NME — Bands team up to play covers at Brazil nightclub more info

Mercury News, California — The daughter of immigrants from Port-au-Prince, she barely knew the word 'aria' until she was 20. She calls herself 'a rock 'n' roll, pop-music fanatic,' citing the Who's 'Quadrophenia' and the Clash's 'Sandinista!' as beloved albums, and 'Gimme Shel... more info

ContactMusic — The Rolling Stones, Adele, and the Beastie Boys will all be releasing special edition tracks this weekend (16-17Apr11) to celebrate Record Store Day. Chasing Pavements hitmaker Adele is putting out a 10-inch vinyl disc featuring two alternate vers... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Acoustic, Surf, Singer Songwriter - David Collins - 'Above The Clouds' (Expat Records) David Collins is a singer/songwriter, instrumentalist and producer who has released his first album to critical acclaim. "Above the Clouds" is a beach chil... more info

Guardian Music — Grilled cheese sandwiches, diamond-encrusted shoes and several false starts: Alison Krauss tells Alfred Hickling about the genesis of her latest album'If you want to play old-time music, you've got to pay attention to your right hand ..." and Alison ... more info

ContactMusic — U2 are "at the absolute limit" with their 360 Degree tour, and are "as big" as they could "ever get". The 'Vertigo' rockers were declared to have the highest grossing tour ever - beating a record set by The Rolling Stones - last week, having... more info

ContactMusic — U2 are "at the absolute limit" with their 360 Degree tour, and are "as big" as they could "ever get". The 'Vertigo' rockers were declared to have the highest grossing tour ever - beating a record set by The Rolling Stones - last week, having... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Irish band U2's current 360 world tour is the most successful ever, beating the record set by The Rolling Stones four years ago, promoters Live Nation Entertainment said on Monday. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — With 26 dates to go, including June 17 and June 18 in Anaheim, U2's the 360 Tour has grossed more than $554 million since it launched in 2009. That beats a previous record set by the Rolling Stones' Bigger Bang Tour. more info

Guardian Music — Irish band's 360° tour has overtaken the Rolling Stones' Bigger Bang, making £341m with 20 gigs to goIt takes 120 lorries to transport, has a 50-metre sound system and cost more than any tour in the history of music. But it appears that U2's 360° ... more info