|
|
 |
|
|
category: general
November 12, 2004
King Of The Pirates
There is a man, according to MacNet2, who is trying to download every piece of music ever recorded. And he really likes the new U2... { read }
October 3, 2004
How to Edit an Atomic Bomb Video
Sunday Life reports U2 have turned to highly regarded, Irish film director Jim Sheridan to fine-tune their "Vertigo" video. According to a "U2 source," the... { read }
August 25, 2004
The Perfect Mix
Edge must have been hungry while the band were in the studio working on the new album. He had food on the brain when he... { read }
August 24, 2004
What A Card
Quick, there's time to squeeze in some Web-zen silliness before the new album comes out! According to The 1980s Tarot, our man Bono is The... { read }
August 4, 2004
Bono Sings at Funeral of Philanthropist
The Omaha World-Herald reports that on Monday (Aug. 2) Bono sang at the funeral of Susan Buffett, wife of investor Warren Buffett, in Omaha. Mrs.... { read }
July 13, 2004
Bits O' Stories
Following up on some previous stories...One party named in the "Spider-man, the Musical" rumor has fessed up to the project being true. At the Ischia... { read }
July 1, 2004
A Powerful Willie
Entertainment Design has named Willie Williams one of the top 50 powerful people in the entertainment technology industry in its July issue. According to the... { read }
June 30, 2004
Where Poets Speak Their Heart
Chilean Chancellor Soledad Alvear has announced activities to celebrate the centenary of poet Pablo Neruda. The activities include a wide range of cultural activities, such... { read }
June 15, 2004
Let's Talk Africa
In his continuing efforts to educate people about the AIDS crisis in Africa, Bono has contributed to an HIV/AIDS awareness film titled "Positive Youth." Developed... { read }
June 8, 2004
Counterculture Club
Fans will have the opportunity to understand what Bono means when he says U2 come from punk rock with the future release of Punk:... { read }
May 7, 2004
McGuinness confirms 2005 U2 tour
According to one of our readers Paul McGuinness spoke to BBC Radio 5 on Thursday evening during their late night Live programme. He talked about... { read }
May 3, 2004
Lunch with a Rock Star
The Irish Independent reports that Bono had lunch with British Prime Minister Tony Blair at his home in Killiney on Saturday (May 1). Blair is... { read }
April 29, 2004
Lucky 13
U2's August 25, 2001 performance at Slane Castle has been chosen the thirteenth greatest gig of all time in a poll conducted by Q... { read }
April 21, 2004
Lords of the Quay
The saga of U2's domination of Dublin continues. The Irish Independent reports that Bono, Edge, and their Clarence Hotel partner Harry Crosbie have submitted a... { read }
April 2, 2004
No U2 Shows in 2004
It doesn't take a "source close to the band" to know that no new album equals no new tour; however, the Mirror had to confirm... { read }
March 22, 2004
Irish Hospice Foundation Thanks Gavin Friday
All four members of U2 attended a special dinner to honor Gavin Friday last Friday at Dublin's Shelbourne Hotel. The Irish Hospice Foundation arranged the... { read }
March 16, 2004
Bono to Receive Honorary Degree
Bono will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Pennsylvania, the university announced yesterday. University President Judith Rodin said that Bono... { read }
March 2, 2004
Corbijn working on book and DVD
Anton Corbijn, speaking to Dutch music site 3voor12, revealed he is: 1. working on a U2 book, to appear this Christmas. The book, which may... { read }
March 1, 2004
Corbijn Wins Photography Award
Congratulations to Anton Corbijn, who today was named the winner of the KLM Paul Huf Award for 2004. The award, which is named after an... { read }
February 29, 2004
The Ordinary Man Is Honored
Bono and The Edge were among those who honored Christy Moore as he received the lifetime achievement award from the Irish Recorded Music Association... { read }
February 27, 2004
Larry Promotes Motorcycle Training
Yesterday Larry Mullen Jr. came out of hermit status to help promote a motorcycle safety booklet for the National Safety Council and the Irish... { read }
February 9, 2004
Red Rocks footage uncovered
The city of Denver has taken possession of dozens of reels of the original one-inch film used to record U2's 1983 Red Rocks concert. The... { read }
January 26, 2004
Bono Interviews Gorby
AFP reports that Bono has interviewed 1990 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and former Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev for a documentary about Nobel peace laureates.... { read }
January 15, 2004
How do you like your rockstar?
Obscene or, um... what's the opposite of obscene? Cliff Richard? CNN: "Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has asked his fellow commissioners to overturn a... { read }
January 7, 2004
Someone Tells Him No
According to the New York Daily News, Bono asked the National Football League (NFL) if he could perform "An American Prayer" at this year's Super... { read }
December 31, 2003
Bono sings like a girl
"Some male and female singers have exactly the same voice, just shifted in pitch." DJ Danny Baker coined the phrase the "Seven Percent Solution" for... { read }
December 24, 2003
A Norwegian would...
... but not the same. Kurt Nilsen represents Norway in the World Idol competition and he's doing a bloody good job of it too, thanks... { read }
December 16, 2003
On yer bike, it's magic
One of Bono's earliest influences was a book on cycling called "Merlyn the Magician and the Pacific Coast Highway" by journalist Tom Davies, he told... { read }
December 12, 2003
Uncut Interview
In the January issue of Uncut magazine, Bono mimics Nigel Tufnel, describing U2's new songs as "raw rock 'n' roll" dominated by guitars that go... { read }
December 9, 2003
It's Exit's Christmas, baby
Exit, (who started out as a U2 tribute band) from Los Angeles, are making like Bob Hope and Vera Lynn before them. The all-girl group... { read }
November 27, 2003
A real caricature
The Sunday Mirror's cartoonist Niall O'Loughlin has painted a new portrait of Bono. You can see it on his website. Some of Niall's caricature's of... { read }
November 25, 2003
Restaurateur Bono
Bono is forging more ties to the great city of New York. New York magazine reports that he has purchased Le Zoo, a French bistro,... { read }
Bono at In America premiere in NY
Bono attended the New York premiere of Jim Sheridan's "In America" on Monday. Five time Oscar nominee Sheridan's autobiographical film is getting good reviews and... { read }
November 18, 2003
One is the Best
U2's "One" has been named the greatest song ever recorded in a new poll conducted by Q magazine. The poll asked music experts to... { read }
November 13, 2003
Football Invitation
The Irish Independent reports that Bono has been invited to sing the national anthem in the final episode of "The Underdogs," a football reality TV... { read }
November 12, 2003
Sheila Roche to part with PM
After 18 years with Principle Management, Sheila Roche has decided to step down from her job as Managing Director in April 2004. Paul McGuinness made... { read }
November 11, 2003
A Pint of the Black Stuff for the Man in Black
"He was an oak tree in a garden of weeds. He's not in a garden of weeds now. He's in heaven with June where all... { read }
October 21, 2003
FuCCing report
"The complainants allege that the licensees named in their respective complaints aired the “Golden Globe Awards” program, during which the performer Bono uttered the phrase... { read }
October 20, 2003
Bono on the Wall
A portrait of Bono by Louis le Brocquy, appropriately titled "Image of Bono," will be unveiled today at a private reception at the National Gallery... { read }
October 16, 2003
Bono iChats With Steve
At an Apple event today announcing the new iTunes for Windows software, Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, video conferenced with Bono in Dublin using iChat.... { read }
October 15, 2003
No Truth to Sinatra Story
According to a press release prepared by U2's publicist, reports that the band are suing Nancy Sinatra for recording "Two Shots of Happy, One Shot... { read }
October 10, 2003
Remembering Johnny
Friends of the late Johnny Cash will pay tribute to the Man in Black at a public memorial service in Nashville on November 10. Cash's... { read }
October 7, 2003
Fleeting effing isolated
"Bono off hook over TV swearing" report Reuters UK and the BBC. America's Federal Communications Commission has decided that U2 singer Bono's did not violate... { read }
September 26, 2003
McG and Mullen @ The Fringe
Mullen and McGuinness turned out to see Gavin Friday perform his one man show 'I didn't come up the Liffey in a bubble' at the... { read }
September 24, 2003
Another Benefit Concert for Bono?
A spokesperson for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria told the Associated Press that Bono has promised to appear in a concert... { read }
September 22, 2003
Weird Science
Moby has incorporated a U2 track in a musical narrative he has created for a new three-dimensional visual show. SonicVision is an updated version of... { read }
September 16, 2003
Bono Returns to D.C.
Bono is in Washington, D.C. today to participate in an 11:30 a.m. press conference where he will ask Congress to keep America's promise to Africa.... { read }
September 15, 2003
Killiney Kingdom
Bono has laid down more than € 1 million to purchase the property next to his home in Killiney, reports The Mirror. Sources say that... { read }
September 14, 2003
Cowboy Jack Clement
The Tennessean.com has a feature on Cowboy Jack Clement, the record producer who has worked with Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and U2. Clement worked... { read }
September 12, 2003
Johnny Cash dies
The man in black is dead. Johnny Cash died in Nashville last night after complications resulting from diabetes caused respiratory failure. He was 71. Bono... { read }
September 10, 2003
Microsoft or burst!
Burst.com inc are suing Microsoft over alleged misappropriation of its patented video streaming technology. Burst claims that Microsoft interfered with its attempt to demonstrate its... { read }
September 4, 2003
'Cos They Needed The Cash
If you live in the United States, you'll hopefully be paying less for the next U2 album -- Universal Music Group, the conglomerate which owns... { read }
Bono's Supermodel Pose
The Sun reports Bono is featured in a collection of celebrity portraits taken by supermodel Helena Christensen that will be exhibited at Proud Central Gallery... { read }
August 24, 2003
Deceived and Violated
We have a few follow-ups on earlier stories. Remember the story about Irish artist Niall O'Loughlin and his commission to draw a caricature of Bono... { read }
August 19, 2003
Listen to the Host with the Most
The first Lost Highway Radio Show, which Bono is hosting (see Radio Ga-Ga), is now airing on the following stations until August 30. Check with... { read }
August 18, 2003
Bono on the Box
Bono is set to appear in a new TV documentary about Belfast punk band Stiff Little Fingers. According to Sunday Life, Bono will describe the... { read }
August 8, 2003
Dublin firm wins U2 tower competition
The Dublin Docklands Authority has announced the winning entry in a competition to design a tower containing a recording studio for U2. The winning architects... { read }
August 7, 2003
Bono Eyes Historic Property
Bono is said to be interested in an estate for sale in County Sligo, Ireland. Lissadell House, the family home of the Gore-Booths (whose members... { read }
July 25, 2003
Cutting Edge
Holosonic Research Labs, a Boston area audio technology company, is working with U2 to design a unique audio spotlight system for the band's next tour.... { read }
July 23, 2003
Olympics, special
Hot on the heels of the recent hugely successful Special Olympics, of which Ireland played host, the Irish Government yesterday announced that €50 million from... { read }
Life in the fast Slane
Lord Henry's in need of a few bob? Slane Castle is open to the public until the end of August. Enter the Ballroom where ‘The... { read }
July 17, 2003
Band Watching
Lately, the members of U2 have been spending their time checking out what other musicians are doing on tour. Earlier, we told you about Bono... { read }
July 16, 2003
U2 Fan Celebration Follow-up
Exit, the former U2 tribute band that performed in Cleveland during the U2 fan celebration last month, have posted photos from their performances at the... { read }
July 11, 2003
Clarence Hotel Blues
U2-owned Clarence hit by €1.1m loss. That new album had better shift units. While we can't speak for the Clarence's hotel facilities, having spent many... { read }
Annoying Fan of America
On Wednesday, Bono appeared on "Good Morning America" to speak about the AIDS pandemic in Africa and comment on President Bush's AIDS initiative. A transcript... { read }
June 26, 2003
Four Decades of Commentary
U2tour.de have interviewed Hank Bordowitz, author of U2 Reader: Four Decades of Commentary. "As soon as we had a PDF file of the book, I... { read }
June 18, 2003
Bono on Jack London Square
One of our readers, Susan Michael, ran into Bono down the street from her house in Oakland on June 6 and managed to snap... { read }
June 17, 2003
Place Your Bets!
U2log.com is now accepting wagers on which song U2 will perform at the Opening Ceremony at the Special Olympics this Saturday in Dublin.... { read }
June 16, 2003
Girlwonder's got the power
Molly @ Girlwonder.com empowered the B-man on a recent flight from S.F. to London. (Via Matthias)... { read }
June 15, 2003
His Special Day
We tip our hat to Mr. Paul McGuinness, who is celebrating his 52nd birthday today.... { read }
June 12, 2003
Deserving Praise
This week Bono received props from two of the most influential women in the United States: Senator Hillary Rodham-Clinton and Oprah Winfrey. In the senator... { read }
Out for Art
The Edge and Bono attended the opening of artist Charlie Whisker's exhibition at Solomon Gallery in Dublin last night. Whisker has contributed illustrations to several... { read }
June 9, 2003
Mixing with Media
Today Bono addressed participants at the World Editors Forum in Dublin, where he thanked journalists and editors for helping him to highlight the AIDS... { read }
June 5, 2003
Larrywear
Last week we told you about Ali Hewson's helping to raise money for Down's Syndrome Ireland (see Bags on Display). Now we've learned that Larry... { read }
May 30, 2003
Bags on Display
Ali Hewson has turned Bono and her children into a handbag. As a fundraiser for Down's Syndrome Ireland, Ali allowed her personalized Anya Hindmarch bag,... { read }
May 29, 2003
Auction Watch
The U2 items available in the Songs of Hope charity auction at Ebay are fetching a pretty penny. U2 contributed autographed sheet music of both... { read }
Dubya's Niece Dying to Meet Bono
Today's Mirror reports that President Bush's niece Lauren Bush is looking forward to meeting Bono next month. "I'm definitely going to Ireland for the opening... { read }
Caption Competition
BBC News is holding a caption competition on a photo of Bono and Luciano Pavarotti. Give it your best shot!... { read }
The Man In Black
Bono is tired, and you'd be tired too if you kept the schedule he does. Over the weekend, his schedule included partying with celebs and... { read }
May 28, 2003
The Tooth Larry
Larry Mullen and Anne Acheson were among the guests who attended the Tooth Fairy Ball at the Kilmainham Royal Hospital last Friday. The charity event,... { read }
May 23, 2003
We Vant to Be Alone
Both the Mirror and Daily Star report that Kylie Minogue and Bono asked the management of London's Red Bar in the Grosvenor House Hotel if... { read }
May 22, 2003
Hero Worship
That Bono is a busy one! Last night in London, he attended an awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House, where he was presented... { read }
British Breakfast
According to The Guardian, Bono has asked Tony Blair to use the next G8 summit to discuss the war against AIDS with world leaders,... { read }
May 21, 2003
Breakfast with Bono and Bob
Bono will be heading to Number 10 Downing Street tomorrow with friend Bob Geldof for breakfast with Prime Minister Tony Blair. Blair has organized a... { read }
May 19, 2003
You Two Out on the Town
Last week Bono enjoyed a "tete-a-tete for a good hour or so" with Tom Jones at Lillies Bordello, reports the Sunday Mirror. Jones was in... { read }
May 15, 2003
Concert Recordings Found "in the Attic"
Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) has discovered an archive of concert recordings broadcast by one of its stations, Radio Clyde, that was lost and forgotten. Among... { read }
May 13, 2003
A Card-Carrying Genius
"He's done more with technology than you people put together...a man who has made music out of it...a brain so big he has to wear... { read }
Bono's Birthday Barbecue
According to the Sunday Irish Mirror, Bono spent his birthday last Saturday quietly at home. His wife Ali reportedly organized a barbecue with family and... { read }
Once More In The Name Of Love
Irish rockers U2 get the marathon treatment on Thursday, June 12, 2003, with "U2003." Cleveland college radio station WBWC announces the U2003 U2 Marathon.... { read }
Young Lovers
ShowbizIreland.com have some pictures of The Edge, Bono and spouses turning up at Neil Young's gig in Vicar Street in Dublin this week.... { read }
May 7, 2003
Apple of My Eye
iTunes, the new music download service from Apple Computers, sold more than 1 million downloads in its first week. Three "exclusive" U2 tracks (Stuck in... { read }
U2 Friend
If the tabloid reports are true, the number of Hollywood stars dying to appear in a U2 video is growing (see The Next U2 Video... { read }
May 5, 2003
Soul Man
You would not expect to see a singer from Ireland featured in a museum honoring the accomplishments of American soul performers, would you? But yes,... { read }
May 1, 2003
U2 Fan Celebration
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has announced the details of its fan celebration in June. Read the press release.... { read }
Edge's Wild Time
The topic of Tuesday's "Talk of the Nation" program on National Public Radio was funny letters from famous people. Host Neal Conan invited listeners to... { read }
April 30, 2003
Niall O'Loughlin misquoted
Artist Niall O’Loughlin (see this post) lets us know he was misquoted in the Irish papers: "I said whatever he paid, that i'd donate half... { read }
Journey to the Gate
"I'm a Canadian, and a courier of sorts." Matthew St. Amand's lyrically written account of his pilgrimage to Bono's pearly gates and excerpt from his... { read }
April 29, 2003
Separated at Birth?
A blurb in the Boston Globe that stated many guests at the Bloomberg News party in Washington D.C. Saturday night mistakenly identified actor John... { read }
Blockhead
Dublin-born illustrator Niall O'Loughlin recently arranged to have Bono review a caricature that the artist drew of the U2 singer. The drawing, which can... { read }
April 28, 2003
Big Apple
Apple Computer launched an online music service and a new range of "iPod" portable music players today. "Exclusive" (i.e. fans have seen them before) U2... { read }
U2 Invited to Stage Concert in Cork
U2 have been invited to perform as part of the program for 2005's EU Capital of Culture, which will be Cork, Ireland. The Irish Independent... { read }
April 24, 2003
Ali Reveals Plans
At the Meteor Awards last month, Bono refused to comment on whether he and Ali are considering purchasing a $14.7 million apartment in New York... { read }
April 22, 2003
U2 to Attend Special Olympics Opening Ceremony
According to a press release from the Special Olympics, U2 are among the celebrities who will be participating in the Special Olympics opening ceremony in... { read }
Bono to Address Newspaper Editors
According to the World Newspaper Association's web site, Bono will be a special guest speaker at the 10th World Editors Forum, beginning on June 8... { read }
April 21, 2003
Bono Bear: Hold Him, Hug Him, Kiss Him, Squeeze Him
A Minnesota woman is helping sexually abused children in South Africa in an unique way: she's knitting bears of her favorite singer. Bono Bear... { read }
Bono Is Our Hero
You went there. You voted. And he won. Bono has been chosen as Europe's greatest hero in a poll conducted by TIMEeurope. The magazine offers... { read }
April 18, 2003
Brazilian Bullets
Brazilian metal band Sepultura have decided to include their cover of "Bullet the Blue Sky" and its accompanying video as bonus tracks to their new... { read }
April 15, 2003
The Soul Miner
...He's dressed all in black, his thinning hair covered with a watch cap that he never takes off. No, it's not a description of The... { read }
April 10, 2003
Give Peace A Chance
The fate of the Chicago Peace Museum is in question. The museum, which presents peaceful solutions to social issues through exhibitions and community involvement, is... { read }
April 8, 2003
A European Hero
TIMEeurope.com is conducting a poll to determine who its readers consider to be a European hero, and Bono is among the 20 people it has... { read }
April 7, 2003
One for Amnesty International
U2's One will be used in an advertisement for Amnesty International UK, the first one since the human rights organisation was banned from broadcast advertising... { read }
April 5, 2003
I bet Bono...
Paddy Power, online bookmakers, now have a betting market for things Bono might get up to in 2003, in their 'novelty bets' section. Odds currently... { read }
April 4, 2003
Bono-Lopez Duet to Be Charity Single
It seems that Bono and Ali were in Aspen for reasons other than rest and relaxation (see Holidaying Hewsons). They were in the famous skiing... { read }
Bono Pays Tribute to The Man in Black
Bono has taped a video tribute to Johnny Cash, who is being honored for "five decades of influence and enduring contributions to American music" at... { read } | | | | |