i don't know, U2 seem to be the achetypal band that attract this sort of thing (this being the fault of rattle & hum and bonio's god complex).

see also the swarm of badness that descended on xrrf (http://xrrf.blogspot.com/2007/02/oh-thats-all-we-need.html) last week when he said the forthcoming ocean colour scene alBUM might be a bit sh!t...