The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — U2's 90s material is a perfect example of why I don't include music from a recent release in my current lists. Some music can only be appreciated from a distance. Excluding Achtung Baby, much of U2's 90s fare was difficult to grasp upon the initial... more info

The Independent — You wait five years for a U2 album, then two come along at once. more info

Yahoo! Music — E! Online - Turns out there's even more on U2's horizon. more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kirstie Shanley Some might hear an Arcade Fire song-- all that sweeping sincerity and gusto!-- and guess that the band is a little pompous in real life. They're rock'n'roll saviors, dammit! Well, according to Flaming Lips front man Wayne C... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kirstie Shanley Some might hear an Arcade Fire song-- all that sweeping sincerity and gusto!-- and guess that the band is a little pompous in real life. They're rock'n'roll saviors, dammit! Well, according to Flaming Lips fr... more info

Yahoo! Music — E! Online - If you thought U2 selling their new album for $3.99 on Amazon.com was a recession-friendly deal, No Doubt is about to put that to shame. more info

Rolling Stone — There’s no question this is a big week for U2: the Irish legends released their 11th studio album, No Line on the Horizon, started a five-night stint on Letterman, got part of a New York City street named after them, and graced the cover of our new... more info

E! Online — If you thought U2 selling their new album for $3.99 on Amazon.com was a recession-friendly deal, No Doubt is about to put that to shame. On Saturday, when fans buy the top... more info

E! Online — Turns out there's even more on U2's horizon. Still in the thralls of a virtually unprecedented publicity blitz to hype yesterday's release of No Line on the Horizon, the... more info

Stereogum — Bono & the boys have announced that their next studio album Songs Of Ascent, a "sister release" to No Line, will indeed be out before the end of '09 with a lead single called "Every Breaking Wave." Bono called the collection "Zooropa to its Achtung B... more info