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Opinion: Churches sing the gospel according to U2
Services turn to Irish rock band's Scripture-grounded music to help attract young
On Sunday night the front pews of the Lutheran church will be moved to make room for dancing. On the right will stand a band whose lead singer strikingly resembles Bono of U2. And when the opening hymn begins, worshipers will shout the lyrics to the rock song "Pride":
In the name of love! What more in the name of love?"
Chicago Tribune
Services turn to Irish rock band's Scripture-grounded music to help...
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Barcelona II setlist, 02/07
Original at U2gigs.com
• Thu, Jul 2
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U2 in space: further thoughts on tour launch
Original at U2
• Thu, Jul 2
Early on in discussions for the launch of the latest U2 tour, Bono floated the possibility that they would become the first band to play a gig on the moon. Larry shot that idea down however. He pointed out that there would be no atmosphere... Ah, the old ones are...well, not the best...but the old ones, an...
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Original at xrrf (Blogspot)
• Thu, Jul 2
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Original at xrrf (Blogspot)
• Mon, Jun 22
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No rehearsals on 21/06; wrap-up of the last few days
Original at U2gigs.com
• Sun, Jun 21
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U2 Cat Stevens Yusuf and Baaba Maal at the Shepherd's Bush Empire review
Original at Telegraph.co.uk
• Fri, May 29
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Opinion: U2 Surprise Appearance at Island Records Party
Original at U2gigs.com
• Thu, May 28
After Maal had performed his set, he returned to the stage to introduce U2's One, and as he began the song, all four members of U2 joined him on stage to play the song acoustically. After One, they launched into a short version of Bob Marley's One Love - a song Bono has performed before, back in 1...
Tom Freston's commencement speech at Emerson College
Original at CNNMoney.com
• Wed, May 27
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Simple Minds: Graffiti Soul, review
Original at Telegraph.co.uk
• Tue, May 26
United Kingdom It's easy to forget that 20 years ago Simple Minds were level pegging with U2 in the globally successful Celtic rocker stakes. In 1991, however, U2 released Achtung Baby and spent the rest of the Nineties showing they could playfully subvert the idea ...
SALU2 PODCAST #155
Original at SALU2 PODCAST
• Sun, May 17
By zoraidalu1@gmail.com (Zory Falto) U2: HAPPY B-DAY BONO! Children of the Revolution, I will follow, The Fly, Stay Faraway So Close!, Kids (Bono w/ Kylie Minogue), Where the Streets Have No Name, Don’t Giv up Africa, In a Lifetime, Joy, Yahweh, Mothers of the Disappeared, varias entrevistas, audios, noticias U2360. DOWNLO...
Considering New Music
Original at Cavman Considers
• Sun, May 10
By cavman Yeah, still haven’t gotten the new U2 album. One day, when we arrive in our new, as of now unknown, destination. The new single is Magnificent. I haven’t listened to it very much. It is different from Get On Your Boots. The lyrics are more overtly spiritual, however. It is a song of devotion, t...
Opinion: No Limits on the Horizon for U2 « Obsessions of a Pop Culture Nerd
Original at Obsessions of a Pop Culture Nerd
• Sun, Mar 1
By Pop Culture Nerd No Limits on the Horizon for U2 March 1, 2009 · No Comments So, U2’s got a new album coming out Tuesday. I’m excited, having been a fan since 1980. But when it came to doing a review, I knew the best person for the job would be one of my writers, Debbie DeNice, the resident U2 expert. I’m telling you—s...
U2 Vertigo by Rock DJX Daniel How To Play coverOriginal at YouTube
• Fri, Feb 20
By rss@youtube.com (musicaconlimon) Daniel, tocando la cancion de vertigo de u2, una de mis rolas faboritas! Author: musicaconlimon Keywords: u2 Vertigo how to play rock musica video Daniel djx Rock Djx limon cover Added: February 20, 2009
Album Review : No Line On The Horizon
Original at Rolling Stone
• Thu, Feb 19
Artist: U2 Album: No Line On The Horizon Review: "I was born to sing for you/I didn't have a choice but to lift you up," Bono declares early on this album, in a song called "Magnificent." He does it in an oddly low register, a heated hush just above the shimmer of the Edge's guitar and the iron-ho...
Opinion: No Line on the Horizon delivers some real surprises
Original at U2 Exit
• Tue, Feb 17
By SPun2U U2 Break Down ‘No Line on the Horizon’ In early December, Rolling Stone traveled to London to visit...U2: No Line On The Horizon - full review (plus what Bono really thinks) The new U2 album, ‘No Line On The Horizon’ will...New U2 album “No Line on the Horizon” confirms Bono’s majesty ALL the talk o...
U2: No Line On The Horizon - full review (plus what Bono really thinks)
Original at U2 Exit
• Mon, Feb 16
By SPun2U If it has a flaw, it may be in U2’s inherent tendency to want to be all things to all people, so that in album of surrender, they can’t quite let themselves go all the way. They still want to bat the ball out of the stadium everytime, and so instinctively counterbalance their desire to reach some...
Podcast: Catching up with The Hall Effect on U2, Boots and the Future…Original at U2blog
• Thu, Feb 12
By Jaime Rodriguez As with many fans, “Get on Your Boots” has taken its time to grow on these U2 die-hards: “It still has not grown on me very much” admits the magnetic guitarist Charry. “Altough to be frank with you, U2’s first singles always take a while to grow on me”. Charry, who plays in a style reminescent o...
@U2 Podcast Edition 5-1
Original at U2
• Tue, Jan 27
By podcast@atu2.com Tassoula Kokkoris brings us up to date with the U2 CalendarSherry Lawrence takes a retrospective look at U2 leadoff singlesKaren gives us A Bono songwriting Soundbyte In the latest @U2 Interview, we interview NBA Miami Heat Coach and fellow U2 fan Erik Spoelstra about U2, music and the M...
U2's new single: Is 'Get on Your Boots' any good?
Original at Entertainment Weekly
• Mon, Jan 19
- Is "Boots" another U2 classic or a disappointing dud? If you go into a private space and blast this song it takes you away. This is U2 and Bono sounds like ...
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Original at THE SCREEN DOOR...with Anthony Kuzminski
• Mon, Jan 5
By noreply@blogger.com (ANTHONY KUZMINSKI) Lastly Q Magazine will feature the band on the cover next month and they have more to offer on the album, check out the link here. This midtempo track could have fit on All That You Can't Leave Behind. "The idea is that the narrator is in an altered state, and his phone starts talking to him," says...
How To: New Year's Day - Part 5Original at YouTube
• Thu, Jan 1
By rss@youtube.com (U2GuitarTutorials) Guitar Tutorial of U2's NYD Author: U2GuitarTutorials Keywords: U2 Guitar Tutorial New Year's Day Edge Added: January 1, 2009
How To: Learn to play U2 One on guitar, video + digital sheet musicOriginal at YouTube
• Tue, Dec 23
By rss@youtube.com (sheetmusicdirect) Tutorial video on how to play this classic song from U2. To download the whole video, visit www.sheetmusicdirect.com and click on 'VIDEO LESSONS' Keywords: U2 One "learn to play" guitar "video lesson" "guitar lesson" tutorial "classic rock" Added: December 23, 2008
UMG’s Iovine Talks U2, Dre and Eminem Album Delays
Original at Rolling Stone
• Tue, Nov 25
By Daniel Kreps What looked to be a huge holiday season for Universal Music Group instead turned into a promising 2009 as the record label delayed new releases by U2, Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent. Of the quartet, U2’s move to 2009 was the least surprising, as the band told fans earlier this year that their new al...
How To: Streets Tutorial - Part 4Original at YouTube
• Wed, Nov 19
By rss@youtube.com (U2GuitarTutorials) Guitar Tutorial of U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" Author: U2GuitarTutorials Keywords: Edge Guitar OneTrueMedia Streets Tutorial U2 Added: November 19, 2008
How to change your icons on a macOriginal at YouTube
• Fri, Nov 7
By rss@youtube.com (kzalesak4) A short video describing how to change your icons on a mac. Music: U2, Achtung Baby, The Fly. Author: kzalesak4 Keywords: How to mac computer icons DIY U2 Added: November 7, 2008
Bono on Fleeting Expletive: ‘I Genuinely Blew It.’
Original at WSJ.com
• Tue, Nov 4
By Dan Slater Those are the weighty questions the Justices will begin batting around — about 10 minutes from now — when oral arguments begin in FCC v. Fox Television Stations, a/k/a the fleeting expletive case. While we still have some time left, let’s take a walk-up to the case, compliments of the WSJ’s J...
Bono Sings The Edge's Praises
Original at www.gabbybabble.celebuzz.com
• Thu, Aug 7
By gdaysunshine August 7th, 2008 Bono Calls The Edge the Most Influential Guitarist Since Page U2’s frontman Bono sings high praises for guitarist The Edge and calls him the most influential guitarist since Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and The Who’s Pete Townshend in an email to Rolling Stone magazine, ac...
Opinion: U2's Timing Could Not Be Better!
Original at Layla's Classic Rock
• Fri, Aug 1
By noreply@blogger.com (Barbara(aka Layla)) New U2 Release in NOVEMBER November!!!! I can barely stand it. Will it be good? Great? Off the charts incredible? When will the tour start? How many shows in LA? Will I be offered a pre-release copy of it to review and get to hear it before November? My mind is reeling.
Opinion: 311 Compare Themselves To Grateful Dead, U2, Phish, Your Mom [311, We're Ready To Fight]Original at Idolator
• Sun, Jul 6
By Anthony Miccio Chad Sexton, the diminutive drummer for 311, made sure to leave no sensibility unoffended when searching for the correct group to compare his stoner-friendly crap-metal ensemble to in a recent interview with MTV. "I think we have the same appeal as a band like the Grateful Dead. We have som...
@U2 Podcast Edition 4-4
Original at U2
• Sat, May 31
By podcast@atu2.com Sherry Lawrence gives us the inside scoop into the filming of the Elevation LIVE from Boston: DVD in the latest installment of Plot 180 Tassoula updates us with the U2 Calendar Karen Lindell combines College and Bono into this month's U2 Soundbyte
@U2 Podcast, Edition 4-3
Original at U2
• Sat, Apr 26
By podcast@atu2.com Tassoula updates us with the U2 Calendar Karen brings us a U2 soundbyte featuring the Boss himself Levity is the name of the game as Alana gives us her Top Five reasons to be a U2 fan Jaime, Rashas, and Ian R. discuss U2 and Live Nation in this month's Roundtable
Here's to you, Ronnie DrewOriginal at U2log.com
• Wed, Jan 16
Bono, The Edge, Simon Carmody and Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter wrote and demoed the song entitled 'The Ballad of Ronnie Drew' last week and the band (U2/Kila) laid down the rhythm track at Windmill Lane at 10am, this Tuesday morning. Bono, Shane McGowan, Christy Moore and Damien D...
U2 Talk New “Trance”-Infused Album, Radiohead Halt Freebies ... - Rolling Stone
Original at Rolling Stone
• Wed, Dec 5
U2 Talk New “Trance”-Infused Album, Radiohead Halt Freebies ... - Dec 5, 2007 According to Bono, guitarist The Edge has “real molten metal” coming from his guitar, and that the band has recorded enough material to fit two cds. ... U2 Goes Trance on Next Album Aversion all 2 news articles
@U2 Podcast, Edition 3-9
Original at U2
• Wed, Oct 17
By podcast@atu2.com @U2 is pleased to offer special coverage from the September 27th Liberty Medal ceremony where both DATA and Bono where honored. - Sherry, @U2 news staffer, asked Bono about some of U2's current projects while attending the October 16th Mortgage Bankers Association's annual me...
» DVD Documentary from U2 >> Meet In the Lobby -- Movie News And Your Views
Original at Meet In the Lobby
• Sun, Sep 23
U2’s PopMart Live from Mexico City was available on video in 1998, but is now on DVD for the first time. Remember Bono’s wacko “MacPhisto” character of the Zoo TV era? This is a couple of years later, but no less creative/ego-driven/silly. Watch the PopMart Live Trailer PopMart was where s...
Opinion: Rock & Roll Feature: U2 Plants the Joshua Tree
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, Aug 1
By D.A.N. Listening to The Joshua Tree in it's entirety, I think there is more to why this was the album that really made U2 huge. It is not just because it has three of their biggest hits. It's because from start to finish it's a great album that really shows a band with a vision and will to change the world,...
@U2 Podcast, Edition 3-7
Original at U2
• Sun, Jul 29
By podcast@atu2.com Welcome to The @U2 Podcast Runtime: 42:50 Hosted by Maddy F. Tassoula has the August U2 Calendar. Khoa hosts a free-for-all roundtable discussion about current U2 news with Joe, Teresa, and Miranda. Karen talks about the story behind an oft-quoted line from Bono.
Stars rocking the planet at Live Earth - Tonight
Original at Tonight
• Wed, Jul 4
Stars rocking the planet at Live Earth South Africa - She is a spokeswoman for several charities and recorded a song with U2 lead singer and campaigner Bono for World AIDS day in 2006.
U2 frontman Bono (Photo: AAP)
Original at Ninemsn
• Tue, Jul 3
They (the band) are hugely supportive spiritually and financially of the work I do, but they are in a rock 'n 'roll band, and the first job of a rock 'n 'roll band is not to be dull," Bono told BBC radio. There was one point when I thought 'I'm going to be thrown out of the band for this stuff'.
Live Earth Aims to Cause Lasting Change - Forbes
Original at forbes.com
• Mon, Jul 2
Live Earth Aims to Cause Lasting Change Forbes, NY - Bono, U2 frontman and outspoken advocate of aid for Africa, recently guest edited an issue of Vanity Fair devoted to Africa. On the largely dormant Live 8 ...
DVD Review: U2 DVD Collector's Box
Original at Blogcritics
• Thu, May 10
By writnkitten Both Paul McGuinness, who promoted the band through years of tours in America, and fellow Irishman Bob Geldof, who organized the Band Aid and Live Aid concerts for Ethiopian relief efforts in 1984 and 1985, are also discussed in regards to Bono’s giving nature.
Concert Review: The Pogues at The Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA (March 11, 2007)
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, Mar 14
By John Reed Around 15 years ago, U2 played a gig at the old Boston Garden on St. Patrick’s Day. The gig is still fairly legendary in terms of Boston folklore and the number of people who actually “claim” that they were there would have doubly exceeded the capacity of the Garden. While the U2 show was a good on...
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U2's Adam splits up with fiancee Susie
Original at U2Exit.com
• Sun, Mar 4
By Spun2u The U2 bassist and his girlfriend, who is also in the music business, broke up last month on extremely good terms after more than eight great years together. They got engaged last year on Valentine's Day at a private soiree in London where the couple spent a lot of time together. Susie was totally involved in Adam's life and even appeared in the special episode of The Simpsons when the group guested. Adam and Susie divided their time between London and Dublin where Adam has a Georgian mansion in Rathfarnham - the same rented mansion where The Joshua Tree album was recorded in 1986. Adam subsequently bought the house for £400,000. [read the full post]
@U2 Podcast, edition 3-2Original at U2
• Fri, Mar 2
By podcast@atu2.com Welcome to The @U2 Popcast Sherry kicks things off with a history lesson on the Pop era in Pop 180. U2 staffers: Khoa, Rashas, and Steve join Teresa at the @U2 Roundtable for a track by track discussion of Pop. Pop memories as submitted by you and the @U2 staff.
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Opinion: Churches sing the gospel according to U2
Original at U2Exit.com
• Wed, Feb 14
By Spun2u Services turn to Irish rock band's Scripture-grounded music to help attract young On Sunday night the front pews of the Lutheran church will be moved to make room for dancing. On the right will stand a band whose lead singer strikingly resembles Bono of U2. And when the opening hymn begins, worshipers will shout the lyrics to the rock song "Pride": In the name of love! What more in the name of love?" Chicago Tribune Services turn to Irish rock band's Scripture-grounded music to help attract young On Sunday night the front pews of the Lutheran church will be moved to make room for dancing. On the right will stand a band whose lead singer... [read the full post]
@U2 Podcast, edition 3-1
Original at U2
• Thu, Jan 25
By podcast@atu2.com Runtime: 44:26 At the beginning of March The @U2 podcast will celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Joshua Tree, and the 10th anniversary of Pop by looking back at these two milestones in U2's long recording career. We'd like you to get involved by sharing your memories with u...
Concert Review: U2 at Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, Nov 15
By James Hutchinson After playing on stage for little over an hour, U2 left the stage, and in true rock'n'roll fashion, waited at least ten minutes before beginning their first encore. Bono then re-emerged dressed in cop outfit seemingly borrowed from the Village People, and the band continued to play from t...
U2 Beautiful Day: letra y traduccion
Original at U2
• Wed, Sep 27
By calvin All That You Can't Leave Behind Beautiful Day It’s a beautiful day A beautiful day No lo dejes escapar Es un día hermoso No lo dejes escapar Es un día hermoso No lo dejes escapar Es un día hermoso Un día hermoso No lo dejes escapar No lo necesitas ahora, no lo necesitas ahora Día hermoso
@U2 podcast, edition 1-8
Original at U2
• Wed, Jan 11
By podcast@atu2.com In this edition of the @U2 Podcast: Tassoula brings you U2 events and releases for January and early February. Matt and Answer Guy join Teresa at the @U2 roundtable to discuss the results of the 2005 U2 Fan Survey Steve has the top ten signs you've seen too many Vertigo shows.
@U2 podcast, edition 1-3
Original at U2
• Sat, Oct 15
By podcast@atu2.com Tassoula brings you the latest news regarding U2 events and releases covering October and early November. In the first of two parts @U2 brings you Bono's October 5th speech from New York University where he introduced Professor Jeffrey Sachs at the Glucksman Ireland House Inaugural Dan...