RS used to be a fine magazine, and a big part of that was their in-depth political articles. They were never strictly a music magazine. They were born out of the counterculture of the sixties
The minute they started chopping into the lengthier pieces for dumbed-down par-tay blurbs about beautiful people, I checked out. I'm not even sure why print music magazines exist anymore...
Regarding Bono's lack of coverage of his musical endeavors, who cares? For one, he is passionate about his causes and wants to get the word out via the mainstream press. Secondly, he speaks in bullshit code. Do we really need to hear him say that the Edge is on fire? The man just frustrates you. Don't look to him for your tidbits.