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The Cranberries :
Back On Track

By Frank Shouldice, Contributor
June / July 2002

June 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

Just like the old days. A new album (Wake Up and Smell the Coffee) from The Cranberries and the band are back on the road. May is pencilled in for the North American stretch of a world tour, beginning in Montreal and wrapping up in Miami before moving on to Mexico. Just like the old days. Almost. While the tour will take a mammoth 18 months it's a far cry from the crazy … [Read more...] about The Cranberries :
Back On Track

Music: U2 Fans Find What They are Looking For

By Tom Dunphy, Contributor
February / March 2001

February 1, 2001 by

Throughout the 1980s, U2 would close their live shows with "40, their anti-war reworking of the New Testament's fortieth psalm. Over a loping Edge guitar figure, Bono would sing "How long/To sing this song" over and over and over, until every member of the audience joined in as one. The band would then leave the stage one by one, leaving the audience singing the "how long" … [Read more...] about Music: U2 Fans Find What They are Looking For

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