Daily U2 News Digest for 2009-01-31

	7:37pm	Chart Milestone, if Not Huge CD Sales (New York Times)
	7:37pm	Good Old Southern Rock, With Some Modern Touches (New York Times)
	4:00am	Second Cup Cafe: The Script (CBS News)
	7:50am	U2 – I will follow
	8:25am	SPIN.com’s Best of the Week: Jan. 26-Feb. 1 (Spin)
	8:25am	SPIN.com’s Best of the Week (Spin)
	1:02pm	From bands to Bruce, halftimes show Super growth (AP via Yahoo! News)
	4:38pm	From bands to Bruce, halftimes show Super growth (AP via Yahoo! News)
	6:19pm	//Mixed Bits: The Grammys Add More Performers; Essence Festival Lineup Taking Shape; Super Bowl Halftime And Preshow … (Neon Limelight)

Daily U2 News Digest for 2009-01-30

	9:11pm	‘Bloody Sunday’ to be screened at Kemp Center (Wichita Falls Times Record News)
	9:38pm	U2, Kid Rock and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Added To Grammys (antiMUSIC)
	10:54pm	Proper English translation of U2tour.de album review (bottom of page)
	2:14pm	Billboard CD reviews: Franz Ferdinand, Willie Nelson (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Get On Your Boots video premiere delayed

Update: Universal has issued a statement:

“The video is going really well but unfortunately it just wasn’t finished in time for the premiere today. Alex Courtes is an amazing director and we can assure you that it will be well worth the wait.” Mark Crossingham, Managing Director Universal Music Ireland

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Daily U2 News Digest for 2009-01-29

	8:12pm	Adam Graham: Super Bowl halftime shows have run from crazy to crazy cool (Detroit News)
	9:30pm	Houston offers spectacular variety in arts and entertainment (Greater Houston Weekly)
	11:16pm	Movies: New films, still playing (The Burlington Free Press)
	2:53am	‘Taken’ on a guilty-pleasure ride (The Bryan-College Station Eagle)
	4:38am	Rihanna, U2, Kid Rock Join Grammy Performers Lineup (Vh1)
	4:55am	Rihanna, U2, Kid Rock Join Grammy Performers Lineup (MTV Music Television)
	5:25am	U2, Kid Rock, Rihanna Added to Grammy Lineup (Spin)
	5:39am	‘Lost’: Doc Jensen on ‘Jughead’ (Entertainment Weekly)
	5:45am	Colin Munroe (Vibe Magazine)
	5:46am	‘Lost’: Doc Jensen on ‘Jughead’ (Entertainment Weekly)
	5:52am	TV Review: ‘Lost’: Doc Jensen on ‘Jughead’ (Entertainment Weekly)
	6:05am	The Residence club in Dublin hosts a playback of U2’s new album
	6:06am	An Inspi(RED) Bobby Shriver to Visit with Alan Levy
	6:37am	Taken (PG-13) *** \| Get ready to be taken on one heck of ride (Miami Herald)
	6:43am	Music maverick John Martyn dies (CNN)
	7:11am	Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Added to Grammy Awards Show (cmt.com)
	7:29am	U2, Gwyneth Paltrow Headed to the Grammys (People Magazine)
	8:53am	British singer-songwriter John Martyn dead at 60 (AFP via Yahoo! News)
	9:39am	Comeback Kid Kelly Clarkson Makes History (E! Online via Yahoo! News)
	9:39am	Comeback Kid Kelly Clarkson Makes History (E! Online via Yahoo! News)
	10:04am	Now Showing: 10,095 Artists \| 61,289 Events (POLLSTAR)
	10:04am	Now Showing: 10,095 Artists \| 61,289 Events (POLLSTAR)
	11:14am	Björn at U2tour.de reviews U2’s new album. Here’s the Google translation for those of you who don’t read German.
	11:25am	U2, Rihanna to perform at Grammys (UPI)
	11:35am	Springsteen hopes to inspire in Super Bowl show (AFP via Yahoo! News)
	11:35am	Kid Rock, Rihanna, U2 Beef Up Grammys (FMQB)
	11:35am	U2, Plant/Krauss join Grammy lineup (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
	12:22pm	U2 to perform at the Grammys (Entertainment Weekly)

Daily U2 News Digest for 2009-01-28

	12:36am	Houston offers spectacular variety in arts and entertainment (Greater Houston Weekly)
	12:58am	U2 One(2003-06-21_Dublin)
	3:18am	U2 new album hearts Death By Audio + "Get Your Boots On" vs "Wild Wild West"
	3:23am	Rumour: French newspaper Nice Matin says the band will play Parc des sports Charles Ehrmann on July 15th
	5:25am	Exclusive Song: Elbow Cover U2 (Spin)
	6:30am	Mag Rack Buys Concert.tv (MultiChannel News)
	6:50am	Davos gathering muted by sobering economic reality (INO News)
	7:34am	Chinese leader offers cautious optimism (INO News)
	8:06am	Details on Phil Stacey’s new deal (USA Today)
	8:31am	Chinese leader offers cautious optimism (INO News)
	9:24am	Labelle returns with a new album and a new tour (San Jose Mercury News)
	9:25am	Those sales don’t suck (USA Today)
	9:45am	Music Calendar: The Beat Goes On (Cleveland Scene)
	10:00am	Review: `Taken’ on a guilty-pleasure ride (AP via Yahoo! News)
	10:06am	Review: `Taken’ on a guilty-pleasure ride (The State)
	11:33am	Get On Your Boots sleeve revealed
	11:35am	A closer look at that GOYB sleeve
	11:45am	GOYB at #1 on Rock radio in Canada
	11:47am	GOYB highest debut single in Triple A charts
	11:49am	"U2 3D" nominated for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project from the Visual Effects Society of America’s 7th Annual VES Awards.
	11:50am	‘U2 3D’ WINS BEST MUSICAL FILM AWARD AT MTV LATIN AMERICA’S VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS
	12:13pm	Video: U2 fans in El Salvador are campaigning to bring the band to their country
	1:13pm	U2 Academic Conference \| 2009

Irish Independent hosts U2 video premiere

Independent.ie, the website of the Irish daily newspaper, has announced that they will host the video premiere of U2’s new single Get On Your Boots. The video will be available from the website at 4.55pm on Friday, January 30th.

Daily U2 News Digest for 2009-01-26

	2:43am	U2 on ice?
	4:54am	U.S. bankers avoid glitz of Davos, image a concern (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
	6:09am	Franz Ferdinand in first big 2009 UK album release (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
	6:16am	U.S. bankers avoid glitz of Davos, image a concern (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
	8:13am	U2’s new single ‘Get On Your Boots’ has shot straight to No.1 in the Irish airplay charts.
	10:30am	Star-Studded Show Launches Inauguration (CBS News)
	11:34am	Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson among Super Bowl’s big acts (Access Atlanta)
	2:44pm	The English Beat Celebrates 30th Anniversary… For Crying out Loud! (All About Jazz)

Daily U2 News Digest for 2009-01-25

	1:32am	U2 SETS EVENT ‘HORIZON’ (New York Post)
	8:46am	Davos scales back glitz (INO News)
	10:25am	Davos scales back glitz amid economic downturn (Boston Globe)

Our band in bricks: LEGO-U2

U2, originally uploaded by Dunechaser.

Lego-enthusiast Andrew Becraft, who writes a blog called The Brothers Brick has a couple of cute LEGO-U2 pictures in his photostream on Flickr.

Daily U2 News Digest for 2009-01-24

	7:41pm	The Week Ahead: Jan. 25-31 (New York Times)
	3:25pm	Free U2- Billy Joel Covers AC/DC- Franz Ferdinand Cure- Arctic Monkeys To Get Festive This Summer- Helix Reunion- Deep … (antiMUSIC)
	3:28pm	Slipknot Calls Coldplay Music To Wipe Your Ass To- Mott The Hoople Reunion- Abdul Fan Died From Overdose- Lily Allen … (antiMUSIC)
	3:32pm	U2 Accused of CD Art Theft (antiMUSIC)

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