As we dig ourselves out of 19 feet of snow here in the northeast, we have now entered the month of March, which had me wondering, “What are U2’s best March(ing) songs?” So on this March fourth, here are U2’s best songs that will get you to March forth. See what I did there. Pride/MLK-The […]
Read MoreU2 Elevation
After my debut post for U2 Radio, I realized two things. One was that I really, really love doing this. Writing about great music is just an awesome feeling! The other thing I realized was that I really needed to find a way to make the second post even better than the first one. I […]
Read MoreThe State of the U2 Address – The Build-up to The Innocence + Experience Tour
Things have been quiet in U2-land lately as the band gear up for their Innocence + Experience World tour, which opens on May 14th in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. That’s just about ten and a half weeks off as I write this, and there a couple of questions concerning the tour on […]
Read MoreU2’s Face Lift?
What’s in worse physical shape at this moment, Bono or the Joshua Tree? The latest destruction to the Joshua Tree being uprooted is despicable….. but it’s gotta be Bono, right? I mean, have you seen Bono lately? Sure, he looks great not having his humerous hanging out of his ear, but have you looked closely […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms, Part 23: Bono’s Childhood Peeps
Did Mick Jagger give his childhood best friend an amazing dream job with a lofty title? I don’t think so. Did Springsteen? Well, maybe – that seems quite plausible. What I do know is that Bono did. Gavin Friday, whose own musical career has always been overshadowed by the fact that he’s Bono’s best mate, has […]
Read MoreA final farewell to ‘travelling pastor’ Jack Heaslip
U2 joined around 100 mourners at the funeral of their ‘travelling pastor’ Jack Heaslip, who passed away at the weekend. The group’s frontman Bono was accompanied by his wife Ali Hewson to the service at St Mary’s Church, Howth yesterday afternoon as they paid their respects to their friend. The 71-year-old clergyman passed away at […]
Read MoreU2 The Most Listened To Artist On iOS
According to a study of 2,510 iOS users conducted by independent research firm Kantar, U2 is the most popular band among iTunes users. The results of a survey Kantar conducted in January 2015 indicate that about 23 percent of Apple users listened to at least one song from Songs of Innocence during that month. That […]
Read MoreA Week of U2?
168 hours straight! All U2 & nothing but U2, could you listen for 168 hours straight? Before you rip out your abacus to do the math, that’s 7 days and 7 nights of nothing but U2. If your answer is yes, it doesn’t make you more of a fan, it just simply means that you […]
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Why U2? #52 – Their Future
I started writing these Why U2? articles a year ago this week, and in that time we’ve covered a lot of reasons that U2 is more than just my favorite band. They represent a way of life for me, and for many of you, I’m sure. Everything we’ve discussed, from their sense of humor to […]
Read MoreAnd The Oscar Goes To…
It’s hard to believe that it was just last year that U2 gave a brilliant heartfelt performance of Ordinary Love in front of the world at the Oscars only to be bamboozled by the empty suits that voted for Frozen’s, Let it Go. That was last year. U2 is not up for an Oscar this […]
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