I’m not sure why, but the Passengers album has been on my mind lately. Although it’s not technically a U2 record, I hope that no one will object if I talk a little about it today. The first time I ever heard Passengers, I was in my buddy Travis’s car, late at night in a […]
Read MoreCharlie Hebdo and U2’s Cartoon World
A few weeks back, the Cartoon Network turned into the news when 12 innocent people in France were murdered over a cartoon…. A CARTOON! As the world rallies behind France, I’m still trying to draw some sort of understanding about exactly WTF happened in the country that U2 calls its summer home. Cartoons and U2 have coexisted for decades: The […]
Read MoreWhy U2? #46 – Their Failures
I have a pretty clear memory of the first time I viewed the Pop*Mart Live From Mexico concert on VHS, particularly the part right before “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”. Bono was thanking the audience for sticking with the band, talking about their motivations for making an album like Pop (which I […]
Read MoreRolling Stone Dissed U2….Really?
Is Rolling Stone serious? I mean, I know Rolling Stone hasn’t been Rolling Stone in about 25 years, but are they serious? In a recent “Readers’ Poll”, Rolling Stone listed the top 10 Protest Songs of all time and Sunday Bloody Sunday was nowhere to be found on the list. Really? Isn’t Rolling Stone’s editor a guy […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms, Part 20: Making a Comeback
We’ve been hearing for weeks that Bono was on the mend – and now, we finally have something to go on besides photos of him walking around Dublin in a cast. As if the amazing ABC’s letter wasn’t enough, Bono has now given us evidence of his recovery by appearing in a viral video in which […]
Read MoreWhy U2? #45 – They’re Weird
Some of you might have taken a look at that title, accusing U2 of “weirdness” and thought “he’s finally lost the little bit of his mind that he was holding to” but hear me out, and I think I can bring you around to my way of thinking. First of all, let’s talk about what […]
Read MoreThe A,B,C’s of Bono’s Letter
For starters, those of you that know me and my writing, know that I am a huge U2 fan, but also am not afraid to call it like it is. The other day we received “The Little Book Of A Big Year” from Bono updating us on the year that was, 2014. On a positive […]
Read MoreU2101 – New Year’s Day
If you weren’t expecting this, you should have been. What other song could I write about today – “today” being January first – but “New Year’s Day“?
Read MoreMy U2 New Year’s Resolutions!
Is tonight not the most overrated holiday in history? Believe me when I tell you, I don’t need an old year to end and a new one to begin to get drunk out of my mind and to do stupid things. That’s like a weekly thing with me. I do like New Year’s resolutions, however. […]
Read MoreWhy U2? # 44 – They Never Disappoint.
Leonard Cohen. Daniel Lanois. The Smashing Pumpkins. Bloodhound Gang. U2. Several artists whose output I normally enjoy a great deal have released new music in 2014, and all of them except for U2 disappointed me. Of course, an argument could be made that since my passion for U2 exceeds that which I feel for those […]
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