It came out twenty years ago this week and here’s why we love it.
Read More@U2 Originals: June 2013
Here at @U2, one of the things we’re most proud of is the original content we provide, created exclusively by our staff. In case you missed any of it in June, the highlights are posted here:In our weekly Off the Record column, Matt McGee took Google G…
Read MoreColumn: off the record…, vol. 13-573
I have a running exchange with my friend Susan about what disappoints us about U2. Generally, I try to avoid these kinds of discussions about the band because I feel like I am betraying friends, questioning their judgment and gossiping behind their b…
Read MorePaul McGuinness Reacts to Mark Fisher’s Death
U2 manager Paul McGuinness has joined with countless others (including The Edge) in singing the praises of Mark Fisher. Fisher died earlier this week at 66 after a lengthy illness. He had served as U2’s stage architect since the Zoo TV tour, overseein…
Read MoreLike A Video: Sunday Bloody Sunday (Electric Lady version)
[Ed. note: This is the 17th in a series of essays by the @U2 staff about U2-related visuals and videos. Some essays may be informational and educational, while others may be more personal.]
Last week my wife texted me from work: “I need a U2 concert.”…
The Edge Remembers Mark Fisher
The Edge has issued a brief statement on this week’s death of Mark Fisher, U2’s longtime stage architect. In a post on U2.com, Edge remembers Fisher this way:
Mark Fisher’s vision and genius was his ability to translate dreams into reality. With his t…
‘He made the impossible possible.’
The Edge has been speaking about the passing of Mark Fisher.
Read MoreTransgressing Theology: Locating Jesus in a “F—ed-Up World”
For many fans, POP marks the moment when U2 went too far. The word “excess” is often associated with the album and the tour that promoted it. The auricular experimentation amounts to a sonic assault, a breaking of the sound barrier, a soniferous boom and bust. The album offers too much glitz and glitter; it’s […]
Read MoreA Night For Christy
From a studio in New York, U2 to perform in Aslan’s ‘A Night For Christy’ this Friday.
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