A few weeks back, when I first started writing these in-depth looks at individual songs, fellow writer Joe Pittella (of Cup of Joe and U2 Confessional fame) mentioned that he’d like to see a breakdown done on God Part II. Knowing him, he might well have been joking, but it’s a great, under-appreciated song, and […]
Read MoreWhy U2? – Reason #4
There’s nothing like being part of history. It seems like anytime someone finds out that I’m a U2 fan, they want to tear the band down, and it’s true that U2 don’t have a lot of high-charting singles in the US where I live. I even read occasionally where some celebrity, like Noel Gallagher, has […]
Read MoreU2 Confessional Box: Repent Here!
Has the 1st week of Lent put your “I’ll Go Crazy if I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” lifestyle into submission? Do wild thoughts still escape every time she walks by? Are you like a needle to sin’s spoon? Then get on your knees, boys & girls, and hop into U2radio.com’s confessional box to cleanse your soul. […]
Read MoreNotable Shows – Honolulu ’06
This week’s notable show comes from the Vertigo Tour. It’s last show, in fact, which took place on the 9th of December, 2006, in the beautiful state of Hawaii. I remember the atmosphere as being one of celebration – The Vertigo tour had been fraught from the beginning, with several postponements, controversies over ticket sales, […]
Read MorePoll Question: Random songs or Full concerts in playlist
We haven’t done a poll in a good while (since 3/2011) so I figured it was time. I’m shuffling around the playlist at U2Radio and was curious to know your preference in how we stream the live U2 tracks here. [polldaddy poll=7871528] Thanks for your time!
Read MoreU2 101 – Staring at the Sun
Of course, like all U2 fans, my mind is on the ongoing saga concerning the long-awaited 13th album. Is it delayed, or isn’t it? What if it never comes out – does that mean the band will never tour again? I don’t need to rehash the whole painful debacle for you, but it did get […]
Read MoreWhy U2? – Reason #3
#3 – If you’re paying attention, you can really get to know them. A week or so ago, I was prepping for the Oscars by reviewing some of U2’s award show appearances, and while I was watching Bono’ acceptance speech for Album of the Year at the ’88 Grammys, I was moved by some of […]
Read MoreNo U2 album/tour until 2015, U2 fans react on twitter
Billboard has a story today that implies that U2 is nowhere close to a new release and tour plans have been pushed back to 2015. According to Andrew Hampp and Shirley Halperin of Billboard U2’s upcoming release and tour “has been virtually unrivaled”. Multiple sources now say that the band has rescheduled studio time to […]
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 MoreNotable Shows – Dublin ’85
This week’s notable show is U2’s first headlining show in a stadium, from Dublin’s Croke Park, on the 29th of June, 1985. Thinking back to that time, almost 30 years ago, it’s hard to believe that there was a time when U2 were not the global force that they are now. That’s kind of what […]
Read More