No word yet on whether that giant lemon will be making an appearance (Yonge and Dundas anyone?), or whether it will finally be revealed how one might actually dismantle an atomic bomb, but hundreds of U2 fans will be rattling and humming into Toronto for the fifth annual (!) inTO the Heart U2 Fan Festival, taking place from November 1 to 3. With fans expected from New York, California, England, and even the Netherlands,......

If you've spent any time at all-ages punk shows in the last five years, chances are you’ve seen the Flatliners in action. Performing together since the tender age of fourteen, the band has made a name for themselves over the course of their six-year existence thanks to a tireless work ethic and the ability to write some catchy effing songs. That effort comes to a head tonight at the Mod Club, as the band......

Over the past month, Hillary Clinton has been on the hunt for a campaign song, with her "exploratory committee" website inviting her followers to vote on a winner. Finalists included born-and-bred American bands like U2 and Shania Twain, as well as tried-and-true musical legends like Smash Mouth. This morning, however, the winner was announced. And Hilary Clinton's 2008 campaign song is...that Céline Dion song from that Air Canada commercial! It's such a good song......

We can't quite put away our coverage of CMW without letting you in on some great music that went on Saturday night. Thousands of people milled about town on the busiest night of the festival, and that made it even more difficult to decide which bands to go see. People lined up around the block for the city's hottest events, such as the songwriter's showcase starring Bedouin Soundclash and Jim Cuddy at The Mod......

You wouldn't expect to hear the words "AC/DC's Back in Black" and "recital" in the same breath, but that's exactly what goes on each month at the Phoenix's Classic Albums Live concerts. The series features musicians performing an entire album from the classic rock canon, one song after another in a note-perfect recreation that includes (if warranted) reciting between-song banter, bringing in extra musicians to cover overdubbed parts, and sticking as closely as possible......

* George Playlist Update: Added this week: "One" by U2 and "All I Wanna Do Is Have Some Fun" by Sheryl Crow......

We caught Chalkmaster Dave outside of the Toronto convention centre creating a sidewalk chalk ad for Harper Collins during Book Expo Canada. The ad was for the upcoming release of U2 by U2 which is being released by Harper Collins Canada on September 26th, 2006.......

- Uh, P Diddy/Mr. Sean John was in town to promote his stellar line of custom tailoring last evening, but who the hell is Puff? Call him the artist formerly known as puff, if you must. Launching new duds with Puff - Uh, U2 is a very important band, but nobody over the age of nine should be permitted to use this expression. U2 is Da Bomb - Uh, we used to rag on David......

This week marks the countdown to next weekend’s opening of the much-anticipated and much-debated Massive Change exhibit at the AGO. Everyone has criticized Mau’s bizarrely utopian and woolly optimism. Mau’s 2001 book, Life Style, focused on shaping design’s role in individual lives, recognizing that ‘lifestyle’ in the post-war period had come to be defined solely in terms of consumptive patterns rather than class or occupation. The argument was loosely patched together by brilliant aesthetic design......

This February 14th is in the running for the most depressing day of the year. The gloomy weather, the TTC fair hike, U2's performance at the Grammys and the fact that it's a Monday all add up to one sad day. So to get you and yours in the mood, Torontoist has come up with this cute little playlist...(Sorry, no downloads) VD CD 1. Notorious B.I.G. - "Me and My Bitch" 2. RZA - "My......

How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb? More like How to Diss the Most Populated City in the Country. U2 has revealed their new Vertigo World Tour, with only one Canadian stop in Vancouver. But hold on to that $165 you've been saving for tickets: The band is rumoured to come to Toronto in early fall, with September 17th suggested as a possible concert date. U2 has said that they are avoiding a Toronto tour......

Last year, the blatant ripping off of U2 hit its most maddening with Pilate's Into your Hideout, the U2 song Torontoist was quite excited about before finding out it wasn't U2. Of course, Coldplay had done a fair job stealing from their elders with the bridge from Clocks. So Torontoist supposes it's only fair that the best rock band alive evens out their ledger of debits and credits. Their latest has been hailed and assailed......

Toronto will be a popular place for dudes with blue sunglasses and leather jackets this weekend as the city hosts the 2nd annual International U2 Fan Fest. The non-profit event known as inTO the Heart was conceived by Greater Toronto Area U2 enthusiasts for fans to celebrate the music of Bono, the Edge, and the other two guys. Although the band won't actually be in Toronto, there will be lots of U2 related stuff going......