Now I have seen it all…Mumford and Sons used pyro. They MUST be a full fledged rock band now. Ok, slow down here for a second. First,...

There must be something going on with rock bands these days. Foo Fighters played a small stage at a town fair, The Rolling Stones played...

How do you prep your 11 and 7 year olds for their first arena concert? You brainwash them. And you start early. When my daughter was two...

"Olivia" I have been holding onto this song since NPR released the new track last week…and then it was all I saw on friends' Facebook and...

Songs of Innocence (2014) Despite being named the number one album of 2014 by Rolling Stone Magazine, it became famous (or infamous) for...

In 1962, when The Rolling Stones were formed in London, the average yearly income in the United States was $5000. Last night at Petco...

No Line On The Horizon (2009) People never really responded to this album. Maybe it was the five year break between albums, maybe it was...

How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004) “Vertigo” Where we learn Bono can’t count in Spanish and discover the best U2 song to run to....

A Beatle and a Foo Fighter walk into to a bar…not exactly, but Dave Grohl did join Paul McCartney on stage last night to play “Saw Her...

All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000) This is such a personal album for me that forever changed my relationship to music and my...

(photo: U2.com) Pop (1997) “Discotheque”: I still remember sitting in my college dorm when U2 announced the Popmart tour from the...

It appears that even one of the biggest rock bands of all time still need a tester concert before going on a multi city stadium tour. The...

Zooropa (1993) This whole album is sort of an Achtung Baby Part II. Mostly made during a twelve week break between the American and...

Achtung Baby (1991) “One” The album that almost ended it all and the song that healed old wounds and allowed them to keep making music....

Rattle and Hum (1988) "Helter Skelter": “It’s a song Charles Mason stole from the Beatles, we’re stealing it back.” A cover can be...

The Joshua Tree (1987) “Where the Streets Have No Name” Could have been called “The Song That Almost Never Was,” but now it seems...

Ranging in ages from 16-24, this indie band of seven siblings (yep, 7) produces a tight folk sound with rich harmonies and acoustic...

Unforgettable Fire (1984) "Bad" (click to listen) If “Sunday Bloody Sunday” is an anti-terrorism song, then “Bad” is an anti-drug song. ...

War (1983) "Sunday Bloody Sunday": (click to listen) A full on anti-terrorism song, it references January 30, 1972, when 26 protesters...

October (1981): “Gloria” (click to listen) Is it sacrilegious to pick only one song off of this album? Maybe, but at least “Gloria” is...