Dienstag, 19. Oktober 2004
u2.com: We invited some U2.Competition winners, who saw the band live last weekend, to send us their reviews.
Generally, the response was quite warm!
Elizabeth Hohman, Bournemouth:
‘It was unbelievable and unforgettable - it was surreal to be less than a foot away from the four men who I admire so greatly. The new songs sounded great - it seems as though the band have taken the best aspects from 'The Joshua Tree' and 'Achtung Baby'. I loved what I heard - a mixture of beauty, intensity and passion.’ [
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Generally, the response was quite warm!
Elizabeth Hohman, Bournemouth:
‘It was unbelievable and unforgettable - it was surreal to be less than a foot away from the four men who I admire so greatly. The new songs sounded great - it seems as though the band have taken the best aspects from 'The Joshua Tree' and 'Achtung Baby'. I loved what I heard - a mixture of beauty, intensity and passion.’ [
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chartattack.com: In a bid to make an even bigger splash with their upcoming comeback, Bono, The Edge and co. are putting out a super-sized version of their new disc. The special collector’s edition of How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb will be released alongside the regular CD on November 23 and will feature the album itself, a DVD with studio footage of the band, and four acoustic tracks, all wrapped up in a 48-page hardcover book. [ more]
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contactmusic.com: U2 star THE EDGE feared his group would split before finishing work on their new album HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB, because BONO could never find the time to join his bandmates in the studio.
The frontman was always jetting off to meet with politicians and world leaders as he urged governments to take world debts more seriously, and his guitarist worried that he might never return to rock. [ more]
The frontman was always jetting off to meet with politicians and world leaders as he urged governments to take world debts more seriously, and his guitarist worried that he might never return to rock. [
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whnt19.com: U2 lead singer Bono and Georgia Congressman John Lewis have been honored at the National Civil Rights Museum.
It's located at the site of Martin Luther King Junior's assassination in Memphis.
Bono was honored with the international Freedom Award for promoting greater Western involvement in improving medical care and reducing poverty in Africa.
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It's located at the site of Martin Luther King Junior's assassination in Memphis.
Bono was honored with the international Freedom Award for promoting greater Western involvement in improving medical care and reducing poverty in Africa.
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Montag, 18. Oktober 2004
u2exit.com: We currently have audio of the Jacknife Lee 12" vinyl promo. - Windows Media Audio bonovox - am Mo, 18. Okt. 2004, 23:00 - Rubrik: Multimedia
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macworld.com: Select members of the press on Monday received an invitation to to a special Apple event taking place at the California Theatre in San Jose, Calif. The theme of the event would appear to be musically-related and is capitalizing on Apple's recently unveiled iPod and iTunes Music Store promotion with legendary rock band U2, judging from the invitation received by MacCentral. "Steve Jobs, Bono and The Edge invite you to attend a special event," reads the top of the invitation. The invitation-only event is scheduled to take place at 10AM Pacific Time on October 26, 2004. [ more]
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contactmusic.com: Irish rocker BONO has vowed to make FRANZ FERDINAND's lives a misery for trying to steal U2's place as one of the world's biggest bands.
Bono is convinced the Scottish TAKE ME OUT foursome will become more popular than his band, but he refuses to let them take U2's place too easily.
He says, "Franz Ferdinand make me a bit nervous. They give me a bit of a twitch. The only people who have the confidence to praise people who came before them, are guys who are absolutely sure that they 're going to pass you by, and they should be confident. [ more]
Bono is convinced the Scottish TAKE ME OUT foursome will become more popular than his band, but he refuses to let them take U2's place too easily.
He says, "Franz Ferdinand make me a bit nervous. They give me a bit of a twitch. The only people who have the confidence to praise people who came before them, are guys who are absolutely sure that they 're going to pass you by, and they should be confident. [
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thinksecret.com: Apple and U2's relationship is only warming up, multiple source say. The band has already released its new single exclusively through the iTunes Music Store, threatened to release the entire album through iTunes if it leaks early, and has recorded a 2-minute commercial for Apple. Up next: a U2-edition iPod, tipsters say.While Think Secret has been unable to confirm this with one-hundred percent certainty, sources say that Apple is planning to release the U2-edition iPod around the week of November 21, when U2's new album will hit stores. For a small premium over the regular iPod, said to be around $30, the U2-edition iPod will feature a distinctive enclosure and will come pre-loaded with all the band's major album releases.
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xfm.co.uk: U2 have ended months of speculation by ruling themselves out of a headline slot for next year's Glastonbury Festival. But could it be Eminem, Prince, or Madonna instead? [ more]
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Sonntag, 17. Oktober 2004
oregonlive.com: Bono is the first to admit celebrity is an absurd currency, but he's used his to particular good effect. His engagement with global poverty began in the '80s with Live Aid, the music industry's response to the famine in Ethiopia. Live Aid and Band Aid together raised $200 million, the most for any such effort. And Bono spent a lot of time in Africa before he got to know any world leaders. [ more]
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thefinalword.co.uk: If you told me, when I first start listening to U2 in the early 80s, that some twenty years later, I'd be watching them play the BBC carpark in London, I'd have told you not to be so silly.
Of course, I wouldn't have believed you if you told me that. I would've probably said "My dad's bigger then your Dad". Though with U2, my band is bigger than your band. U2 are the biggest band in the world today. (Sure, maybe The Beatles, and Pink Floyd, and The Stones were bigger, but what have they done for you lately?).
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Of course, I wouldn't have believed you if you told me that. I would've probably said "My dad's bigger then your Dad". Though with U2, my band is bigger than your band. U2 are the biggest band in the world today. (Sure, maybe The Beatles, and Pink Floyd, and The Stones were bigger, but what have they done for you lately?).
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guardian.co.uk: For the first time, the full backstage story of Live Aid, in the words of the people who made it happen. Interviews by Carl Wilkinson [ more]
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Samstag, 16. Oktober 2004
nzz.ch: Anton Corbijn gibt Musikern, Schauspielern, Literaten ein Gesicht jenseits der MTV-Ästhetik. 1955 in Holland geboren, steht er für eine Kunstform zwischen angewandter und künstlerischer Fotografie: Er ist Gestalter von Plattencovers, Videoclips oder Grammy-nominierten Bühnen-Designs etwa von Depeche Mode, U2, R. E. M. oder Herbert Grönemeyer. Die Photogalerie 94 zeigt eine Übersichtsschau des Fotografen. [ more]
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u2.com: As well as ‘Vertigo’, U2 gave a world premiere performance to two other new songs tonight - ‘All Because of You’ and ‘City of Blinding Lights’.Performing to hundreds of fans who had turned up at BBCTV Centre, the band played a blistering version of the new single Vertigo live to millions of UK TV viewers of Top of the Pops. [
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billboard.com: U2's upcoming album, "How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," will be available as a special collector's edition when it is released Nov. 23 by Interscope. In addition to the regular audio CD, the set will boast a DVD with footage of U2 in the studio plus four as-yet-unnamed acoustic songs. The discs will be housed in a 48-page hard-bound book and carry a suggested price of $39.98. [ more]
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Freitag, 15. Oktober 2004
fontanaheraldnews.com: Excited about the single "Vertigo," U2 fans from all around the world are eagerly looking forward to the popular rock band's upcoming new album, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," and an accompanying world tour in 2005.But while they're waiting, what do these devoted U2 followers do in the meantime?
Well, many of them attended the first-ever U2 Los Angeles Fan Celebration at the Ontario Convention Center last Sunday, reveling in the sights and sounds of all things U2 (except for the actual band itself).
"We are brought together by the band's spirit, fellowship, and the love of good music," said Allegra Calkins, who came all the way from Texas with her friend Lizzie Ernst to enjoy the festivities. [
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waterford-news.ie: THE tattered remains of a shirt ripped off U2’s Bono as the band played to a frenzied audience at Waterford Regional College (WIT) in 1980, was sent to Dublin yesterday to be autographed by the international superstar himself.
The two sleeves are missing from the shirt, so are a couple of buttons and while its turquoise and maroon colours are a bit faded it is the most prized possession of Clairin Jackman from Knockboy village, on the outskirts of the city. [ more]
The two sleeves are missing from the shirt, so are a couple of buttons and while its turquoise and maroon colours are a bit faded it is the most prized possession of Clairin Jackman from Knockboy village, on the outskirts of the city. [
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u2.com: U2.Com has forty pairs of tickets to see the band play live on CDUK in London, tomorrow afternoon!
All you have to do is send us an email to u2comp@digicc.com. [ more]
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Donnerstag, 14. Oktober 2004
u2.com: The rumours are true - U2 are set to perform 'Vertigo' live and free in a BBC car park in west London, on Friday evening.
Just as the band stopped the Dublin traffic four years ago when they played Beautiful Day live from the roof of The Clarence Hotel, fans will have the opportunity to turn up at the BBC studios in Wood Lane, West London tomorrow for an outdoor performance of the new single. [ more]
Just as the band stopped the Dublin traffic four years ago when they played Beautiful Day live from the roof of The Clarence Hotel, fans will have the opportunity to turn up at the BBC studios in Wood Lane, West London tomorrow for an outdoor performance of the new single. [
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contactmusic.com: Legendary producer BRIAN ENO erupted in anger when a phone call interrupted the sessions for the new U2 album, but allowed the call to be put through to frontman BONO when he found out it was POPE JOHN PAUL II on the line.Eno, who twiddled the knobs on upcoming disc HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB, had issued strict instructions that no telephone calls be allowed for a week while he worked with the Irish band.
But Eno swiftly backtracked on his own rule when he found out who the caller was.
U2 manager PAUL McGUINESS says, "When an assistant interrupted one of the sessions Brian exploded, but did eventually calm down when he was told the Pope was on hold."
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Mittwoch, 13. Oktober 2004
blender.com: They drink vintage wines, fly in private jets and, um, own sheep. But U2 may have also just made the best record of their lives. “You can’t live like this,” Bono says, “And put out a crap album!” [ more]
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u2.com: U2 will perform Vertigo on the BBC's Top of the Pops in London this Friday. We have a big bunch of tickets for fans who want to see the show.
All you need to do is get the right answers in our very easy competition - and the first 75 correct entries win a pair of tickets. [ more]
All you need to do is get the right answers in our very easy competition - and the first 75 correct entries win a pair of tickets. [
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thesun.co.uk: IT is the most hotly-anticipated album of the year — and it’s as explosive as its title.
U2’s How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb goes back unashamedly to what the band do and love best — anthemic, majestic, triumphant rock and roll. [ more]
U2’s How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb goes back unashamedly to what the band do and love best — anthemic, majestic, triumphant rock and roll. [
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`How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb´ DVD Cover of Collector´s editon released:DVD: Making Of The Album; B Roll in studio; 4 Acoustic songs
Special Packaging: The Collector's edition will include a 48 pages hard bound book holding the DVD inside, the cd on top & a die-cut rigid slipcase around it.
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