Your weekly dose of U2 covers is here again with some interesting and enjoyable picks for you. First on tap today, we have blues-rocker Jay Buchanan with a swingin’ cover of Lemon that is not at all what I expected. It’s loud and brash and fun and completely unlike U2’s original, but somehow all the […]
Read MoreU2’s Army: Recruiting Now!
Note to Bono: forget about the younger audience because they’re too fat! Remember when Bono yelled, “Get up off your big fat ass now,” at the beginning of Mysterious Ways at the Rose Bowl? America did not listen and now their mysterious “weighs” are preventing them from military service. In a recent article, more than […]
Read MoreU2101 – The Fly
I know that a lot of you are probably groaning to yourselves after reading the title up there “The Fly?!? Oh, man! I hate that stupid song!” while just as many of you (I’m looking at you here, Joe) are jumping up and down with joy. My first experience with the song came right after […]
Read MoreWhy U2 – Reason #20
It’s funny how much my opinion of an artist’s character influences my perception of their art. If I discover that some artist that I’m getting into is a woman-beater, for instance, or a meth addict, it really detracts from my enjoyment of their artistic output. I wrote recently about how I feel a kinship with […]
Read MoreLooking Back at the U2 360 Rose Bowl Show
June 30, 2009 was like any other day for me – other than the fact that I was salivating at my desk, waiting for someone, anyone who had attended the kickoff of the 360 Tour in Barcelona to upload a clip to YouTube. Thanks to the nine hour time difference between California and Spain, the […]
Read MoreU2’s Summer “Reign” Has Begun!
The summer of Bono and the boys has begun in full earnest as southern France has taken center stage once again as the vacation spot for those who not only found what they’re looking for, but bought it. Soon, Bono will be spotted wearing his Fedora du jour with his mismatching shirt and pant ensemble as […]
Read MoreThe U2 360 Tour 5 Years Later
I thought that I would take a break this week from reliving the Elevation Tour to reminisce about the 360 Tour that started five years ago this week. I did not go to the opening show in Barcelona, but I did go to the U.S. opener in Chicago in 2009. No Line on the Horizon was released […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – Reggae
It’s funny how one thing leads to another. Recently, I wrote about Daniel Lanois’ cover of U2’s “Thank You”, and writing about that got me on a Daniel Lanois kick that’s still going strong. Earlier today, I was listening to his Black Dub project’s debut album, which contains several references to reggae music, both subtle […]
Read MoreAudio of a possible New U2 song, ‘Song For Someone’
A New Beach Clip Audio posted, and a History of U2 blaring new material Here it happens again, a U2 fan (Paul) in Eze recorded this from the beach on the coast in southern France. The song is hard to hear but you will hear the crashing waves in the background (most times the crashing waves are in the foreground) with the […]
Read MoreBono & “The Interview!”
Lights go down, it’s dark – because there’s no freaking electricity! North Korea – try to name a more f***ed up country on Earth than North Korea…You can’t! Yes, they’re doing the atomic bomb and they want you to sing along, but most North Korean citizens can’t because 99% of the population are starving. Besides, […]
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