ContactMusic — U2 star The Edge was inspired to make a documentary about the plight of the homeless after hearing of a heroic rescue story in his native Ireland The musician recently debuted his Mtv film The Break which focuses on the struggle of three homeless ind... more info

Pop Candy — Don Rickles is still on my list of Performers I Must See Before I Die, right up there with Mick Jagger and U2. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Television was the priority, but the Monkees still made a lasting impression on pop music. The band's string of hits between 1966 and 1968 may have initially cashed in on Beatlemania, but the songs have long transcended novelty status, no doubt due i... more info

ContactMusic — U2 star Adam Clayton is suing Bank of Ireland Private Banking officials and a team of top accountants for alleged negligence in an ongoing cash scandal The bassist claims the bankers and Gaby Smyth Co bosses gave him incorrect information about the a... more info

Guardian Music — Caspar Llewellyn Smith meets Mali's blind musicians Amadou and Mariam at their home in BamakoSunday in Bamako, and it's hot and dusty outside on the street, but inside in Amadou and Mariam's sitting room everything is altogether more subdued, with th... more info

Guardian Music — Before Simple Minds went stadium rock, they made 'serious, dark music' that influenced the Manics and Primal Scream. Now they're returning to their rootsA couple of years ago a young, anonymous musician approached Jim Kerr in a Glasgow rehearsal stud... more info

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Guardian Music — This was never going to be a year to branch out. These days the record industry's shindig has an eye for commercial successEarlier this week, a blog called Yes It's Number One spotted that an enterprising soul had uploaded the 1989 Brit Awards in the... more info

Guardian Music — World's largest record company confident it will be allowed to retain home to Katy Perry and ColdplayUniversal Music hopes to keep EMI's recorded music business – the home to Katy Perry and Coldplay – intact as a single division within the enlarg... more info

Gigwise — Julie Taymor to be paid for her work on the show more info