It’s a pretty slow news period, the calm before the storm. The interviews, quotes and appearances have all but vanished. I suspect (hope!) this is because the band is truly focused on prepping the release of the album. I’ve found that when I’m gettin…
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It was a must-read for fans and now we’re bringing it online for subscribers. Be warned: it’s utter Propaganda.
Read MoreLike A Song: Heartland
[Ed. note: This is the 79th in a series of personal essays by the @U2 staff about songs and/or albums that have had great meaning or impact in our lives.]
Anyone who has had the chance to know me probably knows I love to travel. I live for it. In betw…
Achtoon Baby: How Bono Got Lost in the Music
You’ve seen the quote by now. Bono recently told a reporter that he’s “in a big black hole” with U2 and the band is “lost” in the music.
But you’ve also seen Bono collecting awards in Paris, dedicating plaques in Nice, eating lunch with Michelle Obama…
Bono – Eve Hewson Cast In Steven Soderbergh’s New Tv Drama
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The Edge, Bono Bono’s actress daughter Eve Hewson is heading to the small screen after landing a role in Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming Tv series The Knick. Read onCopyright 2013 U2 France / http://www.u2france.com/actu
Column: off the record…, vol. 13-579
A few days ago I had reason to go back and read this interview with Bono talking about U2’s “new” album:
… this is where popular music, and rock, is at right now. … People are buying video games more than they are buying records. And I have …
When in France! Bono, Ali, Gwen and Gavin soak up the French culture
Bono and Ali Hewson enjoy a trip to the Fondation Maeght in the South of France by CAITLIN MCBRIDE Who knew they were friends? Two of rock’s royal couples are enjoying a holiday together in France. Bono and Ali Hewson are regulars in the French Rivie…
Read More‘Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark’ Searches for New Star in L.A. and N.Y.
With actor Reeve Carney’s upcoming departure, the comic book mega-musical is holding two open auditions to find the new Peter Parker.
by Mia Galuppo
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Have you ever hoped to be a high-flying superhero? Well, here is your chance.
Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark is seeking a new male lead, due to actor Reeve Carney’s exit this September, and is holding two open casting calls — one in New York City and one in Los Angeles.
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U2 partnership given leave to challenge decision on Clarence Hotel redevelopment
Dublin City Council refused to extend duration of planning permission for €150m hotel scheme
The facade of the Clarence Hotel on Wellinton Quay in Dublin. Photograph: Pat Langan/The Irish Times
by Ray Managh, Aodhan O’Faolain
Plans by Bono and The Edge to revive their parked €150 million revamp of Dublin’s Clarence Hotel were stopped in their tracks by Dublin City Council, the High Court has heard.
Eamon Galligan, senior counsel for The Clarence Partnership, which includes developer Paddy McKillen, said the local authority had refused to extend planning permission it granted in 2007 for a new and enlarged hotel.
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U2-funded children get a chance to record song on board ‘Beatles’ bus
John Lennon Educational Tour Bus is an advanced music studio on wheels
Music students from Dundalk Youth Centre taking part in a workshop on the John Lennon Music Mobile an Education Tour Bus. Engineer Jamie Thompson, Conor Loughnan and Kate Rogers…
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