‘That’s how a fan would see it, and I’m a fan.’ How Otto Kitsinger pictures U2 from within the crowd.
Read MoreColumn: off the record …, vol. 13-576
I don’t remember U2’s Live Aid set, 28 years ago on July 13th. I was at JFK Stadium that day — on the Philadelphia side of the event — and I remember Jack Nicholson introducing the band, who were appearing from London via satellite. But I have no r…
Read MoreThe Editors Fall Short of Expectations with New Album
The Editors’ The Weight of Your Love is a bipolar roller-coaster of high-flying orchestral scenes and slow, meandering tracks. The album’s first track “The Weight” opens with a symphony sound and drums, rising up and up and up into crescendo where nothing happens. It just doesn’t go anywhere. This conflict between expectation and result is present […]
Read MoreBest in years, says Gavin after early listen to new U2 album
BONO’S pal Gavin Friday has claimed that U2’s upcoming album is their “most exciting release since Achtung Baby”.
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Friday (54) has been given an exclusive listen months ahead of its release. He has been described as a “consultant” by U2 – and he is very much giving a thumbs-up for their 13th album.
“I’ve heard the new album and it certainly is a development. U2 turns corners very quickly and what hits you is how fresh it sounds. With Edge involved, there is still plenty of guitar,” Gavin told the Herald.
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Vintage U2
With nearly 8,000 items in our database, it’s a sure bet you haven’t read them all. This month we take a look at 1990, an arid desert when it comes to U2 news. Fortunately U2’s fan club magazine, Propaganda, comes to the rescue, along w…
Read MoreJoy, Humility, and Defiance – the Bono Interviews of Summer 2013
All words by Bono, from recent interviews with Charlie Rose and Gay Byrne, transcribed from video clips by Interference editorial staff. You want to know what brought Jessie Helms to tears? I can tell you. I said there are 2003 verses of scripture that pertain with the world’s poor, none them about judgment, sir. Christ never […]
Read MoreCommandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
France’s Minister of Culture Aurélie Filippetti has presented the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters to Bono.
Read MoreBono to receive France’s highest cultural honour
(Photo: AFP/File) France is to bestow its highest cultural honour on U2 singer Bono, a government statement said on Monday. The Irish singer will be made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in a ceremony due to be held in Paris on Tuesday ev…
Read MoreBono: Nice Today (James Joyce event), Paris Tomorrow (French Award)
Bono will be honored Tuesday in Paris with France’s highest cultural honor when he’s made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters. This isn’t to be confused with the Legion d’Honneur, which Bono received many years ago from France.
The ceremony i…
Spanish FNAC Record Store Lists U2 Album in November
Cross your fingers that this FNAC record store in Spain knows what it’s talking about. Via U2Valencia.com comes this photo of a sign listing upcoming albums and release dates, and U2 is included with “November 2013” as the date.
We don’t know if this…
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