It was reported today that Natalie Mendoza, who plays “Arachne” in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, will be off work for at least a week due to an injury she sustained during the preview, Nov. 28. Apparently the star was hit in the head by a flying rope at the debut performance and suffered a [...]
Telegraph music critic Neil McCormick has a perspective on the band that few people have: he grew up with them. He watched them develop from kids who played in a group at his school to the most successful rock band of our time. He’s a musician too—one who desired to be a part of U2, [...]
Apparently the folks over at The New York Times are as excited as we are that U2 debuted “Boy Falls From the Sky” at their Coimbra, Portugal show last night. They provided this You Tube link to the performance in their ArtsBeat blog, and referenced the Brodaway actor singing it in September on Good Morning [...]
Today on Nowness, Ali Hewson discusses five of her personal heroes. On her list: the owner of the ethical accessories line Made; Edun‘s creative director; a member of the Conservation Cotton Intiative; a 94-year-old painter; and an African jazz singer. Inspired choices from a woman who I consider to be a hero, and someone who [...]
Back in December, I reviewed Corn Flakes With John Lennon and Other Tales From a Rock n’ Roll Life and interviewed author Robert Hilburn. The book contains wonderful stories about U2 and other notable musicians, and since these pieces were published, I’ve probably purchased at least ten copies of the book to distribute as gifts—I [...]
In a recent interview with London’s Daily Star, Sex Pistols front man Johnny Rotten proclaimed “U2 — that’s a band that never should have existed.” He went on to say that there’s “no life experience in any of their songs,” as he whined about not getting any bids to play the summer music festivals (U2 [...]
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