Fans might recall Adam Bevell’s excitement as he got pulled up by Bono to join U2 on stage in Nashville on July 2. He played “All I Want Is You” for his wife, Andrea, and the full band played along. Many in the stadium did not realize that Bevell was blind. At the end of [...]
Steve Jobs died today at the age of 56. That’s not normally the kind of thing I’d be writing about on a U2-related website, except for the fact that Steve Jobs transformed the music industry and U2 had a big hand in it. The photo above, you surely know, was taken during the launch of [...]
Today, on the very same day, we have two op-eds bringing “the eternal note of U2′s taxes in” (sorry, Matthew Arnold). Kevin Myers of Ireland’s The Independent weighs in on the normal issues surrounding this topic, while also responding to the Glastonbury Festival Michael Eavis’ move to crack down on protestors who came to disapprove [...]
According to Playbill, The Legend of Julie Taymor, or The Musical That Killed Everybody! will make its world premiere this August as part of the New York International Fringe Festival. Featuring book and lyrics by Travis Ferguson and music and lyrics by Dave Ogrin, the new musical, according to press notes, “tells the story of [...]
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. [...]
From the you-can’t-make-this-up department: William Shatner is going to cover U2′s “In A Little While” on his next album. Yes, that William Shatner … star of Priceline commercials, Star Trek, TJ Hooker and many more roles. He even announced it on his official website. The album is called Searching for Major Tom and a lot [...]
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