I wonder sometimes how fans of other bands rationalize in their own heads supporting someone who behaves like they belong behind bars. How do people convince themselves that it’s OK to buy Chris Brown’s music, for instance? Despite his much-publicized proclivity toward beating women, he still enjoys a career with top-ten singles and gold-selling records. […]
Read MoreBono and the Irish Part III
“We’re not gonna go to London. We’re not gonna go to New York City. We’re gonna stay and base our crew in Dublin. Cos These people. This is OUR TRIBE!” As I am sure all of you are aware, Bono made that pronouncement at Slane Castle. On that day, 1st September 2001 as I roared […]
Read MoreU2 @ La Osteria: The Interview!
How would you like to have been The Fly on the wall at La Osteria, the restaurant/bar that 3/4ths of the group U2 just casually walked into last Friday night? “Am I drunk or did Bono just walk by me?” Well, since Bono’s not answering my calls, U2radio.com did the next best thing and reached out […]
Read MoreRyan Tedder has finished up work with U2
In a recent Denver Post interview, Ryan Tedder commented that he had completed his sessions with U2. “I just wrapped up a couple weeks with U2, so any level of pressure that I could possibly have I’ve already experienced at this point.” Reports surfaced in March that Tedder and Paul Epworth had been tapped to […]
Read MoreU2 Popmart 1st leg, a retrospective: Columbus, DC, Jersey, Philly
Since everyone seemed to be pleasantly surprised last week remembering how great Pop and Popmart were, I thought I’d continue with the rest of my shows on the tour. After my first Popmart show in Pittsburgh, I went to five others on the first leg and two on the third leg (check back next Friday […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – Lullabies
Today’s “Covering U2” article is for all you parents of young kids out there. I’ve had in my collection for a little while three albums of U2 songs given the lullaby treatment. The first is titled Babies Go U2 and consists of 14 instrumental tracks, including a few choices that I found to be somewhat […]
Read MoreApple snaps up Beats for $3Bn and gets Iovine as head of it’s music strategy
The news broke today that Apple is buying Beats Entertainment for a reported $3 billion. This means that Beats founders Dr Dre and former Interscope records founder Jimmy Iovine will now be part of Apple and as sources report will “revamp and run its whole music strategy.” Jimmy Iovine has previously worked with U2 in the […]
Read MoreU2 101 – Live and Rare
I thought that for our U2101 chat this week, we might do something a little different, and talk about a few of the songs that U2 have played live but which have never seen an official release. It hasn’t happened too often in their long career – it seems that the band prefer to rely […]
Read More“Are You Talkin’ U2 to Me?” – U2 Podcast Review
I used to actively search for U2 podcasts, only to be disappointed by the scant few that could be found. The handful of U2 podcasts out there are rarely updated, much less entertaining. So imagine my delight to find that two great comedians, Scott Auckerman of the popular “Comedy Bang Bang” podcast and Adam Scott, […]
Read MoreU2 (-1) perform in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico (VIDEO)
Over the weekend reports from a small San Jose del Cabo pub that Bono, The Edge, and Larry where entertaining themselves started linking out on Instagram and twitter. It appeared that Adam wasn’t there. @vanycf posted several photos on twitter: pic.twitter.com/HDAOgHMsJA — Vanessa (@vanycf) May 25, 2014 and #U2 #LosCabos #México pic.twitter.com/a6AJpiw4Oa — Vanessa (@vanycf) May […]
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