The Daily Mail — But what ever the reason, U2 frontman Bono took the very rare decision to dispense with his trademark wrap-around shades during a family outing. more info

MTV.com News — Contestant chooses Gary Jules' 'Donnie Darko' version of the Tears for Fears song.By Gil Kaufman Adam Lambert performs on "American Idol" on Tuesday Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images/ Fox Adam Lambert is making this look too easy. After... more info

Buzzgrinder — :: David Byrne will be performing for free at the Celebrate Brooklyn festival. However, there is a suggested donation of $3. :: Meathead has some lucid and erudite reasons why he thinks U2 sucks. Oh, and he hates bands with wolf in the name. :: Yea... more info

411 Mania — Producers team up with band to give us new version of "Get On Your Boots"... more info

MTV.com News — Flo Rida's R.O.O.T.S. comes in at #8.By Gil Kaufman Keith Urban Photo: Kevin Winter/ ACM2009/ Getty Images Despite releasing a budget-priced $11.98 three-CD set at Target, Prince will miss out on landing just the second #1 album of his car... more info

Pop Bytes — good evening y'all! i've always found U2 lead singer bono to be a bit on the adorable side of things (he's cute ... i wouldn't use the word hot) at age 48 - he actually has a pretty decent body ... which he showed off down in st. barths while swimm... more info

NME — Last stint on tour kicks off in September in Chicago more info

The Newsroom — v5243, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - Wednesday April 1 2009. Alex Band of The Calling talks of being held hostage during his tour of Brazil. He was at the top of world one minute then being held hostage by ten men with guns the next. A ransom of $5000 wa... more info

All About Jazz — Grammy-award winning jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson released Closer To You: The Pop Side this week via Blue Note / EMI. Closer To You: The Pop Side celebrates the finest pop covers from Wilson’s seven albums recorded with Blue Note during her ... more info

Panormx — It's about one year ago I've started this blog. In the beginning there was only one reader: ME. One year later Panormx is HOT: about 700 visitors a day. BUT Panormx is sick of it. Sick of all those label managers who only think about the money. Wh... more info