Steve Lillywhite lobbies for American Idol gig

Could Steve Lillywhite be the next Simon Cowell? He’s certainly trying, and is actually making a pretty convincing case for himself:

“I have spent 30 years telling Bono what to do” – love it!

Cowell announced last month that this is his final season as the American Idol judge that so many viewers love to hate. And Steve L. has been talking about replacing him on Twitter, making the video you see above, and there’s even a Facebook page:

Steve Lillywhite Should be the Replacement for Simon on American Idol

So the question for you, U2 fans, is this: Would you like to see Steve judging American Idol? Would you be more inclined to watch if he did? Comments are open!

This is a post from the @U2 blog.

Steve Lillywhite lobbies for American Idol gig

None-tree Hill to become One Tree Hill again

From Earth Times:

New Zealand’s One Tree Hill – famous around the world to geologists and fans of Irish rock band U2 – is to get a tree again after being bare for nine years following a historic agreement between the government and Maori tribes signed on Friday. The lone Monterey pine tree atop the 183-metre peak in Auckland was cut down for safety reasons in 2001 after being attacked with a chainsaw by a Maori protestor who saw the foreign import symbolising injustices the indigenous race had suffered under white colonisation.

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This is a post from the @U2 blog.

None-tree Hill to become One Tree Hill again