It was one year ago today that Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, launched a ground-breaking initiative called Fuller Studio with an inaugural film featuring Bono and Eugene Peterson. The pair, along with director David Taylor, and aided by filmmaker Nathan Clarke, discussed the importance of the Psalms in faith and art. Peterson is well known […]
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For the love of money, money, money
Friday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, U2 opened with a fiery version of “Desire.” Halfway through the song, confetti cascaded down from the rafters on a delighted and energized audience. The last time we saw a confetti drop at a U2 show was during “Until The End Of The World” on the […]
“Terryworld” offers chance to win U2 tickets
Terry Lawless (Bono calls him “Terryworld”) has been playing with U2 in the “underworld” (under the stage providing supporting instrumentation) for 15 years, and his keyboards are prominent throughout No Line On The Horizon. While not on tour with U2, Terry performs with a number of different groups on the Central Coast of California, and […]
U2 DIY Project: Hanging Your Own Light Bulb
The Innocence + Experience tour has inspired me to carry out a little home improvement project. Yup, that’s right—we’re talking about U2 DIY! One of my best memories of the tour is from the concert’s first few minutes, when Bono invites the audience into his bedroom to sing and howl the opening chorus of “oh-oh-oh-ohs” […]
A Party on the U2 Stage: Where The Streets Have No Name
Tonight’s concert in Montreal ended up being the grandest of celebrations for a packed audience, but even more so for some fans who got to join U2 on the main stage. As the band neared the end of the concert, following another impassioned plea from Bono — this time aimed at Canada’s top politicians — […]
New Graffiti Wall on U2’s I+E Tour
On Sunday night, May 31, U2 debuted a new feature on the Innocence + Experience tour. It’s kind of graffiti wall. What used to be a plain yellow wash on the giant screen during the beginning of “Invisible” is now a collage of scribbles, drawings and quotes in multiple languages. One quote, appearing in […]
Gift-Giving Idea: Bono’s Gretsch Irish Falcon
If you’re interested in some last minute gift ideas for that special musician and/or U2 fan in your life, you might want to consider this. Christie’s is including one of Bono’s custom Gretsch Irish Falcons in a London auction on December 16. This is the iconic green hollow body guitar that Bono has used on […]
What do smart college students listen to? U2!
A music news website, Consequence Of Sound, has just reported on a study involving colleges and universities. In the article “Smart people listen to Radiohead and dumb people listen to Beyoncé, according to study,” Alex Young reviews the data gleaned by the “Music That Makes You Dumb” project in which SAT scores from 1,352 institutions of […]
Bono turns up on old Orbison demo
Roy Orbison’s Mystery Girl is being rereleased with bonus material in celebration of the album’s 25th anniversary. Orbison died of a heart attack just days after finishing studio work on this highly-praised record, so the celebration is even more meaningful. One of the anniversary package’s bonus features includes a previously unreleased demo of Orbison working on […]
What are the odds Bono could be Pope?
With stunning news out of Rome this morning that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning, the oddsmakers are already taking wages on who the next Pope will be. Paddy Power, a bookmaker in Ireland, has issued a list of potential candidates. Concluding the list is Bono, with a 1000 to 1 odds against him! The world […]