Ed, of Edrants.com pulls wings off The Fly. He loves it. He loves it not. An oldie for ya from the start of last year: Deconstructing U2. [ link via Joe Clark ]
Year: 2002
8 Grammy Nominations
The nominations for the Grammy Awards have been announced and U2 is up for 8:
- Record of the Year – Walk On
- Album of the Year – All That You Can’t Leave Behind
- Song of the Year – Stuck In a Moment
- Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – Stuck In a Moment
- Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – Elevation
- Best Rock Song – Elevation, Walk On
- Best Rock Album – All That You Can’t Leave Behind
The Moulin Rouge soundtrack, which contains the Bono/Friday/Seezer cover of ‘Children of the Revolution’ was nominated in the Best Soundtrack category.
The Award Ceremony will be held on February 27, 2002, at the Staples Center
in Los Angeles. Talking to Reuters Manager Paul McGuinness confirmed the band would be playing at the show, and that they are considering playing Europe next summer.
MyTV Videos
MyTV, Italy, have a few U2 videos on their site. We believe these are cut up Real Video versions of material originally featured (in Quicktime) on U2.com.
( thanks to Germana, of U2star.com )
He won’t be quiet…
on New Year’s Day. CNN interviews Bono on lending his bono vox to the Drop the Debt campaign: I’d much rather be in a rehearsal room or studio making rock ‘n’ roll than dressing up in a suit and tie and representing the World Health Organization. I think I’m better at it, I think I’m better suited to it. But you know what — they asked me here and I’m proud of the work I’ve done over the last few years on the debt campaign. And if they need a voice, they’ve got mine. Except for that higher register, then?