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NME Leaks Win Butler’s Unclassified Praise For Bono’s Meetings With Bush
July 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Arcade Fire’s Win Butler has praised U2’s Bono for “engaging” with George W Bush over Aids relief in Africa. Butler, whose band are appealing to fans to donate to the Haiti Kanpe charity, said that although Bono often got stick from musicians and fans he believed he was having a positive effect. The Irish rocker described the then-US president as “bold” in 2003 for increasing the US’ Emergency Plan for Aids Relief budget in Africa and the Caribbean. “As much as people slag... [Read the full story]
U2 News
NME Leaks Win Butler’s Unclassified Praise For Bono’s Meetings With Bush
July 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Arcade Fire’s Win Butler has praised U2’s Bono for “engaging” with George W Bush over Aids relief in Africa. Butler, whose band are appealing to fans to donate to the Haiti Kanpe charity, said that although Bono often got stick from musicians and fans he believed he was having a positive effect. The Irish rocker described the then-US president as “bold” in 2003 for increasing the US’ Emergency Plan for Aids Relief budget in Africa and the Caribbean. “As much as people slag... [Read the full story]
U2 Shows
LiveNation & U2.com Announce 2011 US Tour Dates
July 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Live Nation Entertainment announced today that the U2 360° tour dates in the US, which were recently postponed due to Bono’s emergency back surgery, have all been rescheduled for Spring/Summer 2011 with all tickets being valid at the rescheduled performances. The 2010 European tour, which has not been affected, begins as scheduled on August 6th in Turin. U2’s manager Paul McGuinness thanked fans for their ongoing support, “We’re delighted the dates are rescheduled and in all the same venues we originally planned... [Read the full story]
Concerts/Festivals
Leaving Sleep for Merchant’s Musical Hypnosis
July 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Natalie Merchant – Leave Your Sleep Tour – July 18th 2010 – Bethesda, Maryland It’s about time that I explain why I was in Washington D.C last week. American singer/songwriter Natalie Merchant invited us to the third stop on her Leave Your Sleep Tour at the Strathmore Center in nearby Bethesda, MD. What? It’s as if I had never before flown cross-country to meet an artistic icon at a musical landmark — like that night outside the Apollo Theatre and the woman I thought was Mickey Rourke. But I digress. To... [Read the full story]
Intermedia: Reviews/Views
Groovy Old Men
July 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
In 1982, I stood with my older brother in our nosebleed seats at the Cleveland Coliseum, immersed in the Rolling Stones Tattoo You tour. We were 14 and 17 respectively, and I watched in awe as real “grown-ups,” some still in their work clothes, just plain rocked out. I marveled at some “old dude,” who was probably no more than 35, not yet dreaming this future would be mine, a man in his 40s with fandom’s blood blazing through my veins, still catching shows like I did as a teenager. Remember how all that nonsensical... [Read the full story]
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U2 Commentary, Essays, & Analysis
What News to Bring? Exploring Spiritual Themes in the Music and Being of U2
Review: Garrett, Greg. We Get to Carry Each Other: The Gospel According to U2. Louisville: WJKnoxP, 2009. 141 pages. Greg Garrett tells us in the introduction to his text, We Get... [Read more]
The power of music to sustain the spirit
Few songs take their title from that of a historical event, the occasional mining disaster aside. Even fewer can draw a line directly to that event and yet resonate in the wider... [Read more]
Reboot at the Rose Bowl: A Celebration of Grace in Space and Time
The release of U2360° at the Rose Bowl couldn’t have come at a better time. Whether by coincidence, synchronicity, or divine providence, I am again holding tickets for a... [Read more]
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U2 News, Reviews, & Shows
NME Leaks Win Butler’s Unclassified Praise For Bono’s Meetings With Bush
Arcade Fire’s Win Butler has praised U2’s Bono for “engaging” with George W Bush over Aids relief in Africa. Butler, whose band are appealing to fans to... [Read more]
Even Super-Bono Has Bills & Ills, Revisits “Grace” and “All I Want Is You”
Our beloved singer Bono may be one of the richest rockers in the world according to a recent list, but even the rich get hurt and even the rich have bills. Bono’s recent back... [Read more]
LiveNation & U2.com Announce 2011 US Tour Dates
Live Nation Entertainment announced today that the U2 360° tour dates in the US, which were recently postponed due to Bono’s emergency back surgery, have all been rescheduled... [Read more]
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Intermedia: Reviews, Views, Etc.
In 1982, I stood with my older brother in our nosebleed seats at the Cleveland Coliseum, immersed in the Rolling Stones Tattoo You tour. We were 14 and... [Read more]
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then few groups manage to pay such fitting and genuine tribute to their diverse musical influences as do... [Read more]
Years ago at a party, someone told me that the electronic dance genre known as psytrance fulfilled music’s final evolution. Around the turn of the century... [Read more]
The new Band of Horses album offers a summer sound that blends southern California with South Carolina. Each quiet track bows it head and raises its hand,... [Read more]
Featured Shows and Festivals
Natalie Merchant – Leave Your Sleep Tour – July 18th 2010 – Bethesda, Maryland It’s about time that I explain why I was in Washington D.C... [Read more]
With an epic wide berth of Nashville’s War Memorial Auditorium stage bathed in a murky dusk-like light, Band of Horses opened their summer-fall headlining... [Read more]
We’re crowded onto a tiny Pontiac, Michigan dancefloor with 100 of our newest friends, and spontaneous MC and Delta Spirit lead singer Matt Vasquez is... [Read more]
Amongst a spate of boutique festivals jostling for the attention of a restless and eclectic populace, California’s Harmony Festival is unique; it does... [Read more]