U2’s Larry Mullen Jr was awarded the Yamaha drums Lifetime achievement award at the National Association of Music Merchants’(NAMM) in San Diego. The all-star tribute to U2 drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. was in recognition of his entire career at the top and as a great brand ambassador behind a battery. Larry performed (without U2 band mates) and was accompanied […]
Read MoreU2101 – Mothers of the Disappeared
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, you probably already know that U2 has announced their upcoming Joshua Tree 2017/2019 Tour, on which they plan to play the entire Joshua Tree album in sequence at every show. This means that we, the fans, are going to be treated to some wonderful […]
Read MoreU2 The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 announced pre-sales start January 11th
Well its official U2 will embark on a celebration tour of sorts for the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree with 16 US dates scheduled before moving the tour to Europe for an additional 8 shows across the European continent. U2 will also headline this summers Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee. The band […]
Read MoreU2101 – Red Hill Mining Town
As I sit down to write this, the U2 world is engulfed in an inferno of rumors. What’s known for sure is this – this year, 2017, is the thirtieth anniversary of the original release of U2’s hit record The Joshua Tree, and U2 seems to be planning a tour or a series of concerts […]
Read MoreU2 Joshua Tree Anniversary Tour Rumors
There’s palpable excitement in the world of U2 right now, what with all the rumors, rumors of rumors and rumors of rumors of rumors – all of which could possibly be clarified in a press conference on January 9th, according to U2 Chile (which is yet another rumor). As a proud resident of Southern California, at least […]
Read MoreU2101 – New Year’s Dub
Let me start off today’s article by wishing everyone reading this a Happy New Year. Here’s hoping that 2017 will be filled with peace and joy for each and every one of us, and that we’ll finally get that long awaited new U2 record.
Read MoreU2101 – The Darkest Midnight
As I sit down in front of my computer to write this, it is Christmas Day, 2016. Of course, I felt compelled to write about something Christmas-y, but there actually isn’t that much holiday music in U2’s catalog. I’ve already written about the two Christmas songs that U2 has recorded as a band, and last […]
Read MoreU2101 – Do They Know It’s Christmas
Well, it’s that time of year once again. As you read this, Christmas day will be less than a week away, so I thought that I ought to do something to commemorate the occasion. Since I wrote about U2’s pair of Christmas songs a couple of years ago (see here), this year seemed like a […]
Read MoreA Very U2 Christmas, 2016 Edition
Since there’s not much going on with U2 this Christmas that doesn’t involve food tech startups and Omaze contests, this is the perfect time to update my wildly popular (sure it was!) “A Very U2 Christmas” post from last year. Put your pink-Adam-in-a-Santa-hat sticker on your (RED) shirt, pour some Irish cream in your coffee […]
Read MoreU2101 – Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)
Each week, I try to find a U2 or U2-related song to write about that goes along with the type of music that I’ve been listening to that week, even if what I’ve been listening to isn’t U2. Fortunately, my favorite band has a wonderfully diverse catalog, so no matter what I’ve been playing on […]
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