Originally, for the next lyrics post, I was going to cover Where The Streets Have No Name. But when I woke up the day before Easter, I was up too early and couldn’t get back to sleep, so I checked U2 Radio just for the heck of it and saw a post on Until The […]
Read More#U2Request Day: Are You Ready?
Well, are you? Because it’s here! Today’s the day when U2 fans around the world tweet the hell out of Guy Oseary (***update*** apparently, tagging Guy or anyone else is a clear violation of the rules and since I’m all about respecting the rules, scratch that part) in a concerted effort to get U2 to […]
Read More#U2REALREQUEST
So by now, unless you’re a mole living in a hole, you’ve heard of the folks at #U2request and what they’re trying to accomplish this Tuesday, April 14th. A day where U2 fans are to tweet out their song request using the hash tag ( or as I lovingly refer to it as…the number sign) […]
Read MoreDear Guy Oseary
Well played, Guy. Bravo! If your goal was for soul, gut wrenching speculation & innuendo, then you got us hook, line & sinker. One month out and as fans, we have exactly the same amount of information about this tour as we did five years ago, which is absolutely nothing. ISIS gives out more info […]
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U2101: California (There is No End to Love)
I remember my first listen-through of Songs of Innocence. After the amazing opening combo of “The Miracle (of Joey Ramone)” and “Every Breaking Wave”, I was already in love with the album. When I heard the opening refrain of “California (There is No End to Love)”, with its obvious Beach Boys reference, though, I didn’t […]
Read MoreEaster, U2 Style!
Is there any day in the year more magical than Easter…I say no. And is there any more underrated U2 song than Window in the Skies…again, I say no. Sure, giving birth to the son of God without having sex is surely magical and turning blood into wine is an incredible feat, but removing a […]
Read MoreUntil the End of the World: For Christian U2 Fans, a Good Friday Dilemma
This is a re-post from last year – still applicable for Good Friday and Easter weekend! – Brook “This is Jesus; this is Judas.” We all know what song is coming next when we hear that. We love the onstage hijinks that have accompanied it for years, especially when it was never a commercial hit […]
Read MoreU2101: Iris (Hold Me Close)
I think that one of the most tragic stories I’ve ever heard is the one about Bono’s mother, Iris, suffering an aneurysm at her own father’s funeral when Bono was fourteen, then dying a few days later. It’s so incredibly unlikely and filled with pathos that if I didn’t know it to be true, I’d […]
Read MoreU2’s One Direction!
One Direction fans, lend me your ears….em…wait, what? On 2nd thought. U2’s upcoming tour took a back seat this week in the music world due to the news of teeny bopper sensation, Zayn Malik (yes, I had to Google him) of One Direction leaving the band. Within minutes, 99 % of the world under the […]
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Know Your Bonoisms, Part 24: Bono the Broheim
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Bonoism, and it’s high time I did one about Bono just being a dude (or…bloak? Or is that just an English thing?) When he’s not lobbying for better retroviral drugs in Africa, gravely injuring himself or attending a seemingly endless string of weddings and funerals all over Europe, […]
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