Music Rising

The Edge (of U2 fame), Gibson Guitar Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz and producer Bob Ezrin have created a great organization to get instruments back into the hands of professional musicians, whom have lost their livelihood in the wakes of Hurricane Katrina. When the campaign was first launched in November 2005 the focus was to replace lost or destroyed instruments to professional musicians so that they could regain their livelihood. Music Rising Phase II will concentrate on rebuilding music programs in churches and schools and will be administered by The Gibson Foundation with assistance from Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation and All Congregations Together. I could tell you more but I'll let The Edge do it.


So yeah, you could help by purchasing a guitar
and how cool would that be?
But I know I don't have an extra $599.99 just laying around. I did however find a way to help out and get something cool. If you look at the photos on the bonus content of our Bomb EP you can see me sporting a Music Rising T-shirt. They only run about $30 plus shipping. You can order one at the U2 shop. All proceeds will go to Music Rising.



In the music video below U2 and Green Day joined forces and coved the song "The Saints Are Coming" by The Skids. The video depicts some powerful imagery of what they think should have happened after Hurricane Katrina. Enjoy.