Protesters in Ireland rallied outside of the Department of Finance crying fowl against U2's decision to situate their tax affairs in the Netherlands, reports the Irish Times. The move would grant the Irish rockers an avoidance of paying harsher taxes on their royalties in their homeland. Organizing the event the Debt and Development Coalition Ireland (DDCI) which campaigns on issues related to ...
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If you really wanna feel old, think about how it's been 20 years since U2 released their epic Joshua Tree album. To celebrate the two decades since its release U2 will release four different reissues of the album on November 20th.A single remastered CD will be available, as well as a 2-CD set that will come in a hard back case, a 2-CD/1-DVD collectible box with band liner notes and additional p...
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Bono recently shed some more info on what the new U2 album, the one that the band began working on in Morocco earlier this year, would sound like to The Independent."All the band went to an amazing religious music festival in Fez with some incredible sufi singers," Bono said of the band's initial foray. "It was a real humbling thing for a punk rock shouter, listening to these people who just cl...
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U2 have just released three never before seen interview clips on MySpace Music, AOL's Spinner, and The Wall Street Journal to coincide with the 25th anniversary of their creative breakthrough release, The Unforgettable Fire.The largest rock band in the world sat down to discuss their favorite tracks from the album, ...
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Those few words give me hope. Tremendous hope. As some of you may know, I like music/rhythm games (Rock Band, Guitar Hero, etc.), except for Dance Dance Revolution in which I played the other day at the movie theater and got my ass handed to me. But that stuff isn't even music... it's like Japanese bubblegum acid trippin techno. Blah. Anyway, I bought The Beatles Rock Band when it was released ...
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U2 are headed on a monolith world stadium tour in support of this week's release No Line On The Horizon. Sure there'll be a fair share of $250 seats, but the band are promising to keep at least 10,000 tickets to each concert at $30 a pop. In addition to the $30 ticket the band will be offering GA floor seating at $55, according to Billboard.The band will play in a 360 floor set-up allowing for ...
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U2 have joined the promotional leagues of Madonna. Bono and Co. have signed a 12-year deal with music conglomerate Live Nation, the company who last year "inked a groundbreaking $120 million, ten year, three album deal with Madonna.":http://mog.com/Mackenzie_P/blog_post/117447U2 will however continue to release its records and publishing commitments with Universal Music Group. The deal covers t...
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$495 had been raised today, as of 10 AM EST, in a petition effort to get U2 frontman Bono to "retire from public life."Started via ThePoint.com, a Web site that lets anyone start a campaign. the petition's goal is "to get Bono to retire from public life (so he'll stop leading misguided counter-productive philanthropy efforts) ....and, simultaneously.... ...
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U2's new single "Get On Your Boots" only debuted at Number 37 this week. Pretty weak for one of today's biggest selling rock acts. Not that all hope and expectations for the new U2 album No Line On The Horizon should be lost. Comeback kid Kelly Clarkson's new single "My Life Would Suck Without You" was resurrected from 97 last week to Numero Uno on the Billboard Hot 100 this week. But still doe...
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For U2's latest "Magnificent" video, the band returned to the very spot they recorded the nugget off their twelfth studio album No Line On The Horizon - Fez, Morocco. Back in 2007 Bono and co. rented out a riad, a traditional Moroccan abode complete with interior courtyard garden, and converted it into a recording studio. For the "Magnificent" video, U2 teamed with "Get On Your Boots" director ...
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Don't go looking underneath your Christmas tree or Menorah for the new U2 album. The follow up to 2004's How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb won't be coming out till early '09. Dayum! That's five years in between!"We've hit a rich songwriting vein and we don't want to stop," Bono explained of pushing back the release on the band's Web site. "This is our chance for us to defy gravity once again." W...
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JACKSONVILLE - Bo Diddley, a founding father of rock 'n' roll whose distinctive "shave and a haircut, two bits" rhythm and innovative guitar effects inspired legions of other musicians, died Monday after months of ill health. He was 79.Diddley died of heart failure at his home in Archer, Fla., spokeswoman Susan Clary said. He had suffered a heart attack in August, three months after suffering a...
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In March of this year music giant Live Nation signed U2, promising them $25 million in stock from the company. U2, who hasn't toured since '06, decided to sell their share of stock in Live Nation yesterday. To say the least it was for way less than anyone ever intended it to be.Live Nation, when inking the deal was confident that the 1.6 million shares agreed to U2 would garner some $25 million...
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Meet me in Midtown, on the corner of Broadway and U2 Way. That is technically what someone could be telling a friend this week. Yesterday New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg temporarily renamed a block of 53rd street, between Broadway and 8th Avenue, "U2 Way" in honor of the Irish rockers."Everyone in this city, including me, considers these four Dubliners honorary New Yorkers." Bloomberg said
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February 18th, 2010. You'll have to wait another year before reading all the bad reviews of the Bono & Edge-created Broadway Spiderman musical. The show will run at Broadway's Hilton Theatre and begin preview performances on Saturday, January 16th, 2010. While Bono & The Edge created the music and lyrics for the performance, the show will be directed by Julie Taymor, the same person behind Broa...
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