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Tricky time as rock hall turns 25
Tricky time as rock hall turns 25
Some question its relevance in a music world gone crazy. Meanwhile, it's party time in New York, with shows featuring U2, Springsteen and Aretha Franklin, among others. > Tonight and Friday, Bruce Springsteen , U2 , Simon & Garfunkel, Metallica and other acts that started their careers in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s will perform at Madison Square Garden here to celebrate the silver anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of ...
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Bono disappointed with U2 album sales
Bono disappointed with U2 album sales
guardian.co.uk — The U2 frontman believes No Line On the Horizon is 'a bit challenging for people who have grown up on a diet of pop stars' Despite having sold 1m copies of their latest album, U2 are disappointed with sales of No Line On the Horizon, Bono has ... Bono disappointed with U2 album sales
U2 to play free show to mark fall of Berlin Wall
U2 to play free show to mark fall of Berlin Wall
usatoday.com — Achtung, baby: U2 will play a free concert in Berlin to help the city celebrate 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. U2 to play free show to mark fall of Berlin Wall
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Tricky time as rock hall turns 25
Oh No They Didn't! — ... game. "Look, there was a very special moment in the 1950s with Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. It just all happened at once. It was incredible. Then in the 1960s, the Beatles and the Stones, emerging from England at the same time as America's greatest writer of any kind, Bob Dylan . . . are those moments going to happen again? Those are hard to predict, but a generation later came U2 and Bruce Springsteen. They do keep coming." SOURCE

How Indie Rock Killed the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The L Magazine - New York City's Local Event and Arts & Culture Guide — ... There's a great piece in the L.A. Times today, on the occasion of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary shows taking place tonight and tomorrow at Madison Square Garden, featuring headlining sets by Simon & Garfunkel, Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Metallica. Writer Geoff Boucher wonders what comes next for the Hall, now that rock and roll has taken a back (way back) seat to pop music and hip-hop as dominant cultural forces. Not surprisingly, ...

Bono Knows
The Smoking Section — ... Way to pay it forward Bono & I agree. It seems like we’ve been on a recent kick, mentioning key figures from rap’s early years more and more. But when you look back, it was KRS, Rakim & Chuck occupying the top slots before it was Biggie, Jay-Z and Nas. Sure, inclusion seems ironic, even bullshit maybe. Yet with rap ingrained into America’s pop culture fabricate, pay homage to those who helped lay the seeds. Tricky Time As Rock Hall Turns 25 [LAT]

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