Amnesty: Act Now, end the crackdown in Myanmar
Amnesty International is gravely concerned by recent serious human rights violations in Myanmar. More than 100 members and supporters of the National League for Democracy, including party head Daw Aung San Suu Kyi are missing and/or injured and kept in detention after a violent incident on 30 May 2003. Please consider signing the petition at Amnesty.org to end the crackdown in Myanmar.
Peta: Veggy Mullen
Forget wolves. Food and sex, that’s the thing. What about them hot vegetarians, eh? Peta, people for the ethical treatment of animals, want to know who is the sexiest vegetarian alive. Vote for the Mullen.
Larry’s Fanlisting
There’s nothing officially official as in ‘U2-sanctioned-this-good-and-proper’ about ‘The Official Larry Mullen, Jnr. Fanlisting’.
Fan what?
Taken from the official Fanlistings Network F.A.Q.: “A fanlisting is a place for all fans of a particular show, movie, actor/actress, singer, etc. to come together and build the biggest listing of people from all around the world who are fans of that subject.”
Eh… O.K.
So what IS official about ‘The Official Larry Mullen, Jnr. Fanlisting’ if U2 aren’t involved in this at all? Well, the site’s officially registered with theFanlistings.org. A site set up by fans. There are lots of rules a site must adhere to before they’re let in.
Anyway. If you’re into The Mullen it’s pretty easy to join the fanlisting. “You just have to love Larry!” It’s official.
Drummed up design
Fresh from Dublin’s Brown Thomas, the T-shirt designed by Larry Mullen for the Special Olympics Ireland, 2003.
Safety of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in danger
Aung San Suu Kyi, who had U2′s song Walk On dedicated to her, has been put into “protective custody” after a recent deadly clash.
Amnesty International has asked radio stations to play U2′s “Walk On”.
Well, we gonna party like its your birthday
The African Well Fund have raised $10,253.18 in honour of Bono’s birthday. Its recent fundraising drive, launched on April 1, was a huge success.
The money will be used to build wells in Africa.
Happy birthday, Mr B.
Cause he likes to pontificate?
John and Tom, readers of U2log, have put together their ‘Top 10 reasons Bono is our Pontiff‘.
The Harmony Motel for sale
Bid on the original Harmony Hotel, home to U2 in 1987 during the making of their ‘Joshua Tree’ album.
Saving the Earth With A Guitar
U2 have signed an electric guitar for an online auction to benefit the Save the Earth Foundation, whose mission is to raise consciousness about environmental issues and to fund environmental research.
You can bid on this star-spangled, U2 collectible here through April 23.
Glory Of The 80s
We had a good laugh this afternoon with @U2′s latest “Achtoon Baby” feature, which invites U2 fans to count their blessings, as the band has not made the same mistakes as many of their 80s contemporaries. S’quite a bit funnier than it has any right to be, actually…
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- U2 Fan Survey 2012: Third Set of Results Available May 23, 2012The third set of results from the 2012 U2 Fan Survey is now available, and it takes us through your votes on U2's albums and songs. As a reminder, the survey was open from April 5th through April 30th. We received completed responses from 3,530 fans in 79 countries this year, both of which are down from 2010. We think that's likely due to the band […]
- A Look at My U2 Framed Album Cover Wall (PHOTOS) May 22, 2012How would you like to have a wall in your house covered with perfectly framed U2 album cover art? You could just have your favorite U2 albums on the wall or, like me, you could go all the way and put every U2 album on display in order — like this: That’s one of the [...]This is a post from the @U2 blog.A Look at My U2 Framed Album Cover Wall (PHOTOS) […]
- The Resource Miracle May 22, 2012[Note: This essay appeared in the May 28, 2012, edition of TIME magazine.] It's become the go-to cliché of modern economics. Natural resources are a "curse." When a nation is over-reliant on one or two commodities like oil or precious minerals, corrupt government ministers and their dodgy associates hoard profits and taxes instead of properly […]
- Bono Pays One More Tribute to Steve Jobs May 22, 2012Bono made an appearance via video tonight at the Webby Awards, contributing to a tribute to Steve Jobs. A host of tech legends and celebrities each paid tribute to Jobs in five words or less, a Webby Awards tradition. It looks like Bono’s contribution was recorded within the past week, but that’s just a guess. [...]This is a post from the @U2 blog.Bono Pays […]
- Billboard Music Awards: U2 Top Touring Artist May 21, 2012Gestern Abend wurden in der MGM Grand Garden Arena von Las Vegas die Billboard Music Awards 2012 verliehen. U2 wurden dabei - wie bereits im Jahr zuvor - in der Kategorie Top Touring Artist ausgezeichnet. Neben U2 waren in dieser Kategorie auch noch Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift, Take That und Roger Waters nominiert. ... […]