Backstage with U2′s Personal Orchestra
Gary Garritan goes backstage to see how U2 uses his orchestra samples.
Portrait of the artist as a wealthy man
globeandmail.com : Rock star Bono to front Irish investment-wooing campaign
U2′s Gloria in Conservative Top 50
America’s National Review has published a list of the 50 Conservative Rock Songs of All Time. The list contains some surprising choices such as The Who, at number one with Won’t Get Fooled Again. It’s the theme song for ‘disillusioned revolutionists’ according to the John Miller, author of the article.
Miller, a political reporter for the magazine, told The New York Times: “Any claim that rock is fundamentally revolutionary is just kind of silly.”
And so we find U2′s Gloria at number 6 in the chart, on the basis of its faith and its ‘reactionary’ Latin chorus.
A reminder to watch Bono from Bono
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Bono and his friends at One.org distributed an email today, reminding us that he will be interviewed by NBC anchor Brian Williams on tonight’s NBC Nightly News.
Post-Broadcast Note: In the interview, Bono revealed that he has written 8 songs while traveling in Africa! Video of the interview is available at msnbc.com.
Drummer in the City
New York loves U2, and U2 love New York. A Bono sighting in the Big Apple is a rather common occurrence these days. An Edge or Adam Clayton sighting isn’t completely unheard of either. A Larry Mullen sighting, however, is a rare thing because, despite his pretty-boy looks, Larry has the magical ability to move among common-looking people without getting noticed often — which is why we took note of a sighting of the U2 drummer in the city posted at Gawker.com. We can only imagine what Larry was doing in Soho (uhh…shopping?), but we do suspect that he noted the large photo of his friend Bono in the window of the Morrison Hotel Gallery on Prince Street, where there is an exhibition of rock photography by Neal Preston taking place through June 2nd.
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- Column: off the record…, vol. 12-500 February 6, 2012If you missed it last week, please stop reading this OTR and check out Aaron Sams' overview of the 22 tracks that made the final cut for U22, the next U2.com members-only release. It's a super look into how the U2.com audience voted, […]
- @U2 Question of the Month: February 2012 February 6, 2012Welcome to @U2's Question of the Month for February 2012: What are your favorite one or two lines from a U2 lyric? What personal meaning does it have for you? Please send your responses to atu2.com@gmail.com by February 18. We'll post your answers -- and a new question -- on March 7. Want to see what QOM is all about? Check out the responses to pre […]
- @U2 QOM January 2012: Unexpected Meeting February 6, 2012You run into the band somewhere unexpected. Where are you and what happens? (Each month, @U2 puts a spotlight on U2 fans with our "Question of the Month." We pose a question to our readers and invite answers of 200 words or less. If you're interested in taking part, check our home page to see if the current question is still open. If not, chec […]
- 'The Heart Is A Bloom...' February 5, 2012Beautiful Day is one of the tracks you voted for on 'U22'. This is what it was like on U2360°. […]
- U2 manager Paul McGuinness's firm files pretax losses of €1.8m February 4, 2012Pretax losses at the artist management company controlled by U2's manager Paul McGuinness last year increased seven-fold to €1.8 million, writes Gordon Deegan. Accounts filed by Principle Management Ltd show the firm's revenues decreased from €4.8 million to €3.1 million in the year to the end of March 2011. Mr. McGuinness, his long-time associate […]