U2

EMA: U2 Best Live Act

source: U2 Tour

Erst am Brandenburger Tor und anschließend noch zu Gast in der O2-Arena in Berlin! Jetzt weiß MTV, was wir schon lange wussten: U2 sind der beste Live Act! In dieser Kategorie konnten sie sich u.a. gegen die Kings of Leon und Lady Gaga durchsetzen.In der Kategorie Best Rock Act ließen sie dann...

Published Thu, Nov 5

Left Coast U2 Friend

source: crush-monkey (Vox)

Anyone who gets me a ticket to a U2 show is pretty much a rock star!! But, then to invite me to the West Coast? Well, they get elevated status of course!! : ) My friend DLT is almost as much as a crazy U2 fan as I am! He is also a big hoc... Read and post comments | Send to a friend

Published Tue, Nov 3

U2 Conquered U.S. With Noise, Risks, Poetry, Says Producer Eno

source: U2

Its anthemic template, crafted in 1984 with the assistance of co-producer Brian Eno, came three years before The Joshua Tree, which took the Irish band "from heroes to superstars," according to Rolling Stone magazine, and sold 25 million copies.

Published Tue, Nov 3

Alive at 33

source: blogspot/gWep (Feedburner)

The coda at the end of the show, the shadowy suit of lights, mimes our hidden story of fatigue, futility, and emptiness. Maybe it also says something more oblique about U2’s life as rock stars – certainly critique of the Pop Life is not new to their work. I don’t know.

Published Tue, Nov 3

Videos: U2 en el 25 Aniversario del Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

source: U2

Vídeos de la actuación de U2 en el concierto celebrado por el 25 Aniversario del Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame en el Madison Square Garden en New York. con Bruce Springsteen y Patti Smith: Because The Night y Bruce Springsteen: I still haven't found what I'm looking for

Published Sun, Nov 1

U2 gets two MTV EMA nominations

source: U2

I think this got lost in the excitement over the news about U2's Brandenburg Gate performance on November 5th: In addition to that live performance for the MTV European Music Awards, the band is also nominated in two categories: Best Live Act and Best Rock. You can see all the categories and...

Published Sat, Oct 31

Scattered Thoughts and Videos from the Rock Hall Concert

source: U2blog

Some brief thoughts and videos from my “cheap seat” view of U2’s set at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert at Madison Square Garden on Friday: Mick Jagger joining U2 for Stuck In a Moment (video): Note: If his dancing is throwing you off, get over it, he’s Mick Jagger. I adv...

Published Sat, Oct 31

Rock's Hall of Famers Mix It Up

source: U2

There were hugs all around at the second Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert, Friday at Madison Square Garden -- a night full of collaborations, some inevitable, some improbable, and most ending in hugs. U2 joined by Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith singing "Because the Night"? Sure, make...

Published Sat, Oct 31