You’ve probably heard by now that David Bowie died Sunday after battling cancer. And if you’ve been a U2 fan for any length of time, you know of the immense impact that Bowie had on the band — and Bono, in particular. I’d expect some kind of official statement on U2.com in the next day […]
The World and U2: One Band’s Remaking of Global Activism presents and examines the band’s evolution as activists, its influence on activism, and the critiques that have emerged in response to U2’s work. It’s by Alan McPherson, professor of International and Area Studies at the University of Oklahoma. I’ve read it and it strikes me as […]
As fans say goodbye to the original Windmill Lane Studios, which is being demolished this week to make way for new developments, U2’s first producer Steve Lillywhite, who recorded U2’s first three albums there, shared his farewell too, as told to @U2 a few days ago: Windmill Lane was an average rock studio at best, […]
Bono recently met one of the all-time great chess masters in Dublin, Garry Kasparov, and talks about the visit in a letter that was posted today on Kasparov’s election website. Election? Yep. He’s running for President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation. And in the letter, Bono expresses his support for Kasparov to get the […]
Steve Stockman lands in the U.S. this week for his 2014 Midwest tour starting Wednesday evening, March 26, at the University of Dayton. U2 fans may know his name-he’s the author of Walk On: The Spiritual Journey of U2, an engaging, entertaining, and informative look at how U2 have let their faith and their art […]
I’ve just come from the Three Rivers Film Festival’s first screening of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. The movie ended with a somewhat weak round of applause from a diverse yet mostly white suburban Pittsburgh audience. I say “weak,” not because the movie was poorly directed or acted, but because the more than two-hour film […]
You know that 6-DVD Amnesty International concert set that we reported about a couple weeks ago on the main @U2 website? It looks like it’s going to have some extremely rare U2 footage, taken from musician Peter Gabriel’s home video camera. Here’s the deal: When I was researching years ago for my U2-A Diary book, […]
Bono was in the TIME 100 on Thursday — the magazine’s list of what it thinks are the 100 most influential people in the world. But Bono wasn’t on the list. He was asked to write a short essay someone who was: Apple’s top designer, Jonathan Ive. And he invoked a couple Star Wars references […]
Great thanks to Gary Paul for sharing a few photos with us of the shoes/sneakers that Adam Clayton has donated to this year’s Walk In My Shoes campaign. This is part of a display of celebrity-donated shoes that’s currently at St. Patrick’s Hospital in Dublin. Adam has autographed both sneakers, as you can see below. […]
Gibson has named 10 Great U2 Guitar Songs in a recent feature. Predictably, “Mysterious Ways” and “With Or Without You” made the cut, but the rest of the selections are painfully mainstream. On my personal list, I would have included “The Fly,” “All I Want Is You” and “The Electric Co.” What would have made […]
