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There’s a reason why U2 hadn’t played Russia before last night.  Logistically, getting a tour the size of a typical U2 roadtrip—200 trucks and personnel, all requiring visas, work permits, [...]

You’ve got to hand it to Bono.  He always knows what to say to make the locals happy. Sunday night—the day the band arrived for its historic Moscow concert (and [...]

They were lined up three deep outside the drop-off area of the Ritz-Carlton on Tvetskaya, one of the avenues leading directly into Red Square.  A cold rain—a welcome thing, given [...]

Whislt walking through the streets of Berlin, I saw this poster. Billy Talent?  Were they in Berlin, too?  Crap!  I should have checked.  I sent a quick email to Ben [...]

Contrary to what we’ve been told, you can shop for legitimate, legal records in Moscow.  After asking around, I was directed to Transylvania Records, a dusty, hot shop one flight [...]

Yes, yes, I know that Kraftwerk is based in Dusseldorf, but Germany’s autobahns run everywhere. I was wandering through the shoe section at the KaDeWe department store, wondering why the [...]

The Ramones were one of the greatest of all rock’n’roll bands, yes?  So where would you expect their biggest shrine to be?  And before you say “New York,” stop.  The [...]

By the end 1976, both David Bowie and Iggy Pop were a mess.  Bowie’s LA-based coke-and-heroin habit had literally turned him into a near-insane 98-pound weakling, thinner than any Thin [...]

Although you may have read about it, seen the TV pictures, struggled through “Cabaret” or watched “The Lives of Others,” nothing really prepares you for Berlin. There are few places [...]