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Bono (Musician)

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto: A First Listen

    ​ The No. 1 album in the country this week is by the biggest band on Earth. All is right with the world? Well, hold that thought. Unlike textural forbears U2 and Radiohead, much less the Clash or Nirvana, most people even willing to concede that Coldplay is a relevant force do not think it has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Orange Goblin Galvanizes Bottom of the Hill

    Romana MachadoOrange Goblin​ Orange GoblinThe Gates of SlumberNaamJune 7, 2011Bottom Of The HillBetter than: Hearing about how the God that Bono believes in isn't short o' cash, mister. A mere thrown stone away from the Bottom of the Hill, the corner of Texas and 17th streets is just within ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Five Things Even We Can't Hate About U2

    That which we abhor.​U2 is playing in Oakland tonight, and we're reasonably confident that of the roughly 20,000 people who will be attending, we are dreading it the most. Yes, we loathe the pompous rock wannabes of U2. We tend to spit at the very mention of Bono. Shown pictures of his wraparo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Reba McEntire & Ronnie Dunn: Today's Country Is Yesterday's Coldplay

    On occasion, All Shook Down gives a listen to the music that is to real America what brine is to a cucumber. This is one of those occasions. Reba McEntire, "If I Were a Boy" Since Americans only got around to segregating their mongrel pop music into discrete categories like "Race" and "H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    They Might Be Giants, Street Food Fest, Rock Make, Booty Bassment and More

    They Might Be Giants play Stern Grove for free this Sunday​Celebrate San Francisco this weekend. We have awesome bands, awesome fests and awesome non-summer summers. Check out our list of top ten things to do for less than a cocktail costs at some fancy-pants L.A. club. Locals only: Alamo Square ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2010

    Over the Weekend: Flight of the Conchords

    ​Flight of the Conchords @ The Greek Theater May 28 2010 Better than: any kind of complimentary muffin. There were several people dressed up in giant tin foil covered boxes parading around as robots Friday night waiting for the Flight of the Conchords to take off. The sold out crowd at the Ber ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2008

    The Top 10 Reissues of 2008

    By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>

  • Music

    July 23, 2008

    Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Rhetoric

    By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2008

    Ex-Rogue Wave Bassist Evan Farrell Dies

    By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>

  • Film

    November 7, 2007

    Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten Offers Hope for Old Punks

    By Chris Gray It's time to rank the best of what went around and came around again. BILLY JOEL The Stranger (Columbia/Legacy) As punk and disco exploded, the Piano Man's deeply unhip 1978 breakthrough proved that top-shelf Broadway/Brill Building songwriting could still sell - and, occasionally, ... More >>

  • Film

    September 12, 2007

    'Across the Universe': Help!

    Run for your life if you can, little girl: Julie Taymor's '60s-set musical is a bust

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2007

    LastNight: Daniel Johnston Posesses Bimbos

    Run for your life if you can, little girl: Julie Taymor's '60s-set musical is a bust

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2007

    Net Radio Royalty EXTRA -- UPDATES: David Byrne, Cover feature

    Run for your life if you can, little girl: Julie Taymor's '60s-set musical is a bust

  • Film

    June 20, 2007

    Evan Can Wait

    Why in God's name did Steve Carell take the paycheck?

  • Summer Guide

    June 28, 2006

    Get Inside!

    Your forecast of the summer's top movies

  • Music

    May 25, 2005

    Accentuate the Negativ

    Fathers hide your intellectual property: The Bay Area's original culture jammers are back

  • Music

    June 9, 2004

    Ill Communiqué

    A couple of former punks score a bull's-eye with Poison Arrows, their punk-inspired non-punk debut

  • Film

    May 26, 2004

    Scars and Bars

    Bukowski gets his in a touching, terrifying documentary

  • Holiday

    November 19, 2003

    Shops and Gifts

    Bukowski gets his in a touching, terrifying documentary

  • Music

    October 22, 2003

    Shin Music

    Their debut's genius stemmed from their frontman's high anxieties. Now that he's mellowed out, can the Shins follow it up?

  • Music Awards

    October 15, 2003
  • Culture

    May 28, 2003

    Dem Blues

    The left, turning right, was plain wrong to attack pop culture

  • Music

    June 13, 2001

    Second Childhood

    Alternarock cult faves the Blake Babies reunite -- with eyes on a smaller prize

  • Culture

    April 11, 2001

    The Man Who

    Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis is the guy behind the guys

  • News

    January 26, 2000

    Requiem for a Church Supreme

    After three decades of feeding the homeless, the only church devoted to John Coltrane now finds itself without a home

  • Music

    May 14, 1997

    Racket

    After three decades of feeding the homeless, the only church devoted to John Coltrane now finds itself without a home

  • Music

    July 24, 1996

    Recordings

    After three decades of feeding the homeless, the only church devoted to John Coltrane now finds itself without a home

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