Well played, Guy. Bravo! If your goal was for soul, gut wrenching speculation & innuendo, then you got us hook, line & sinker. One month out and as fans, we have exactly the same amount of information about this tour as we did five years ago, which is absolutely nothing. ISIS gives out more info […]
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U2101: California (There is No End to Love)
I remember my first listen-through of Songs of Innocence. After the amazing opening combo of “The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)” and “Every Breaking Wave”, I was already in love with the album. When I heard the opening refrain of “California (There is No End to Love)”, with its obvious Beach Boys reference, though, I didn’t […]
Read MoreEaster, U2 Style!
Is there any day in the year more magical than Easter…I say no. And is there any more underrated U2 song than Window in the Skies…again, I say no. Sure, giving birth to the son of God without having sex is surely magical and turning blood into wine is an incredible feat, but removing a […]
Read MoreUntil the End of the World: For Christian U2 Fans, a Good Friday Dilemma
This is a re-post from last year – still applicable for Good Friday and Easter weekend! – Brook “This is Jesus; this is Judas.” We all know what song is coming next when we hear that. We love the onstage hijinks that have accompanied it for years, especially when it was never a commercial hit […]
Read MoreU2101: Iris (Hold Me Close)
I think that one of the most tragic stories I’ve ever heard is the one about Bono’s mother, Iris, suffering an aneurysm at her own father’s funeral when Bono was fourteen, then dying a few days later. It’s so incredibly unlikely and filled with pathos that if I didn’t know it to be true, I’d […]
Read MoreU2’s One Direction!
One Direction fans, lend me your ears….em…wait, what? On 2nd thought. U2’s upcoming tour took a back seat this week in the music world due to the news of teeny bopper sensation, Zayn Malik (yes, I had to Google him) of One Direction leaving the band. Within minutes, 99 % of the world under the […]
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Know Your Bonoisms, Part 24: Bono the Broheim
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Bonoism, and it’s high time I did one about Bono just being a dude (or…bloak? Or is that just an English thing?) When he’s not lobbying for better retroviral drugs in Africa, gravely injuring himself or attending a seemingly endless string of weddings and funerals all over Europe, […]
Read MoreNo Dublin Dates Yet? Here’s Why
Do you hold on to those precious pre-sale codes waiting for Dublin dates to be announced or do you use them before all shows announced are sold out? That is the $64,000 question. You want me to speculate why U2 hasn’t announced any dates for Dublin, the mecca of all thing U2? Ok, I will. […]
Read MoreU2101 – Raised By Wolves
Like a lot of great U2 songs, “Raised By Wolves” doesn’t explicitly spell out an exact meaning. Rather, it allows itself to be interpreted a variety of different ways, depending on the listener and what’s going on in their life at the time. According to the Songs of Innocence liner notes, the song was written […]
Read MoreHow Far Would You Go?
Did you see the solar eclipse the other day? Me neither. Apparently, the best viewing for this weather phenomenon was in the Uk or U2’s homeland…no not NYC…Ireland. A solar eclipse is very much like U2’s fan base, only a small amount of people get to see them, while the rest of the world bemoans […]
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