In 2013, we were in much the same position as U2 fans as what we are in today. The band had been quiet for a few years, and there was much speculation about what the next step for U2 might be, or if there would be a next step at all. Thankfully, we recently learned […]
Read MoreU2101: Ordinary Love
With the Innocence + Experience tour premiere of “Ordinary Love” coming just four nights ago as I write this, I decided to do something a little different for this week’s U2101, and give you all a little peek into my creative process.
Read MoreCovering U2 – Ordinary Love Mixes
I’m going to take sort of a break from our coverage of all new things related to the new album for today’s article, mostly because, as far as I know, there haven’t been any remixes of any of the new material yet. The closest I can get is Ordinary Love, which has had a ton […]
Read MoreNew version of ‘Ordinary Love’ posted online
Seems we have a new version of ‘Ordinary Love” online. Our friends over at U2wanderer.org posted on twitter about the discovery. One of our forum members found this new mix of Ordinary Love on @SoundCloud. Seems to be an @Interscope promo. https://t.co/2uCkVtMCtm — u2wanderer.org (@u2w) March 6, 2014 So what do you think? You like? […]
Read MoreSurprises from the Academy Awards
Two surprising developments concerning U2 tonight from the Academy Awards. The first, and most pleasant of the two, was the acoustic arrangement of Ordinary Love, after Bono indicated a couple of weeks ago that the Oscars performance would be different from that performed on the Tonight Show. My guess is that the Tonight Show performance […]
Read MoreFirst Impressions of U2 on The Tonight Show
The inaugural episode of Jimmy Fallon’s tenure as host of the Tonight Show just aired, and it included an extremely satisfying chunk of U2 footage. A pre-recorded live rendition of Invisible from 70 stories up, on the NBC headquarters building came early in the episode, followed by, later in the show, an entertaining interview with […]
Read MoreWhat to Look For This Weekend
The U2 world is definitely buzzing this weekend – big doings up in New York City. First, it seems there’s to be a fan-attended event on Sunday evening, most likely a rehearsal, if you ask me. Before we get into what the rehearsal is for, though, I want to talk about that phrase, fan-attended, which […]
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