All About Jazz — The new CD Pretty by Whitman Rinaldo has great songs and playful lyrics, in the vein the Kinks, U2, Beatles and UB40. The Northern Virginia/ Washington DC guitarist's CD has been released under the CreateSpace record label. The title track, "Prett... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Playing the opening slot under U2's jaw-dropping Claw would probably scare off only the most established of musicians. But Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme is of a different opinion more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Daft Punk, Method Man • Pearl Jam Rule Austin City Limits • Thom Yorke Debuts Solo Band in L.A. • Eminem Talks Relapse 2 on Shade45 • Melissa Etheridge Returns to Raw Rock • U2 Join Johansson, More at Friday Benefit • AFI... more info

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U2's 360 Tour is selling out globally, but no lines formed for No Line on the Horizon, an album that has sold 1 million copies ... more info

Stereogum — We heard Justice try to make U2's "Get On Your Boot" less horrible. Ditto for Lenny Kravitz's "Let Love Rule." It sorta goes without explanation why Bono & Co. wanted to promote a new single, but you might've forgotten that Gaspard Augé and Xavier... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Natkin/WireImage Last week, with U2 bringing their 360° Tour to stadiums all across North America and Bono and the Edge on the cover of the new issue of Rolling Stone, we asked our readers to tell us their favorite songs by the Rock and Roll ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Gavin & Courtney @ Carnegie Hall (aphrodite-in-nyc) Rufus, Scarlett & Gavin @ Carnegie Hall (aphrodite-in-nyc) Gavin & U2 @ Carnegie Hall (aphrodite-in-nyc) Sunday, October 4th was the "Hal Willner Presents: An Evening with Gavin Friday & Friends" sh... more info

The Newsroom — U2 Lady Gaga Courtney Love and Scarlett Johansson perform AIDS charity concert more info

Stereogum — Last night Carnegie Hall hosted the biggest assortment of megastars this side of the Orpheum for a (RED)NIGHTS charity show, benefiting the Global Fund's efforts against the African AIDS epidemic. The night was billed as "Hal Willner Presents: An ... more info