Versatile Disc
Those of our readers who trend towards the tech-geeky end of the spectrum may already be familiar with the DVD format war that is currently raging behind the scenes in the entertainment industry, regarding which next-generation DVD format — HD-DVD or Blu-Ray — will be the widely-adopted standard. Well, it would seem U2 have indirectly been caught up in it, as Paramount Studios has pledged to reissue U2: Rattle And Hum in their first wave of HD-DVD titles.
(For those who need a cheat sheet — the Blu-Ray format, developed by Sony, has a higher capacity and is being widely adopted by video-game developers; but the HD-DVD format, designed by Toshiba, is a step ahead in terms of cornering the motion-picture market, with more studios in its stable. Brace yourself, this might get nasty.)
Declan O’Rourke – Since Kyabram
David Gray, Damien Rice, Paddy Casey… they make me yawn, they do. It would be easy to draw the conclusion that I’m not a keen singer/songwriter enthusiast. And you’d have a point, there. Still, here I am, pimping an Irish singer/songwriter.
U2 Tour Opening Delayed
The U2 tour opening, which was expected to be in Miami on March 1, has been postponed to a later date due to a “family illness,” reports Rolling Stone. An official source has confirmed with U2log that the report is true.
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- Burma’s Suu Kyi set to visit here May 19, 2012Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi could visit Ireland next month to receive a prestigious human rights honour. […]
- Facebook floatation: I won’t be richer that the Beatles says Bono after $1.5bn payday May 19, 2012IT was a date that had been highlighted in finance businesses all over the world, as Facebook finally started trading on the stock market, making millions for investors. […]
- Paul McGuinness vs The Black Catholics May 19, 2012Paul McGuinness recounted last week how he once took on a gang known as The Black Catholics who were notorious for breaking up early U2 gigs. […]
- VIDEO: Early U2 Photo Exhibit in Dublin May 18, 2012As we’ve reported on the main site, photographer Patrick Brocklebank is displaying a collection of his U2 photos taken in and around Dublin between 1978 and 1981. U2 manager Paul McGuinness helped open the exhibit back on May 10, and Brian Foley put together this video showing some of McGuinness’ opening remarks, as well as [...]This is a post from the @U2 b […]
- Curbing Hunger With Bono May 18, 2012At the Global Food Summit in D.C. today, NBC's Andrea Mitchell interviewed U2 frontman Bono about efforts to curb hunger in Africa. "Hunger is a ridiculous thing. And we know what to do in order to fix it. There's, you know, these whole new approaches to agriculture to increase productivity, etc. […]