Montag, 10. Jänner 2005
thestate.com: Congratulations to U2 on its imminent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Fair play! The Irish rockers deserve the honor.
I hope it'll keep them out of the recording studio. It's heresy to say it, but U2 hasn't put out a decent album since "Achtung Baby" in 1991.
Sure, the band's latest, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," is riding high on the charts. But a more accurate title would be" How to Build a Stink Bomb." [
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I hope it'll keep them out of the recording studio. It's heresy to say it, but U2 hasn't put out a decent album since "Achtung Baby" in 1991.
Sure, the band's latest, "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," is riding high on the charts. But a more accurate title would be" How to Build a Stink Bomb." [
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u2.com: That’s how novelist Salman Rushdie describes the unique relationship between U2 and longtime photographer Anton Corbijn.Next month Corbijn releases his much-anticipated photo-book, ‘U2 & I’, documenting his two decades working with the band.
‘U2 and Anton Corbijn deserve each other,’ adds Rushdie, who joins Michael Stipe, Wim Wenders, President Bill Clinton and Helena Christiansen in offering insights into the relationship between photographer and band. [
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iol.ie: Two controversial films that defied the odds to earn millions at the box office joined a familiar green ogre to take top honours at the annual People’s Choice Awards in California.
In the music category, U2 were named favourite group. [ more]
In the music category, U2 were named favourite group. [
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reuters.co.uk: The Brit Awards will celebrate their 25th birthday next month with U2 headlining the UK record industry Oscars and Bob Geldof lined up for a lifetime achievement award, organisers say. [ more]
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Samstag, 8. Jänner 2005
dailyrecord.co.uk: Irish supergroup U2 led a music revolution as official MP3 downloads outsold the traditional pop single for the first time.
Bono and the band's song Vertigo was the year's best- selling download single.
But Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid 20 - easily the best-selling 'physical' single of 2004 - was beaten into fifth place in the official download chart. [ more]
Bono and the band's song Vertigo was the year's best- selling download single.
But Do They Know It's Christmas by Band Aid 20 - easily the best-selling 'physical' single of 2004 - was beaten into fifth place in the official download chart. [
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Freitag, 7. Jänner 2005
u2.com: The answer, for young bands today is simple, says Edge, in the second part of the NME interview.
"I'm sure there are a lot of young bands that are just not into us because we're successful and because we've been around for a long time." explains Edge. "I would just say turn that into a positive energy and try and write some great songs. That's the way if you want to take U2 out, the only way you're gonna do it is by writing better songs that us!"
Also in the new edition of the UK's music weekly, the band talk about selling out, about being the most independent rock group in the history of pop music and about why they haven't embarked on solo projects.
"If being in U2 was creatively frustrating", says Adam. "Then maybe people would go off and do other things, but it's fulfilling enough that you don't need to go and have a reggae band for the weekend." [ more]
"I'm sure there are a lot of young bands that are just not into us because we're successful and because we've been around for a long time." explains Edge. "I would just say turn that into a positive energy and try and write some great songs. That's the way if you want to take U2 out, the only way you're gonna do it is by writing better songs that us!"
Also in the new edition of the UK's music weekly, the band talk about selling out, about being the most independent rock group in the history of pop music and about why they haven't embarked on solo projects.
"If being in U2 was creatively frustrating", says Adam. "Then maybe people would go off and do other things, but it's fulfilling enough that you don't need to go and have a reggae band for the weekend." [
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belfasttelegraph.co.uk: Millions of U2 fans across Europe were left on tenterhooks today after the band postponed announcing the dates for the first leg of their tour.
The move came amid unconfirmed reports that guitarist The Edge was keeping a bedside vigil by an ill relative.
Official tour dates were to be announced next Monday, with tickets due to go on sale later this month, but it is thought plans have been put on hold after it was reported that The Edge needs to be with an unnamed family member undergoing intensive medical treatment. [ more]
The move came amid unconfirmed reports that guitarist The Edge was keeping a bedside vigil by an ill relative.
Official tour dates were to be announced next Monday, with tickets due to go on sale later this month, but it is thought plans have been put on hold after it was reported that The Edge needs to be with an unnamed family member undergoing intensive medical treatment. [
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contactmusic.com: Rocker BONO puts his charitable streak down to his Irish roots - because he was brought up to be outspoken.
The U2 frontman has campaigned for a variety of charities and civil rights issues over the course of his lengthy career and he plans to continue using his position as an internationally-famous star to drum up publicity for good causes.
He says, "In Ireland, our very constitution was dreamt up by a combination of poets, revolutionaries, priests, mad drunk people. [ more]
The U2 frontman has campaigned for a variety of charities and civil rights issues over the course of his lengthy career and he plans to continue using his position as an internationally-famous star to drum up publicity for good causes.
He says, "In Ireland, our very constitution was dreamt up by a combination of poets, revolutionaries, priests, mad drunk people. [
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u2.com: Check the first of our exclusive extracts from the recently published photo-documentary of U2’s touring history – ‘U2 Show’.With the announcement of U2’s 2005 Tour expected shortly, the focus of fans will shift from the new album to the unique experience that is the U2 live show. [
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contactmusic.com: A host of stars including actress Scarlett Johansson and U2 frontman Bono are joining forces to promote a year-long charity campaign.
The Make Poverty History campaign wants Tony Blair and other world leaders to cancel debts and deliver better aid packages to the poor and is backed by more than 100 charities, unions and faith groups. [ more]
The Make Poverty History campaign wants Tony Blair and other world leaders to cancel debts and deliver better aid packages to the poor and is backed by more than 100 charities, unions and faith groups. [
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yahoo.com: U2 will renew its association with opera great Luciano Pavarotti for the B-side of "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own," the next single from the band's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. Pavarotti and U2 frontman Bono have recorded a version of "Ave Maria," which the two performed at the 2003 Pavarotti and Friends concert in Italy. [ more]
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bloomberg.com: The Irish rock star and activist is turning his attention away from Africa's debt and AIDS woes to Asia's tsunami victims. One of his op-ed pieces called on the world to ``seize the day'' on this ``incomprehensibly tragic'' event.
Bono and his band U2 are expected to perform at a Live Aid- style concert being planning in the U.K. later this month. It's the in thing to do these days; you'd be hard pressed to think of a nation, company or celebrity that isn't scrambling to help the millions affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami. [ more]
Bono and his band U2 are expected to perform at a Live Aid- style concert being planning in the U.K. later this month. It's the in thing to do these days; you'd be hard pressed to think of a nation, company or celebrity that isn't scrambling to help the millions affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami. [
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Donnerstag, 6. Jänner 2005
rollingstone.com: U2 have postponed their much-anticipated tour behind How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, originally scheduled to kick off March 1st in Miami. "All of the plans are in total flux," a source close to the band told Rolling Stone, citing a family illness as the reason for the change. Tour dates were to be announced and go on sale this month, but those plans have been delayed. [ more]
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editorandpublisher.com: As 2004 ended, pop-music critics for daily newspapers recounted the year's musical highs and lows in their columns and, as critics are wont to do, tallied their favorite albums in list form. Unable to resist tabulating the results, we hereby announce the winners -- drum roll, please -- of E&P's first-ever, sure-to-be-annual, Pop Poll.
The results of Editor & Publisher's first Pop Poll:
U2's "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" (58 points)
Kanye West's "College Dropout" (54 points)
Green Day's "American Idiot" (46 points)
Loretta Lynn's "Van Lear Rose" (34 points)
The Streets' "A Grand Don't Come For Free" (25 points)
Franz Ferdinand (s/t) (22 points)
Wilco's "a ghost is born" (18 points)
The Roots' "The Tipping Point" (17 points)
Black Keys' "Rubber Factory," The Hives' "Tyrannosaurus Hives," and Steve Earle's "The Revolution Starts Now" (15 points) [ more]
The results of Editor & Publisher's first Pop Poll:
U2's "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" (58 points)
Kanye West's "College Dropout" (54 points)
Green Day's "American Idiot" (46 points)
Loretta Lynn's "Van Lear Rose" (34 points)
The Streets' "A Grand Don't Come For Free" (25 points)
Franz Ferdinand (s/t) (22 points)
Wilco's "a ghost is born" (18 points)
The Roots' "The Tipping Point" (17 points)
Black Keys' "Rubber Factory," The Hives' "Tyrannosaurus Hives," and Steve Earle's "The Revolution Starts Now" (15 points) [
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sify.com: Rockers U2 have stood up to the cause of the victims of the Asian Tsunami and are encouraging fans to donate money to various charities to help raise funds.
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Dienstag, 4. Jänner 2005
chron.com: The video of the hit song All Because of You by Irish rock band U2 will be shown in public for the first time during halftime of Tuesday night's national championship in the Orange Bowl. [ more]
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Montag, 3. Jänner 2005
dailyrecord.co.uk: A MASSIVE Live Aid-style concert for victims of the Asian tsunami is being planned.
Among the stars being approached to play at the 65,000 capacity Millennium Stadium in Cardiff are U2, Coldplay and Robbie Williams.
News of the concert came as ex-Radio 1 DJ Mike Read unveiled plans for a charity single, featuring Cliff Richard, Boy George and Ronan Keating. [ more]
Among the stars being approached to play at the 65,000 capacity Millennium Stadium in Cardiff are U2, Coldplay and Robbie Williams.
News of the concert came as ex-Radio 1 DJ Mike Read unveiled plans for a charity single, featuring Cliff Richard, Boy George and Ronan Keating. [
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Samstag, 1. Jänner 2005
inthenews.co.uk: A host of stars including actress Scarlett Johansson and U2 frontman Bono are joining forces to promote a year-long charity campaign.
The Make Poverty History campaign wants Tony Blair and other world leaders to cancel debts and deliver better aid packages to the poor and is backed by more than 100 charities, unions and faith groups. [ more]
The Make Poverty History campaign wants Tony Blair and other world leaders to cancel debts and deliver better aid packages to the poor and is backed by more than 100 charities, unions and faith groups. [
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