Maybe I'm just a complete sucker, but I get the impression U2 are really, you know, trying with their new album, No Line on the Horizon (out March 3 on Interscope). The cover is relatively mysterious. Bono's back in the makeup chair. And though first single "Get on Your Boots" suggests they're trying way too hard (as does the video...and the Gra...

That appetizing photo you see above is the cover for It's Blitz! (yes, the title has an exclamation point now), the third album from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Mastodon, Neko Case, and Morrissey better watch their backs, because the Best Cover Art of the Year race is getting tight. The trio recorded It's Blitz! with two producers: TV on the Radio's Da...

Hot on the heels of a dissapointing performance on "Saturday Night Live", TV on the Radio give "Dancing Choose" a much better run on "The Colbert Report". The clock is probably ticking on the YouTube below, so if it disappears, there's always the full show over at Hulu, which also includes an interview with the band. (via Prefix)[original versio...

This week's SNL featured music guest TV On The Radio and host The Mean Guy In Wedding Crashers. Over the course of "Golden Age" and "Dancing Choose," TVOTR sounded like they could have used more time soundchecking, but the video for Lonely Island's "I'm On A Boat" and Kristen Wiig's Björk On The Icelandic Economy bits help make the show a fairl...

Funny that the same week people talked about the E Street Band miming their performance at the Super Bowl, we get a glimpse of why live TV shows with a lot at stake might not want to leave things to chance. "Saturday Night Live" has long been known for occasionally dodgy sound for their music performances. Whether it was due to onstage monitor p...