Friday was certainly an eventful night. I arrived at Regent Street at 4.00 guessing that the news of U2′s “secret” gig might have already spread like wildfire. But oddly enough, except for a few people milling around the steps of the church opposite the BBC building, there was little to indicate that anything significant was [...]
Check out this interesting little titbit under 16th Feb: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/ineedhelp.asp?date=20090216 Thanks to PH for the tip-off
Bono is mentioned very briefly on p.19 of the current issue of Reader’s Digest. Although there’s a picture of him, the article is mostly about the origins of the World Economic Forum in Davos, of which Bono has been an attendee for the last few years. The piece contains some very interesting things about the [...]
At 9pm on BBC4 this evening there’ll be a documentary entitled ‘Respect Yourself - The Stax Story,’ detailing the rise of the legendary soul label. Bono is said to be making a contributing appearance. For those of you outside the UK, for the next seven days (starting from tomorrow) BBC iPlayer will have the show available [...]
There was a brief, off-beat mention of Bono’s extra-curricular antics in the Review section of today’s Observer newspaper, entitled ‘Pop Duets to Make You Cringe: Celebs and Politicos Don’t Mix. Or If They Do, They Shouldn’t.’ In its entirety, it read: ”Bono and George Bush After a White House meeting in 2003 to discuss the [...]
In this week’s Economist newspaper (sold worldwide, as far as I know) Bono is mentioned very briefly in an article reviewing the latest book to be released by the singer’s long-time friend and guru, economist Jeffrey Sachs. The piece, which is titled ‘Sachs appeal,’ remarks that an indication of Sachs’ status as a modern intellectual [...]
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