundset Festival, hosted at Canterbury Park, just outside Minneapolis in Shakopee. ... [Read the full story]
Intermedia: Reviews/Views
The Mars Volta Return To Earth - Sort Of - with “Octahedron”
June 29, 2009 · 2 Comments
by Luke Pimentel, Editor June 29, 2009 The Mars Volta is one of contemporary rock’s few real paradoxes, a band that seems to fundamentally thrive on chaos. [Read the full story] Read More →
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Medium, Rare and Remastered: A Completist Cornucopia of Alternate Versions and Ultimate Vision
By Andrew William Smith, Editor May 23, 2009 Let’s be honest: many of us purchased our U2.com membership with a singular purpose-priority access to the presale code required... [Read more]
Elastic Spastic Dance: Bono Loves Elvis; We Love Bono
Rolling Stone Magazine May 10, 2009 In honor of Bono’s 49th birthday, we are pleased to present two pieces from Rolling Stone, one new and one from 2004, about Bono’s... [Read more]
It’s 2009. Do You Know Where Your Soul Is?
By Bono April 18, 2009 Op-ed for the New York Times I AM in Midtown Manhattan, where drivers still play their car horns as if they were musical instruments and shouting in restaurants... [Read more]
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U2 Shows
U2 Won’t Stop Until We Get Enough of Its New 360 Tour
The ever-popular U2 clawed its way out of some tough opening-night tangles to offer its trademark tingles to almost 100,000 fans close to the stage called Claw in Barcelona, Spain... [Read more]
Anticipation and Speculation Intensify as U2 Rehearses for Opening Night
June 21, 2009 The Interference Staff & Various Sources Images Courtesy of Jaime Andres Rodriguez With opening night for the “360 tour” only days away, with the... [Read more]
Three Weeks Until 360: Fans Count Down Until the World Tour Begins
June 10, 2009 The Interference Staff Whether it’s debating the best setlist for the new tour or discussing the details of the stage set known as “the claw,”... [Read more]
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Intermedia: Reviews, Views, Etc.
by Luke Pimentel, Editor June 29, 2009 The Mars Volta is one of contemporary rock’s few real paradoxes, a band that seems to fundamentally thrive... [Read more]
By Andrew William Smith, Editor June 6, 2009 Some music fans like to do drugs, and then, some music does us so well that the sound itself produces feelings... [Read more]
By Andrew William Smith, Editor May 18, 2009 Touring in support of Cassadega back in 2007, Conor Oberst quipped from the stage that “we’re... [Read more]
by Scott Greenberg May 7, 2009 It’s been a long time since I’ve been excited about a supergroup. On paper, the idea of cherry-picking random... [Read more]
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Words and Photographs by Cassie Traun June 6, 2009 Typically, when I mention Minnesota and hip-hop in the same sentence, I get a response similar to:... [Read more]
Words and Photographs by Luke Pimentel, Editor May 27, 2009 In the ongoing quest for the ultimate in Memorial Day entertainment, there is perhaps no... [Read more]
Words and Images by Landin E. King, Contributing Editor May 15, 2009 Traveling as far west as Interstate 40 would take me, I found myself in Memphis,... [Read more]
Words and Images by Landin E. King, Contributing Editor April 22, 2009 Many colleges across the country hire bands to play an end-of-the-year show. But... [Read more]