Freitag, 5. November 2004
u2.com: The Sunday Times in the UK carries a monster U2 feature this weekend, great reading in the countdown to the album release. [
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newsonline.com.au: The man who stole U2 singer Bono's lyrics said he gave them back because they were not good enough to sell to anyone.
"None of them made sense," Irish bandit Gerry O'Dowd said.
Mr O'Dowd said he had tried for 23 years to pass them off as his own and had entered them in a lot of poetry awards and had never won anything.
"I thought I would become rich, you know, like Bono," Mr O'Dowd said.
But Bono said he would use them on U2's next album and thanked Mr O'Dowd for giving them back. [ more]
"None of them made sense," Irish bandit Gerry O'Dowd said.
Mr O'Dowd said he had tried for 23 years to pass them off as his own and had entered them in a lot of poetry awards and had never won anything.
"I thought I would become rich, you know, like Bono," Mr O'Dowd said.
But Bono said he would use them on U2's next album and thanked Mr O'Dowd for giving them back. [
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billboard.com: To accompany its upcoming album, U2 is planning a coordinated blitz that will visit touch down on U.S. television networks. Having already seen and heard in a frequently aired ad for Apple's iPod, the Irish rock act is planning a live appearance on "Saturday Night Live" and will have songs included on at least one popular drama. [ more]
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u2.com: U2 join The Beatles, Elvis, Madonna and Bob Marley in being inducted into the new UK Music Hall of Fame next week and with a track on the official album.
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lasvegasmercury.com: There's always a concern as to whether veteran music acts can compete in the increasingly youth-oriented pop market. Adults are buying less and less music, and kids are buying mostly hip hop, mall pop and emo. Where does that leave, say, R.E.M.? Madonna? The Beastie Boys? Janet Jackson? All four of those artists released albums in the past 18 months, and all of them were considered commercial flops.
U2, turning 25 this year and arguably still the world's biggest rock act, is leaving nothing to chance. Though its 11th studio album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, won't be available until Nov. 23, the band's PR push started in September, and is currently going full speed ahead. If Bomb bombs, it won't be from a lack of effort--this looks to be one of the most strategized rock campaigns of the year. [ more]
U2, turning 25 this year and arguably still the world's biggest rock act, is leaving nothing to chance. Though its 11th studio album, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, won't be available until Nov. 23, the band's PR push started in September, and is currently going full speed ahead. If Bomb bombs, it won't be from a lack of effort--this looks to be one of the most strategized rock campaigns of the year. [
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belfasttelegraph.co.uk: Northern Ireland indie band Snow Patrol could be supporting rock giants U2 on the North American leg of their 2005 world tour.
It is understood negotiations are underway between the two camps to secure a support slot for Snow Patrol when U2 take to the road next year.
In a statement from Snow Patrol, the band members said nothing had been confirmed yet.
But rumours are rife that Bono and co are keen to take the Scottish-based Snow Patrol with them on their US tour. [ more]
It is understood negotiations are underway between the two camps to secure a support slot for Snow Patrol when U2 take to the road next year.
In a statement from Snow Patrol, the band members said nothing had been confirmed yet.
But rumours are rife that Bono and co are keen to take the Scottish-based Snow Patrol with them on their US tour. [
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