(Lou Reed photograph by Man Alive! and used via Creative Commons licensing.) By: Matt McGee Bono has written an essay in remembrance of Lou Reed, who died on October 27th of liver disease at the age of 71. In the essay, Bono calls Reed “a still figur…
Read MoreFive things U2 needs to do to return to form
BY JANE STEVENSON There’s big news for U2 fans in the form of a new single, a ballad called Ordinary Love, for Idris Elba’s new film, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, about South African president Nelson Mandela. You can hear part of it in the trailer …
Read MoreBono on Lou Reed: ‘Pop’s Truly Great Poker Face’
Bono has written an essay in remembrance of Lou Reed, who died on October 27th of liver disease at the age of 71. In the essay, Bono calls Reed “a still figure in the eye of a metallic hurricane” and “pop’s truly great poker face.” He also talks about…
Read More‘Music Out Of Noise’
‘Lou Reed made music out of noise. The noise of the city…’ Bono in Rolling Stone.
Read MoreAWF ‘Got Water’ Auction Has U2 Items Up for Bid
The African Well Fund has launched its ninth annual Got Water? auction, which once again this year features several U2-related items up for bidding. On the AWF’s eBay page, you’ll find things like U2 concert photos, postcards, handmade beverage coaste…
Read MorePoll Results: Rattle And Hum Film Barely Edges The Album
U2 fans prefer Rattle And Hum the film over Rattle And Hum the album, but not by much. In fact, the most popular choice in our recent poll was “I like them both equally.”
We ran the poll during October as part of our month-long celebration of Rattle A…
Column: off the record…, vol. 13-591
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Read More@U2 Originals: Rattle and Hum Special Edition
Here at @U2, one of the things we’re most proud of is the original content we provide, created exclusively by our staff.
Because last month marked the 25th anniversary of U2’s Rattle and Hum, I’ve put together a special roundup of how we covered the m…
U2 to release two brand new songs on Record Store Day’s Black Friday
by John Balfe The U2 juggernaut appears to be kicking back into full steam. Last week we brought you news of the first original U2 song to be released in three years and now it’s been confirmed that Bono and the boys will release it and another new s…
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Larry Mullen Jr.!
It’s Halloween! That means one thing: lots of candy … err, it’s Larry Mullen Jr.’s birthday! Everyone’s favorite drummer (and fledgling movie star) turns 52 on Thursday, so please join us in wishing him a wonderful day.
Happy birthday to you!Happy b…