Bono "tongue-lashing" scares Berlusconi

Berlusconi considered increasing Italy's foreign aid budget to avoid a "tongue-lashing" from Irish rock hero Bono.

Double Whammy

RIP
Jean Rollin and Captain Beefheart.

I Found My Freedom

Putin Sings!

Best of 2010

A short version of my best of 2010 mixtape is available for listening here on 8Tracks.

Hallo Bimmelbahn

Before Duck Sauce there was Boney M - but before Boney M there was .....

The Shop That Died Of Shame - Frank Sidebottom misappropriation

The Shop That Died Of Shame

Selfridges should now think about contributing to the statue fund.

Update:
Selfridges do the right thing, after a bit of persuasion.

Unlikely Bedfellows

John Grant's I Wanna Go To Marz

Dschinghis Khan's Moskau

Arrow

Arrow falls. Catalyst for two great nights. I'll never forget those baked potatoes.

Super Massive Arse Hole

The Quietus makes sideways dig at Muse via Bono:

"Because he's an arse, Tony Blair's mate Bono isn't going to stop spinning around in a multi-million pound lemon to save starving kids in Africa but Muse are younger and brighter and come from a different generation of rock stars who shouldn't be mimicking the vainglorious phoniness of the old guard."

Bono PM

Bono could have been a president or prime minister standing on his head, claims Blair.

Dschinghis Khan - Moskau

Dschinghis Khan - Moskau [Long Version] with German Lyrics

Fantastic, how have I've not seen this before? - German disco group (and former Eurovision contestants), dressed in Power Ranger colours and singing about the Russian capital.



It has inspired many tributes and parodies:





30 years later Wolfgang, Henriette and Edina are still at it, opening Eurovision 2009 (in Moscow, of course):



Cover versions:

Getting the black metal treatment from Black Messiah

Meanwhile in China:
Fen Dou

Another attraction on the Joe Dolan trail

First the statue, now The Joe Dolan Bridge.

Gambon!

Gambon in Who.

Frank

Bobbins!

RIP

Milan Stanković

Milan Stanković wins the 2010 Barbara Dex award.

John Foxx @ The Roundhouse

John Foxx @ The Roundhouse
Photos and review and another review. Oh, and more photos. And setlist. And a blog.

Reasons To Hate The World Cup

No. 5: Bono.

Bono's Back

Bono back problem

Eyjafjallajokull-uke

Icelandic woman plays ukulele to teach us how to pronounce Eyjafjallajokull

Hungry For Power

Kraftwerk not as good without Florian.

U2's Bono Set to Make Millions

U2's Bono set to make millions in Palm shares windfall, so maybe not worst investor after all.

Pope Arrest

Dawkins and Hitchins plan to arrest the Pope.

Sit-com version here.

The Day the Web Turned Day-Glo

Bill Thompson identifies the the punk ethic as being alive and well on Chatroulette.

Bono lacking Elevation

Bono is worst investor in America.

Bishi - One Nation (Under CCTV)

I'm on, you're on, we're all on...

Bono Graffiti

 

I am very glad because finally I am coming home

"Eduard Khil (Эдуард Хиль) is the original performer of many Soviet 60’s songs, such as: “Лесорубы” (“Woodcutters”), “Песня о друге” (“Song about a Friend”). His manner of singing is unique: a bright, perfect and everlastingly clear lyrical baritone with a lively charge of optimism and humour".



More on Eduard ("Mr Trololo") here.

....and the Trololo Cat

AC/DC Frontman Says Bono's Good Deeds Are Cheap

AC/DC Frontman Says Bono's Good Deeds Are Cheap

The Ross Sisters

No relation to Jonathan and Paul - this starts out fairly straight-forward, but after 1 minute becomes increasingly weird, so stick with it.

Bono Ten

Bono's Ten Ideas for the next Ten years.

However, ISPs fight back.