:: Edge´s blog by Regina O´Numb ::

Infrasound
Appearances can be misleading. Infrasound take their name from sub-bass soundwaves, inaudible to the human ear, that can shatter glass and cause hallucinations. The Leeds quintet have supported the Fall, been produced by Andy Gill (guitarist with newly reformed post-punks Gang of Four) and claim as their influences Joy Division and Public Image Limited. All this might lead you to expect a band of uncompromising radicalism. Yet vocalist John Walker brings to mind a rather different set of comparisons.... Infrasound still put on a spirited show. New single Deerhunter is a desperate, clattering epic, and a spacey slower number mushrooms into a wonderfully percussive coda. But the song of the night is Final Warning, which starts with an abrasive throb before shifting up a gear and moving into a guitar and chorus line that U2 would be proud to call their own....
read whoe article on: guardian
:: Regina O'Numb 1/18/2005 04:38:12 PM [+] ::
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"Vertigo" hung in the night of Golden Globes
Veteran actresses take Golden Globes...A replay of HBO's winning moments from the evening, which were not quite as plentiful as in years past (although the network still took home the most trophies of any TV network), played on monitors for a little while. Then the sound system was turned over to a deejay and songs like U2's popular hit "Vertigo" hung in the night air...
read whole article on: post-gazette
:: Regina O'Numb 1/18/2005 01:07:04 PM [+] ::
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U2 print designed by Bono - UKradioaid - Limited Edition
Limited Edition (1 of 60) - 18" x 24" glass framed picture inside a U2 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' bag. On Monday 17th January 2005 the UK's commercial radio stations came together for the first time in history to create UK Radio Aid to raise money for the Tsunami Appeal. As a major part of this campaign, UK Radio Aid has managed to get its hands on some great, money-can't-buy goodies. Only money CAN buy them on eBay.co.uk!
read and see on: ebay
UKradioaid
:: Regina O'Numb 1/18/2005 11:01:58 AM [+] ::
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...RUMOR...
Arena...U2 in the frame for Arena concerts - Rock superstars U2 are believed to be in the running to play the first concert at Coventry's new Arena. Arena bosses want a massive name to kick-start concerts at the stadium. U2 are understood to be among a small number of names being considered for a possible concert to open the Arena. Arena chief executive Paul Fletcher has a history of bringing world-class bands to stadiums. In 1995, he was boss of Huddersfield's McAlpine Stadium. REM played the opening that year. And in 1999, Oasis played Bolton's Reebok Stadium, which Mr Fletcher was behind. It is hoped the 32,000-seat venue at Rowley's Green will be finished by the end of July. He said: "There are only about 12 acts maximum that could fill an arena of this nature. The usual suspects are out there and U2 are obviously one of them. "But we are looking at all sorts of things. It's not right to speculate. It may be something totally different. "We are working on rock concerts, football games and civic ceremonies. We've not decided which." The Arena's events committee is expected to discuss plans for the opening next month. Rich Elms, promoter at Coventry's Colosseum nightclub in Primrose Hill Street, Hillfields, said: "I would imagine that something like that would sell out nationally." According to their official web-site, U2, who have played more than 1,000 shows since 1978, are set to embark on a "major world tour" in 2005. No dates have yet been announced.
read on: iccoventry
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confusion...ARE U2 SET TO PLAY STADIUM? - CONFUSION today surrounded the possibility of Irish rock stars U2 playing in Cardiff. Tickets for a concert at the Millennium Stadium on June 29 were advertised in a Sunday newspaper for between £100 and £300. But stadium manager Paul Sergeant said no show had been confirmed for the Irish mega-group. "I don't know how they can sell tickets, because we haven't got a show," he said....
read whole article on: icwales

:: Regina O'Numb 1/18/2005 10:54:32 AM [+] ::
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Anton Corbijn's "U2 & i" Out In February
By Krista Desens - NEW YORK, NY Tuesday Jan.18.2005 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- Photographer Anton Corbijn has been taking pictures of U2 for over two decades. His photography can be seen in almost all U2 albums starting with 1983's "War." Now, Corbijn and Munich-based publishers Schirmer/Mosel are getting ready to release "U2 & i" - a 416-page hardcover book filled with nearly 400 photographs Corbijn took of the Irish rock band from 1982 through 2004. "U2 & i," which hits stores on February 11, also includes an interview with Corbijn and Bono and text contributions from REM's Michael Stipe, President Bill Clinton and Salman Rushdie, among others. Corbijn's handwritten notes serve as photo captions for the pictures. According to U2.com, the book records "the public and private face of the band, the long-standing friendship between Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen and Corbijn, the ways in which they provided mutual inspiration, while shedding one image for another in a process of ongoing self-transformation." For more information on Anton Corbijn's "U2 & i," visit http://www.u2-corbijn.com/start.html
read on: netmusiccountdown
:: Regina O'Numb 1/18/2005 10:50:18 AM [+] ::
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'Things can change, things do change'
Tom Happold meets an irrepressibly optimistic international development secretary and puts Guardian Unlimited users' questions to the man coordinating Britain's response to the tsunami disaster. If Tony Blair and Gordon Brown are the John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the global development stage, as U2's front-man, Bono, claimed at the Labour party conference, is Hilary Benn the George Harrison?...
read whole article on: guardian
:: Regina O'Numb 1/18/2005 10:43:05 AM [+] ::
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"One of our sexiest tunes. It´s got an incredible groove, and
Adam´s contribuition to the low and is just amazing. The girls
like the bass - they like a lot (laughs). What´s also nice about
that song is that it grew into this incredible piece live, and it´s
another song that on one level is just a great pop song, but it´s
got legs. It´s still as potent as it ever was. And a great mix from
Flood." - by Edge, about "Mysterious Ways"


...Edge shows some funky moves during "Mysterious Ways"...
(june 5, 1992 ~ who knows...could be the first time! But this gif is
from "POPMart" tour)
:: Regina O'Numb 1/17/2005 06:08:21 PM [+] ::
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Love...
Despite there´s an ocean between two points;
Despite there´s no contact; Despite there´s no
relation; There´s my respect, my admiration, my
gratitude, my prayers and my absolute certainty
that all the things will be fine!
God Bless you and yours!
The future will be so wonder as this smile...


:: Regina O'Numb 1/17/2005 05:33:32 PM [+] ::
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Pick of the day
If your knowledge of Martin Luther King begins and ends with "I have a dream..." and that U2 song, then this is an excellent way to expand your history. In fact, it's arguably better than just reading about America's civil rights movement, since most of the key events were captured on film, and King's stirring, eloquent speeches demand to be seen and heard. Bystanders and King associates fill in the gaps in the turbulent period between 1963 and his death in 1968. It's a powerful, vivid documentary, and a timely reminder of how effective non-violence can be. Steve Rose
read on: guardian
:: Regina O'Numb 1/17/2005 04:48:59 PM [+] ::
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THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: The Who to R&RHOF / Bono is honored by The King Center.

Bono inducts The Who - january 17, 1990. Bono inducts The Who into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during a ceremony in New York City. During his speech, Bono jokingly says the key to great rock n' roll bands is "a great nose."

Bono honored by The King Center - january 17, 2004. Bono is honored for his humanitarian efforts at the annual "Salute to Greatness" Awards Dinner hosted by The King Center in Atlanta. The event is part of the Center's celebration of what would have been Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, 75th birthday. "This young man we are honoring tonight provides the shining example of a 21st century artist/humanitarian," Coretta Scott King tells the large audience. "Bono, on behalf of the King Center I salute you for your outstanding contributions as an eloquent and passionate advocate of the teachings of MLK Jr., and for your energetic and dedicated work for numerous human rights campaigns." Bono's appearance helps the annual event record its largest crowd ever, and raises more than $600,000, also an event record.
look for Bono here

:: Regina O'Numb 1/17/2005 01:35:33 PM [+] ::
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Some U2 songs are in the same cluster as Beethoven
Together in electric dreams - A computer program is changing the face of the music business by allowing record labels to predict a hit at the click of a mouse. Is this the death of pop as we know it, asks Jo Tatchell, or a new hope for unsigned bands everywhere?...It's all in the clusters, you see. Hit songs, typically, fall into one of a number of groupings - there are around 50 in the US and 60 in the UK where, traditionally, tastes have been more diverse. Belonging to the same cluster does not mean songs sound the same, though, more that they are mathematically similar. And the analysis has thrown up some very unlikely musical bedfellows: Some U2 songs are in the same cluster as Beethoven, while spandex ultra rocker Van Halen sits right alongside MOR piano babe Vanessa Carlton. It is for this reason that Polyphonic are confident their software won't homogenise our already stratified and similar sounding charts. They are already working with one radio station to expand their playlist without losing audience share by selecting songs with the correct mathematical rhythms. In a world where drearily repetitive playlists have become the norm this could be the answer to an oft-uttered prayer....
read whole article on: guardian
:: Regina O'Numb 1/17/2005 11:18:05 AM [+] ::
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The company which produces graphics displays for U2...
Barco buys Belgian graphics co System Technologies for around 2.5 mln eur - BRUSSELS (AFX) - Imaging technology company Barco NV (Brussels: BARBt.BR - news) said it had bought Belgium-based graphics group System Technologies for around 2.5 mln eur. The company, which has annual sales of approximately 5 mln eur, produces graphics for entertainment displays, such as the Olympics opening and closing ceremonies and a forthcoming tour of rock band U2. The transaction cost 'is less than half of sales', Barco said. The company will become part of Barco's media and entertainment division.
read on:yahoo
:: Regina O'Numb 1/17/2005 11:12:11 AM [+] ::
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"...Edge has a different job. He's the guitarist, so he has to look flashy.
The white shirts and black jeans he used to wear onstage have no place
in future world. Fintan Fitzgerald, U2's wardrobe man, starts working out
ways to tart up Edge like a guitar hero from the Hendrix era, with oversize
knucklebuster rings, pants covered with elaborate studded patterns, and
a wool stevedore's cap instead of the hats and do-rags that usually cover
his receding hairline. An evil-looking thin mustache and goatee complete
Edge's transformation to psychedelic thug...."
Bill Flanagan - U2 At The End Of The World - pg 32.




:: Regina O'Numb 1/16/2005 06:39:06 PM [+] ::
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Friendship...
"...Be my brother (Brother) / Got to get out, got to get out..."


:: Regina O'Numb 1/16/2005 06:15:35 PM [+] ::
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LISTEN TO EDGE´S INTERVIEW TO RFM IN PORTUGAL - DEC 18, 2004.
Edge´s interview in Portugal - Saturday - dec 18, 2004.
Saturday, at 8:00a.m. until 8:00p.m. Edge speaks about U2´s long life,
new album, U2 in Portugal and about 2005, which U2 will return to that country,
under U2´s next tour...

Edge explains the secret of the longevity of U2 - SYCMIOYO

Edge speak about the gladness of U2 with the good reception of the new album - YAHWEH

Edge says that U2 only write about the subjects into their hearts - ALL BECAUSE OF YOU

Edge talks about the inspirations of the new album - A MAN AND A WOMAN

Edge talks about the photo sessions in Portugal - VERTIGO

Edge talks about the new concert for Portugal in 2005 - CITY OF BLINDING LIGHTS

read whole article (Portuguese language) on: rfm
tkx Pedro (Portugal) and Ricardo (Brazil)
this blog reported it on: dec 16, 2004
:: Regina O'Numb 1/16/2005 05:13:54 PM [+] ::
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Jacnife Lee...U2: the songs seem to ferment by themselves...
...U2.com: So were they good to work with?
The band themselves are brilliant, in that they've been recording some of these songs since '96, and have an amazing knowledge of their performances. Adam would say, 'I did a bass line that would be good for this part in France in November 96.' So someone would go to the safe and find the recording, and I'd take the bass line, and it would slot in. He was right. Adam is quite brilliant. You don't really know what he's doing half of the time - he's playing and you think, this is weird, it's not working at all. Like, it's very wrong. And then, he'll pull this bizarre bass line out, and you'll think, 'Fucking hell, that's great.' Edge doesn't actually play that much, and it's so simple, but he has such a style, it's so distinctive, that it's quite amazing. He's very curious, and carries a back-pack with CDs and notes. At the end of every week, we'd record a CD of that week's work. If you've had four years of that, that's a lot of CDs and versions. But he'd take a bit from one and stick it onto the chorus of another...It was quite amazing. Everything is kept. Every idea is used and leads into somewhere else. People are mixing on top of each other's mixes, too. It's an amazing way of working. On 'Crumbs...' there are a few mixes on the final version. I mixed the start and the end; Flood the middle part; Steve did another mix somewhere. But it's a lovely piece.
U2.com: Doesn't it get confusing?
If you're not used to it, it's a scary process. When you've spent two or three months recording something, and then you don't even know if you have anything...
U2.com: Is it hard to know when something is finished, then?
Only Edge knows when it's finished. He'll pore over mastered versions in a way that I haven't seen anybody else do. He'd make a good scientist. But it's an odd thing with U2: the songs seem to ferment by themselves. You work on something for a few weeks and put it away - and I don't know what happens, but there are chemical reactions within the music. When you pick it up again, it sounds different.
Catch the second part of our exclusive interview with Jacknife Lee in the next few days....
read whole article on: U2.com
:: Regina O'Numb 1/16/2005 02:12:53 PM [+] ::
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Taylor-Wood prize-winning photographer
...Her desert island discs included Elton John's 'Tiny Dancer'
and Johnny Cash's version of the U2 song 'One'...
read whole article on: guardian
:: Regina O'Numb 1/16/2005 02:01:42 PM [+] ::
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a mail from U2.com:
Dear reggiereginaonumb - Thanks for signing up to receive news on U2 and U2.Com - there's no shortage of U2 news at the moment. Read on! First up, the band are all set to release two new singles. In Canada, the US and South America, 'All Because of You' is the second single and at U2.Com we've just posted the new video for the track, shot on the streets of New York and directed by Phil Joanou. Catch it...Everywhere else in the known universe, 'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own' is set for release - U2.Com will host the world exclusive on the video to members only in the next couple of weeks. OK! We know you all want the facts on the 2005 TOUR. Well, suffice to say, it's getting pretty close. Manager Paul McGuinness has just told U2.Com that the final dates are now being buttoned down and that the tour announcement is imminent. Don't forget, if you have paid for a SUBSCRIPTION to U2.Com, you will receive priority ticketing options on all venues, a few days ahead of the general sale. If you are interested in becoming a Member of U2.Com, there is still time to join.More information on U2.Com Membership ...Also just up on U2.Com is a revealing interview with Jacknife Lee, one of the key production figures behind 'How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb'. Find out what it takes to work in the studio with U2 - and how the songs 'chemically react' when they are left alone for a few days! Ok, that's all for now, don't forget to download the new Vertigo screensaver - very cool! Best wishes The U2.Com Team
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...I feel a sort of positive moment...cause under some rumors, the final word becomes from Mr Paul McGuinness...positive...positive...positive... positive...
:: Regina O'Numb 1/16/2005 12:04:34 PM [+] ::
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U2 have stormed the most important readers poll of 2004
U2 lead Rolling Stone poll - U2 have stormed the most important readers poll of 2004 after landing Best Single, Best Album, Artist of The Year, Best Band and Best Video prizes in rock bible Rolling Stone. The group's Vertigo hit was voted Best Single and Best Video in the annual poll and the rockers beat Green Day and Ray Charles to the Artist of The Year honour....The full list of readers' poll winners is: Best Single - Vertigo by U2 / Best Album - How to dismantle an atomic bomb by U2 / Artist of The Year - U2 / ... Best Band - U2 / Best Video - Vertigo by U2/ ...
read whole article on: online.ie
:: Regina O'Numb 1/16/2005 11:37:17 AM [+] ::
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...U2 records were played, but up against artists such as Soft Cell
and New Order, bands who not only released their singles in extended
formats, but who often commissioned special, new dance mixes for the
clubs. U2 were coming in "a very poor second". Therefore, Island boss
Chris Blackwell took the master tapes of both "New Year´s Day" and
"Two Hearts Beat As One" to remix specialist Francas Kervokian, a man
whose biggest ambition, according to Bono is to remix Jimi Hendrix. Bono
says: "So Chris gave him what he considered the next best thing - The Edge."


:: Regina O'Numb 1/15/2005 08:25:23 PM [+] ::
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Enzo during his 6th b-day´s party...he did his joke, putting his fingers
over the cake...almost a chaos, but the cake was safe...(Oh God!)...
this chaos, as the entropy writen by Marcelo Gleiser - Hanover / USA:
"The amount of clutter of a system is represented by its entropy: the
more organized the system, minor its entropy. This growth of entropy
is another expression of the second law of the thermodynamics: in
an isolated system (that not exchange energy and information)...It seems
to solve a chaos, an entropy, only is possible when a local decrease of
the entropy exists, a local increase of the order..."...so, the things, maybe
are in disorder, but with the increase of energy (love power) and information
(knowledge:science-medicine) the order will be back and the things will be
fine...I´m sure...


:: Regina O'Numb 1/15/2005 08:13:00 PM [+] ::
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Jacnife Lee...They've always been sonically curious and have done a lot of exploring...
...U2.com: You said you felt out of your depth at the start. How do you cope, then, walking into a U2 studio and telling them honestly what you think?
The first conversation I had was with Bono; he was the only person there, and I can't remember the name of the song, but he said, 'What do you think?' and I had to tell him. If you don't have anything to say, you shouldn't be there. I don't have a huge amount of experience in production, but I know that I'm good at it. It is hard. Bono's lyrics are very good, generally, and mine aren't. And when you're there to help someone be better - It would have been terrible to have fucked up - not be sent home, but not be asked back - but I had nothing to lose, other than a certain amount of pride.
U2.com: Did you settle in quickly?
It takes a while to get used to what is a good take from someone. For instance, how good a drummer is Larry? I've heard him on records, and seen him live, but until you're sitting there in a room watching him play, it takes a while to know whether it's a good take for him, or a bad one. I figured out that my role would have something to do with technology. Steve doesn't work in that area, generally. They've always had people, whether it's Eno, or whoever, who take them to another point. Picking me to work with them was a brave move on their part.
U2.com: What did they want you to bring to the party?
I didn't ask. But I have an unusual way of working - by ripping things apart. It's sort of the way they work, too. I guess they were looking for some kind of otherness to the music. One of the first things I did was start playing live with them. They hadn't played together for a while, so they set up in a room - we were doing Vertigo. We got a big racket going on, it was really noisy. They've always been sonically curious and have done a lot of exploring, so my role was to help them with that. But it opened up a bit more. That seems to be the way they work, and they encourage it."...
read whole article on: U2.com

:: Regina O'Numb 1/15/2005 07:40:04 PM [+] ::
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THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: "Stories For Boys" on The Late Late Show / Edge inducts "The Yardbirds".

U2 on Irish TV - january 15, 1980. U2 perform "Stories For Boys" on Ireland's long-running The Late Late Show, hosted by Gay Byrne. The following week, U2 win five awards in the Hot Press Reader's Poll, beating both "The Boomtown Rats" and "Thin Lizzy" in most categories.


The Edge inducts "The Yardbirds" - january 15, 1992. The Edge joins Keith Richards, Neil Young and Jimmy Page for a version of "Big River" at the New York Waldorf-Astoria. He had been invited there to induct "The Yardbirds" into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.


:: Regina O'Numb 1/15/2005 05:32:16 PM [+] ::
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DEEP SYCMIOYO FROM TOTP
fantastic!!!!! "Sometimes You Can´t Make It On Your Own"
from Top Of The Pops - january 14, 2005 - BBC...Perfect! How I love Edge´s
backing...performed on october 17, 2004
watch on: U2exit
excellent quality of the images on: alan hazell


:: Regina O'Numb 1/15/2005 04:48:09 PM [+] ::
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U2 "secret" concert at Brooklyn Bridge Nov.22nd
Bono meets the fans - Place New York U.S.A North America - Bono meeting with fans (hugging and kissing fans) on the back of a trailer, gets into limo. Looks towards camera and says 'Brooklyn Bridge - 4:30 ' referring to 'secret' performance on the Brooklyn Bridge.
watch on: lulop

the performance: "Out Of Control" and "Vertigo"
watch on: lulop
:: Regina O'Numb 1/15/2005 01:36:44 PM [+] ::
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watch an interview from TV in Norway...
Bono and Larry - november 2004...
here
tkx guys in U2achtung

:: Regina O'Numb 1/15/2005 10:43:37 AM [+] ::
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UN Urges Donor Nations Not to Neglect Rest of the World
Less than three weeks after the devastating tsunami disaster in Asia, the United Nations has reportedly received $717 million in pledged money for emergency relief and reconstruction. Jan Egeland, UN Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs, said the outpouring from governments and private parties was unprecedented for a UN relief request. While expressing thanks, Egeland also noted concern about attention and money being diverted from humanitarian crises in other parts of the world. Officials from the UN and international aid organizations are praising donor countries for their generosity, but they are also urging countries to not reallocate money already designated to impoverished regions like Africa. Following the examples of countries like Canada, France and the Netherlands, donor countries are being asked to pledge new money to the tsunami crisis, and not neglect pre-existing humanitarian calamities.
read whole article on: netaid
:: Regina O'Numb 1/15/2005 10:37:37 AM [+] ::
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...Only Edge knows when it's finished. He'll pore over mastered
versions in a way that I haven't seen anybody else do. He'd make a
good scientist....
Jacnife Lee - U2.com


:: Regina O'Numb 1/14/2005 08:00:09 PM [+] ::
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yestyerday I was a little sad, and little Enzo
saw me and said "don´t worry, the things will be
right, allright!"...and I believe in the child´s wisdom...


:: Regina O'Numb 1/14/2005 07:37:50 PM [+] ::
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'Sometimes...' released February 7th
'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own', the second single from 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb', will be released by Universal Island Records outside Canada, the US and South America on 7th February. 'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own' will be available on 2 CD formats and a DVD single. B-sides include an exclusive Jacknife Lee remix of 'Ave Maria' sung by Bono with Luciano Pavarotti (the original of which was performed at the Pavarotti & Friends concert in Italy in 2003), the dancefloor-filling 'Vertigo' Redanka remix, and the Jacknife Lee remix of UK and Japan-only album track 'Fast Cars'. The DVD carries a video of the band performing 'Sometimes ...' live from the Dublin studio, along with a Trent Reznor reworking of Vertigo.
Formats are as follows:
CD1 - 1. Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - radio edit 4:51 / 2. Fast Cars - Jacknife Lee Mix 3:28
CD2 - 1. Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - radio edit 4:51 / 2. Ave Maria - Jacknife Lee Mix 3:35 / 3. Vertigo - Redanka Remix 7:32
DVD single - 1. Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - live at Hanover Quay, 16 Nov 2004 / 2. Vertigo - video / 3. Sometimes You Cant Make It On Your Own - audio / 4. Vertigo - Trent Reznor Remix - audio
Don't forget that in Canada, South America and the US, the second single from 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' is 'All Because of You' - and we are hosting the new video for this track right now on the homepage.



read on: U2.com
:: Regina O'Numb 1/14/2005 06:56:20 PM [+] ::
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Killers welcome the limelight and their heroes' applause
...From meeting heroes like Bono and David Bowie to playing massive shows across America and Europe, 2004 was their year...."Being able to play your own music for people and meeting your heroes, we've met Bono, Elton John and David Bowie, is just awesome."That's surreal, two years ago these people were only in our fantasies. "Now they actually know who we are and appreciate our music. But the downs can be bad - up until a couple of months ago we were still in a van....
read whole article on: icliverpool
:: Regina O'Numb 1/14/2005 06:36:40 PM [+] ::
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THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Bono in Africa.

Bono speaks in Africa - january 14, 2002.Bono attends the opening of the Extraordinary Summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Malawi. He's joined by economist Proffessor Jeffery Sachs of Harvard University to present a World Health Organisation (WHO) macro-economic committee report on global health needs to the gathering.


:: Regina O'Numb 1/14/2005 06:33:12 PM [+] ::
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Jacnife Lee...to provide them with options and encouragement and confidence...
...U2.com: So how did you feel when you were asked to work with them?
"I thought, 'Shit, I can't do this!' - I felt like I was out of my depth. I didn't even know what I was supposed to be doing, because nobody told me. I didn't know whether I was meant to come in and stir up shit and create a storm, or subtly work my way in. I chose the subtle approach..."
U2.com: So, er, how did you find out what you were meant to be doing?
"Just by doing stuff. It was pretty much a blank slate, and luckily U2 are very curious and open. I would have an idea, and they'd let me run with it. It's a very unusual way of working - really bizarre. It's so fluid: there's no beginning, middle or end. Obviously there's an end when it's over; but even then, I didn't know what would be on the CD. I was doing a disco version of 'All Because of You', and it was really good. For a few days, we were very excited about it...It didn't make it, but it was worth trying."
U2.com: Was there an overall plan for the sound?
"It was strange: even though we were all coming from different areas - the band, Steve, me - we all seemed to know instinctively what needed to be done: follow on from the last record - but more of it - darting into different parts of 'Achtung Baby'... Even though it wasn't spoken of, that seemed to be what was happening. At the end of the day, U2 make the final choice on everything. But they want to hear options. That's your job: to provide them with options and encouragement and confidence."...
read whole article on: U2.com
:: Regina O'Numb 1/14/2005 06:11:29 PM [+] ::
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Vicar of Dibley
On January 14th 2005, around 600 vicars from across the country joined Dawn French to deliver a white band card at No 10 Downing Street to show their support for the MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY campaign. While the group of vicars waited outside Downing Street, proudly holding Make Poverty History banners and poignantly tying hundreds of white bands on the railings, a smaller delegation of 10 vicars representing the different church denominations, actor Dawn French and writer Richard Curtis, co-founder of Comic Relief met the Prime Minister. They reiterated the challenges on debt, trade and aid laid down earlier this year by the Make Poverty History campaign. With Gordon Brown in Africa addressing the same issues of poverty, the campaign hopes the UK government will use their influence internationally to make important changes at the G8 in July this year....
read whole article on: makepovertyhistory
:: Regina O'Numb 1/14/2005 05:52:22 PM [+] ::
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Media Lab Europe is closing its doors forever.
Media Lab Europe is closing its doors forever. The ambitious attempt of both MIT and the Irish government to establish an international research lab has failed. The press release, issued on January 14, 2005 reads: "The Board of Directors of Media Lab Europe announced today that it is putting the company into voluntary solvent liquidation."...U2's Bono was on the board of directors, followed by The Edge....
read whole article on: davids-world
:: Regina O'Numb 1/14/2005 03:43:36 PM [+] ::
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U2 LEAD ROLLING STONE POLL
U2 have stormed the most important readers poll of 2004 after landing Best Single, Best Album, Artist of The Year, Best Band and Best Video prizes in rock bible ROLLING STONE. The group's VERTIGO hit was voted Best Single and Best Video in the annual poll and the rockers beat GREEN DAY and RAY CHARLES to the Artist of The Year honour. PRINCE also featured highly, edging out USHER for the Best Male Performer crown and beating THE PIXIES to the Most Welcome Comeback honour. GWEN STEFANI and VELVET REVOLVER also claimed two awards. The full list of readers' poll winners is:
Best Single - VERTIGO by U2
Best Album - HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOMB by U2
Artist of The Year - U2
Best Male Performer - PRINCE
Best Female Performer - GWEN STEFANI
Best Band - U2
Best Video - VERTIGO by U2
Best Tour - VOTE FOR CHANGE
Best Soundtrack - GARDEN STATE
Best Hard Rock/Metal Band - VELVET REVOLVER
Best R+B Artist - ALICIA KEYS
Best Hip-hop Artist - OUTKAST
Best Hip-hop Producer - THE NEPTUNES
Best New Artist - VELVET REVOLVER
Best Dressed - GWEN STEFANI
Most Welcome Comeback - PRINCE.
read on: contactmusic
:: Regina O'Numb 1/14/2005 03:31:24 PM [+] ::
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NEW ALBUMS
...As with recent releases by U2 and Embrace, this is where Erasure
reclaim their core strengths, packing the record with swooning love songs,
upbeat disco treats, symphonic flights of fancy and tender endearments....
read whole article on: mirror
:: Regina O'Numb 1/14/2005 02:30:31 PM [+] ::
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'Ripping Things Apart'
In a former life, Dubliner Garret Lee played guitar in the neo-punk band Compulsion. When they split, he signed to Howie B's Pussyfoot Records, and steadily began to make a name for himself as Jacknife Lee - releasing the 1999 single 'Cookies', followed by his debut album 'Muy Rico' and latterly 'Punk Rock High Roller' in 2001. Today, Jacknife is just as famous for bootlegging artists such as Eminem, Run DMC and Missy Elliot, and for remixing the likes of Pink, Christina Aguilera, Kasabian, and, most recently, Bono and Pavarotti...Although he claims he's still new to the world of production, he was responsible for Snow Patrol's celebrated third album 'Final Straw' - and when Steve Lillywhite and U2 threw him into the mix on 'How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb', he was ready and willing to make some big noise. And he's still got time to make his own music - his new release 'Fear of Nothing' is just out. U2.Com sent Brian Draper down to Jacknife's studio deep in the English countryside to ask him what it was like to work with the world's biggest band. It turned out to be such an interesting conversation that we're publishing it in two parts - watch this space for Part II. U2.com: Before you were asked to work with them, were you a U2 fan? I was in and out of love from the beginning. I remember when their first single came out and Dave Fanning had the vote on his show...What would the A-side be? - Being from Dublin, they're hard to avoid, especially if you're in bands. They have a presence. My wife is a big fan, and when we moved into our last place, we used to listen to 'All That You Can't Leave Behind' while we were painting the house. I really got to like it. I reached a point where I missed that U2 sound. By the time this one came up, I was in love with them again....
read whole article on: U2.com
:: Regina O'Numb 1/14/2005 02:20:47 PM [+] ::
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ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS OPEN FOR FILM SEASON
For the first time ever, Abbey Road Studios, London's legendary recording studios, will open to the public to present a two week season of films scored at Abbey Road. ABBEY ROAD FILM FESTIVAL will run from 19 March - 3 April 2005. For sixteen days only, Studio 1, the world's largest purpose built recording studio, will be transformed into a fully functioning cinema, screening a selection from amongst the over one hundred and fifty major feature films scored at Abbey Road during the last 25 years. In these unique surroundings, the season will give a glimpse of the role that Abbey Road plays in maintaining London's pre-eminence as the world's greatest centre for film scoring. The season opens with the first movie scored there in 1981, Steven Spielberg's classic Raiders of the Lost Ark featuring a score by one of the world's greatest movie composers, John Williams. Amongst the other films in the season are...Gangs of New York (Director: Martin Scorsese/Composer: Howard Shore)...
read whole article on: abbeyroad
:: Regina O'Numb 1/14/2005 10:14:50 AM [+] ::
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..."I Still Haven´t Found What I´m Looking For", Bono explains
how he wrote it: "oh that was Edge´s phrase", Bono says. "Edge
said it and I wrote the song around it. One thing I know and I must
say this to you...Coca Cola is not it"...


:: Regina O'Numb 1/13/2005 07:19:18 PM [+] ::
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...Enzo´s preference in U2, are totally from himself...
when Enzo was a little-baby, never, I told anything about Larry,
as motorcycle, Elvis Prelsey...now Enzo enjoys a lot Larry, he
admires Larry´s style: hairs, pants, jackets and sounds; before,
Enzo said he would like drive a motorcycle; Enzo liked Elvis
Presley´s performances; and of course, Enzo loved "hammer"
over a drumkit...but, now, he knows and he cares Edge´s stuff...
as of the whole band, too. This is an example of how the universe,
is capable to do. He´s very very distant of Larry and he loves a lot him,
and this connection begun without a knowledge of the Larry´s stuff...
it´s the universe workinmg...As myself...I´m very very distant, but I´m
sure, the things which are distant...will be fine...it´s the universe working...


:: Regina O'Numb 1/13/2005 06:58:33 PM [+] ::
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...The Royal Scottish National Orchestra...Men and Supermen...
..."So our Edinburgh audience will be treated to music from movies that featured heroes, supermen . . . Gladiator, The Godfather, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Chariots of Fire, Rocky, Harry Potter . . even music by U2 (The Hand That Built America from Gangs of New York)...."
read whole article on: edinburghnews
:: Regina O'Numb 1/13/2005 04:57:55 PM [+] ::
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...rumor...aparently Bono was in Copenhagen (jan 11, 2005);
this is reported by Merc at Interference..."According to the
newspaper they talked about the tsumani - one of Helena
Christensen's friend have lost her life in Thailand - and about
helping people"...


:: Regina O'Numb 1/13/2005 03:49:59 PM [+] ::
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Elmo, from Sesame Street likes U2...
...You guys are always singing on Play With Me Sesame. What's your favourite pop song? And who is your favourite pop star?
Ed, Carlisle // Elmo - Elmo loves Maroon 5, U2, Jay-Z, if they have a letter or number in their name, Elmo loves them!...
read whole article on: thesun


:: Regina O'Numb 1/13/2005 01:46:48 PM [+] ::
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Bono and Larry will be at NRJ Awards.
U2 will not do the NRJ Music Awards, actually only two
of the members Bono and Larry are going to the trophies.
read on: u2france
:: Regina O'Numb 1/13/2005 12:55:41 PM [+] ::
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First flash memory-based digital music player...iPod shuffle...
...iPod shuffle is the newest member of Apple's wildly popular iPod family for both Mac and PC which includes the fourth generation iPod, the iPod mini, the iPod U2 Special Edition and iPod photo. More than 10 million iPods have been sold since it was introduced, and it is the number one selling digital music player in the world. The popularity of iPod has also created a booming accessory market, and iPod shuffle is being introduced with several optional accessories...
read whole article on: biosmagazine
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Apple: iPod domination - or just another fad?
..."Bill got drunk and ended up in bed with an Apple computer."...Apple has discovered a knack for giving them just what they want - four new models (iPod mini, iPod Photo, "U2 iPod" and iPod shuffle) in 12 months...
read whole article on: theregister
:: Regina O'Numb 1/13/2005 12:39:35 PM [+] ::
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"U2: Rattle And Hum" - HD-DVD - Blue-ray Disc...
"...this DVD format war is for real. At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, Electronic Arts, Vivendi Universal Games, Sun Microsystems and Texas Instruments pledged their allegiance to Blu-ray Disc format. Oh, but that's not all. It gets even more serious. At the HD-DVD presentation at CES today, Toshiba, NEC and Sanyo Electric all said that HD-DVD players will be available to consumers in the U.S. starting as early as September. Thomson Consumer Electronics was announced as the newest member of the HD-DVD group. What's more, Warner, Universal and Paramount together announced some 89 titles that will be available on HD-DVD in time for the format's 4th Qtr launch. Warner and its affiliates (New Line, HBO) alone will release some 50 titles (click here for another story on this). Here's the COMPLETE list of titles announced today:
Paramount HD-DVD - New Titles - The Manchurian Candidate, Spongebob Squarepants, Elizabethtown, Coach Carter, The Italian Job, School of Rock, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - Catalog Titles - Forrest Gump, Braveheart, Ghost, Grease, Mission Impossible 2, Black Rain, Save the Last Dance, Sleepy Hollow, U2: Rattle and Hum, Vanilla Sky, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Star Trek: First Contact, We Were Soldiers...This should go a very long way toward convincing consumers just how serious the HD-DVD camp is about supporting their format. One thing we DON'T know however, is whether any of these discs will feature significant bonus material, or if they'll just be movie-only releases with special editions to follow later. You can bet the list of initial Blu-ray Disc titles will be heavy-duty as well when its announced later this year. FYI, it's now looking as if Blu-ray Disc titles and hardware will launch here in the U.S. in early 2006...."
rea on: thedigitalbits
:: Regina O'Numb 1/13/2005 12:20:03 PM [+] ::
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Tsunami - Did Burma escape the consequences?
While the world is witnessing the unfolding of traumatizing damages done by the earthquake and subsequent tsunamis on Sunday December 26, people around the world are still wondering what kinds of effect would they have on Burma which has over two thousand km long coastline on the India Ocean. The extent of the damage in Burma remains a mystery. How many people died? How many are still missing or left homeless? What was the evacuation process like and what kind of help was given to victims in Burma? DVB received numerous phone calls and requests for information from international media organizations, non-government organizations (NGOs), government officials, Burmese in exile and, sadly, also from people living within Burma....
read whole article on: burmacampaign
:: Regina O'Numb 1/13/2005 11:44:01 AM [+] ::
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Asian Tsunami: environmental and humanitarian disaster
On December 26 a massive tsunami swept through the Indian Ocean region to become arguably the largest natural disaster in living memory. Questions are now being asked: what are the environmental impacts of this tragedy? Did damaged environments contribute to the extent of the impact? And perhaps most importantly, what can be done to make sure that the long-term welfare of survivors is considered?...Environmental impacts...Redeveloping for the future...
read whole article on: greenpeace
:: Regina O'Numb 1/13/2005 11:40:42 AM [+] ::
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It´s about time we break silence on HIV/AIDS
read whole article on: data
:: Regina O'Numb 1/13/2005 11:35:42 AM [+] ::
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GELDOF PRAISES BONO'S CALM APPROACH
SIR BOB GELDOF would love to have the calm diplomacy of fellow rocker-turned-campaigner BONO. The former BOOMTOWN RAT admits he becomes angry talking to politicians about the poverty and trade issues in the developing world, and admires the U2 frontman's approach. Geldof says, "Bono is usually the one who turns round at the end of the meeting and says, 'That's another fine mess you've got me into.' "We tend to do a good cop/bad cop routine when we meet those people. Bono's more diplomatic than me."
read on: contactmusic
:: Regina O'Numb 1/13/2005 11:09:36 AM [+] ::
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"A brilliant guitar player, but who completely understates it as
a person. He pulls no shapes. He´s a man of angles, he´s got his
chin and his guitar and the elbows, and plays away, and then humbly
takes the plug out of the amp and goes home. My respect for him
grows and grows."
Bono - U2 Touch The Flame/Geoff Parkyn


:: Regina O'Numb 1/12/2005 07:15:34 PM [+] ::
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Take my hand
You know I'll be there
If you can
I'll cross the sky for your love.
For I have promised
For to be with you tonight
And for the time that will come.

tkx JuClayton
:: Regina O'Numb 1/12/2005 06:44:32 PM [+] ::
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"North Star"..."How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb"...
Fan site atU2.com, reports this one....
"...Bono telling Smith about the title How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, but also discusses more about what happened during that visit to Dublin last year, when Smith helped U2 record a song about Johnny Cash: But back in the Dublin studio, the surprises kept on coming as Michael was invited to sit in on a tracking session with U2 and lend his considerable talents on the B3 organ. While he's not sure his part will actually make it onto the final album, at this point he doesn't really care. Needless to say, it would be pretty hard to beat that kind of a memory. The song he jammed on, fittingly, honors another Nashvillian -- Johnny Cash. Entitled 'North Star,' the song celebrates The Man in Black's unwavering, immovable faith. ('Just like the North Star,' Michael beams.)..."
read more on: ccmmagazine
:: Regina O'Numb 1/12/2005 06:02:35 PM [+] ::
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Scissor Sisters lauded by U2, Elton
...The group, whose famous fans include Elton John and U2,
also just picked up three Brit Award nods in the international
categories for breakthrough act, group and album. (The Brits are
handed out in London on Feb. 9.)...
read whole article on: jam
:: Regina O'Numb 1/12/2005 02:17:33 PM [+] ::
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"All Because Of You" ...Edge...
U2.com is offering the video, the second official video, from U2.com´s section
audio and video...Edge playing his guitar at the end of the video - he couldn't stop
his little stompin' dance, over the truck in movement...what balance...what balance...
watch on: U2.com
:: Regina O'Numb 1/12/2005 02:00:26 PM [+] ::
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Apple aims for new market with 'mini' Macs and iPods
Apple will create a basic Macintosh at the dramatically reduced price of less than $500 (£266) to make its sleek products available to the mass market. The move, which will shave $300 off the cost of the cheapest Mac, has been hailed as one of Apple's most dramatic shifts in strategy in recent years. Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs yesterday said the new computers, called the Mac mini, were "the most important Mac ever", marking the company's departure from the luxury computer market to a wider section of the population. The products will sell for $499 and launch on 22 January. The machines have been the subject of rumours for weeks since Apple sued a website claiming to have the specifications of the new machines. They have been nicknamed "headless Macs", because they will be sold without a monitor, keyboard and mouse. A second version with a larger hard drive will also be sold for $599. Apple also said it would release a new version of its iPod digital music player for as little as $99. Apple said the "iPod shuffle" was smaller and lighter than a pack of chewing gum. Mr Jobs laid out Apple's plans to several rounds of applause from fans at the company's annual Macworld trade show in San Francisco. The company has in a couple of years accomplished an astonishing revitalisation of its business. In 2004, it underlined its superstar status in the IT world by partnering with U2 to bring out a limited edition iPod programmed with the pop group's latest album. But its latest plans may be risky. By offering a basic Mac, Apple will be entering a particularly cut-throat segment of the market where margins are wafer-thin and where it has no experience of competing. It is possible the launch of the stripped-down computer could also cut into the market of those who would otherwise pay about $800 for the most basic model on the market. But many analysts say the company should act quickly to take advantage of the popularity of iPods and its brand generally to try to attract a wider section of users. The announcement came on the eve of Apple's first-quarter results, which are expected to highlight the company's pre-eminence as the most desirable brand in the hi-tech world. Christmas sales of Apple's iPods are thought to have been strong, and could have made a third of its quarterly revenues, up from just under a quarter in the previous period. Apple is also expected to have benefited from the demand for iPods driving more consumers into its 102 stores, where sales are expected to be strong. Source: Independent
read whole article on: belfasttelegraph
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Apple slims down Mac computer and iPod
Enthusiastic Macworld audience Apple's new tiny computer and music player - Apple Computer plans to attack the low end of its primary markets this year with smaller versions of the Macintosh computer and its popular iPod music player, CEO Steve Jobs said yesterday at Macworld....But that couldn't put a damper on the enthusiasm of the attendees at the San Francisco show. While awaiting Jobs' arrival, conference goers danced on chairs to music played over the sound system by Apple-friendly artists such as U2 and the Black-Eyed Peas. Audience members whooped and whistled at some of the new features in the Tiger operating system, which is expected to ship in the first half of this year.
read whole article on: pcadvisor
:: Regina O'Numb 1/12/2005 01:16:09 PM [+] ::
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"Sometimes You Can´t Make It On Your Own" on Top Of The Pops
...this week...
check it on: bbc
:: Regina O'Numb 1/12/2005 11:27:07 AM [+] ::
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"A real band I think is a family in a way, it´s a unit, not just
a working unit but something that works socially. I think my
closest friends are the members of the group, and that´s risky
because when you´re working with your friends the kind of
friction that can happen can be really serious."
by Edge - U2 Touch The Flame/Geoff Parkyn.


:: Regina O'Numb 1/11/2005 06:33:46 PM [+] ::
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my little Enzo, loves birds, also, and he has a yellow
calopsita friend, called Vidinha (Little life), and when I see
Enzo in conversation with the bird, immediately I remember
Edge during one of the interferences of "Achtung Baby" video,
calling about the owls...owls...have the wisdom, really? yeah,
the wisdom, a mixing of knowledge with security to get the
best way, the best result...I´m sure, and with a taste of faith,
it´s I´m suuuuuuurre.


:: Regina O'Numb 1/11/2005 06:05:50 PM [+] ::
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...The four members of U2 and Paul McGuinness are a sort of fist - four fingers and a thumb ... ...These days, the tour business is bigger than the record business. And it'll be interesting to see if that turns out to be a good business for U2 in the long run. Touring is extremely unpredictable. It is an interesting moment. And certainly U2 made some very tough decisions before the PopMart tour about cutting their ties with the people they'd always worked with. I think that the biggest problem of all with making PopMart work is that U2 set contradictory goals for themselves. They wanted to do a tour that would be even bigger that Zoo TV and Zooropa, more elaborate. They didn't want to be seen as 'Now we're going back to our roots.' They were very, very resistant to that. They also wanted to come home having made some money this time. But they didn't want ticket prices to be nearly as high as comparable bands were charging or to accept corporate sponsorship. When you put all those things together the math doesn't add up. You can probably do two out of three of those things, but you can't do all three. They wouldn't compromise on any of it, and therefore there was probably trouble waiting to happen no matter what had happened with the album or anything else. The four members of U2 and Paul McGuinness are a sort of fist - four fingers and a thumb - and that's always been at the core of their operation. It seems unlikely to me that anyone new could come along and become part of that core. But at the same time, I don't know another circumstance where 25 years on an immensely successful four-member band has maintained it's four members without a change and its original manager. That's very, very, very unusual. Maybe U2 is the only case of that happening. And I think as long as that group stays together, then however much the window dressing changes, U2 will remain the band they were in the beginning. New York City - November 2003.
read whole article on: U2.com
look for the cover of the book here

:: Regina O'Numb 1/11/2005 05:36:33 PM [+] ::
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U2.com News - Dear All - A quick note of explanation from the U2.Com team in response to some of the posts of late. At U2.Com we aim to achieve two - sometimes contradictory - goals. We try to be first with the news on the band... and we also try to be accurate! And as fans really need an online source that they can trust for the latest information on U2, accuracy very occassionally trumps speed. In short, when we post a story at U2.Com you can trust that it is true. That said, there are some stories we choose not to publish. There are a dozen rumours a day about what Larry, Adam, Bono or Edge might be doing next - usually they are no more than rumours and we never hear about them again. In 2005 we're going to be publishing hundreds of stories about exciting developments from U2. We don't want to waste your time by publishing online rumours that turn out to be complete bull! Hope this clarifies any confusion, best wishes - Editorial Team, U2.Com
read on: U2.com
:: Regina O'Numb 1/11/2005 05:04:48 PM [+] ::
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THIS DAY - U2'S HISTORY: Edge attends Stephen Hawking lecture at Cambridge.

Edge attends Hawking lecture at Cambridge - january 11, 2002. The Edge - proving Bono right when he introduced Edge as "the scientist in the band" during the Elevation Tour -- is in attendance at a lecture today by star physicist Stephen Hawking at Cambridge University. Edge is later quoted as saying "I was there to learn something about quantum physics."




:: Regina O'Numb 1/11/2005 01:41:17 PM [+] ::
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Best in Show ?
U2 are nominated for two 'Brits' at the leading UK music awards show next month. The band are nominated for 'Best International Group' ( facing competition from Green Day, Maroon 5, OutKast and Scissor Sisters) and also for 'Best International Album' (up against Killers - Hot Fuss; Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane; OutKast - Speakerboxxx/ The Love Below; and Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters). There's U2 interest in the 'Single' category too, with the dance track 'Take Me To The Clouds Above' by 'LMC vs U2' up against Band Aid 20, Jamelia, Shapeshifters and Will Young. Franz Ferdinand lead the nominations with shortlisting in five categories, including best British group, best British album, breakthrough act and best rock act. Muse have four nominations, while Natasha Bedingfield, Jamelia and The Streets have three. The Brit Awards will be held at Earl's Court in London on 9 February and acts due to perform include Keane, Franz Ferdinand, Joss Stone, Scissor Sisters and Green Day. You can watch it on TV in the UK the night after. Complete list of nominations here - brits.co.uk
read on: U2.com
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U2 shortlisted for the Brit Awards
read whoel article on: rte
:: Regina O'Numb 1/11/2005 12:44:00 PM [+] ::
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May your trouble be less
And your Blessings be more
And nothing but happiness
Come through your door!

#I know, it´s twice, this
one, but, ok it´s twice...
good vibrations!
:: Regina O'Numb 1/10/2005 07:39:13 PM [+] ::
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"It's hard to really say in a few sort sentences what everyone brings to the table
because everybody brings, in the end, brings everything they have, and that's a lot
because it's four very smart, very independent, thinking people."
Edge


:: Regina O'Numb 1/10/2005 07:34:10 PM [+] ::
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THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: the end of "LoveTown" tour.

"LoveTown" tour - january 10, 1990 - Rotterdam / Holland - The fourth night is the final performance of the "LoveTown" tour. Two hours before the show, Bono steps outside to sign autographs. The show begins with an incredible performace of "Bullet The Blue Sky". Bono wanders throughout the arena during the song, and security struggle to keep up with him. He returns to the stage for the start of "Desire", during which he sings parts of "1969" and "So You Wanna Be A Rock & Roll Star". From the view from the sides of the stage, drum technician Sam O'Sullivan can be seen drumming along to most of the songs. A spoken word version of a verse of "In God's Country" is used as the introduction to "All Along The Watchtower". "Slow Dancing" is played for the first time since its public performance in Osaka, Japan on December 1, 1989. The encore is remarkable for the thank-you's addressed to the crew. The first come before the performance and during the introduction of "Love Rescue Me". Bono thanks everyone for being "a hero of mine": B.B. King, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Adam, Lighting designer Peter Williams, sound engineer Joe O'Herlihy, bass technician Shelley, guitar technician Fraser McAllister, drum technician Sam O'Sullivan, A.J. Hewson. Bono attempts to pull manager Paul McGuinness on stage, but he refuses and Bono points to him, "There's a man hiding down there...Paul McGuinness, manager of U2...he's a hero of mine. The list goes on and on...just like we hope to do." The second group of "heroes" comes midway through "Love Rescue Me", "Sophia and Claudia are heroes of mind, Regine Moylett, hero of mine...Douglas, Dave, Steve, our tour manager Dennis Sheehan, Tim..." Bono turns to the audience to address them, "And while we're at it, you're all f---ing heroes of mine!" At the end of the encore, the band, and B.B. King's band stand hand-in-hand in a long chain down the front of the stage. U2 return for a surprise second encore, and offer stunning performances of "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" and "Out of Control". Silhouettes of two crew members doing aerobatic tricks on ropes appear behind the stage. A white flag with "U2: A Celebration" written on it is thrown on stage at the end of the show. Bono drapes it across the drum kit and says, "You could call it that, all right..." The other three members of the band leave the stage, leaving Bono shining a spotlight over the audience. He waves "Good-bye" for a few seconds and then is gone. The "LoveTown" tour is over, and now, U2 take a two year break from touring.


:: Regina O'Numb 1/10/2005 06:36:39 PM [+] ::
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...The comunication between the band and their audience, this never changed in U2, cause this is the heart of what they do... ...The thing that's never changed in U2 is the heart of what they do, which is the communication between the band and their audience. No matter how you dress it up, and no matter the size of the venue, that's constant. That's what people come back for and that has never gone away. At times U2 have made themselves and the audience jump through a few more hoops in order to get that, and they've had to adapt it to make sense in a 50,000-seat stadium, but I think that we wouldn't be talking about them if that hadn't stayed constant the whole way through. There's never been a point where they¿ve just gone through the motions. The core of what U2 do has remained remarkably consistent. The way it's presented to the world has adapted as times have changed. Bono always rails against what he calls the brown rice position, the hippie position on things. But he's got a lot more brown rice in him than he ever wants the world to see. He really does. Look at commercial sponsorship: I know that they've had endless philosophical discussions about it, but in the long run so far they just can't bring themselves to do it. That is ultimately a brown rice position, that's part of what we love about them. Within all of the morphing of the image and the sound and the record production and the way the shows are presented there's this bedrock core of four people who we met in the early 1980s and who we've grown up with. It would be a pathetic thing if they were to come out with the mullets and the white flag doing 'I Will Follow' every night, recreating a moment of glory. But the heart of 'I Will Follow' is alive in all the best work that they've done right down the line. It was certainly alive in the Elevation tour: here's the pure U2. All of their songs can stand next to each other in succession with no trimmings, with the bare stage, with the band walking out in the house lights, and still give you a transcendent experience. U2 were the first to come up with the B stage on the Zoo tour, the idea of a small satellite stage where they could go out and play an intimate performance after all the hoopla. This kind of staging was immediately adapted by a lot of people - most notably the Rolling Stones, who've done it on every tour since. I remember seeing Mick Jagger in U2 shows paying close attention to the B stage during the Zoo tour....
read whole article on: U2.com
look for the cover of the book here
:: Regina O'Numb 1/10/2005 06:30:24 PM [+] ::
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'Strange in the same way..' / "U2 & I"
That's how novelist Salman Rushdie describes the unique relationship between U2 and longtime photographer Anton Corbijn. Next month Corbijn releases his much-anticipated photo-book, 'U2 & I', documenting his two decades working with the band. 'U2 and Anton Corbijn deserve each other,' adds Rushdie, who joins Michael Stipe, Wim Wenders, President Bill Clinton and Helena Christiansen in offering insights into the relationship between photographer and band. 'There is a marriage between Anton Corbijn and the gentlemen of U2,' reflects REM's Stipe. 'A marriage that I often find myself jealous of. 'There is a connection between his eye and their collective brain, between their complete lack of fear and his brain. It is a stunning dance to watch, with a soundtrack to match." Nearly 400 color and duotone plates offer an intimate chronicle both of the band's path to global success and of Corbijn's development as an artist. The book records 'the public and private face of the band, the long-standing friendship between Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen and Corbijn, the ways in which they provided mutual inspiration, while shedding one image for another in a process of ongoing self-transformation.' The oldest photo dates back to 1982 and was taken in New Orleans; the most recent one was shot in Lisbon in 2004 for 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb'. Opening with an interview between Corbijn and Bono, the pages are punctuated with the photographer's handwritten notes as picture captions, his personal memories giving it a unique insight into the relationship between band and photographer. 'When I first met Anton I had one request,' recalls Bono. 'Make me look tall, skinny, intelligent with a sense of humour. - So you wanna look like me ? - was his reply.' 'So there goes Anton Corbijn, God's height, new Dutch master, a funny man, a serious photographer, a silent movie maker who can dance, with a retrospective in one of the great museums of the world. So, what's his problem? Anton as it turns out, wants to be a drummer.' U2&i is published world-wide under the imprint of Munich-based publishers Schirmer/Mosel on February 11th.
read on: U2.com
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May your trouble be less
And your Blessings be more
And nothing but happiness
Come through your door!
:: Regina O'Numb 1/10/2005 12:42:46 PM [+] ::
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U2 & Brit Awards...
Bedingfields' Brits duet - Daniel Bedingfield and his sister Natasha are to duet at the Brit Awards in February. According to The Sun, the pop siblings will perform a cover of a Prince classic. The 25th anniversary Brit Awards ceremony will be host by Chris Evans. He said: "I can't wait to see Bono, The Edge and the rest of [U2] because they're such a good band and they've got such a good vibe, but their feet are so on the ground."Sir Bob Geldof will receive a special award for his Outstanding Contribution to Music and organisers hope he will perform a duet with Bono. Other artists expected to perform at the awards include Scissor Sisters and Franz Ferdinand. Radio 2 listeners are currently voting for the special Best Song category in recognition of their favourite song from the past 25 years. The nominations for the Brits will be revealed next Tuesday [January 18]. The ceremony will be televised on ITV on February 10.
read on: launch
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U2 and Geldof to hail Brits 25th anniversary - LONDON (Reuters) - The Brit Awards will celebrate their 25th birthday next month with U2 headlining the UK record industry Oscars and Bob Geldof lined up for a lifetime achievement award, organisers say....the Brit nominations are announced on Monday evening....In a fast-changing musical scene transformed by new technology, U2's "Vertigo" was the top-selling UK download, boosted by a high-profile partnership with Apple Computer's iTunes. The Brits have raised more than six million pounds over the past 25 years for UK musical charities. This year's recipients could be different with organisers promising to make an announcement about channelling funds to Asia for tsunami aid relief. Irish rock star Geldof, who led the Live Aid efforts to relieve famine in Africa in the 1980s, has appealed for people not to forget Africa's plight in the rush to help Asia....
read whole article on: reuters
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Brit Award nominations to be announced - Last updated 10 January 2005 - The Brit Awards nominations are revealed later today. We'll bring you them first from the launch party at 6.30pm....They'll also announce eight acts who'll perform at the Brits ceremony in February. We can confirm U2, Scissor Sisters and Franz Ferdinand will be performing...
read whole article on: bbc
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Nat Teams Up Wtih Dan For Brits Duet - ...U2, Jamelia, Lemar, McFly, Athlete and Estelle are other big names appearing at the ceremony at London's Earls Court Arena...."The biggest names are clamouring to be involved since hearing Chris Evans is hosting and U2 are headlining....
read whole article on: ananova
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BEDINGFIELDS TO DUET AT BRITS - ...The British stars have signed to perform a cover at the annual music event, which will also feature New York group the SCISSOR SISTERS, Scottish rockers FRANZ FERDINAND and Irish outfit U2....
read whole article on: contactmusic
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Brit Award nominations due - ...The awards are celebrating their 25th birthday next month, with U2 headlining at the event....In a fast-changing musical scene transformed by new technology, U2's Vertigo was the top-selling UK download, boosted by a high-profile partnership with Apple Computer's iTunes....Meanwhile, the Brits are donating £500,000 to help children affected by the tsunami in Asia.The UK record companies trade association will guarantee the money out of the proceeds of this year's ceremony. But Irish rock star Bob Geldof, who is being lined up for a lifetime achievement award, has appealed for people not to forget Africa's plight in the rush to help Asia.
read whole article on: channel4
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BIG NAMES FOR BRITS 2005 - U2, FRANZ FERDINAND and the SCISSOR SISTERS are set to perform live at the 2005 BRIT AWARDS. The ceremony, which has been dubbed the Brits 25 to mark the awards' quarter century, will also feature a new category, the Brits 25 Best Song Award for the best British song since 1977. U2, are reported to be performing at the event while Scot rockers Franz Ferdinand are being tipped to walk off with a string of awards, including those for Best Band and Best Single, according to Reuters.Bob Geldof will also receive the Outstanding Contribution To Music gong for his role in putting together the line-up for Band Aid in 1984 and Live Aid in 1985, along with his musical career achievements....Over the past 25 years the awards ceremony has raised more than £6 million for UK musical charities. But this year organisers have teamed up with Save The Children to help youngsters affected by the Asian tsunami.The BPI says a guaranteed £500,000 of proceeds from the event will go to the two-year project. The Brits 25 will be hosted by Chris Evans and held at London's Earl's Court on February 9.
read whole article on: nme
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Franz Ferdinand Dominate Brit Nominations - ...LMC vs U2 - Take Me To The Clouds Above (Bristish Single)...U2 (International Group)...U2 - How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (International Album)...
read whole article on: yahoo
:: Regina O'Numb 1/10/2005 12:21:26 PM [+] ::
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Watch Edge talking about
his sound to new Batman...
here
:: Regina O'Numb 1/10/2005 12:03:48 PM [+] ::
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Fahrenheit earns top People's prize
Two controversial films that defied the odds to earn millions at the box office joined a familiar green ogre to take top honours at the 31st Annual People's Choice Awards in America....Ex-Friends star Matt LeBlanc was favourite male TV star and his latest vehicle, Joey, was named favourite new TV comedy, while Desperate Housewives was the favourite new TV drama and U2 were picked as favourite music group.
read whole article on: yahoo
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People's Choice Awards The People¿s Choice Awards were handed out in Pasedena on Sunday night. Top music prizes went to the usual favorites - Usher for favourite male singer, Alicia Keys for favourite female singer, and U2 for favourite group. Nick & Jessica's "Newlyweds" won for top Reality Tv Show. Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" took home the prize for top motion picture. Best comedy went to "Shrek 2". Favourite on-screen chemistry went to Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler for "50 First Dates". Best leading lady went to Renee Zellweger and favourite leading man went to Brad Pitt.
read whole article on: muchmusic
:: Regina O'Numb 1/10/2005 11:09:54 AM [+] ::
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Elvis birthday present could be 19th No 1
Elvis fans around the world are celebrating what would have been the King's 70th birthday today. And the singer, who died in August 1977, is set to receive the perfect birthday present - a number one record. The re-release of Jailhouse Rock is almost certain to top the chart tomorrow. It will give Elvis his 19th number one 27 years after his death. Latest figures show he is outselling nearest rival Steve Brookstein by 3,500 copies. Jailhouse Rock first topped the charts on January 24 1958. Record label SonyBMG are releasing every one of the King's 18 chart-toppers to mark his 70th birthday. If he does knock X Factor crooner Brookstein of the top spot, Elvis will bag the 999th number one since the chart began. He is also vying to make history by scoring the 1,000th number one. Monday sees the re-release of his 1959 chart-topper One Night/I Got Stung, followed the next week by A Fool Such As I/I Need Your Love Tonight...."
read whole article on: online.ie
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january 8, 1935 - Elvis Presley is born in Tupelo, Miss., one of a pair of twins. Billboard ranks him as the top pop recording artist of all time with 17 No. 1 songs. The 1956 two-sided hit "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog" stays at No. 1 for 11 weeks, a record for the rock era that stands until 1992.
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Elvis image rolls clock forward
read whole article and see the photo on: bbc



:: Regina O'Numb 1/8/2005 03:19:40 PM [+] ::
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Grammy Compilation Surveys Major Nominees
With tracks from Usher, Joss Stone, Green Day and Gretchen Wilson, the 11th compilation of Grammy nominees offers a snapshot of some of the most notable music and artists of the past year. Due Feb. 1 from Capitol, the 2005 disc boasts 21 tracks from artists vying for awards in several of the major categories....Other artists with tracks featured on the disc are ...U2 (Vertigo)...A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the compilation will benefit music-related charities including the Recording Academy's MusiCares Foundation and the Grammy Foundation.
read whole article on: billboard
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Grammy Noms CD Due In Early February.
read whole article on: chartattack
:: Regina O'Numb 1/8/2005 03:09:00 PM [+] ::
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...still loving you...
watch (sound+image), here
again, Enzo enjoys a lot (tkx Rose-BrilledeSoleil!)

:: Regina O'Numb 1/8/2005 01:02:00 PM [+] ::
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...I Like You...
to watch, click on red-cap, here
Enzo enjoys a lot this one (tkx JuClayton!)
:: Regina O'Numb 1/8/2005 12:55:43 PM [+] ::
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...There´s a reason these guys never go out of style...
The Year in Music - Top Songs - By BEN KREIDER - SONGS OF THE YEAR
...U2, Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - There's a reason these guys
never go out of style. This is one of them....
read whole article on: thestarpress
:: Regina O'Numb 1/8/2005 12:38:14 PM [+] ::
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Finally, yesterday, MTV-Brasil, aired Making off "Vertigo" video located in Spain
and MTV Jammed U2. Fantastic Edge, great Edge, who has the incredible sense to
get a way with delicacy, with a good sense of everything...I love the moment, when
he talks about his jeans, and how is hard the life of a rock star..., and whole band is
totally together, they are still friends, what great sense of a life, to have friends...
Another point, to myself...everytime, when I think in this album, I´m able to work on
my mind all the tracks (12)...cause this album had its construction over-under-into-beside-
behind-in front of a friendship....






:: Regina O'Numb 1/7/2005 09:29:02 PM [+] ::
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"All Because Of You" ...Edge...
...Another great work, I love the colors, still that style, something
there as "Vertigo"video...and Edge playing his guitar at the end of the
video - he couldn't stop his little stompin' dance, over the truck in movement...
what balance...what balance...





Go watch here

:: Regina O'Numb 1/7/2005 08:44:30 PM [+] ::
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THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Mission: Impossible / Discotheque / Walk On.

Adam and Larry are nominated for a Grammy - january 7, 1997. Adam and Larry's version of the Mission: Impossible theme is nominated for a Grammy Award in the POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE FOR AN ORCHESTRA, GROUP OR SOLOIST category.

Discotheque gets first official radio airplay - january 7, 1977. Paul McGuinness hand-delivers "Discotheque" to Dublin radio personality and longtime U2 friend, Dave Fanning, for its first "official" airplay on Ireland's 2FM.

Walk On gets another Grammy nomination - january 7, 2003.U2's "Walk On" is nominated for a Grammy Award in the BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH VOCAL category. The song nominated is the live version that U2 performed during the America: A Tribute to Heroes telethon for victims of the September 11th attacks. The album version of "Walk On" from All That You Can't Leave Behind won the coveted RECORD OF THE YEAR Grammy at last year's awards.

:: Regina O'Numb 1/7/2005 07:14:54 PM [+] ::
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BONO: 'IT'S IN MY BLOOD TO CAMPAIGN'
Rocker BONO puts his charitable streak down to his Irish roots - because he was brought up to be outspoken. The U2 frontman has campaigned for a variety of charities and civil rights issues over the course of his lengthy career and he plans to continue using his position as an internationally-famous star to drum up publicity for good causes. He says, "In Ireland, our very constitution was dreamt up by a combination of poets, revolutionaries, priests, mad drunk people. "You can't tell Irish people to shut up about politics or religion, they never talk about anything else. And you don't even have to know what they're talking about. I really believe that. "You shouldn't think, 'Oh, I'm not an expert so I can't voice off. Hold on. We have these anti-viral drugs. OK? And they don't like us, and apparently that makes the world more dangerous. "Now, I haven't been to university, but can't we just take those two problems and put them together? And I've got a loudhailer. I've got a fuzzbox and I'm gonna use it."
read on: contactmusic

:: Regina O'Numb 1/7/2005 03:54:26 PM [+] ::
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CLAYTON EXPLAINS LACK OF U2 SOLO ALBUMS
The four veteran members of U2 have never been tempted to launch solo side-projects - because the Irish band has always managed to satisfy their creative needs. Bassist ADAM CLAYTON maintains everyone in the VERTIGO group - who released their debut album, BOY, in 1980 - continues to share the same desire to propel the band from triumph to triumph. Clayton says, "If being in U2 was creatively frustrating then maybe people would go off and do other things, but it's fulfilling enough that you don't need to go and have a reggae band for the weekend."
read whole article on:contactmusic

:: Regina O'Numb 1/7/2005 02:10:28 PM [+] ::
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Joy Division´s film will be directed by Anton Corbijn...
..."This is much more than the music - they want to do the real story of Ian,"...The film is to be directed by Dutch-born Anton Corbijn, who has made music movies for Depeche Mode and U2. It will be produced by a US production company, while the widow of Ian Curtis will also be an executive producer.
read whole article on: bbc
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Jumping for Joy
read whole article on: nme
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BIOPIC TO BE MADE OF JOY DIVISION STAR
The life of tragic JOY DIVISION singer IAN CURTIS will finally be brought to the big screen in a film called TOUCHING FROM A DISTANCE, after family members refused to give their permission to a separate project last year (04). The biopic will be based on a book of the same name written by the LOVE WILL TEAR US APART icon's widow DEBORAH. British music mogul TONY WILSON, who ran the record label Joy Division were signed to, will co-executive produce the movie with Deborah. Iconic Curtis committed suicide in 1980 aged 23 as the band prepared for an American tour. Wilson says, "People have different ideas as to why Ian committed suicide, so maybe the film will reflect those different views. Film people have a tendency to mess up when they touch music, but I hope this one work. This is much more than the music - they want to do the real story of Ian." Touching From A Distance will be directed by ANTON CORBIJN, who has previously made music movies for U2 and DEPECHE MODE.
read whole article on: contactmusic
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:: Regina O'Numb 1/7/2005 02:04:26 PM [+] ::
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...Bill Flanagan reflects U2´s relationship with the audience...
In our first extract below, Bill Flanagan, one of U2's most successful biographers, reflects on the band's 'direct, personal, almost confessional relationship with the audience.' ...'As record companies encounter new problems with free downloads on the Internet and the crashing sales of CDs, touring has again become the centre of the music business. Earlier in the twentieth century records were something that you made just to promote your live shows or whatever other career you had - movies, television. It was the baby brother. In the 1960s that all changed and record sales began to explode. Now, in the twenty-first century, as record companies contract at an extraordinary rate, the energy and certainly the cash flow has gone back into the touring business. And you see this reflected in a lot of ways. Everybody who was ever out on tour is out again now. You can go and see the Who, Paul McCartney, Simon and Garfunkel, the Rolling Stones. You name it. They're out there. And while the price of CDs plummets, the sky seems to be the limit for the price of concert tickets. $100 is not considered to be particularly extraordinary. So that's where the money is, where the business is. And that's where people can have a unique experience. Tremendous amounts of music come at you for free through the television, radio and the Internet. But going out to see someone play in concert is still considered to be a great night out and good value for money. In the time that U2 have been on the road they have ridden this shift. And U2 have demonstrated that it is possible for a band to compete on the biggest level - stadium shows, extraordinary spectacle - while maintaining a direct, personal, almost confessional relationship with the audience. A lot of people doubted that was possible. There's always been a puritan streak within rock and roll, that certain things are sell-outs, phony. Of course, certain things are. But at its best, it can be about the counter-culture coming together, progressive, political ideas, sexual and racial liberation. Big ideas have been attached to rock and roll, and this puritan streak tends to distrust giant inflatable pigs and laser shows. At its worst, that puritanism becomes elitist and that is contrary to the very nature of rock and roll. That elitism says, 'If a lot of people like this, I'm doing something wrong. If the jocks and the frat boys like it, then I must be selling out despite my best intentions.' I think that's self-destructive, but it's always been there. It slid into rock with the old lefties and the folkies who trailed in after Dylan. It erupted with punk rock, with the Clash and groups like that. It erupted with grunge and Kurt Cobain, that notion that if a lot of people like you, you are probably doing something wrong. And if you entertain on a vast scale, if it gets much bigger than a theatre, you're definitely doing something wrong....
read whole article on: U2.com
look for the cover of the book here
:: Regina O'Numb 1/7/2005 11:57:55 AM [+] ::
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...rumor...They want to try and take in more countries and it's taking it longer than they wanted to fix it all up...U2 Tour delayed - Last updated 07 January 2005 - The U2 tour has been delayed. They've had to delay the announcement of the dates because we're told they're still sorting out a routing of the tour. They want to try and take in more countries and it's taking it longer than they wanted to fix it all up. We're told there are also family reasons for the delay. It was due to start in March but it's likely to start later than that now.
read on: bbc
:: Regina O'Numb 1/7/2005 11:20:47 AM [+] ::
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'How to Take Out U2'... #great answer Edge!#
The answer, for young bands today is simple, says Edge, in the second part of the NME interview. "I'm sure there are a lot of young bands that are just not into us because we're successful and because we've been around for a long time." explains Edge. "I would just say turn that into a positive energy and try and write some great songs. That's the way ­ if you want to take U2 out, the only way you're gonna do it is by writing better songs that us!" Also in the new edition of the UK's music weekly, the band talk about selling out, about being the most independent rock group in the history of pop music and about why they haven't embarked on solo projects. "If being in U2 was creatively frustrating", says Adam. "Then maybe people would go off and do other things, but it's fulfilling enough that you don't need to go and have a reggae band for the weekend." And Bono reveals that going into the making of the new album he went back and listened to the music that made him want to be in a band in the first place."...the Buzzcocks, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Echo and the Bunnymen, all that stuff.And what was interesting is, that was what a lot of people in bands now are listening to anyway...." The new edition of NME is on the streets now and don't forget that you can still vote for U2 in the annual 'Shockwaves NME Awards'. Next month the great and the good of the rock world will 'descend on a central London location for the ultimate rock'n'roll party of the year.' (It says here.) The 'ShockWaves NME Awards' is the only gong-giving ceremony in which the winners and losers are chosen not by some 'industry' panel but by ordinary music fans. (It continues to say here) And there's a barrow-load of brilliant new bands up for your vote including Franz Ferdinand, Razorlight, Scissor Sisters, The Killers and The Bravery. And of course, there's our very own U2 who qualify in categories like 'Best International Band', 'Best Album', 'Best Single' and a whole bunch of others. So if you've got a second, you can cast your vote here.Visit the NME website.
read on: U2.com
:: Regina O'Numb 1/7/2005 11:08:38 AM [+] ::
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...as big as U2...
...From Las Vegas, Brandon Flowers - Brit-loving The Killers are
keepers of a very different American rock tradition. With their hearts
set on becoming as big as U2, they were inspired to form three years
ago by Oasis, took their look and stage clothes from Morrissey (a big
champion of the band) and The Smiths, and named themselves after
a group in a New Order video....
read whole article on: mirror
:: Regina O'Numb 1/7/2005 11:04:41 AM [+] ::
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Album sales up as downloads surpass singles
...U2's "Vertigo" was the top-selling UK download, boosted by a high-profile
partnership with Apple Computer's iTunes. The top-selling single overall was the
reworked Band Aid charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas".
read whole article on: reuters
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Music industry hails signs of recovery
...For the first time, sales of digital downloads have also overtaken traditional
singles - helping to reverse a long-running decline in demand for individual tracks -
with U2¿s Vertigo becoming the country¿s top-selling download....
read whole article on: financialtimes
:: Regina O'Numb 1/7/2005 11:00:54 AM [+] ::
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iTunes Music Store now available in Ireland
read whole article on: apple
:: Regina O'Numb 1/7/2005 10:45:10 AM [+] ::
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...rumor...U2 delays releasing tour dates.
Millions of U2 fans across Europe were left on tenterhooks today after the band postponed announcing the dates for the first leg of their tour. The move came amid unconfirmed reports that guitarist The Edge was keeping a bedside vigil by an ill relative. Official tour dates were to be announced next Monday, with tickets due to go on sale later this month, but it is thought plans have been put on hold after it was reported that The Edge needs to be with an unnamed family member undergoing intensive medical treatment. The highly anticipated tour, which was to promote their new top-selling album How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, was scheduled to start on March 1 in Miami. But, according to newspaper reports, it may be postponed for at least one month to give The Edge - real name Dave Evans - time to be with his ill relative. Following a report on respected US entertainment magazine's website, a spokeswoman for the band said she was "in no position to confirm or deny the rumours or speculative details". But the Irish Star claims a source close to the band admitted "all of the plans are in a total flux" as the family member receives treatment and that other sources believe it is likely the tour may be postponed for at least one month. On the band's website, manager Paul McGuinness blamed the delay on "routing". He said: "We've postponed the announcement of the tour because the routing is still being worked on. As soon as we get everything confirmed over the coming weeks, we'll let you know." The band was expected to play 115 shows after starting in Miami. They planned to play 35 arena dates in America before starting a major European stadium tour in the summer. The delay means several American dates could be postponed until the second leg of the band's US tour which is due to start in September. It is hoped the European tour, due to kick off in Dublin in June, will go ahead as scheduled. This is not the first time a major family crisis has hit the band. During their 2001 Elevation world tour, singer Bono was forced to fly home every night to be by his seriously ill dad's hospital bedside. Bob Hewson died during the tour after a long battle against cancer but a grief-stricken Bono still took to the stage just days later to perform at an emotionally-charged concert at Slane Castle.
read on: belfasttelegraph
God Bless U2´s member, their families, friends...
God Bless Edge and his family...
Really, I hope this "new" could be a rumor...
I´m praying for U2´s members...I´m praying
for Edge and his family...!
The most important: respecting Edge, his style-life, his
personal-life, his space...
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rumor...U2 delay tour announcement
read whole article on: yahoo
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rumor...U2 postpone tour dates announcement
read whole article on: itv
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rumor...U2 postpone tour dates announcement
read whole article on: channel4
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rumor...U2 POSTPONE ANNOUNCING MORE TOUR DATES
read whole article on: contactmusic
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read whole article on: bignewsnetwork
:: Regina O'Numb 1/7/2005 10:32:57 AM [+] ::
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"Yahweh"
"It was one of those songs that had an emotional weight to it. Bono's first vocal to it was this incredible thing, and I think most of the melodies that ended up on the final version were written in a matter of minutes when he first heard the piece of music. Quite quickly after that, he came up with this idea of calling it Yahweh, which is the name for the most high, which Jewish people do not utter, it s written but not spoken. I don t know the exact translation, but it s a sacred name for God, and in this song it s a prayer. I can t really explain it beyond that, it s one of those songs that had to be written, and again we just got out of the way."
by Edge - Track By Track
read on: U2.com


:: Regina O'Numb 1/6/2005 09:16:46 PM [+] ::
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An Audience With...
Check the first of our exclusive extracts from the recently published photo-documentary of U2's touring history - 'U2 Show'. With the announcement of U2's 2005 Tour expected shortly, the focus of fans will shift from the new album to the unique experience that is the U2 live show. There is no better place to discover the myriad constituent parts that lie behind the live environment created by the four musicians on stage than a widely praised new book by photographer and writer Diana Scrimgeour. 'U2 Show' is a lavish photo-documentary which tells the story of U2's touring history through the eyes of the main players - including the band, key production creatives like Willie Williams, tour promoters, record producers and management. Ahead of the tour announcement U2.Com will be carrying a series of edited highlights from 'U2 Show' - and a competition in which you can win one of five copies of the book....
read whole article on: U2.com
look for the cover of the book here
:: Regina O'Numb 1/6/2005 07:24:47 PM [+] ::
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THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Edge is spotlighted by A.J. / Sydney video is nominated / no concert.

"LoveTown" tour - january 6, 1990 - Rotterdam - Holland - Sport Paleis Ahoy. Edge´s guitar fails to work during "Desire". During "Bullet The Blue Sky" Bono jumps off the stage and runs to the audience in the stands to shake hands. While Edge plays his solo and is spotlighted by A.J., Bono runs over the slanting cycle track of the arena and holds on to someone while he tries to get A.J.´s attention. A.J. forgets about Edge, turns around and catches his cousin Bono in a bright beam of light, as he finds his way back on stage again. The second night's performance of "Running to Stand Still" is remarkable in that an extra, and possibly improvised verse is added to the song. Bono apologizes for his vocal problems in December 1989 during the encore, "Sorry I screwed up and you all had to come back. I think this is a good place to end our tour, because we kind of started out in a way over here..."

Sydney video nominated for a Grammy Award - january 6, 1995. The Zoo TV -- Live From Sydney video is nominated for a Grammy Award: Best Music Video, Longform.

U2 says no concert at Freedom of Dublin ceremony - january 6, 2000. Despite a previous announcement by Dublin's Lord Mayor, U2 announces that they will not perform a free concert in Dublin when city leaders give the band the "Freedom of Dublin" award on March 19. The announcement is met with criticism in and around Dublin.

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U2 iPod...
Poll: G5 iMac 'matters more' than iPod - Though news of the iPod and iTunes dominated, there were a number of other notable Mac moments in 2004. For more than a quarter (26 per cent) of Macworld Online readers voting in our end of year poll, the launch of the iMac G5 was the news that mattered most. Apple CEO Steve Jobs' return to work following recuperation from cancer was what mattered most to 17 per cent. One reader wrote: "The world and Apple just wouldn't be the same without old Steve." The iPod's domination was the big news for another 17 per cent. "It's great that Apple's actually dominating a market for a change," said one reader. Of the 1929 voters, 9 per cent said that Mac OS X evolutions mattered most to them. The launch of iTunes Music Store in the UK, Europe, and Canada, was most interesting for 8 per cent, as was the launch of the Apple Store in London (also 8 per cent). Tripled - News of the soaring share price - which tripled in 2004 - was the news that impressed 5 per cent. One reader asked: "What's happened to all the analysts who were predicting that Apple would go bust?" Another 5 per cent thought that the launch of the AirPort and the extension of the digital home mattered most. News of the Xserve G5, and particularly Virginia Tech's cluster, was most interesting to 3 per cent. Just 1 per cent said that the deal between U2 and Apple that saw a special edition iPod and a compilation of all of U2's music being made available was the biggest story of the year. One reader noted that although not a fan of U2 "I'm all for anything that helps iPod sales, not as though it needs any help".
read on: macworld
:: Regina O'Numb 1/6/2005 04:45:33 PM [+] ::
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"We've postponed the announcement of the tour because the routing is still being worked on." says Paul McGuinness U2, 2005, Happy New Year. Happy New Year to all U2.Com readers! With the New Year comes more info on the tour announcement. Rest assured that U2.Com will be letting you know all the details and dates for the 2005 U2 tour as soon as they're available. The tour announcement has been put back, as Paul McGuinness, U2's manager, explained. 'We've postponed the announcement of the tour because the routing is still being worked on. As soon as we get everything confirmed over the coming weeks, we'll let you know.' In the meantime, we'll be keeping you posted on two new singles coming up - 'All Because of You' in the US and Canada and 'Sometimes you Can't Make It On Your Own' in the rest of the world.
read on: U2.com

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well, thank you so much Mr Paul McGuinness to clarify this situation...
To me, now, the impression is: U2´S MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE FINE.
and this is the important...of course, all U2´s fans will wait with love and respect the new tour!
:: Regina O'Numb 1/6/2005 04:23:39 PM [+] ::
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FANNING´S FAB 50
Ireland's longest running and most influential music poll....
1- One - U2
3- Vertigo - U2
8- With Or Without You - U2
20- Bad (live) - U2
26- Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
29- Sometimes You Can´t Make It On Your Own - U2
44- Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
read whole list on: rte
and this blog reported it here
:: Regina O'Numb 1/6/2005 01:23:01 PM [+] ::
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Huntsman spends day rockin´and railin´
...The most unusual photo, though, might be of Huntsman with rock singer Bono of the band U2. Huntsman, who was a U.S. trade representative when Bono visited the trade office in Washington, D.C., said he admired the singer not only for his music but also for using his fame to promote humanitarian causes....
read whole article on: desertnews
:: Regina O'Numb 1/6/2005 01:18:05 PM [+] ::
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KING'S SEVENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
THIS SATURDAY marks the seventieth birthday of the man widely recognised as the king of rock and roll - Elvis Presley....The third volume, ´From the Waist Up´, is narrated by U2´s Bono, going back to 1956, the year Elvis was catapulted to stardom. It features an exciting montage of rare footage from early television appearances, capturing the amazing year that would turn Elvis Presley into a bona fide phenomenon....
read whole article on: chroniclenow
:: Regina O'Numb 1/6/2005 12:26:16 PM [+] ::
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rumor...It is as yet unclear which member of the band has been affected by the family problems... Top Story: U2 Forced To Postpone World Tour - U2 have been forced to postpone the start of their much-anticipated world tour due to family illness, reports are claiming today. The sizeable promotional tour for the album 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb' was scheduled to kick off on March 1 in Miami. However, reports from Billboard claim that the band have had to postpone the tour with a source claiming that a family illness has meant that, 'All of the plans are in total flux'. Official tour dates were to be announced and go on sale this month, however those plans are reported to have been delayed. It is as yet unclear which member of the band has been affected by the family problems. The band will, however, fulfil their commitment to play at the 2005 Grammys in February following their three nominations for the single 'Vertigo'. The band will also attend their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on March 14 in New York. U2's manager Paul McGuiness had previously announced that the band would be playing a total of 115 shows throughout 2005 with the tour moving from the US to Europe, before returning to the US and concluding in Japan and Australia. Subscribers to the band's website are still expected to be given the opportunity to buy tickets before the general public. McGuinness had stated that the dates and venues were still being finalized, and insisted that no official announcement have been made as yet. However various unofficial ticket websites have started selling tickets for U2's as yet unconfirmed UK dates. The sites claim the band will be playing City Of Manchester Stadium on June 15 & 16, Glasgow Hampden Park on June 21, Croke Park Stadium, Dublin on June 26 & 27 and London's Twickenham Stadium on July 2, but punters are warned that these have not been officially confirmed and they should not purchase anything from them at this point. Elswhere, the organisers of The Brit Awards are reportedly begging Bono and Sir Bob Geldof to perform a duet at the ceremony. Geldof is to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony in February, which is rumoured to also include a performance by U2. The 25th anniversary Brit Awards takes place on February 9 at Earls Court, London and will be hosted by Chris Evans. U2's new single 'Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own' is out on February 7.
read on: xfm
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rumor...U2 postpone tour - U2 have apparently postponed dates for their world tour that was due to kick off in Miami in March 1st. Reported by Rolling Stone magazine, the tour is currently in a state of "total flux" following a family illness....
read whole article on: launch
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rumor...U2 postpone world tour...
read whole article on: nme
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rumor...U2 world tour put on hold...
read whole article on: jam
:: Regina O'Numb 1/6/2005 11:52:01 AM [+] ::
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...rumor...U2´s new tour - cause family illness, those plans have been delayed...
U2 Postpone World Tour - Family illness pushes back "Bomb" trek - U2 have postponed their much-anticipated tour behind How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, originally scheduled to kick off March 1st in Miami. "All of the plans are in total flux," a source close to the band told Rolling Stone, citing a family illness as the reason for the change. Tour dates were to be announced and go on sale this month, but those plans have been delayed. The band, which is nominated for three Grammys for the single "Vertigo," still intends to play the February 13th awards ceremony in Los Angeles and to attend its induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on March 14th in New York. However, a new timeline for the tour has not been set. According to longtime tour designer Willie Williams, the tour's stage and video screens are in the process of being built. "We are developing some new technologies to deliver visual content," he told Rolling Stone. U2's last world tour, in support of All That You Can't Leave Behind, made them the top-grossing act of 2001. BRIAN HIATT - (Posted Jan 05, 2005)
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#God Bless Adam, Bono, Larry and The Edge, and each family!
God Bless all U2´s team, all U2´s friends...I´m praying for the good things!
The time will arrange the things! And the way will keep rocking!
:: Regina O'Numb 1/6/2005 10:36:58 AM [+] ::
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"Original Of The Species"
The song was started on sessions for 'All That You Cant Leave Behind'. The first draft of the lyric was written quite quickly at the end of that project where Bono was inspired I think by a young woman who was going into being a teenager. But then he worked on it and there are other threads coming into the lyric. It is more general now, not quite so personal, and it has turned out from being a really good song, into a great song. I think it could be the song of the album. 'I remember the night we mixed it, there was just myself and Flood in the studio, it was after a day of different mixes and we finally got this mix and left with it in the car and I sat in the car for like an hour just playing it and playing it and playing it - I just couldn't' get over what we had done with it that night. 'Sometimes you get home and the next morning you put the latest mix on and you think, 'Where was my head at?' but the way it connected with me that night is the way it still does, it is very strong.'
by Edge - Track By Track
read on: U2.com


:: Regina O'Numb 1/5/2005 07:24:58 PM [+] ::
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WATCH "ALL BECAUSE OF YOU"
from ESPN-Sportcenter...
here
and from U2star...
here


I love this video...as "...Streets..." / I love the colors /
IT´S FANTASTIC! TOTALLY UP!
"...Again that was a great guitar riff that Edge had from the end of the last
tour - we had done some recording in Monaco before we finished the tour
- and it was always a straight ahead rock song..." by Adam, about
"All Because Of You"
:: Regina O'Numb 1/5/2005 07:09:04 PM [+] ::
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THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Bono joins Jim Kerr / "..."We're playing these concerts because we're going to go away for a while after these concerts, and start all over again...Really..."

Bono joins Jim Kerr - january 5, 1985 -Bono joins Jim Kerr of "Simple Minds" onstage at the Barrowlands in Glasgow. They duet on Al Green's "Take Me to the River" and "The Doors" "Light My Fire".

"LoveTown" tour - january 5, 1990 - U2 perform four shows in Rotterdam, Holland at the Sport Paleis Ahoy. These are the concerts scheduled to make up the December 18, 19 and 20, 1989 concerts that were cancelled when Bono severely strained his voice. On the first night, the show starts with "God Part II" and Bono shouting to the crowd, "I can sing! I can sing!...or as they say in my hometown, that's a matter of opinion!" Bono has some trouble finding someone to play guitar during "People Get Ready" as several people get on stage and make an effort to play, "The last one's going to need an ambulance if he's not telling the truth!" Bono shouts. One more guy gets up on stage and is able to play the guitar--"Hallelujah!" Bono roars. "As well as teaching me how to play guitar, B.B. King has been helping me learn how to sing so that I don't screw up my voice," Bono explains to the crowd before "Love Rescue Me", "We're playing these concerts because we're going to go away for a while after these concerts, and start all over again...Really. We've had a great ten years, you've spoiled us rotten, and we're going to have another great ten years. We're just going away for a while."

:: Regina O'Numb 1/5/2005 07:01:45 PM [+] ::
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U2 album gets released. It heralds the coming of the Bono experience
With a new U2 CD here comes another year of Bono - I like when a U2 album gets released. It heralds the coming of the Bono experience. The hoopla all but puts the world on notice that He will be coming to your walk of life to hold you accountable for your deeds since the last time He was around. You cannot mistake this event as a mere band's musical CD release. Just in case you are uninformed on this issue, Bono produces results on a global scale that world leaders have been incapable of without him. Since Bono was on the stage with David Trimble and John Hume, the pair who shared the Nobel Peace Prize in '98, there has been lasting peace in Northern Ireland. It is a shame that the Middle East doesn't follow Bono's lead in the successful way to build a lasting peace in terror torn nations. It was Bono's marching world leaders around by the scruff of the neck to successfully drop the debt owed by many poor nations that was the reality of spending political capital. The British dropped debt owed to 20 poor nations. The US Treasure Secretary was dragged through Africa and he eventually had half a billion dollars of African national debt owed to the US canceled. The entire G7 nations are still in the debt- cancellation ring getting beat up by Bono's DATA organization, which is an acronym for debt, AIDS, trade in Africa. Wait until He attacks the latest world nuke crisis. Oh and he will, the latest CDs title is a classic foreshadowing hint to the world leaders of what Bono has in his sights this time around. Let me be the first to state this in the press, we will see Bono in North Korea and Iran in his fighting Irish stance against the nukes. The world of style has taken notice of Bono as well. The sunglass industry loves every new pair of fly-eye or orange that the paparazzi snap him in. The apple folks are iPod mad about U2, which makes a good match, as there is no cooler tech gizmo or rock star then the iPod or the Bono. There will also be new U2 songs, videos, live gigs and concerts too. The rest of the band may actually get a picture and a word in now and then¿ possibly.
read on: orlandocitybeat
:: Regina O'Numb 1/5/2005 05:50:10 PM [+] ::
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U2 are offering up a heap of great promo goodies for their fans via NME.COM
WIN A HEAP OF U2 GOODIES! International rock stalwarts U2 are offering up a heap of great promo goodies for their fans via NME.COM. We've got one U2 Helly Hansen men's jacket, a U2 LED clock, mug, keyring and set of U2 poetry magnets all to give away to one very lucky winner! What's more a further five runners up will get their mitts on mugs, keyrings, poetry magnets and 'Vertigo' T-shirts. Good eh! You need to be registered and logged in to NME.COM to enter this competition. Click here to register/log in to NME and enter the competition.
read on: nme
:: Regina O'Numb 1/5/2005 05:25:12 PM [+] ::
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