Bono is slated to make a pair of public appearances this week in the U.S.-- one singing performance and one speaking presentation. First up is the Jazz Foundation of America's (JFA) annual concert and gala at the Apollo Theater in Harlem on Thursday night (May 17). Bono is listed as one of the concert performers on the JFA's website. Guests at the fund raiser will include Quincy Jones, Dr. John and others. Tickets are still available for the concert and start at $$100.
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U2 Fan Survey 2012: Second Set of Results Posted
@U2 News15 May 2012 | 2:54 amThe second set of results from the 2012 U2 Fan Survey is now available, and it takes us through section D -- i.e., four of the nine total sections. As a reminder, the survey was open from April 5th through April 30th. We received completed responses from 3,530 fans in 79 countries this year, both of which are down from 2010. We think that's likely due to the band being in downtime right now, meaning less traffic to @U2 and fewer fans being aware of the survey. -
On the Charts: Rihanna's 'Ship' Sails
RollingStone.com: All News16 May 2012 | 12:50 pmWINNER OF THE WEEK Mother's Day We're not comfortable generalizing about mothers' musical tastes – this writer's wife who is a mother favors George Jones Parliament and the Sex Pistols – but stereotypical mom-oriented albums got a boost on the Billboard charts this week Carrie Underwood's Blown Away sticks to... -
Bono’s Las Vegas Movie is Apparently Still Alive
@U2blog - U2 news and discussion15 May 2012 | 7:18 pmBono has been talking for years about doing a musically-themed movie that’s based in Las Vegas. And the film is apparently still alive at some level. Last week, actor Liam Neeson mentioned it in an article that ran on the Belfast Telegraph’s website: “I never thought about becoming a professional singer, but I am in touch with Bono [from U2] about releasing a musical movie,” he revealed. “It will be about an Irish band during the ’70s who are looking for fortune in Las Vegas. I should play the singer of the band but I don’t want to sing in front of… -
Taken U2 to Church
U2 TOUR FANS DAILY NEWS UPDATE15 May 2012 | 5:04 amA minister will be swapping traditional hymns for tracks by rock band U2 at a communion service with a difference this weekend. The Rev Nick Cook will perform as Bono for Leicestershire’s first U2charist, at St Hugh’s Church, Market Harborough, on Saturday. The band – with Dick Callan as guitarist The Edge, Trevor Roach as bass player Adam Clayton and Alex Ulyett as drummer Larry Mullen Jr – will be performing seven of U2’s biggest hits, including One, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Pride (In The Name Of Love) and Where The Streets Have No Name. Nick, who is minister of…
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On the Charts: Rihanna's 'Ship' Sails
16 May 2012 | 12:50 pmWINNER OF THE WEEK Mother's Day We're not comfortable generalizing about mothers' musical tastes – this writer's wife who is a mother favors George Jones Parliament and the Sex Pistols – but stereotypical mom-oriented albums got a boost on the Billboard charts this week Carrie Underwood's Blown Away sticks to... -
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Call Reunion a 'Kick-Start to a Beautiful Situation'
16 May 2012 | 12:30 pmGuerilla Union the promoter who puts on the Rock the Bells tour each year was initially scheduled to unveil the lineup at an LA press conference May 8th But the announcement was delayed a week to allow the members of a reuniting group to attend It worked out... -
High and Tight: Our Rock & Roll Baseball Experts Pick the Best and Worst Big League Stadiums
16 May 2012 | 12:00 pmIn May 1976 my Dad took me to Detroit’s venerable Tiger Stadium for my first major league ballgame a Sunday afternoon contest between the pre-"Birdmania" Tigers and the eventual AL champion Yankees Though just a little over 60 years old at the time "The Corner" at Michigan and Trumbull (formerly... -
'Glee' Recap: What a Feeling
16 May 2012 | 10:55 am"Props" and "Nationals" were as predictable in their two-hour glory as I expected them to be yet the penultimate episodes of Glee's third season had a spirit about them that made for entertaining moments both heartfelt and whimsical But of course a double dose of Glee meant twice as many... -
Nas, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Wiz Khalifa Announced for Rock the Bells
16 May 2012 | 9:45 amTraveling hip-hop festival Rock the Bells has announced its lineup Performers include RZA (who will also curate the festival's 36 Chambers Stage) Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Wiz Khalifa Ice Cube Mac Miller J Cole Kid Cudi 2 Chainz A$AP Rocky Atmosphere Missy Elliott and Timbaland Redman and Method Man Nas Yelawolf Kendrick...
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Bono Due to Perform, Speak Later This Week
16 May 2012 | 12:08 amBono is slated to make a pair of public appearances this week in the U.S.-- one singing performance and one speaking presentation. First up is the Jazz Foundation of America's (JFA) annual concert and gala at the Apollo Theater in Harlem on Thursday night (May 17). Bono is listed as one of the concert performers on the JFA's website. Guests at the fund raiser will include Quincy Jones, Dr. John and others. Tickets are still available for the concert and start at $$100. -
U2 Fan Survey 2012: Second Set of Results Posted
15 May 2012 | 2:54 amThe second set of results from the 2012 U2 Fan Survey is now available, and it takes us through section D -- i.e., four of the nine total sections. As a reminder, the survey was open from April 5th through April 30th. We received completed responses from 3,530 fans in 79 countries this year, both of which are down from 2010. We think that's likely due to the band being in downtime right now, meaning less traffic to @U2 and fewer fans being aware of the survey. -
Column: off the record…, vol. 12-514
13 May 2012 | 2:26 pmFans at a Glen Hansard concert earlier this week got a nice surprise when Bono showed up to perform a duet of “The Auld Triangle” with him to close out the show. If you missed the videos that captured it, we have posted a few here. -
U2 boss tells of hairy times in early days
11 May 2012 | 5:41 pmTHE manager of rock band Spinal Tap kept a cricket bat handy to deal with trouble.But U2 boss Paul McGuinness revealed last night how he once used his bare hands to eject a troublemaker "by the hair or in a headlock" from one of his band's earliest gigs. The setting was the Project Arts Centre in Dublin in May 1978 when notorious gang the 'Black Catholics' attempted to disrupt one of U2's first live shows."The Black Catholics were dedicated to breaking up other people's gigs. -
Happy 52nd Birthday, Bono!
10 May 2012 | 1:50 amEveryone's favorite vocalist / lyricist / world-saving rock star turns 52 on Thursday, so please join us in singing a quick, little ditty in his honor: Happy birthday to you!Happy birthday to you!Happy birthday, dear Bono,Happy birthday to you! Fans have been wishing Bono a happy birthday for about 10 days already, so feel free to chime in, too!
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Bono’s Las Vegas Movie is Apparently Still Alive
15 May 2012 | 7:18 pmBono has been talking for years about doing a musically-themed movie that’s based in Las Vegas. And the film is apparently still alive at some level. Last week, actor Liam Neeson mentioned it in an article that ran on the Belfast Telegraph’s website: “I never thought about becoming a professional singer, but I am in touch with Bono [from U2] about releasing a musical movie,” he revealed. “It will be about an Irish band during the ’70s who are looking for fortune in Las Vegas. I should play the singer of the band but I don’t want to sing in front of… -
Bono Snacks with Bill Gates at Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
9 May 2012 | 2:44 amBono was in Omaha, Nebraska, last weekend — one of 35,000+ people attending the annual meeting of Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway. While there, yer man met with Bill Gates to talk Africa and eat some snacks. Here’s a photo from Gates’ website. What all do we see there? Bananas (right in front of Bono) Trail Mix (ditto) Pretzels & Chips (in separate plates near Bono’s water) Cookies (on Gates’ side of the table) Aquafina Diet Coke Why is almost every piece of food on Bono’s side of the table? This is a post from the @U2 blog.Bono… -
Coldplay on Bono, Bono on Bruce Cockburn
4 May 2012 | 5:18 pmHere’s a couple of quick news items. Some of you (like me) probably hit, or will hit, a Coldplay concert. In a recent interview, Lead singer Chris Martin kidded about Bono creating havoc with their gear at a show. He quickly added, “We’re joking, by the way. They’re [U2] the best band on the planet.” Here is the story. The Vancouver Sun reports that Canada’s Vision TV will be airing a documentary tonight (Friday, May 4) entitled, Bruce Cockburn, Pacing the Cage. Bono leads off the doco with lyrics from “If I Had A Rocket Launcher.” I hope… -
Worst U2 Cover Ever?
3 May 2012 | 5:17 pmNME recently posted this question with a link to a video showing judges from The Voice singing “Beautiful Day.” The real highlight of Saturday night’s The Voice was this opening performance of U2′s ‘Beautiful Day’, which involved all four of the judges bellowing the song into submission, in the manner of a pack of mountain lions mauling a small boy. So many ‘highlights’. There’s Will.I.Am, dressed in a kind of lavender Buck Rogers spacesuit. There’s the jaw-dropping moment 40 seconds in when Tom Jones comes in, displaying all the… -
Dublin U2 Fan Reunion April 20th to 22nd 2012
25 Apr 2012 | 11:45 amBack in August 2011, some U2 fans came up with an idea: Having attended many U2 360 gigs around the world, including the final gig in Moncton, what about meeting up with some of the U2 fans they had met on their many U2 360 tour travels. Some of these adventurers are documented on this website, most of which is in English as well as Dutch. Ria Monster lives near Rotterdam in The Netherlands and was the main organiser of the U2 Fan Reunion, she has been a fan of the band ever since she heard New Years Day, and to date has attended 58 U2 gigs. She told me, “After the Moncton show we were…
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Taken U2 to Church
15 May 2012 | 5:04 amA minister will be swapping traditional hymns for tracks by rock band U2 at a communion service with a difference this weekend. The Rev Nick Cook will perform as Bono for Leicestershire’s first U2charist, at St Hugh’s Church, Market Harborough, on Saturday. The band – with Dick Callan as guitarist The Edge, Trevor Roach as bass player Adam Clayton and Alex Ulyett as drummer Larry Mullen Jr – will be performing seven of U2’s biggest hits, including One, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Pride (In The Name Of Love) and Where The Streets Have No Name. Nick, who is minister of… -
Early Bono Years
10 May 2012 | 1:42 pmPhotographs documenting the gritty beginnings of U2 in the smoky pubs and clubs of 1970s Dublin are being unveiled Thursday at an exhibition in the band’s home city. Much of the exhibition by photographer Patrick Brocklebank has never been seen before. U2 manager Paul McGuinness is launching the exhibition Thursday night at The Little Museum of Dublin, a townhouse whose walls are filled, floor to ceiling, with eclectic memorabilia of Ireland’s turbulent 20th century. The 32-photo show will be on display through Sept. 2, and Brocklebank also is selling original prints of 10 images… -
Happy Birthday Bono: 10 Facts About
10 May 2012 | 1:42 pmBono / U2 360 / U2TOURFANS Born Paul David Hewson, the rocker’s nickname derives from the Latin word “bonavox” - meaning “good voice”. - His various humanitarian work around the globe and his efforts to raise awareness of Aids in Africa earned him the Nobel Peace Prize’s Man of Peace title in 2008. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003. - His favorite food is fish and chips, and his favorite drink is Jack Daniels or tea. - Bono is a keen chess player, falling in love with the game at the age of 12 after he… -
No Longer Christian Band
7 May 2012 | 4:40 amBringing U2 into a conversation with a group of Christians can be a dangerous occupation. Once up held as the prime examples of Christians in the music business, many people now view the band as arrogant and egotistical, having long since abandoned their early religious fervour. In fact, many churches will point to U2 as evidence of the fact that the music industry is too full of corruption and depravity for even the most committed believers to hold out against, almost as mothers used to frighten their children into good behaviour with stories of the hobgoblins that awaited the ill-behaved… -
Tony Nomination
1 May 2012 | 12:38 pmU2’s Bono and The Edge were delivered a bittersweet award nomination today, when Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark was nominated for two Tony Awards: for Best Scenic Design Of A Musical and Best Costume Design Of A Musical. That’s good news for designers George Tsypin and Eiko Ishioka, though arguably less flattering for the musical’s two rock star composers.
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15 May 2012 | 5:36 amPosted U2log: http://t.co/oslKEnug Pictures of Mr McGuinness and various allies at The Little Museum of Dublin. Posted Dans les coulisses de U2France… (I). Posted U2France backstage… (I). Posted U2 Fan Survey 2012: Second Set of Results Posted. -
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Daily Digest for May 13th
13 May 2012 | 5:36 amPosted Une décision intéressante. Posted U2 rejouera un concert du PopMart Tour… dans ‘Second Life’. Posted Longing for the next U2 Tour?- Look no further! U2′s PopMart Tour is being recreated. -
Daily Digest for May 12th
12 May 2012 | 5:36 amPosted McGuinness: Bono’s performance one of reasons I backed the band. Posted McGuinness : l’interprétation de Bono est l’une des raisons pour laquelle j’ai soutenu ce groupe. Posted U2 boss tells of hairy times in early days.
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Unseen U2 photographs go on show for the first time - Irish Post
16 May 2012 | 10:37 amUnseen U2 photographs go on show for the first timeIrish PostA collection of unseen U2 photographs have gone on show for the first time in Ireland. The exhibition at the Little Museum of Dublin features 32 rare photographs of the rock band, portraying their early years. It shows U2 as a tight but restless unit -
Celebrity 100: The Famous Folks Who Didn't Make The List - Forbes
16 May 2012 | 8:58 amToronto StarCelebrity 100: The Famous Folks Who Didn't Make The ListForbesThe highest-ranking drop-off is U2. The band (which ranked 4th last year) earned plenty of money in the past 12 months, an estimated $88 million. But they didn't garner enough media and web attention to compete against press-savvy youngsters like Lady Jennifer Lopez tops Forbes' Celebrity 100New York PostForbes' Celebrity 100 list 2012: Jennifer Lopez takes top spot as Kim Daily Mailall 126 news articles » -
Who stands to really get rich off the Facebook IPO - msnbc.com
16 May 2012 | 7:14 ammsnbc.comWho stands to really get rich off the Facebook IPOmsnbc.comU2's Bono's investment group reportedly spent $120 million for 5 million Facebook shares on the secondary market in 2010. By Mary Catherine Wellons, CNBC.com Facebook now boasts more than 800 million users, but its investors make up a much more Facebook IPO could net Bono's company $1.5BMother Nature Network (blog)all 5 news articles » -
U2 Guitarist and Choreographer Wife Show Mysterious Moves at REDCAT - LA Downtown News Online
15 May 2012 | 8:07 amU2 Guitarist and Choreographer Wife Show Mysterious Moves at REDCATLA Downtown News OnlineDOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - When Morleigh Steinberg moved to Ireland about 20 years ago after marrying U2 guitarist The Edge, she was immediately drawn to the paintings of Louis le Brocquy, a widely hailed Irish artist and close friend of the band. -
U2 Fan Survey 2012: Second Set of Results Posted - @U2
15 May 2012 | 3:08 amU2 Fan Survey 2012: Second Set of Results Posted@U2The second set of results from the 2012 U2 Fan Survey is now available, and it takes us through section D -- ie, four of the nine total sections. As a reminder, the survey was open from April 5th through April 30th. We received completed responses from
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Who stands to really get rich off the Facebook IPO
16 May 2012 | 9:13 amU2's Bono's investment group reportedly spent $120 million for 5 million Facebook shares on the secondary market in 2010. -
Newsmakers: Early U2 photos on display; British rapper gears up for Olympics
15 May 2012 | 9:19 amPhotographs documenting the gritty beginnings of U2 in the smoky pubs and clubs of 1970s Dublin were unveiled last week at an exhibition in the band's home city. -
Leicester Mercury published You too can join U2 service
15 May 2012 | 2:00 amA minister will be swapping traditional hymns for tracks by rock band U2 at a communion service with a difference this weekend. -
U2 boss tells of hairy times in early days
11 May 2012 | 2:51 amBut U2 boss Paul McGuinness revealed last night how he once used his bare hands to eject a troublemaker "by the hair or in a headlock" from one of his band's earliest gigs. -
Dublin showcases earliest photos of baby-faced U2
10 May 2012 | 6:58 amPhotographs documenting the gritty beginnings of U2 in the smoky pubs and clubs of 1970s Dublin are being unveiled Thursday at an exhibition in the band's home city.
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Keane Finds Hope On Strangeland
16 May 2012 | 9:15 amOn its latest release, British rock band Keane recalls Hopes and Fears, the album that made folks fall on the floor from its beauty. The first track on Keane’s fourth studio album Strangeland is the upbeat “You Are Young,” so full of energy and joy. Next, “Silenced By the Night” kicks the classic Keane piano riff and those soaring vocals Tom Chapin does so well. Top notch tune “Disconnected” follows. The verse is perfect and it busts right into the chorus just right with great energy. I just love the way Tom sings “There’s an invisible wall between us now” that one last… -
Musical Messengers of Love Make Memphis Marvelous
11 May 2012 | 6:26 amPhotos © by Bob Bayne/Memphis in May, taken from http://www.facebook.com/bealestreetmusicfestival Beale Street Music Festival’s reputation preceded itself with the nickname “Memphis in Mud.” Given the rainy tradition, most fans embraced the sunny and unseasonably steamy weather of the 2012 installment. Given the utter marvelous ubiquity of music festivals these days, what makes Memphis special? The lovely lineup is what brought this Bonnaroo regular across the state for the weekend; and how this festival fulfills the Memphis musical legacy already inhabiting the banks of the… -
Bold Brave Birthday Bono
10 May 2012 | 8:22 amYou rocked into my life when I was only 15, when “New Year’s Day” invaded my television and a new hope invaded my heart. Until I listened to you, I longed for the ’60s, for my parents’ Beatles records, and for the resurrection of Lennon, who died when I was 12. Then one early summer day, I found an article in Rolling Stone called “Blessed Are the Peacemakers,” and you stared directly at me (and a million others) with your devastating eyes, decorated with your unapologetic mullet, black denim and leather coat. You said it then, and I don’t think it’s gone… -
Moved Like a Mountain by Blue Like Jazz
16 Apr 2012 | 7:05 amEven though the writers and directors and actors don’t know me, Blue Like Jazz (the movie!) takes my entire life story of falling-away-from and back-to-faith and packs it into two hours of screen time and two semesters of rebellious soul-searching debauchery at Reed College in Oregon. Writer Donald Miller (who is an alt-rock boy-version of Anne Lamott or Mary Karr) and Jesusy-grunge-rocker-turned-film director Steven Taylor (not to be confused with Steven Tyler or several other people with the same name) have collaborated to create an authentic celluloid memoir and arthouse filmic calling… -
Sublime Time: The Joshua Tree at 25
15 Mar 2012 | 8:43 amBefore there was the deservedly beloved Achtung Baby, there was The Joshua Tree. Before U2 were reinventing themselves, they were creating everlasting greatness. Before there was post-modern kitsch and contradiction to wrestle with, there was spiritual unrest and personal relationship uncertainty to wrestle with. Before U2 even had a notion of assembling their greatest hits, they were creating that canon with an album of greatest hits. For those of us that were there, this was a sublime time. This was the Beatles getting off of the plane in the States. Oh sure, U2 wasn’t new to us or to the…
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‘U2 1978-1981′
10 May 2012 | 1:52 pmPaul McGuinness was at the Little Museum in Dublin tonight, launching an exhibition of rare photos from the earliest days of U2. -
‘The First One Of Your Kind’
8 May 2012 | 6:16 amNew version of Original of the Species opens benefit CD to support maternal healthcare worldwide. -
‘Sonic Otherness’
4 May 2012 | 7:22 am'Two tunes took my fancy: The Clash’s Rock the Casbah, and this one....' Caroline van Oosten de Boer with her U2 Playlist. -
Toast To Freedom
3 May 2012 | 7:50 am'Nobody's free till everybody's free...' Fifty artists celebrate Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary. -
‘Painter That Took Our Breath Away…’
25 Apr 2012 | 3:57 pmThe band has paid tribute to the great Louis Le Brocquy who has died in Dublin at the age of 95.
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U2Star Caption This! (2) Competition
13 May 2012 | 3:18 pmMark Williams IS THE WINNER for “U2Star Caption This” first round! What does Bono say in this picture? I don’t need ‘The Fly’ anymore because i have ‘The Toad’ … Rock & Croak baby !! (entry submitted via Facebook) Congrats to Mark!! Here we go with round 2! We quickly remember the rules: we’ll post [...] -
U2′s Bono Joins Glen Hansard At Intimate New York City Show
9 May 2012 | 3:20 pmLast night at the The Living Room in New York City, U2 frontman Bono dropped in on his fellow Irishman Glen Hansard, and joined him for a song. Uber-music fan Billie Joe Sheehan was one of the lucky few who caught the Bono guest appearance. Here’s her report. Over the years, I’ve seen hundreds of [...] -
U2′s photo exhibition in Dublin
5 May 2012 | 1:16 pmBono had discovered high heels, Edge didn’t wear hats and there were photoshoot japes with some unforgettable fire extinguishers. Next week a selection of rare U2 photographs will go on show at the Little Museum of Dublin. These images, never been exhibited before, capture a teenage band on the verge of world domination. ‘U2 1978-81’ [...] -
U2Star Caption this competion
4 May 2012 | 12:51 pmHi folks we’re glad to start a new competition in our website, called Caption This! We’ll post every week a funny u2 picture and you must give a title, or writing what Bono or The Edge are saying/doing in that photo. The best comment will be the winner. Send your entries to u2star(at)hotmail.it. Competition will [...] -
Adam Clayton housekeeper faces 184 counts of theft
4 May 2012 | 12:10 pmTHE former housekeeper of U2 star Adam Clayton is facing charges of misappropriating cash from his bank account. Carol Hawkins (47), of Crannagh Road, Rathfarnham, Co Dublin, has been charged with 184 counts of theft under the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001. She was due to begin her trial yesterday. However, the [...]
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New photo exhibition puts a baby face on Bono and U2, documents gritty origins in 1970s Dublin
14 May 2012 | 1:51 amBy Associated Press DUBLIN -- In the beginning there was Bono. And what a baby face he had. Photographs documenting the gritty beginnings of U2 in the smoky pubs and clubs of 1970s Dublin are being unveiled Thursday at an exhibition in the band's home city. Much of the exhibition by photographer Patrick Brocklebank has never been seen before. Brocklebank's black-and-white images capture the teenage Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen in 1978 and 1979 gigs, their vibrant hairdos and fashion missteps, and their clowning around in impromptu shoots and scruffy nighttime hangouts. At the… -
U2 singer Bono: Hope springs eternal in Jerusalem
22 Apr 2012 | 11:16 pmBy Jennifer Lipman, The Jewish Chronicle The U2 frontman Bono described Jerusalem as a "great city" in a note left at his hotel after a visit to Israel earlier this month. The Irish singer was spotted at a Jaffa restaurant last week, but was in the country on a private visit and did not perform. However, he did leave an artistic legacy, writing a short poem in the guest book of the historic King David Hotel in Jerusalem. The poem, published on gossip website Buzz Feed, noted that "in Jerusalem, hope springs eternal". Bono wrote: "Hope is like a faithful dog, sometimes she runs ahead of me to… -
U2's Bono and the Edge invest in Dropbox
3 Apr 2012 | 6:44 pmStars follow $270m Facebook stake with backing for internet storage service Lisa O'Carroll, The Guardian His investment firm is looking forward to potential profits of about $1bn (£620m) from Facebook. Now U2 front man Bono appears to have developed a thirst for web technology, giving his personal backing to internet storage service Dropbox alongside bandmate the Edge. The U2 pair were announced as individual investors by Dropbox in a picture posted on Twitter showing the musicians posing with founders Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi. The service, which is still in its formative stages, has… -
In the name of love: Symphony orchestra to show off versatility with U2 covers
14 Mar 2012 | 1:45 pmWritten by Kendra Meinert, Green Bay Press-Gazette In a perfect world, The Edge would surprise everyone and sit in on Saturday's "An Evening of Irish Rock'' at the Weidner Center. But since not even a whole lot of St. Patty's Day luck is likely to make that happen, Jeans 'n Classics is betting on something they have that Bono doesn't to pull off a retrospective of U2's biggest hits: the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra. The symphonic rock outfit out of Canada will bring a five-piece band and two singers to the stage to join the local orchestra in celebrating the legacy of Irish music -- from Thin… -
U2's Bono is cast as villain in latest twist to row over Spider-Man Broadway musical
11 Mar 2012 | 2:10 pmAs one of the most ambitious, extravagant and dynamic shows ever to hit Broadway, the $75 million Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark musical might have been expected to spin nothing but good fortune for songwriter Bono. By Jacqui Goddard in Miami, The Telegraph But the latest chapter in a legal dispute over the production's troubled genesis has heaped fresh embarrassment on the U2 rocker, one year after he and the show's producers fired Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor in a disagreement over her creative vision. Court documents filed by Ms Taymor, 59, in US District Court in New York have…
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U2 Live Flashback To 1985 [Video iFull]
8 May 2012 | 12:00 pmBand Aid in 1985 was the stage, and a very young U2 killed it while performing Bad. <!–moreWatch This…–>And today…it ain’t so bad at all. -
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Of Music And Lyrics
8 May 2012 | 10:33 amI have always preferred a steady mix of good music and good lyrics in a song. For me the perfect combination of these two is in the ratio 50:50. There can be no compromise, and yes I do often unknowingly judge people on their musical preferences. But that’s always an unconscious element of my value judgements so I hope to be forgiven for that. To further my point here I am posting some links here to songs to emulate my fact better. Oh, and if there is a brilliant video to such good songs, it makes the whole experience of the song even better. -
Wielding a Razor
7 May 2012 | 8:45 pmI will never rock a mustache like that man. I have never enjoyed shaving. For me, it’s always been something that I do more out of necessity than desire. I don’t think I’d look good with a full beard, although I might try growing a goatee someday. Lately, I’ve started taking my time. I’ve bought aftershave and am now using shaving soap instead of gel. It’s helping. The ritual now takes longer (especially when I shave against the grain), but it’s more satisfying. Some people prefer an electric razor. I will never understand that. I don’t rush through anything. It took me almost… -
Musical Discovery: Paska
7 May 2012 | 8:02 pmToday’s new music comes all the way from Finland. Bald, rapey Charlie Brooker look-a-like: Paska. Forming in the mid-80s, Paksa (Ari Peltonen) is a one-man barrage of spoken-word/a-cappella words and noises, often covering original songs in his own unique way. “Paska” literally translates to “shit” in Finish, which Peltonen says is to show that anyone can make music, even if they are absolute paska. His only full length album, ‘Women are from Venus, Men are from Anus‘, comes highly recommended from us here at Ear Vomit. On that album you can find his…
