The Boys Are Back In Town - U2 Mania Part the Third

I've said it before and I'll say it again now - 101.9 WRXP rocks!

The support for U2 and their new album No Line on the Horizon continues this week at RXP with three nights of U2 live broadcasts.

Beginning tonight and continuing tomorrow and Wednesday night RXP will broadcast an intimate concert and Q&A session with U2 in a different city each night.

Oooo look! Official information from the RXP Web site!

U2 is taking over 101.9 RXP for three consecutive nights. U2 3 Nights Live will find Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Jr. and Adam Clayton in a different city for three unique broadcasts on March 9th, 10th and 11th in celebration of their new release, "No Line On The Horizon".

Monday, March 9th LIVE from Los Angeles An Inside Look At "No Line On The Horizon" hosted by Shirley Manson of Garbage

Tuesday, March 10th LIVE from Chicago Radio Takeover featuring a deejay set by U2 hosted by Shirley Manson

Wednesday, March 11th LIVE from Boston Featuring a live performance and audience Q&A with U2

Hear all 3 one-hour broadcasts from 9-10pm exclusively on 101.9 RXP

Rock on!

The Boys Are Back in Town - U2 Mania Part Deux

Tomorrow, No Line On the Horizon officially releases to the world. Three quick notes on where to find the boys tomorrow.

One: The great radio station WRXP is launching a U2uesday with all U2 music from 6 am to 11 pm. I'll have them on the laptop in the morning, on the car radio, and on the computer at work all day. They'll be playing tracks from every place you might find one. Check them out at http://www.1019rxp.com. They really do rock.

Two: Every night this week, the boys are on David Letterman. My DVR was set days ago.

Three: They're appearing on Good Morning America on Friday, March 6th, for their first-ever live performance on a morning show.

I'm sure there's more - it's a marketing frenzy for them out there - but I'm locked into those three for sure.

The Boys Are Back in Town - U2 Mania

I've been listening to the new U2 album No Line On the Horizon on and off all weekend thanks to the wondrous peoples at 107.1 FM The Peak. On Friday, they played the entire album, a new track at the top of every hour, and they've continued to sample tracks all weekend. Already I have favorites and the album doesn't even release until March 3rd! Though Get On Your Boots, the first single released on the radio waves, was a tad disappointing, it was fun and catchy. But the stuff I've been hearing this weekend blows that gimlet away as the meatier, more resonating songs lurk deeper in bowels of the album. Already, I am haunting the airwaves for snippets of Magnificent, title track No Line on the Horizon, White As Snow, and Breathe. I feel echoes of Achtung Baby! in the new tunes while new sounds and influences weave around to create something completely new. And in White as Snow, I swear I hear parts of the Christmas anthem O Come, O Come Emmanuel.

Big thank you to The Peak! I'm vibrating with excitement. This is going to be something amazing.

Can't freaking wait. Perfect way to break in my new ipod!

Now I'm off to watch my fantasy lover blow us away as he hosts the Oscars.

All in all, not a bad way to start the week.