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By SPun2U Dubliners’ founder dies Ronnie Drew, a founding member of the Irish folk group...Ali leaves Bono for the Cranberries Bono’s wife Ali Hewson is to launch a new single...Book Review: ‘Unforgettable Fire: Past, Present, and Future’ Talk about inspiration. If you think the world of rock... Christop...

By SPun2U Deluxe Editions of U2’s First Three Albums To Premiere Exclusively on imeem SANTA MONICA, Calif. & SAN FRANCISCO, Jul 15, 2008 (BUSINESS...DATA Response to G8 Africa Action Plan Bono, lead singer of U2, commented: “The G8 know that...Bono and DATA Are Honored With National Constitution C...

By SPun2U “No Line on the Horizon” follows U2’s highly successfully 2004 album, “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.” The commercially successful and critically acclaimed musicians hit the big-time in the 1980s and have remained an integral part of the pop culture and music scenes ever since.

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By SPun2U So, PopWatchers, are you excited to get an early look at what Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., and Adam Clayton have in store? Once the album goes live on MySpace, ahem, get on your boots (metaphorically speaking), hop on over there to give it a listen, and then hop on back here to tell us whatc...

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CELEBRITY superstars Hollywood actor Colin Farrell and U2 drummer Larry Mullen have splashed out £3 million on a new apartment block in Bolton. The bad-boy actor and the rock legend have jointly bought "The Anvil", a 26-apartment town centre development on the corner of Silverwell Lane and Clive Street.

AS the world's highest paid supermodel, Gisele Bunchen can afford to be picky with her projects – and we hear she's in excited talks with Bono to star in U2's next music video. The supermodel is no stranger to performing for the camera – she recently signed up for a part in the film Angels and Demons, the sequel to The Da Vinci Code, following her acting debut in the 2004 film Taxi - and it seems that appearances in music videos are all part of the modelling DNA; think Linda Evangelista's appearance in George Michael's Freedom, Christie Brinkley as Billy Joel's Uptown Girl, Helena Christensen's sultry show for Chris Isaak's Wicked Game and Kate Moss pole dancing for the White Stripes' I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself. c) Vogue UK, 2007   [read the full post]

By Spun2u The Edge: Slade, 1973 Hot Love T.Rex, 1971 The Beatles, 1964 Taste Taste, 1969 London Calling The Clash, 1979 A RECORD THAT INFLUENCED U2 Horses Patti Smith, 1975 The Idiot Iggy Pop, 1977 They did a couple of shows with us at the end of the last tour. This album is just not like anything that's happening anywhere else. The opening track is nine or ten minutes long. I asked them what their influences were and I thought they'd be into Magazine, early post-punk stuff, but they're all Neul fans, into Krautrock! Legend Bob Marley, 1984 © Uncut, 2007 U2's revered guitar hero on all the records that he can't leave behind. The Edge: THE FIRST SINGLE I BOUGHT Cum On Feel The Noize Slade, 1973 The first record I ever bought was Sgt. Pepper. But the first single...   [read the full post]

By Spun2u Status Quo (London, 12 p.m.) Style Council Boomtown Rats Adam Ant INXS (from Melbourne, but played at approximately 1 p.m. in London) Ultravox Loudness Spandau Ballet (Philly begins at this point!) P - Joan Baez (Philly 9 a.m./London 2 p.m.) L - Elvis Costello P - The Hooters Opus (from Vienna) L - Nik Kershaw P - The Four Tops B.B. King (from The Hague) P - Billy Ocean P - Ozzy Osbourne P - Run DMC (Philly 10:15 a.m./3:15 p.m. London) Yu Rock Mission (from Belgrade) L - Sade L - Sting (3:15 p.m. London/10:15 a.m. Philly) (same as Run DMC) P - Rick Springfield L - Phil Collins P - REO Speedwagon L - Howard Jones Autograph (from Moscow) L - Bryan Ferry (4:10 p.m. London/11:10 a.m. in Philly) P - Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young Udo Lindenburgh (from Cologne) P - Judas Priest (P...   [read the full post]

By Spun2u Bono's activism on behalf of Africa is well known. In 2002, he co-founded DATA (debt, AIDS, trade, Africa) to raise public awareness of the issues in its name, and influence government policy on Africa. On behalf of DATA's agenda, Bono has lobbied U.S. Presidents and Congressional leaders, along with the heads of many other G8 nations. DATA is a founding member of ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History, part of a global network of millions of people campaigning against extreme poverty. He recently served as guest editor of Vanity Fair's special Africa issue. African Well Fund is honored to be featured as one of the Africa resources listed on Vanity Fair's website.   [read the full post]

By Spun2u Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell says he experiences a bizarre technical hitch soon after speaking to the Irish rocker on the phone. He says, "Nobody has Bono in their contacts! Bono doesn't have a number that can stick in contacts. The last time Bono phoned me, it wiped all my saved text messages out of my phone. "It went 'ching, ching, ching, ching' like that - like a Pac-Man thing. He deleted all my text messages - it was amazing! ContactMusic  U2 frontman BONO has a secret power - he can erase the memory from his friend's mobile phones. Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell says he experiences a bizarre technical hitch soon after speaking to the Irish rocker on the phone. He...   [read the full post]

By Spun2u Happy birthday, Cannes," lead singer Bono said in French, saluting the festival's 60th anniversary this year. Bono led U2 through two of their biggest hits, Vertigo and Where the Streets Have No Name. Directed by Catherine Owens and Mark Pellington, U2 3D captures the band during their Vertigo tour, performing hits that span their career, from Sunday, Bloody Sunday to Beautiful Day. Band members appear to leap off the screen during the 55-minute film, due to be released later this year. Launch     U2 rocked Cannes' famous red carpet, playing to thousands of filmgoers and fans before a late-night screening of their new concert movie, U2 3D. The band performed a two-song set on the steps of the festival hall as thousands...   [read the full post]

By Spun2u U2's PopMart tour might be remembered more for the band getting temporarily stuck in a giant lemon than anything else. But that won't stop the Irish quartet from issuing PopMart Live From Mexico City on DVD this summer. The DVD performance was shot at the Foro Sol Autodromo in December 1997 and directed by David Mallet. It was originally released on VHS in 1998, but has now been remastered and mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound and will be packaged with new photos. —Jason MacNeil, ChartAttack U2's PopMart tour might be remembered more for the band getting temporarily stuck in a giant lemon than anything else. But that won't stop the Irish quartet from issuing PopMart Live From Mexico City on DVD this summer. The DVD...   [read the full post]

By Spun2u Included in the unprecedented collection of auction offerings will be John Lennon worn sunglasses (est. $4,000-6,000), Janis Joplin seven-page handwritten love letter to her boyfriend (est. $1,000-2,000), Jimi Hendrix guitar (est. $60,000-80,000), Bruce Springsteen hand written lyrics (est. $2,000-4,000), Elvis Presley early recording contract (est. $3,000-5,000) Kurt Cobain’s MTV Video Music Award for Nirvana (est. $4,000-6,000), Paul McCartney hand-painted Epiphone Texan Guitar (est. $6,000-8,000), President Bill Clinton signed saxophone personalized to winning bidder (est. $2,000-4000) and a Rolling Stones’ signed Gibson Les Paul Music Rising Guitar (est. $20,000-30,000). U2 highlights donated by band members to...   [read the full post]

By Spun2u LOS ANGELES (SANDY COHEN, AP)- The Edge is donating his favorite instrument to an auction benefiting Music Rising, a charity the U2 guitarist co-founded to replace musical equipment lost or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Bandmates Adam Clayton donated a bass guitar, Larry Mullen gave a pair of tom-tom drums and Bono donated a pair of Emporio Armani sunglasses. LOS ANGELES (SANDY COHEN, AP)- The Edge is donating his favorite instrument to an auction benefiting Music Rising, a charity the U2 guitarist co-founded to replace musical equipment lost or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.He's logged thousands of hours of...   [read the full post]

By Spun2u It is alleged the packages earned the company millions of dollars, but none of the suppliers were paid, and Coppel had to step in to ensure they, and the band, received their money. Morgan was a discharged bankrupt at the time and was again declared bankrupt last December. In October last year, a month before the concerts, all shares in Capital Events Holdings were transferred to Morgan, who paid $1 for them. Wilson: "Yes... one day I went in to help... with credit cards." Wilson: "No." Sunday Star Times Australian promoter claims he had to pay Terry Wilson's bill. Tony Wall reports. A U2 CONCERT promoter believes a businessman who was grilled in the High Court last week can explain what happened to almost $1 million of profits...   [read the full post]

By Spun2u Bono? Is that you? Word that Bono was roaming around Boston began circulating Friday after Sfera stopped for breakfast at Donna's. Claiming to be in the area for a function at Fidelity Investments, the Bono bluffer posed for pictures and chatted with the restaurant's owner, Donna Marquardo, about his charitable works in Africa. He was a very sweet and very nice gentleman," Marquardo said afterward. "He was one of the nicest men I've ever met." Bono's friends and associates here were skeptical. Dave Kavanaugh, executive producer of Celtic Woman, the Irish song-and-dance show at the Wang Theatre, said he sent Bono a text message when he heard he might be in town. When his friend didn't immediately reply, Kavanaugh figured the rumor was wrong.   [read the full post]

By Spun2u DUBLIN: On a February evening, with a cold wind funneling off the River Liffey and around the new construction lots of the Grand Canal Basin, shivering rock-music pilgrims from Spain sought out directions for Hanover Quay. They were searching the old Dublin dockyards for the recording studio of the Irish rock band U2. It is also a story about Ireland in the midst of enormous change: In just 12 years, the Irish economy has gone from being the poorest in the European Union to being one of the richest in the world. Captain William Bligh, of "Mutiny on the Bounty" notoriety, played a small part in Dublin dockland history, helping to map the port that was created more than 200 years ago when walls were constructed to keep out the sea.   [read the full post]

By Spun2u Bono will be guest editor of the July issue of Vanity Fair, which will put aside some of its usual fare in favour of stories about Africa. Bono will make a different issue about Africa than we would," Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter told the New York Times. Bono, who has campaigned for debt relief and poverty reduction in Africa and focused attention on AIDS, said he was attracted to Vanity Fair because of its ability to tell stories well. We need to get better at storytelling…. We've got to get better at telling the success stories of Africa in addition to the horror stories," he said. Carter described stories about Africa as a "tough sell," but said he thought the co-branding of Vanity Fair and Bono would appeal to readers.   [read the full post]

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]

By Spun2u The Dublin Docklands Development Authority has selected a shortlist of five companies to develop its U2 Tower The 32-storey tower is located in the Grand Canal Dock area and is named after the Irish rock group because it will have a recording studio in one of the top storeys in the tower. The Docklands Authority will retain ownership of the tower. Property Week The Dublin Docklands Development Authority has selected a shortlist of five companies to develop its U2 TowerIt has selected four Irish parties: Sean Mulryan’s Ballymore Properties, a consortium of Treasury Holdings and Sisk, Sean Dunne’s Mountbrook Homes and the River...   [read the full post]

By Spun2u U2 claimed their second IFPI Platinum Award for their retrospective ’U218 Singles’ (Mercury). The album picked up its first Platinum Award in December 2006, just one month after its release. Snow Patrol`s ’Eyes Open’ (Fiction/Polydor), earned its second IFPI Platinum Award during the month as its shipments sailed past the two million mark. The Scottish/Irish alterative rockers found mainstream success with 2003`s ’Final Straw’ and their follow up album ’Eyes Open,’ released May 2006, became the biggest-selling album of the year in the U.K. Jamaican reggae artist Sean Paul`s third album ’The Trinity’ (VP/Atlantic) also picked its first Platinum accolade.   [read the full post]

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]

By Spun2u Following the ‘Delivering on the Promise of Africa’ session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, U2 lead singer Bono said governments in rich countries that promised to help Africa fight poverty and disease should come good on their offers of cash. Following the ‘Delivering on the Promise of Africa’ session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, U2 lead singer Bono said governments in rich countries that promised to help Africa fight poverty and disease should come good on their offers of cash. Following the ‘Delivering on the Promise of Africa’ session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, U2 lead singer Bono said governments in rich countries that promised to help Africa fight poverty and disease should come good on t...   [read the full post]

By Spun2u Music Rising Music Rising was formed in late 2005 by U2’s the Edge, legendary producer Bob Ezrin and Gibson Guitar Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz.  Since its inception it has been recognized throughout the world and has aided more than 2,300 professional musicians. Many of the Gulf Region musicians who have depended on the local music industry for their livelihood have been supported by Music Rising through the replacement of lost instruments and equipment.  Music Rising Phase II, a segment of the campaign dedicated to helping churches and schools of the Gulf Region by replacing their lost or destroyed instruments has helped numerous parishioners to date. Music Rising is administered by The Gibson Foundation. For more informati...   [read the full post]

By Spun2u The distance between the arena-rock show and the crib gets a little smaller as U2 will be the latest act to see its back catalog become transformed into baby-friendly lullabies. The album, Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of U2, hits all those kid-friendly record stores next week from Baby Rock Records, the label that's also brought us lullaby versions of Nirvana, Tool, Radiohead and Coldplay songs, among others. Rockabye Baby! Lullaby Renditions of U2's track listing is: Sunday Bloody Sunday All I Want is You Beautiful Day One With or Without You I Still Haven't Found What I Am Looking for Angel of Harlem Where the Streets Have No Name New Year's Day Desire The Sweetest Thing   [read the full post]

By Spun2u Students at Miami University's Center for Social Entrepreneurship buy blank cotton T-shirts made in Africa and resell the shirts to other organizations. The students make some profit and provide a market to help build trade and employment in Africa. Bono, the frontman for the U2 rock band, has gained international attention with his efforts to assist developing countries, especially in Africa. He and his wife, Ali Hewson, founded Edun Apparel Ltd. in 2005 to produce clothing in developing countries, providing increased trade and jobs to those areas. The company, based in Dublin, Ireland, stresses that its message is “trade, not aid.”   [read the full post]

By Spun2u NEW YORK (Billboard) - For U2's Vertigo world tour, which wrapped December 9 in Honolulu, a number of tracks returned to the set list for the first time in decades, including "An Cat Dubh" and "The Electric Co." U2 manager Paul McGuinness said half the show was comprised of material from U2's most recent albums, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" (2004) and "All That You Can't Leave Behind" 2000). Vertigo" EVERY SHOW: Beautiful Day" One" 1 SHOW: 2 SHOWS: 4 SHOWS: One Tree Hill" 5 SHOWS: MLK" 6 SHOWS: Desire" Reuters/Billboard NEW YORK (Billboard) - For U2's Vertigo world tour, which wrapped December 9 in Honolulu, a number of tracks returned to the set list for the first time in decades, including "An Cat Dubh" and "The Electric Co." ...   [read the full post]

By Spun2u Vertigo visited arenas in North America through late May 2005, then played stadiums in Europe throughout that summer. In the fall, it was back to North America for a run that included six shows at Toronto's Air Canada Center and six at New York's Madison Square Garden. Getting Vertigo back on track was the final hurdle for Fogel. He and U2 manager Paul McGuinness say they're in contact all the time, even a year before the first fan has filed into a venue. Reuters/Billboard NEW YORK (Billboard) - You can't blame U2's concert promoter for wondering just how big the band's Vertigo world tour could have been if it had simply kept on playing.After all, not one ticket went unsold for the 131...   [read the full post]

By Spun2u Asked by interviewer Jo Whalley if that might mean a move away from rock'n'roll, Bono replied, "We're gonna continue to be a band, but maybe the rock will have to go; maybe the rock has to get a lot harder. But whatever it is, it's not gonna stay where it is." He went on to reveal he'd like U2 to explore compositions featuring just voice and acoustic guitar. "I would like to do a couple of tunes in that direction, with just a lot of space around the voice," he said. "I'd like to strip things down; that's something I'd be very interested in at the moment." U2 is expected to get busy in the studio after the New Year, with an eye on releasing a new album before the end of 2007. Bono said casual fans were the target for the recently released compilation "U218 Single...   [read the full post]

By Spun2u But it appears that the rock and roll icon got nothing more than that from the liberal Democrats.  "I'm alarmed we could not get a commitment from the Democratic leadership to prevent the loss of $1 billion in the continuing resolution," Bono said Thursday in a statement. The Las Vegas Review Journal reports the session this way.  Meetings in Washington last Thursday between rock star Bono and Democrats, including Senate leader Harry Reid of Nevada, yielded a nice photo-op but not much else, according to Bono. Bono, the U2 frontman and anti-poverty activist, was on Capitol Hill to seek assurances that $1 billion in planned U.S. spending to fight AIDS and malaria in Africa would not be lost if Congress freezes agency budgets in the coming year.   [read the full post]