Entries tagged with: U2
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Bono meeting with Palin, hopes to meet w/ Obama (again)
Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin is about to take her first tentative steps onto the world stage....Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.....Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili...[blah blah blah].....Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and...
Posted on September 23, 2008 2:21 PM
Obama fundraiser at McCarren Park Pool- additional info
John Kerry, Richard Lugar, Bono and Joe Biden Hi- A few points of clarification for Sunday's event (in response to this post)- not sure it matters this late in the game, but thought you should know: 1) There is a...
Posted on August 23, 2008 6:17 PM
Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week
editor's note: Takka Takka This week, Amazon releases an exclusive 6-CD box set of the three U2 remastered albums (with bonus discs) released last week, Boy, October, and War. Among a weekly release list filled with vinyl reissues, the only...
Posted on July 29, 2008 12:05 PM
Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week
Former Jam and Style Council frontman Paul Weller releases his latest solo effort, 22 Dreams, stateside tomorrow, a disc that features guest appearances by Noel Gallagher, Graham Coxon, and others. Other albums I can strongly recommend include the Avett Brothers'...
Posted on July 21, 2008 4:17 PM
Jay-Z on verge of $150 million Live Nation deal
Jay-Z is on the verge of a deal with concert promoter Live Nation worth about $150 million that rivals the biggest music contracts ever, the New York Times reported on its Web site on Wednesday. Jay-Z was said to be...
Posted on April 3, 2008 10:31 AM
U2 Signs 12-Year Deal With Live Nation
"Daddy's Favorite.....U2" (Randy's Birthday) U2's deal with Live Nation puts the promoter in business with one of the highest earning bands in the world for more than a decade. It's a 12-year deal with Live Nation Artists that includes worldwide...
Posted on April 2, 2008 9:00 AM
a few more things (STP, The Game, Cat Power, Isley, etc)
* Pitchfork gave British Sea Power a U.2. * Chart Attacks says Yeasayer Beat MGMT In Blogger Band War * Chart Attack declares Cat Power's indie cred dead * Appeals Court Upholds Isley's Sentence * Stone Temple Pilots Reunites...
Posted on February 12, 2008 3:23 PM
What else happened?
Craig Wedren & Nicole Atkins @ Bowery Ballroom, Jan 25, 2008 (music snob) * Supergrass signs to Astralwerks * U2's manager says take away your Internet * Led Zeppelin may tour, but not yet * Robert Plant talked/stuttered about MSG,...
Posted on January 28, 2008 7:22 PM
U2 3-D and other music docs playing @ Sundance
Comprised of collected performances from U2’s 2006 South American tour, U2 3-D makes use of “digital 3-D and surround sound technology to plunge us into almost supernatural proximity to the musicians.” In other words, you can almost pluck the fly...
Posted on January 18, 2008 10:28 AM
Arcade Fire played with Bruce Springsteen
As pointed out by "Anonymous", Arcade Fire joined Bruce Springsteen on stage last night (Oct 14, 2007) at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario. According to the official setlist posted on Bruce's site, the encore was something like this:Girls In...
Posted on October 15, 2007 2:06 AM
VIDEO: Bono & Pavarotti (Ave Maria)
This one not only delivers a worthwhile anti-war message, it is required posting according to the blogger handbook......
Posted on September 7, 2007 1:57 PM
Bono to receive honorary knighthood
"A spokesman said the 46-year-old singer was flattered by the honor and hoped it will help him open diplomatic doors in his campaign for more Western aid to Africa." [Yahoo]...
Posted on December 24, 2006 2:26 AM
One Bank U2 video
hahaha (thx Darin & This Yellow Stereo & Adfreak)...
Posted on November 10, 2006 2:22 AM
Churches launch service based on U2's music
"A communion service based on the music of U2 has become the latest trend for a number of Episcopal churches across the U.S." [Yahoo]...
Posted on October 28, 2006 12:16 PM
Bono the businessman (part owner of Forbes)
ELEVATION PARTNERS BONO - PART OWNER OF FORBES "Forbes Inc....announced Monday that it had sold a minority stake in its key media properties to Elevation Partners, a $1.9 billion private equity fund with offices in New York and Menlo Park,...
Posted on August 14, 2006 5:10 PM
SPIN says U2 is the best live band
SPIN published a list of the 25 "Greatest Live Bands". Here are the top 10: 1. U2 2. The Stooges 3. Arcade Fire 4. Red Hot Chili Peppers 5. Radiohead 6. White Stripes 7. Green Day 8. The Hives 9....
Posted on August 11, 2006 2:14 PM
5th Ave Apple Store opening | band playing? U2?
The new apple store in NYC opens on Joey Ramone's birthday, May 19th @ 6PM. A Curbed reader sent in a tip that "Apple has requested that a street (presumably 58th or 59th) be closed for the performance of a...
Posted on May 18, 2006 9:29 AM
guest Independent writer Bono
May I say without guile, I am as sick of messianic rock stars as the next man, woman and child. I am also tired of average work being given extra weight because it's attached to something with real gravitas, like...
Posted on May 16, 2006 1:35 PM
Bono & Bill & Melinda Gates = TIME Persons of the Year
Bono wins. Read the TIME cover story. (via Donewaiting) Previously The Arcade Fire performed with U2 David Bowie & Arcade Fire on Time...
Posted on December 19, 2005 4:47 PM
Video of The Arcade Fire with U2
You can download the video at MegaUpload of the Arcade Fire performing with U2 in Montreal. Above photo by "Chillie" and the video found in the ArcadeFire.net forums....
Posted on November 30, 2005 1:40 PM
The Arcade Fire performed with U2
"Second night in Montreal and Arcade Fire are back on stage at the end of U2's set for an amazing joint performance of Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart." [U2.com] (thx Nick) Previously Brandon Flowers & Bono duet...
Posted on November 30, 2005 11:17 AM
Brandon Flowers & Bono duet in Las Vegas | MP3 & Video
"Bono invited The Killers' Brandon on stage this weekend during U2's performance in Las Vegas for a cozy, little duet. Hot! Before they sang "In A Little Whille," Bono introduced the guest singer by telling the audience he had...
Posted on November 10, 2005 10:58 AM
Patti Smith 2005 Tour Dates | U2 & BAM in Brooklyn
Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye November 11 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe November 14 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall November 15 West Hollywood, CA The Troubadour Patti Smith and Her Band November 21 New York, NY Madison Square Garden...
Posted on October 10, 2005 5:46 PM
Bono, Sachs speaking at NYU | Tickets
"Glucksman Ireland House - New York University (NYU), a leading Irish-American academic institution, today announced that two of the world's leading campaigners for the eradication of poverty and third world debt -- best selling international author Professor Jeffrey Sachs and...
Posted on August 31, 2005 3:08 PM
Bono decks Chris Martin of Coldplay
Just kidding! But maybe he will after he reads this statement from Chris Martin: "U2 can be beaten. For me it's no different from the film Rocky. You study your opponent. And I regard them as opponents." (from One...
Posted on June 3, 2005 11:39 AM
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