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The votes are tallied, and the results are in from our first round of layoffs, and Bono is getting fired. I’ve compiled the bugger-off letter from your comments, and I have to say, it’s a mighty fine letter.
You can read it in our blog here:
http://blogs.current.com/music/2009/04/28/bono-youre-fired/
We're now taking nominations for the next band to be put on the chopping block. Who has one too many members than we can support in these trying times?The votes are tallied, and the results are in from our first round of layoffs, and... more
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The Times UK published an article yesterday about how even the world’s richest musicians have suffered tremendous financial losses over the past year. Times are tight, and cutbacks aren’t enough. It’s time for layoffs, so each day this week, we’re giving you a chance to fire a member of a band. Here's how it goes:
1. You watch a video we post from the band on the chopping block.
2. You vote in the comment section for who you think should be fired.
3. You also write a line why they should be fired.
4. We tally the votes and copy & paste together the reasons you all submitted to create the first ever crowd-sourced pink slip/ mad lib and post it on our blog the following morning, then maybe we'll create a fake email address and send it to the band with David Fricke's name on it.
For instance today’s band is U2, so you could write, “Dear the Edge, it has come to our attention that you have been in the band for over 20 years and yet you still play guitar like a third grader with a flipper hand, thus, you are fired.“
Also, feel free to suggest bands that need to have someone fired.The Times UK published an article yesterday about how even the world’s richest... more
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It has been confirmed... Justice ( Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé) are to remix "Get on your Boots", the first single off U2's new album. Justice has remixed for several artists in the past including, MGMT, Franz Ferdinand, and Timberlake.
Check out dates for U2's upcoming world tour: http://360.u2.com/
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-V.It has been confirmed... Justice ( Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé) are to... more
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On this week's infoMania Conor Knighton talks Twitter, Sarah Haskins takes a look at Carl's Jr.'s tasteful ads, Sergio Cilli looks at adult videos, Brett Erlich goes online for tax advice, and we rethink the rules to live by during Spring Break.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at current.com/infomania. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.On this week's infoMania Conor Knighton talks Twitter, Sarah Haskins takes a look... more
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Adult alternative music videos, that is. This week on the White Hot Top 5 Sergio Cilli looks at songs by James Morrison, Coldplay, U2, The Fray, and Snow Patrol. Get ready to rock out adult style.
Sergio's White Top 5 is a recurring segment on Current TV's weekly television show, infoMania.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at current.com/infomania. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Adult alternative music videos, that is. This week on the White Hot Top 5 Sergio Cilli... more
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As the economy worsens the "new homeless" search the streets for food and shelter. They are now being turned away in droves. They continue to wander the streets and stay in vacant lots, behind office buildings, parks and abandon homes. I met a couple who was turned away many times and are in economic shell shock. I helped them as much as I could but there are too many.As the economy worsens the "new homeless" search the streets for food and... more
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Yesterday we had our first upset. In the Bands that Coldplay Ripped Off Division, number 15 seed Joe Satriani knocked off number 2 seed U2 7-4. I guess lifting one song directly from Satriani was enough to make up for being completely derivative of U2 for years.
And over in the Bands that Ripped Off Coldplay division. Mat Kearney blanked Parlotones 5-0.Yesterday we had our first upset. In the Bands that Coldplay Ripped Off Division,... more
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In the Bands that Coldplay Ripped Off Division, we’ve got a big game today. It’s (2) U2 vs (15) Joe Satriani. Coldplay tries so hard to sound like U2 that we couldn’t pick just one song, so the clip we’re using is a retrospective of their career. Guitar god Joe Satriani is a force to be reckoned with too. As we all know claims to have written Viva La Vida, to which Coldplay responded, “yeah, get in line.”
Watch both the clips below and vote in the comment section. The band that gets the most votes will move on to the next round.In the Bands that Coldplay Ripped Off Division, we’ve got a big game today.... more
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It's round one game one of the 2009 Coldplay-Off! Our first match-up in the Bands that Coldplay Ripped Off bracket features number 1 seed, the Beatles, versus number 16 seed, Coldplay. (Yes, even Coldplay has ripped off early Coldplay). But can "Clocks" take "Hey Jude?" Watch the videos below and vote in the comment section. The band that receives the most comments will advance to the next round.
The entire bracket can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/coldplayoff
Today's game from the Bands that Ripped Off Coldplay division featuring (1) Blue Merle vs. (16) Leeland is here: http://current.com/items/89891292/2009_coldplay_off_round_1_game_2_1_blue_merle_vs_16_leeland.htmIt's round one game one of the 2009 Coldplay-Off! Our first match-up in the Bands... more
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A study by a doctorate student who looked at the music U.S. students like and their Scholastic Aptitude Test scores suggests U2 fans are generally smart.
The Sun newspaper of England said Virgil Griffiths' comparison of students' SAT results and the artists they list on social networking Web sites showed fans of Beethoven were rated the most intelligent, while devotees of U2, Radiohead and Bob Dylan also scored highly.A study by a doctorate student who looked at the music U.S. students like and their... more
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March Madness is under way, and we’re all about co-opting your excitement, so we’ve created our own tournament. The 2009 Coldplay-off! We’ve taken 16 bands that sound like they ripped off Coldplay, and 16 legendary bands that sound like Coldplay ripped them off, and we’re pitting them against each other.
Monday morning, we’re posting our official bracket. Then everyday there will be two games: one pitting two of the world’s best bands that Coldplay ripped off (think Radiohead or U2) against each other, and one matching up two of the world’s worst Coldplay spawns (think the Fray or Snowpatrol—but don’t think it for long). Then you vote for the winner in the comment section, and as far as I know, there’s no rule against using multiple screen names, so vote early, and vote often. It all starts this Monday!March Madness is under way, and we’re all about co-opting your excitement, so... more
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The Irish band played the Somerville Theater last night in Boston. The 900 seat venue was a kickoff show for fans before their world tour behind their latest album No Line On The HorizonThe Irish band played the Somerville Theater last night in Boston. The 900 seat venue... more
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Did Jackie Chan really release an album? What happened to Pharrell's pants? And what's that in Britney's hands? Get your week's worth of music news in pictures and captions.
Plus submit your own caption for picture of the week. We'd call it a caption contest, but our legal department won't let us, because all you win is the smug sense of self satisfaction for making a funny in our comment section, but do it!Did Jackie Chan really release an album? What happened to Pharrell's pants? And... more
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Tickets are expected to cost at least $100 and with jobs haemorrhaging from the economy, most credit cards withdrawn and the average American now living off an annual income equal to the cost of The Edge’s sunglasses, there is widespread concern that normal music fans won’t be able to afford to go.
http://thestupidtimes.blogspot.com/2009/03/obama-pitches-new-stimulus-package-to.htmlTickets are expected to cost at least $100 and with jobs haemorrhaging from the... more
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Aging rockers U2 have topped the UK album charts for the 10th time with their new album No Line On The Horizon.
The achievement makes the rock band one of the top five album chart acts of all time, says the Official Chart Company.
U2 are joint third along with Madonna and the Rolling Stones, but Elvis Presley and The Beatles still have more UK number one albums to their credit.
But it still doesn't make Bono interesting.Aging rockers U2 have topped the UK album charts for the 10th time with their new... more
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U2 will kick off its world tour in Barcelona on June 30, and will begin the North American leg at Chicago's Soldier Field on September 12, sources told Billboard.
The official announcement of the "U2360" stadium trek in support of the Irish rockers' new album "No Line on the Horizon" will be made on March 9.U2 will kick off its world tour in Barcelona on June 30, and will begin the North... more
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In this week's infoMania Conor Knighton takes us through the historical finale of 'The Bachelor,' Brett Erlich looks at the viral creations of the unemployed, Sergio Cilli grooves out to 60s tunes, Ben Hoffman takes a look at the latest batch of silly iPhone applications, we read to you from Joe the Plumber's new book, and then we take you inside the world of the news decoy.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at current.com/infomania. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.In this week's infoMania Conor Knighton takes us through the historical finale of... more
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Andy Samberg playing gay, Rihanna and Chris Brown's reconciliation, Prom Night, the Incredible Hulk, U2, Osama bin Elvis, Radical Islam, the Coming Age of Instability, and varmints all made it onto the covers of magazines this week. And that means they made it into 'We've Got You Covered,' Conor Knighton's roundup of those covers. He reads 'em so you don't have to.
We've Got You Covered is a recurring segment on Current TV's weekly television show, infoMania. In each episode of We've Got You Covered, Conor Knighton catches you up on everything you need to know about what's in this week's magazines.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at current.com/infomania. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Andy Samberg playing gay, Rihanna and Chris Brown's reconciliation, Prom Night,... more
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Photographs of the the Irish rock band U2 performing at Fordham University in the Bronx. These photographs were taken by Tom Kaminski in Chopper 880 on Friday, March 6, 2009.Photographs of the the Irish rock band U2 performing at Fordham University in the... more
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