Peter Rowen is someone that U2 fans should know very well. If his name does not ring a bell, his face certainly will. He was photographed for the cover of U2′s iconic albums, Boy and War. He is also the younger brother of Bono’s childhood friend, Guggi. Peter, now 36, has gone on to become [...]
In October, 2009, many of you may remember Bono’s friend and AIDS activist Agnes Nyamayarwo as one of the speakers at the U2 Conference - The Hype and The Feedback. Bono personally funded the antiretroviral drugs for Agnes and a group of women in her village of Kampala, Uganda back in 2002. It was that [...]
Well, it seems we should rename Greenwich Village Lypton Village as U2 and their family and friends invade New York City this week. We’ve seen Bono, Ali, Edge and Morleigh support their good friend Christy Turlington at the premiere of her documentary No Woman No Cry at the Tribeca Film Festival. Edge took in a [...]
The Irish Independent reports that the twin chimneys of the ESB oil burning plant in Dublin puffed smoke for the last time yesterday after almost 40 years in operation. They are the second tallest chimneys in Ireland. The towers were featured in U2′s “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” video as well as the advertisement [...]
Many fans who attended the U2 Conference last October had the wonderful opportunity to hear Agnes Nyamayarwo, Ugandan nurse and activist, speak about her life. She was introduced by Bono via a taped message. The lucky fans who attended the concert in Raleigh that weekend even heard Bono give a shout out to Agnes directly [...]
As a new moderator when No Line on the Horizon was released in 2009, I witnessed many passionate conversations on our forum about this album. There was no middle ground. Fans either loved it or despised it. I immediately belonged to the camp who loved it. U2 promised us something different, something special. To me, [...]
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