The following is a recap/overview of Jim Henke’s presentation — via pre-taped video — at The Hype and The Feedback, the first-ever academic conference about U2. It doesn’t reflect all of his presentation and many parts are paraphrased. (Henke showed up at work in his WAR Tour t-shirt for these interviews. Too cool.) Tells story [...]
The following is a recap/overview of Anthony DeCurtis’ keynote address at The Hype and The Feedback, the first-ever academic conference about U2. It doesn’t reflect all of his presentation and many parts are paraphrased. Begins by talking about Bruce Springsteen’s induction speech when U2 entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the “leave [...]
The U2 Conference, for which @U2 is a Media Partner, is looking for a new time, a new place and a new home. If you are an organization or institution that would like to connect with the U2 conference, or if you would just like to know more about how to help make the conference happen, please visit its [...]
This video was sent to us by the MTV staff — it sure does capture the excitement of what folks in Somerville must have been feeling! MTV Shows
Over at the U2 Conference site, the program schedule is being built speaker by speaker, title by title, hour by hour. It’s a work in process, but I’m thrilled to see some of the bigger pieces coming together. We have 49 presentations from around the world on all sorts of topics, and we’re working on [...]
If you’re heading to Washington, D.C. on Sunday for the big Obama Inauguration National Mall Concert, please be prepared for security like you’ve never seen before. The scheduled 90-minute event will begin at 2:30 p.m. with HBO televising it at 7 p.m. in each time zone. Plan on getting there bright-and-early because gates open at [...]
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