Hewson is lead singer for the band, Inhaler, and he revealed recently that his dad wasn’t all that keen on him following in his footsteps. Here’s what the 20-year-old musician had to say. Elijah Hewson’s band Inhaler Dublin-based Inhaler is made up of Josh Jenkinson on guitar, Rob Keating on bass, Ryan McMahon on drums, […]
Read MoreU2 VidWorks – Pride (In the Name of Love)
Starting in the early 1980s, the power and importance of the music video cannot be overstated. MTV was a bona fide hit-maker, and it is hard to imagine a song doing well on the music charts without also having a popular music video. I say that to say this: I don’t know if U2 would […]
Read MoreU2 VidWorks – Two Hearts Beat as One
Today we are discussing the promotional music video for “Two Hearts Beat as One,” the second single from U2’s third album, War. “Two Hearts Beat as One” is a fun, upbeat song and in general the music video follows the mood of the song. There are lots of shots of circus performers, a theme that […]
Read MoreU2 VidWorks – New Year’s Day
This week we pay a visit to the video for U2’s first bona fide hit, “New Year’s Day,” although it only qualified as a hit in certain parts of the world…not so much in the United States, where I live.
Read MoreU2 VidWorks: A Celebration
After last week’s divergence due to the fan club gift announcement, we are back on schedule today with the third of U2’s promotional videos, the video for “A Celebration.”
Read MoreU2 VidWorks – Gloria
Following “I Will Follow,” U2 did not record another official promotional video for any of the other songs from their debut album, Boy. Oddly enough, they didn’t even make a video for the first single, “Fire,” from their second album, October. No, their next video did not come along until it was time to promote […]
Read MoreU2 VidWorks – I Will Follow
Well, it’s been a few weeks since I’ve written anything here. I hope that you all missed me as much as I missed you. Today, I am starting a new series, wherein I will focus each week on an official video by our favorite rockers, and I thought that I would start at the beginning […]
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