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 ...

The milestone moments of a four-decade career that U2 revisit and reinvent on Songs of Surrender tell a story of a group that's cultivated an image, and then wrestled with that image more than a few ...

“Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story,” which hits stores Nov. 1, is exactly what you would expect from Bono’s memoir. The U2 showman veers from intimate to over the top, from insightful to overwrought.

Spearheaded by the Edge, this collection of stripped-down, re-imagined U2 songs is a frustrating missed opportunity. The result is Songs of Surrender, released on St. Patrick’s Day, in 16-track ...