Donnerstag, 10. Juni 2004
belfasttelegraph.co.uk: TIM Attwood, brother of the west Belfast SDLP politician Alex Attwood, knew Bono of U2 and suggested that he appear alongside Hume to drum up support for the deal.
But Bono - whose father was an Irish Labour-supporting Catholic trade unionist from Dublin's north side and whose mother was Church of Ireland - had an instinctive feeling for how difficult the political situation was. He believed that the Unionists were feeling estranged from the fanfare of the peace process and that people in the south had more sympathy for them than they realised - and he wanted them to know it.
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But Bono - whose father was an Irish Labour-supporting Catholic trade unionist from Dublin's north side and whose mother was Church of Ireland - had an instinctive feeling for how difficult the political situation was. He believed that the Unionists were feeling estranged from the fanfare of the peace process and that people in the south had more sympathy for them than they realised - and he wanted them to know it.
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Mittwoch, 9. Juni 2004
news.bbc.co.uk: Bob Geldof recently found pirate Live Aid DVDs being sold at £110 on the Internet. He spotted the DVDs on sale at the end of last year and told his lawyers to alert authorities, who launched an investigation.
Police carried out a raid in Skelmersdale and found a small quantity of Live Aid DVDs and other concerts by bands like Pink Floyd and U2.
The concert, split between London and Philadelphia, brought together stars including U2, Queen and Madonna - but has never come out on CD, video or DVD. Organisers now hope to auction the rights to release a DVD very soon. [ more]
Police carried out a raid in Skelmersdale and found a small quantity of Live Aid DVDs and other concerts by bands like Pink Floyd and U2.
The concert, split between London and Philadelphia, brought together stars including U2, Queen and Madonna - but has never come out on CD, video or DVD. Organisers now hope to auction the rights to release a DVD very soon. [
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interference.com: An Interference reader was lucky enough to meet Bono and Edge at the U2 studio in Dublin yesterday and got a taste of the upcoming U2 album, tentatively due in October/November 2004. The fan was "very excited" by what he heard. [ more]
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dotmusic: Bono, Morrissey and Sir Paul McCartney are amongst the nominations for the inaugural 'Mojo' awards.
The magazine, reflecting their more 'mature' readership, have announced details of their first rock'n'roll hall of fame.
The nominations are intended to honour acts and musicians apparently overlooked by other ceremonies and will be announced at the Banqueting House in London later this month. [ more]
The magazine, reflecting their more 'mature' readership, have announced details of their first rock'n'roll hall of fame.
The nominations are intended to honour acts and musicians apparently overlooked by other ceremonies and will be announced at the Banqueting House in London later this month. [
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dotmusic: U2's new album will be released before the end of the year, according to comments from their manager Paul McGuiness.
The band have been working on the long-awaited follow-up to 2000's "All That You Can't Leave Behind", for some months.
However, the record is finally said to be nearing completion, McGuiness recently commented, hinting that the album should be out by November.
The currently untitled record is believed to have been produced by Chris Thomas and Steve Lillywhite, with Universal Records big-shout Jimmy Lovine now said to be overseeing final recordings with the band in France.
Details have already emerged of numerous tracks, including "Full Metal Jacket" – described by Bono as "the mother of all rock tunes" – and there is also understood to be a track called "Tough" on the album, which is a tribute to Bono's father, who died in 2001.
A single is expected from the album in September, with the band said to be kicking-off a world tour in Miami in March 2005.
The band have been working on the long-awaited follow-up to 2000's "All That You Can't Leave Behind", for some months.
However, the record is finally said to be nearing completion, McGuiness recently commented, hinting that the album should be out by November.
The currently untitled record is believed to have been produced by Chris Thomas and Steve Lillywhite, with Universal Records big-shout Jimmy Lovine now said to be overseeing final recordings with the band in France.
Details have already emerged of numerous tracks, including "Full Metal Jacket" – described by Bono as "the mother of all rock tunes" – and there is also understood to be a track called "Tough" on the album, which is a tribute to Bono's father, who died in 2001.
A single is expected from the album in September, with the band said to be kicking-off a world tour in Miami in March 2005.
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u2log.com: Fans will have the opportunity to understand what Bono means when he says U2 come from punk rock with the future release of Punk: An Attitude. [ more]
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Dienstag, 8. Juni 2004
irishabroad.com: The next U2 album will be released this year, according to the band’s manager Paul McGuinness. He said the eagerly-awaited follow-up to All That You Can’t Leave Behind will hit the shops in November.
But he played down speculation that the band would embark on another huge stadium world tour. He said: “In the case of U2, it’s more a function of what kind of music they want to do, rather than what kind of box-office gross they want to achieve.
“Certainly playing indoors is much easier, and the logistics are much more controlled.
“If you’re going to take the audience to a big outdoor event, you’d really have to be doing something very, very good, and we would take that responsibility very seriously. “If we decide to go outdoors, it will be because it’s worth doing something on a grand scale.”
But he played down speculation that the band would embark on another huge stadium world tour. He said: “In the case of U2, it’s more a function of what kind of music they want to do, rather than what kind of box-office gross they want to achieve.
“Certainly playing indoors is much easier, and the logistics are much more controlled.
“If you’re going to take the audience to a big outdoor event, you’d really have to be doing something very, very good, and we would take that responsibility very seriously. “If we decide to go outdoors, it will be because it’s worth doing something on a grand scale.”
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Montag, 7. Juni 2004
u2swisshome.com: Am 23. und 24. Juli 2001 gaben U2 nach achtjähriger Abszenz endlich wieder zwei Konzerte in der Schweiz. Diese zwei Konzerte bleiben für Schweizer U2 Fans in bester Erinnerung, wurden aber auch weltweit verewigt.
Das Photo, das auf dem Frontcover der U2 DVD "Elevation 2001 - U2 Live from Boston" zu sehen ist, stammt nämlich vom ersten dieser beiden Konzerte im Zürcher Hallenstadion. Dieses Photo hat Siggi Bucher für Reuters Schweiz geschossen.
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interference.com: Frequent U2 photographer Anton Corbijn has updated his online journal to include the following musings about his recent photo shoot with U2:
a quick update of the last 4 weeks in my life - life indeed flies by so i am trying to make the most of it by looking at many people and sights with one eye closed and then looking later again, once that vision is printed, with both eyes. do try this at home kids! with this method in mind, i visited portugal for a good few days at the end of april, early may, to see how that would work as a background for the new U2 photographs and i was pleasantly surprised.
a quick update of the last 4 weeks in my life - life indeed flies by so i am trying to make the most of it by looking at many people and sights with one eye closed and then looking later again, once that vision is printed, with both eyes. do try this at home kids! with this method in mind, i visited portugal for a good few days at the end of april, early may, to see how that would work as a background for the new U2 photographs and i was pleasantly surprised.
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Sonntag, 6. Juni 2004
metrowestdailynews.com: The international rock community was all atwitter for a time this week when rumors were flying around that U2 frontman and noted humanitarian Bono was going to announce plans for a second Live Aid concert -- a sequel to the massive, continent-spanning rock concert that raised money and awareness for the starving people of Ethiopia in 1985.
This time around, according to reports, funds raised would go toward one of Bono's most ardently-supported causing, the forgiveness of Third World debt.
Alas, Bono quickly scuttled the rumors, saying that even another mega-successful event like the first Live Aid would barely make a dent in the massive debt owed by underdeveloped countries. But with the 20th anniversary of the landmark charitable effort looming, the thought of a second Live Aid briefly seemed like a viable and exciting proposition. [ more]
This time around, according to reports, funds raised would go toward one of Bono's most ardently-supported causing, the forgiveness of Third World debt.
Alas, Bono quickly scuttled the rumors, saying that even another mega-successful event like the first Live Aid would barely make a dent in the massive debt owed by underdeveloped countries. But with the 20th anniversary of the landmark charitable effort looming, the thought of a second Live Aid briefly seemed like a viable and exciting proposition. [
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Samstag, 5. Juni 2004
news.yahoo.com: Jude Law, U2 frontman Bono and Coldplay singer Chris Martin are among a host of celebrities who have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair requesting more aid money for the world's poorest countries.
The letter, also signed by Helen Mirren, Colin Firth, Joseph Fiennes and Minnie Driver, is intended to reach the government as it determines British aid budgets for the next three years.
Justin Forsyth, policy director of Oxfam, said millions of people in Africa are still living in absolute poverty, some 20 years after the Ethiopian famine.
"One billion people do not have access to clean water, 6,400 are dying from AIDS in Africa every day and over 100 million children in the world do not get a chance to go to school," Forsyth said.
"Next year Blair and (Treasury chief Gordon) Brown are poised to lead a breakthrough on reducing poverty but they must lay the groundwork now by making sure there is money in the bank to fund it," he added. [ more]
The letter, also signed by Helen Mirren, Colin Firth, Joseph Fiennes and Minnie Driver, is intended to reach the government as it determines British aid budgets for the next three years.
Justin Forsyth, policy director of Oxfam, said millions of people in Africa are still living in absolute poverty, some 20 years after the Ethiopian famine.
"One billion people do not have access to clean water, 6,400 are dying from AIDS in Africa every day and over 100 million children in the world do not get a chance to go to school," Forsyth said.
"Next year Blair and (Treasury chief Gordon) Brown are poised to lead a breakthrough on reducing poverty but they must lay the groundwork now by making sure there is money in the bank to fund it," he added. [
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Freitag, 4. Juni 2004
atu2.com: U2's next album will be out in November, and the first single will arrive in October. That's the word we've seen, in writing, from a Principle Management employee. [ more]
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showbizireland.com: U2 frontman and globally renowned statesman Bono brought 25 EU ministers out for a bite of lunch at Dublin Castle during the week to make them come good on their promise to Africa...Bono and Minister of State for Development Cooperation and Human Rights, Tom Kitt T.D, met at Dublin Castle this week for the "EU Development Ministers Meeting".
At the meeting Bono wanted to centre the discussion on African development issues including debt, trade and Aids. His mission is to get EU countries to agree to a .7% of national growth aid going to the continent of Africa which is currently in crisis.
The singer also met with the world's press who were determined to get Bono to comment on whether a Live Aid 2 concert would take place.
Bono explained in his usual charming and charismatic way that himself and Bob Geldof wanted to raise "billions not millions" and therefore a concert would not be feasible.
Go Bono!
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