Posted on November 5, 2009 by extremelisteningmode
In the final part of our look at decade-defining works, we shift gears slightly and look at what the current era will be remembered for musically. Frankly, we’re gutted John and Edward won’t release a record before the qualifying period ends. So, the 00s, or the noughties, or whatever you chose to call them. What [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: Arctic Monkeys, bloc party, Elbow, Franz Ferdinand, Keane, Kings of Leon, Libertines, Muse, Pop, rnb, rock, snoe w patrol, spank me!, springsteen, the darkness, The Killers, U2 | 14 Comments »
Posted on September 17, 2009 by extremelisteningmode
Our intrepid reporter Mrs.Morrissey attended last nights Coldplay show at Hampden in Glasgow. We’re not carrying a review because it’s Coldplay and it doesn’t count. You know what Coldplay sound like and, in simplistic terms, you’ll know whether you would have enjoyed it or you wouldn’t have. They are Coldplay. They played all the Coldplay [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: chris martin eats macrobiotic yoghurts like a girl, Coldplay, coldplay live at hampden, coldplay x factor, pink things, springsteen, U2 | 6 Comments »
Posted on August 17, 2009 by extremelisteningmode
If ever a band divided opinion, it’s U2. Some see them as the ultimate modern rock band, able to channel their obvious passion into classic songwriting. A band who connect with their audience and always seem to be able to fit into the prevailing mood in music. Others see them as clumsy practitioners of vapid, [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: benny from crossroads hat, bono, hair dye, No line on the horizon, the edge, U2, u2 hampden | 13 Comments »
Posted on June 17, 2009 by extremelisteningmode
A steadfast and indisputable truth of the Universe is that the Earth revolves around the Sun. Similarly, anything a bloke tells you in a pub is gospel. Once you realise this, it opens up a plethora of facts and figures which, while sharing the common factor of being singularly useless, are nonetheless mildly interesting. Many [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: a-team, anrew ridgeley, bono, boy george, facts, Gigs in Glasgow, lewis hamilton, Live music, Morrissey, music, peral jam, R.E.M., richard gere, rock, U2 | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 29, 2009 by extremelisteningmode
ELM’s most scabrous contributor, ScantRegard, here looks at how the economy is affecting different acts at the top end of the market. And laughs at some of them. Ah, I love the smell of schadenfreude in the morning. You see, rumour has it that our good friends U2 are imminently about to start reducing the [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: Ac/Dc, ac/dc hampden, ac/dc live, barry chuckle, bono, chris martin, Coldplay, economy, Jay-Z, lieutenant pigeon, Live music, robbie williams, take that, take that hampden, U2 | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 2, 2009 by extremelisteningmode
Calling out U2 for their sheer undiluted arseholeness is a bit like lambasting the rain; it might relieve some frustration but it’s ultimately pointless. After a while, you start to suspect that it isn’t really their fault, that they might just be genetically conditioned to be such complete and utter tools. But then comes news [...]
Filed under: General Stuff, gigs | Tagged: charity, Concert profits, gigs, Live, music, scams, U2 | 8 Comments »
Posted on January 29, 2009 by extremelisteningmode
U2, returning with new album ‘No Line On the Horizon’, really are the embodiment of the Rock Superpower. Though they were by no means the first, they really defined the idea of a stadium band and the megalithic album every two years. If that sounds formulaic, well, it is, but in all fairness it’s their [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: bono, No line on the horizon, U2, U2's new album | 7 Comments »
Posted on October 3, 2008 by extremelisteningmode
Well, ELM is recovering from the disappointment of our aborted Hold Steady trip by looking forward to the weekend with hope and expectation. For if there is anything in life which can inspire one to move forward with vigour and engage our restless spirit, it’s the prospect of a couple of days off and some [...]
Filed under: Friday Fives, Regular Features | Tagged: Friday Five, Pulp, R.E.M., Rehabilitation, Television, The Smiths, U2 | 3 Comments »
Posted on July 21, 2008 by extremelisteningmode
Had the misfortune to be in one of them Irish theme bars last night. Always faintly depressing places, full of ersatz ‘Oirish’ tat that you suspect any actual Dubliner would be offended by – brushes and bikes hanging on walls, the whole place done up like some corporate designer’s idea of what an authentic Irish [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: bars, music, pubs, U2 | 13 Comments »
Posted on July 10, 2008 by extremelisteningmode
If ever you could argue a concept is universal, then surely ‘a bad day at the office’ has a strong case. We’ve all had them – late bus, pissing rain, boss on the warpath, deadline missed, no time for lunch, bollocking from MD, work late, miss train, home at 8pm freezing, pissed off and borderline [...]
Filed under: General Stuff | Tagged: David Bowie, guns n roses, mccartney, Metallica, Morrissey, R.E.M., Ryan Adams, the cure, U2, wings | 6 Comments »
