The Latest Breaking News from Hal Willner

Brian Eno features on reflective and hopeful new U2 record

Easter Lily was released on Friday ahead of the band’s album later this year.

Evening Standard · Apr 3

‘I wanted to make people dance, or cry, or puke’: Marc Ribot, the wildcard sideman for Tom Waits, Robert Plant and more

He started as a jazz guitarist making Barbie albums on the side, and has ended up on over 500 releases. From bebop with Elton John to Americana with Alison Krauss, Ribot recalls the richest of careers

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025

SNL and Letterman producers’ son is accused of slashing three people in a bar fight

The son of Hal Willner, the Saturday Night Live veteran nicknamed the ‘man with the golden Rolodex’, and Emmy-award winning producer, Sheila Rogers, has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

‘I was losing words. I didn’t remember the week before’: Beth Orton on chronic illness, MeToo and motherhood

On her brilliant new album, Orton ploughs her deepest emotions – and doesn’t hold back. She talks about living with Crohn’s disease, her identity struggles and the limits placed on women

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022