Mercury News, California — Then take our pop quiz on the Irish rockers more info

Guardian Music — Kerrang! may have lost focus in recent years, but the fact that it continues to thrive after three decades is cause for celebrationTo its admirers it represents an oasis of ear-shattering good taste amid a celebrity-obsessed media. To its detractors ... more info

Popdose — Dave Steed takes a trip to land of U2, Midge Ure, Ultravox and more as he checks out '80s rock songs from artists beginning with the letter U. more info

KEXP Seattle — Sasquatch Music Festival and Northwest Folklife Festival have been running all weekend and continue on Memorial Day. Here’s what else is going on Monday night as well as the rest of the week. There are a couple big shows in town this week including... more info

ContactMusic — Singer/songwriter Paul Simon feels sorry for his fellow rock stars Bono and The Edge over criticism of their Spider-man musical - he suffered the same agony when his 1998 Broadway play was panned. The U2 rockers penned the soundtrack for Spider-Man T... more info

Guardian Music — President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, died after being shot in Dallas at 1p.m. (6p.m. British time). Police held as chief suspect Lee Oswald Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of shooting Kennedy, was himself sh... more info

Scotsman.com — THE Edge, the guitarist with U2 (below), has failed to win approval to build a cluster of mansions on land overlooking Malibu in California. more info

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ContactMusic — U2 rocker Bono has bucked the trend of celebrities criticising TV talent shows by throwing his support behind American Idol. A number of high-profile musicians have come out against singing competitions such as Idol and The X Factor in recent months,... more info

ContactMusic — U2 frontman Bono is adamant his beleaguered Spider-man musical has been not been axed and is still set to meet its June (11) deadline for opening night. Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark, which features music written by Bono and his bandmate The Edge,.... more info