Starpulse — U2 frontman Bono is celebrating his 50th birthday on Monday, marking a career which has taken him from early rehearsals in a pal's kitchen to international rock star, leading campaigner on humanita... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: U2 singer Bono (1960) "Kenan and Kel" star Kenan Thompson (1978) Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista (1965) Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious (1957; d. 1979) Traffic gu... more info

Pitchfork — Interpol has posted a note on their website announcing that bassist Carlos Dengler has left the band. "He has decided to follow another path, and to pursue new goals," the note read. "This separation is amicable, and we whole-heartedly wish him g... more info

Detroit Free Press — Concert season sizzles with U2, Lady Gaga, Erykah Badu, 50 Cent. more info

ContactMusic — U2 frontman BONO is celebrating his 50th birthday on Monday (10May10), marking a career which has taken him from early rehearsals in a pal's kitchen to international rock... more info

Guardian Music — The summer's top musical gatherings where you can experience the great outdoors, curse the rain, dance all day and enjoy an Angolan vegan-fusion barbecueAll Tomorrow's PartiesThe music festival season kicks off this weekend with an antidote to mud an... more info

Totally Fuzzy — PiZT said... Subhumans - From the Cradle to the Grave (1983) The Exploited - Horror Epics (1985) Chaos UK - The Riot City Years (2005) Flipper - Album – Generic Flipper (1982) Tenpole Tudor - Wunderbar: the Stiff Records Singles Collection D.O.A. -... more info

ContactMusic — Music technology stalwart WALTER SEAR has died in New York, aged 80.The analogue guru, composer and tuba designer advised Robert Moog during the design of the... more info

The Newsroom — Irish frontman for U2 and human rights campaigner Bono turns 50. more info

The Mirror — U2 frontman Bono has revealed one of the big disappointments of his younger years - when a piano was taken from his grandmother's house. more info