Bono says that Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is the “most perfect song in the world.” In The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of “Hallelujah,” a recent book by Alan Light, Bono lauds the song that first appeared on Cohen’s album Various Positions in 1984. The tune has been wildly popular, being covered [...]
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RSS feed for this sectionVIDEO: Flip Through the New U2 360 Book
From The Ground Up, the new U2 360 official tour book, is out now in the UK, Germany and possibly other European countries. It’s not due for release in the U.S. until November 27th, but our friends at U2tour.de have posted a short video that gives us all a sneak peek at the book. The [...]
Bono Pays One More Tribute to Steve Jobs
Bono made an appearance via video tonight at the Webby Awards, contributing to a tribute to Steve Jobs. A host of tech legends and celebrities each paid tribute to Jobs in five words or less, a Webby Awards tradition. It looks like Bono’s contribution was recorded within the past week, but that’s just a guess. [...]
VIDEO: Early U2 Photo Exhibit in Dublin
As we’ve reported on the main site, photographer Patrick Brocklebank is displaying a collection of his U2 photos taken in and around Dublin between 1978 and 1981. U2 manager Paul McGuinness helped open the exhibit back on May 10, and Brian Foley put together this video showing some of McGuinness’ opening remarks, as well as [...]
Bono’s Las Vegas Movie is Apparently Still Alive
Bono 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 [...]
Coldplay on Bono, Bono on Bruce Cockburn
Here’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 [...]
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