New song ‘Invisible’: free download, for 24 hours, with (RED) to fight AIDS. …read more Source: U2.com
Read MoreAchtoon Baby: Are U2 Too Big for Twitter?
It would be cool if the members of U2 were active on Facebook, but for a lot of us it would be a zillion times better if they were on Twitter. Imagine the fun they’d have chatting back and forth with each other and with fans like us, right? After dreaming up a world with […]
Read More‘Going Somewhere’
‘You always had the feeling they were going somewhere.’ Niall Stokes on editing the newly published North Side Story. …read more Source: U2.com
Read MoreWelcome Our New Staff Writer: Fernanda Bottini (and Two New Forum Mods)
It’s usually a pretty big production around here when we bring on new staff members: We advertise open positions, review candidates, announce the names of our new staffers, etc. But that wasn’t the case with our latest staff addition. Fernanda Bottini has been someone we’ve known online for at least a couple years now. She’s […]
Read MoreWill Smith, U2 Confirmed for Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ Premiere
By Kevin Rutherford When Jimmy Fallon’s reign as the host of NBC’s “The Tonight Show” begins next month, he’ll have a fairly worthy duo of guests to help ring in his premiere: Will Smith and U2. In a release today (Jan. 19), NBC confirmed that the actor/rapper will be featured as a guest on “The […]
Read MoreColumn: off the record…, vol. 14-602
This one’s for Super Bowl followers: Hope you’re happy tonight, M2! (Credit to always excellent The Oatmeal for the cartoon) After their win at the Golden Globes last week, …read more Source: @U2
Read MoreU2 to be Fallon’s first ‘Tonight Show’ musical guests
U2 will be part of the welcome wagon for Jimmy Fallon’s new late-night time slot. When The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon debuts Feb. 17, with Late Show host Fallon replacing longtime Tonight Show guy Jay Leno, U2 will be the inaugural musical guest. Actor Will Smith is the first guest. The news was announced […]
Read MoreBono to Speak at World Economic Forum This Week
The U2 machine is starting to gear up, but Bono has at least one non-U2 related commitment still to make. He’ll be speaking this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The WEF’s official website lists him as one of the speakers on a session titled “The Post-2015 Goals: Inspiring a New Generation to […]
Read MoreBillboard’s 2014 Industry Icon: Paul McGuinness on 35 Years Guiding ‘The Biggest Band in the World’ (Q&A)
By Ray Waddell Few managers are so closely associated with one act as Paul McGuinness has been with U2, a group he took from a fledgling band of dubious musicianship playing Dublin bars to where it is widely considered the biggest group in the world. News broke late last year that McGuinness would step back […]
Read MoreDAVE FANNING ‘FIRST TIME PLAY FROM U2’ TURNS OUT NOT TO BE THEM
There was excitement – then much head scratching last night among the U2 community when Dave Fanning announced on his 2fm show “I’m going to give you something now, a brand new, first time play which is from U2. This song here, will it be on the album? Just a blast! Brand new, ‘Invisible.’” Instrumentally […]
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