More Sinatra, less (or no) Bono. That’s what Neil Young said he wanted in his new autobiography Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream. A writer, music industry veteran, and friend of U2 passed along the remark that “Neil makes some nasty comments about Bono’s Sinatra tribute speech at the Grammys in his new book.” Really? So of [...]
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RSS feed for this sectionA New Book from Bill Carter
Bill Carter, author of Fools Rush In and Red Summer, returns this fall with a new book, Boom, Bust, Boom: A Story About Copper, the Metal That Runs the World. This new non-fiction work will be released on Oct. 16 and is available for pre-order at Amazon.com. Carter will appear on CBS This Morning that [...]
Dublin U2 Fan Reunion April 20th to 22nd 2012
Back 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 [...]
VIDEO: U2′s Tribute to Metallica’s 30th Anniversary
I think we mentioned somewhere on the site already (or maybe it was just on our Twitter account) that U2 did a short video skit in honor of Metallica’s 30th anniversary. Metallica did a series of concert “parties” earlier this month in the Bay Area and all kinds of artists gave video tributes that played [...]
A Conversation with Bono and The Edge on 92nd Street
There are a lot of disadvantages to living in the New York City area, but sometimes a special event occurs which makes me very happy and grateful that I do. One that comes to mind was attending Gavin Friday’s 50th birthday celebration at Carnegie Hall where part of the Virgin Prunes reunited and U2 performed. [...]
Catch Neil McCormick Stateside This May
If you are in the Pittsburgh area this spring (May 27, to be exact), you can see and hear Neil McCormick in person, in concert, in color and in 3D! According to the press release below, he is this year’s LAVA Festival’s keynoter/performer. ### Noted Author and Musician – and U2 Confidante – Neil McCormick to Appear at Lincoln [...]
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