Rolling Stone — • MTV’s VMAs: Complete Coverage • Ozzy Osbourne Rocks Sunset Strip Festival • U2 Launch 360 Tour in Chicago • Jay-Z’s 9/11 Benefit Is All-Star Marathon • Animal Collective, Deerhunter: ATP NY • Video: David Cross at ATP NY • Feelies... more info

Chicago Tribune — Kickoff of U2 '360 Tour' at Soldier Field proves band is definitely on its game Bono was lit up Saturday at Soldier Field for the opening of U2's North America... more info

Detroit Free Press — SNOW PATROL: We're not getting a U2 date, but at least we get their opener. Snow Patrol is taking a quick break from its tour with the Irish rockers to duck into Detroit for a night of feel-good Brit-pop. The band is gearing up for the release ... more info

U2 deserves props for the prop, a menacing metallic four-pronged "claw" rising 150 feet from the stadium floor, its core a brilliant ... more info

Rolling Stone — The last U2 time played a stadium concert in America it was nearly 12 years ago at the tail end of their disastrous Popmart tour. Terrible record reviews and half empty stadiums for their gigantic production brought the band’s spirits to an all-tim... more info

USA Today Music — CHICAGO U2 deserves props for the prop, a menacing metallic four-pronged "claw" rising 150 feet from the stadium floor, its ... more info

Guardian Music — Never mind drug overdoses and STD's - what rock stars really fear is the ageing processPhil Collins has revealed that he will never drum again because he is suffering from a painful spine injury. My response to this was instant: of course he's never ... more info

Chicago Tribune — It takes four days to build and 48-plus hours to dismantle. more info

Rolling Stone — U2 are booked for the first Saturday Night Live of the season, and the show has announced more musical guests: Shakira, Lady Gaga and Regina Spektor Zap2it reports Neil Young has canceled his special performance at the Toronto Film Festival, accordin... more info

Perez Hilton — It's kind of a huge honor for her! Hopefully, she has some sense of comedic timing - or not, that might be funnier. But as we mentioned before, Megan Fox will be the first host of SNL in its 35th season premiere. And we've now learned that the bombs... more info