(EDITORS NOTE: We would like to introduce our newest contributor to U2 Radio, Rachel W. the “Lieutenant”. She is a college student that has a passion for U2 lyrics, and literature in general. She will take us on a trip through the mysterious ways of U2’s lyric meanings, and interpretation.) Have you ever been puzzled over a line like […]
Read MoreHow Can U2 Thank Their Fans? Here’s An Idea
Have you ever wished U2 would hold more interactive fan incentives – as in, events that reward hardcore devotees like ourselves? As in, events where we get to…I don’t know…meet them? I know there are a few of you out there who can say you’ve met one or more of the guys in person, but […]
Read MoreFinal Word on the Grammy’s!
911? Yes, I’d like to report a crime. Is sodomy still on the books in California? Seriously, how many more times can U2 be ramrodded before we call 911? First, the Oscar fiasco, now the Grammy’s! Didn’t U2 just add a 17th show in L.A.? Doesn’t U2 have a song named after the state that […]
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Why U2? #50 – They’re Great Winners
As I write this, the Grammys will be airing in just a few hours. Despite all of our hopes, it seems pretty clear by this point that U2 will not be performing this year.
Read MoreDear Grammy Awards
Dear Mr. Grammy: I hope all is well with your friend, Mr. Oscar, since last year’s surgery to remove his head from his ass for choosing “Let it Go,” a song for an animated picture, as opposed to our Ordinary Love, a lyrical masterpiece about one of the most influential historical figures of all time, […]
Read MoreKnow Your Bonoisms, Part 22: Bono’s Gratitude
One of my favorite Bono speeches is the monologue during the bridge of “Out of Control” at Slane Castle. You know it – the one that starts with, “Father…I need a lend of 500 pounds. Because we’re going to go over to London, and we’re going to score ourselves a record deal.” Heck, let’s not […]
Read MoreIs Bono A Hero?
As I sit here in the afterglow of a Superbowl win by the New England Patriots, my seven year old son stated that Tom Brady was a hero of his. I thought that maybe he was high on Tom Brady because of their 4th SuperBowl win and decided to pursue the conversation. When I asked […]
Read MoreA New Irish Hospice Foundation book will feature the members of U2
On February 2nd, the Irish Hospice Foundation announced that all four members of U2, along with Paul McGuinness, McGuinness’ son Max, and Gavin Friday, will be contributing to a special book called Sons + Fathers. The book, which will celebrate the relationships between sons and fathers, will be published by Penguin Random House and Hospice […]
Read MoreWhy U2? #49 – They Always Leave Me Wanting More
It was PT Barnum who famously said “Always leave them wanting more”, and I believe that U2 took that piece of advice to heart. There are almost innumerable pieces of music out there that are known to exist but which have yet to see an official release of any sort. A few of these are […]
Read MoreU2 and the Superbowl!
Remember the last time U2 performed in the Superbowl? Of course you do, it was recently ranked the greatest Superbowl performance of all time by USA Today. The performance was so brilliant that most people outside of New England forgot that my New England Patriots won that Super Bowl, the first of 3 wins in […]
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