The Edge (Musician)

Top 5 Bands Influenced by Public Image Ltd.

Public Image Ltd will be performing in the Greater Houston area on Friday, tomorrow, and as previously mentioned here, their choice of Scout Bar out in Clear Lake is a little unexpected. Rewind: Talking Politics, and Almost No Music, With Punk Legend John Lydon For those who haven't heard of PiL, ... More >>

Live with Me

The best Houston concerts of 2009: U2, George Strait, Kid Cudi, Jandek, Peaches and even T-Pain.

Uprising

2009 wasn't a great year for albums, but songs were a different story.

Season of the Witch

U2's awe-inspiring Reliant Stadium show prompts a search for the unknown — and unknowable — in music.

Aftermath: U2 at Reliant Stadium - One Love, We Get to Share It

Photos by Groovehouse/ Click here for a slideshow​A day or two before U2 (and love) came to town, a friend emailed us a joke. At least we think it's a joke. It really doesn't have anything to do with U2, except that it has everything to do with U2. "I was so depressed last night thinking about the ... More >>

With or Without You: Memoirs of a U2 Adolescence and Young Adulthood

...I may regret this.​So there was a time, not long ago by geological reckoning, that I was a U2 fan. Growing up during the pre-Internet late 70s/early 80s in a town where the only place to buy music was a Camelot Music in the mall limited your options somewhat. Nevertheless, the Edge's loud, ring ... More >>

The Best U2 Songs Not Actually Written by U2

Anton Corbijn​U2 is one of the biggest, most influential rock bands of all time. Their sound has changed over the years, yet remains unique. Thanks mostly to The Edge's signature guitar playing, they've invented entire chunks of pop-rock along the way, and you know what that means: they've been ri ... More >>

Rocks Off's Self-Guided Tour of U2's Stage Setup, and Other Fun Stuff We Learned About the Most Gargantuan Tour In Rock History

Photos by Groovehouse/ Click here for a slideshowYes, "The Claw" is really fookin' huge.​"At a certain point, the only thing you can compare it to is the Stones. I've done the Stones. This is bigger." That's Jake Berry, Production Director for U2's 360 Tour, talking about the gargantuan "Claw" con ... More >>

Five Great U2 Songs Even the Band Has Probably Forgotten About

Well, now you've seen the set list from Monday's U2 Dallas show, and it's pretty short on both pre-Joshua Tree songs and surprises in general. This will be Rocks Off's eighth U2 show since 1992, and we can't remember ever having seen the band do "The Unforgettable Fire" live, but besides the No Lin ... More >>

The Quotable Bono

The loquacious Irishman is pathologically incapable of keeping his opinions to himself.

Single-Album Sets We'd Like to See, Part 2: Blondie, Green Day, U2 and More

There are so many artists coming to Houston this summer and fall who should pick up on the "classic album" trend Rocks Off could hardly stop at just five. See our picks for Nos. 6-10 here. 5. Blondie (Arena Theater, August 23) Album: Eat to the Beat (Chrysalis, 1979) After 1978's Giorgio Moroder-ass ... More >>

Texas Spider-Man Fans: You Could Be A Broadway Star! (Or, Maybe Not)

Spider-Man geeks, rejoice!! You may not only get to live out your fantasy -- being Peter Parker and his alter ego -- but you can be a Broadway star!! Or, on the other hand, you can participate in a huge publicity stunt. They're making a musical out of Spiderman, complete with a new (to us, anyw ... More >>

Defending The Buzz: Does 94.5 FM Really Suck That Bad?

What with Creed reuniting, BuzzFest coming up in a couple of weeks and, hell, maybe even the swine-flu scare - As in: What's worse than coming down with swine flu? A Houston radio that only tunes in 94.5 FM - Rocks Off sure has been thinking a lot about The Buzz lately. Probably too much. I mean, it ... More >>

Crash Into Me: Predicting the Economy's Impact on the Music Biz

GWAR more important than you might expect.

Aftermath: The Killers at Verizon Wireless Theater

Photos by Torey Mundkowsky Next year this decade will be over, and very few new bands have distinguished themselves either at the turnstiles or the cash register. Even one of the main ones that has, the Killers, chose to hit the theater circuit this winter after releasing its th ... More >>

Recent Super Bowl Halftime Highlights and Lowlights

Backfield in Motion

U2 Lace Up Their Dirty "Boots"

Among, you know, a few other things, the past 24 hours have been the start of a very, very big year for the band Rocks Off affectionately refers to as the Best Band Ever. U2 appeared alongside Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, "One" pal Mary J. Blige and many more as Barack Obama's opening acts at ... More >>

The Five Best Bond Themes

Critics may have found the 22nd James Bond caper, Quantum of Solace, "grim and downcast" (The New York Times), but audiences didn't seem to mind, turning out in sufficient numbers for Quantum to set a new 007 opening-weekend record of more than $70.4 million (domestic). But never mind the movie ... More >>

Music to Shuffle Off This Mortal Coil

Aftermath: Kings of Leon at Verizon Wireless Theater

The Best of ACL Fest

Coldplay: Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends

Classic Rock Corner: Mudcrutch, Golliwogs, Mynah Birds, Moving Sidewalks and More

U23D Marq-E = OK

Fuck-off Friday: It’s Too Hot to Work Anyway

Them’s Fighting Words, Broseph!

Kings of Leon

With a No. 1 album in the UK, the Kings of Leon are all but exiled from Main Street, USA

Stealing the Show

New Orleans musicians blew into Houston on Katrina's winds and everything was magic for a while

Walk Away, Walk Away

And we will follow as local music figures recall tales of U2

Bono for Pontiff

The only problem: Who could possibly replace him in the arena-rock pantheon?

Onward, Christian Rockers

Out of nowhere comes the Finalist, the latest Houston rock band to sign a major-label deal

Playbill

How to Dismantle an Atomic Mom

A critic debates the merits of U2's latest with his mother

The Walkmen

Bows + Arrows (Record Collection)

Cold Relief

Radio wild card Coldplay struts in from the UK with plenty of attitude

Songbird Silenced

Pioneering singer/songwriter and native Houstonian Mickey Newbury passes away

Fallout From This Year's Houston Press Holiday Party

John Lomax leaves the paper to pursue singing career after surprise debut

On Beyond Christian Rock

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