This week’s U2 101 article is on the fan favorite track One Tree Hill, and is in response to a request from reader Brent. I think that most of us are aware of how this song came to be, but for any latecomers, I’ll give a quick rundown of it’s origins. While the band were […]
Read More#2 – They never repeat themselves. My mom isn’t what I’d consider a U2 fan, but she’s kind enough to keep up with the band because she knows how important they are to me. The last time we spoke, about a week or so ago, she mentioned to me that she’s always amazed at U2’s […]
Read MoreTwo surprising developments concerning U2 tonight from the Academy Awards. The first, and most pleasant of the two, was the acoustic arrangement of Ordinary Love, after Bono indicated a couple of weeks ago that the Oscars performance would be different from that performed on the Tonight Show. My guess is that the Tonight Show performance […]
Read MoreSo, I was minding my own business and watching the Oscars when this story hit my inbox – “Bono employs person to drive his bed around on tour.” My first thought was, “this has got to be a joke”. But, after seeing the same report posted on several different websites, I guess there is something […]
Read MoreYou’ve been naughty, haven’t you? We saw what you did with the trash, trampoline and party girl. Shame! It’s time to repent. Step into the U2 confessional and confess your funny, craziest, wackiest, sinful U2 ways and go into the weekend cleansed. Mine: While home alone the other day, I was pretending to be […]
Read MoreDailymotion.com is beginning to produce its own original video content. One of the (just completed) projects is a show called: “Feedback Kitchen with Mario Batali” which will feature the Edge. The show is focused on food and music were celebrity chef Mario Batali has a conversation with various celebrities while doing what he does best… […]
Read MoreThis weekend, U2 are once again hoping to fill that Oscar shaped hole in their award cabinet at the 86th annual Academy Awards, in Hollywood, USA. The last time our guys were up for an Oscar was 11 years ago, when U2’s “The Hands That Built America” lost to Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”. As far as […]
Read MoreUp for discussion today is the last show from the first leg of the Lovetown tour, December 1st, 1989, in Osaka Japan. For some reason, I’ve been listening to a lot of Lovetown shows lately. I think it’s probably because of the variations in setlist from show to show. With a tour not too far […]
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Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses is one of the most debated songs in all of U2’s vast catalog. Even the members of the band itself seem to not be sure how to feel about it. I’ve read interviews in which Bono claimed that he felt that they “didn’t quite nail the song” and another […]
Read MoreBono was interviewed on NRJ Energy radio which was broadcast today where he referenced two more songs that are supposedly on the new album. The two titles are; ‘Song For Someone‘ and ‘The Troubles,’ which Bono stated “it’ll rip you apart. It’s got some soul music in it.” This is the latest dribble of info about the […]
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