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Bono: U2 working on club album

u2star — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:30:15 +0000

Bono has revealed that U2 are working on “club-sounding” album.The band also plan to release a rock album and Songs of Ascent, a set of tunes from the recording session of their latest disc, 2009’s No Line On The Horizon, the singer told Rolling Stone magazine. Bono and The Edge will also score for the [...]

Bono: U2 working on club album

u2star — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:30:15 +0000

Bono: U2 working on club album

u2star — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:30:15 +0000

Bono: U2 working on club album

u2star — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:30:15 +0000

Bono: U2 working on club album

u2star — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:30:15 +0000

Bono: U2 working on club album

u2star — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:30:15 +0000

U2 Debut New Songs at 360 Tour

u2star — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:51:14 +0000

With just 3 days until U2 resume their 360° Tour in Torino, Italy, fans are camped out near the gates of Olympic Sports Hall stadium listening to rehearsals and posting audio and video online — and it appears the group plans to play at least one brand new song during the tour. It’s hard to [...]

U2 tour dates rescheduled

u2star — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:33:14 +0000

The U2 summer concerts that were postponed after Bono’s back surgery have been rescheduled for the spring and summer of 2011. The band was supposed to start the second U.S. leg of their “360″ tour on June 3 in Salt Lake City, but Bono had to undergo emergency surgery in May. Live Nation announced Tuesday that the [...]

U2’s the Edge joins Muse on stage at Glastonbury

u2star — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:15:47 +0000

U2’s guitarist the Edge joined, English rock band, Muse on stage at Glastonbury on Saturday. Muse played the main “Pyramid Stage” at the festival bringing the second day to a close. U2’s plans to be the headliners act at this year, the 40th anniversary of Glastonbury, were kyboshed as Bono was rushed for emergency surgery. The [...]

Rumor: Bono to write for Pixar?

Tassoula — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:00:23 +0000

Mike from The Pixar Blog shared yesterday that he thinks Bono and maybe The Edge could be creating songs for an upcoming Pixar project.

He cites “new information” as his catalyst for writing the post, and refuses to share his resources, but calls the possibility “reasonably solid.”

To read the full post, click here.

Thanks to @U2 reader Andrew A. for sending us the tip. We’ll be staying tuned for further updates.

This is a post from the @U2 blog.

Rumor: Bono to write for Pixar?

How to dismantle a U2 song

u2star — Sun, 09 May 2010 18:30:11 +0000

As he turns 50 next week Bono has much to celebrate, not least achieving world domination as the frontman of U2. But are his lyrics worthy of celebration and will they be relevant in another 50 years, asks TONY CLAYTON-LEA CONSUMERS OF pop music are fussy about lyrics; the examples of good and bad are far too numerous to [...]

U2’s photo exhibition in London

u2star — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:19:42 +0000

From 14th April Proud Galleries in Camden, London, is putting on a photographic exhibition called U2: The Early Years. This is a never-before-seen show focusing on the band from their interception up until the filming of Rattle & Hum. The exhibition is shot by award-winning photographer Colm Henry, who met the band whilst [...]

Ten for the Next Ten

u2star — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:26:47 +0000

IF we have overindulged in anything these past several days, it is neither holiday ham nor American football; it is Top 10 lists. We have been stuffed full of them. Even in these self-restrained pages, it has been impossible to avoid the end-of-the-decade accountings of the 10 best such-and-suches and the 10 worst fill-in-the-blanks. And so, in the spirit of [...]

Edge of Reason (video)

u2 star — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:42:11 +0000

The edge has spoken of how his great friendship with fellow bandmates has contributed to the longevity of U2.The U2 guitarist credits their three decades of music success to the comradeship that has bonded them together.In an intimate interview with RTE presenter John Kelly, to be broadcast next week, the Edge reveals how it’s the [...]