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Megan Fox and U2 on SNL last night…

I never really watch SNL anymore, but I had to watch the SNL 35th premiere last night ’cause my favorite celebrity woman, Megan Fox, was on last night. I kept thinking to myself that the new episode would be a stinker and a borefest, but it wasn’t. It was surprisingly entertaining and actually funny all the way through.

Meg did a good job hosting.

I’m glad she is appearing on TV more often. As for U2 they were pretty good as usual, but I thought it was kind of silly that Bono was singing through a glow in the dark microphone toward the end of it, and Bono was swinging back and forth on the mic like a kid at the playground.

Usually SNL ends with their “ending” theme with the SNL band, but they ended the show with U2 playing a third song while the credits were rolling. Maybe this is a new way of SNL ending their shows from now on, their musical guests will end the show, not the SNL band.

Today’s SNL is kind of getting better and improving. I like Seth Myers, Will Forte, and Andy Samberg the newer guys. I used to like Tina Fey and Amy Poehler but they’re no longer on the show although they still make occasional appearances.

I only watch SNL if there is a good host on, I don’t watch it every week.

Kev

Report: David Byrne slams U2’s world stadium tour…you must read this…

The former Talking Heads frontman, David Byrne, speaks out about the U2 world stadium tour that the Irish Rock band is currently doing.

David explains that all them huge stadium shows have to be the most expensive concerts ever with trucks bringing equipment in, band setup, soundcheck, stagelight settings, etc. Think how all that would cost. Then he says that all that work and spending is a bit overkill, when there are starving kids in Africa.

NME reports:

http://www.nme.com/news/david-byrne/46359

While I am a fan of U2, I’m going to have to agree with Mr. Byrne here. Sorry, Bono…if Bono really was serious about saving the world, and saving the hunger for the children in Africa as he claims, he would be spending his band’s money on all that, not for the stadium gigs.

The children in Africa are probably wondering why Bono is over here wasting money touring when he should be over there buying them food. Nope. Doesn’t happen.

Come on Bono, “Get on your boots” and get off your ego.

Kev

Report: Metallica, Springsteen, Eric Clapton, u2, Stevie Wonder and more to perform at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary concert!!!

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is putting on a huge 25th Anniversary concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City for two nights on October 29th/30th.

Metallica has been booked to share the stage with U2, Eric Clapton and Aretha Franklin on Oct. 29th. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will hit the stage with Stevie Wonder, Simon and Garfunkel, and Crosby, Stills, and Nash.

More on it here:

http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=602461

Since Crosby, Stills and Nash has booked as “and friends”, they’re probably going to jam with other famous musicians, assuming Neil Young will be there to reunite with them. Crosby, Stills and Nash didn’t reunite with Neil Young at Glastonbury 2009, but maybe they will at this show.

Yep, you can betcha there probably will be a huge Michael Jackson tribute at the 25th Anniversary of the Rock and Hall of Fame show, because simply put, Michael Jackson was a Hall of Fame inductee back in 2001. Maybe Metallica will cover “Beat It” again like they did at that one Grammy awards show but they’ll play the whole song next time.

James Hetfield singing “Beat It”? It may sound silly, but I think he can nail it perfectly with no problem.

I’m sure all the Hall of Famers would gather around on stage together to jam on some kind of Michael Jackson song together, lets hope they don’t sing, “We are the World/Heal the World”. I think “Beat It” would be the best choice for the Hall of Famers to jam on tributing MJ, we’ll have to wait and see what happens.

Kev

Cool Video: U2 pays respects to MJ at Barcelona…

In the start of U2’s tour, they kicked it off at Barcelona. Bono and the boys tribute the great Michael Jackson by performing their song, “Angel of Harlem” from their album, Rattle and Hum. Toward the end of the song, Bono sings a few MJ classics.

When the song got over with, the audience did this amazing chant which I believe was aimed directly at Michael Jackson, not U2.

Watch this amazing performance here.

Kev

Report: U2 gets street name after them in NYC…”U2 Way”…

As the Irish rock band, U2, are performing on David Letterman all week long to promote their new album, “No Line on the Horizon”, the band gets their own street named after them. What is the street name? It is simply named, “U2 Way”. The new street, “U2 Way” is across from 53rd street near the Ed Sullivan Theater, and the street will only have the new name for one week. So where the streets have no name, finally has a name after all!

The Associated Press reports:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gVW-xQjILF2xTzCIr2maxVHKyEDAD96MQSNO0

Congrats boys! You dudes deserve it!

Kev

The Listening Room: Hear the new U2 album “No Line On the Horizon” at myspace!!!

Due to an online leak of the new U2 album, they put the album up in myspace instead of forcing legal action. Just shows how really cool dudes the boys in U2 are. Axl Rose would force legal action on a leaked album, but not U2. You should thank Bono and the dudes for this!

Hear the new album here:

http://www.myspace.com/u2

I’m listening to it now as I’m typing this and so far, I’m fuckin’ loving it! Old school u2 indeed!!! Bono and the guys has always been awesome songwriters.

Those who don’t like or those who think U2 sold out, don’t understand their music like I do. I’ve been listening to them for years, ever since I was a child. I have all their albums. They’re one of my favorite bands of all time.

The songs on, “No Line” album are enjoyable. I still like “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” better, but “No Line” is just as good as that one.

Kev

The Listening Room: Hear the new U2 single “Get On Your Boots”…

U2 just released their first single off the new album “No Line on the Horizon”, the single is titled “Get on Your Boots”. The song is pretty rocking with pretty heavy distorted guitars by the Edge. The song does sound like old school U2 from the “Boy” and “October” days in my opinion. Yes, I am hearing some Led Zeppelin and the White Stripes influences in the new song.

Enjoy it here, I think the song rocks:

http://goyb.u2.com/

Read the lyrics while listening to the song here:

http://www.u2.com/news/index.php?mode=full&news_id=2292

Kev

Report: The Edge says the new U2 album is Led Zeppelin and the White Stripes inspired!!!

The guys in U2 are finally starting to be more open about the style of music of what’s on the new album, “No Line On the Horizon”. The Edge hints that the new album is Led Zeppelin and the White Stripes inspired. Sounds like U2 is going back to their tight rock n’ roll stuff.

More on it here:

http://www.nme.com/news/u2/41956

Lets hope what they say is true. Their classic song “Bullet the Blue Sky”, is definitely Zeppelin inspired, lets hope they have more songs like that.

Kev

Confirmed: U2 announce they will release new album titled, “No Line On the Horizon” on March 2nd, 2009…

The legendary Irish rockers, U2, has announced the band will release their 12th studio album titled, “No Line on the Horizon” on March 2nd, 2009. The album is produced by Brian Eno and Danny Lanois. It was recorded in various studios all over the world. Previously, Rick Rubin was the producer for the album, but the band fired him and ditched his recorded tracks due to creative differences.

The band didn’t give anymore details on the new album. No tracklisting, no insight on the sound and no description of the style of music of the new album. I’m sure the band will give us all that in the near future.

From U2’s official website:

http://www.u2.com/news/index.php?mode=full&news_id=2279

I hope this will be a good album, so I’ll be looking forward to listening to it. I didn’t like “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” at all. I did love the album released before that, “All That You Can’t Leave Behind” though. “Leave Behind” is a fuckin’ incredible album, one of the best new albums they’ve ever done. I hope “On the Horizon” album will fuckin’ rock and not be a mellow record.

Kev