War was, in many ways, the moment in which U2 found the collective will to push back. Fearlessly political, its songs took on the looming nuclear threat ("Seconds"), the plight of the displaced ("The ...

Looking back has never been U2’s thing. They were always about the future, or at least the present, craving to be the best and biggest band in the world. But with the release of Songs Of Surrender—a ...

For much of their music career, U2 has been trying to throw their arms around the world. But in the case of “One Tree Hill,” from 1987’s blockbuster The Joshua Tree, the Irish rockers were devoted to ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

U2's “Picture of You (X+W)” reaches the top 10 on a Billboard chart for the first time, as the How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb single hits No. 10 on the Adult Alternative Airplay list. Adam Clayton ...

With less than an hour before U2 takes the stage, there’s a buzz inside the Scottrade Center in St. Louis as concert attendees stock up on concert merchandise and refill their beers. After a couple ...

BEST OF 2025: Join us for our traditional look back at the news and features that topped MusicRadar's charts in 2025. The times they were a-changin’. When U2 wrapped up their eighties with a series of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chris Stafford became entranced with the music of Bono and U2 while watching the rock band on MTV in the 1980s. "I discovered the ...