Acclaimed Internet countercultural nexus Disinformation recently ran an article on U2 discussing their history and the current tour, with the eye-catching headline “U2 Goes To War.” We’re less than impressed…
When it comes right down to it, this is another fluff piece — weren’t the 80s nice, didn’t POP suck, etc. — of the kind we’re all tired of reading. We expect better writing and more trenchant insight from one of the flagships of alternative journalism. Hell, rag on the band all you want, we don’t care: just be smart about it, and don’t parrot the opinions of hundreds of ignorant newspaper columnists around the globe.
Oh yeah, and spell “penance” correctly, please.
(link via YouTwo.net)