A good subtitle for this week’s article might be “Everything I Really Need to Know, I’ve Learned From U2”. I’ve made the statement often in my private life that U2’s career has closely followed the life of a human being – that a listener can track what it means to be a human being, through […]
Read MoreSound The Siren(s): U2 Rumors On The Loose!
Sound the alarm – I mean the Siren! So have you heard the news today? I can’t change it or make it go away. You know…the news/rumor/innuendo that U2 will/may/probably tour or release a CD in the next few months/years/decade. You have to love sensationalism. You can’t spell hyperbole without hype. In this tabloid/TMZ/reality TV […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms – Part 5
This week, we’re going to address Bono’s use of the word “sound.” It’s at least a theme in many U2 songs, if not part of the actual lyrics.
Read MoreU2 Elevation Columbus 5.7.01
The morning after the U2 Elevation show in Pittsburgh, I flew to Columbus, OH for the show at Nationwide Arena that night. My head still hurt from where I hit it in the GA line in Pittsburgh. Even though I enjoyed my first time inside the heart in Pittsburgh, being that close to the stage, […]
Read MoreUPDATED: New U2 album ‘Sirens’ will be finished in September according to Universal Colombia
Universal Music Colombia tweets a few hours ago the title of the new U2 album name. According to the @UMusicColombia‘s tweet the name of the new U2 album is Sirens, and the album will be finished in September. There is the possibility that U2 could headline at the iTunes Festival in Roundhouse, north of London in […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – Where Angels Fear to Tread
Today I’m going to step outside of my comfort zone a little bit and review a few covers that don’t interest me very much. Obviously, someone likes this kind of stuff, or they wouldn’t keep making it, so maybe I’m missing something.
Read MoreCan U2 Flavored Ice Cream Save The World?
When I look at the world I see one thing…ICE CREAM! Who doesn’t like ice cream? I, for one cannot get enough of that lovey, dovey stuff. So, today I am going to ice cream out loud and say that all the problems of the world can be solved over a bowl of The Sweetest […]
Read MoreRumored September Gig and New U2 Album release in November
New U2 Album and Tour on track. Well there is nothing like getting some new U2 album release news and a possible U2 performance to brighten an otherwise bland Tuesday at work. According to the Irish Examiner and The Sun, U2 are on track for a new album release later this year (other rumors tag the […]
Read MoreU2101 – I Will Follow
The opening track on U2’s first LP, way back in 1980, I can’t think of another song ever recorded that served as a more perfect call to arms for what would become the greatest band in the history of the human race. From the very first note, this song served as an announcement that something […]
Read MoreWhy U2 – Reason #22
Bono’s been publicly referring to U2 as a “punk band” as far back as I can remember. When I was a little bit younger, it used to make me cringe a little bit, because I LOVE punk rock, but I didn’t quite understand it then like I do now. In my teens and twenties, all […]
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