Today’s “Covering U2” article is for all you parents of young kids out there. I’ve had in my collection for a little while three albums of U2 songs given the lullaby treatment. The first is titled Babies Go U2 and consists of 14 instrumental tracks, including a few choices that I found to be somewhat […]
Read MoreApple snaps up Beats for $3Bn and gets Iovine as head of it’s music strategy
The news broke today that Apple is buying Beats Entertainment for a reported $3 billion. This means that Beats founders Dr Dre and former Interscope records founder Jimmy Iovine will now be part of Apple and as sources report will “revamp and run its whole music strategy.” Jimmy Iovine has previously worked with U2 in the […]
Read MoreU2 101 – Live and Rare
I thought that for our U2101 chat this week, we might do something a little different, and talk about a few of the songs that U2 have played live but which have never seen an official release. It hasn’t happened too often in their long career – it seems that the band prefer to rely […]
Read More“Are You Talkin’ U2 to Me?” – U2 Podcast Review
I used to actively search for U2 podcasts, only to be disappointed by the scant few that could be found. The handful of U2 podcasts out there are rarely updated, much less entertaining. So imagine my delight to find that two great comedians, Scott Auckerman of the popular “Comedy Bang Bang” podcast and Adam Scott, […]
Read MoreU2 (-1) perform in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico (VIDEO)
Over the weekend reports from a small San Jose del Cabo pub that Bono, The Edge, and Larry where entertaining themselves started linking out on Instagram and twitter. It appeared that Adam wasn’t there. @vanycf posted several photos on twitter: pic.twitter.com/HDAOgHMsJA — Vanessa (@vanycf) May 25, 2014 and #U2 #LosCabos #México pic.twitter.com/a6AJpiw4Oa — Vanessa (@vanycf) May […]
Read MoreWhy U2? – Reason #14
As part of my job at one of the other sites that I write for, I am occasionally required to write record reviews, and I can’t help but compare some of the stuff I review to U2. It’s given me some insight into another reason that U2 have got to be considered one of the […]
Read MoreLarry Mullen, the actor?
When you hear the name Larry Mullen, you think drummer. The first association that you make is not actor, but over the past few years, that is what Larry Mullen has become, in addition to his day job as U2’s drummer and founding member. Larry has never been the guy out in front, he is […]
Read MoreU2 PopMart begins (for me) in Pittsburgh May 22, 1997
U2’s Pop was released in March of 1997. I remember seeing the video for “Discotheque” and loving it because U2 was dressed like The Village People, although Larry was a hostile participant. A lot of people criticized Pop for being too techno and not enough like U2. I completely disagree. I love Pop! I would tell those […]
Read MoreCovering U2 – A Capella
I’ve kind of got a soft spot for a capella music. I think it’s probably because I like things that are really complicated, and because the idea of what humans can accomplish, even without instruments or even electricity, appeals to the super-hero fan in me. This week, I’m presenting my three favorite a capella versions […]
Read MoreU2 101 – Walk On
I was managing a record store back in late 2000 when All That You Can’t Leave Behind was released, and I remember being really excited with the way the album was being received by music buyers. One shopper, in particular, whose comments have stayed with me told me that he liked “the one that sounds […]
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