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Watch Footage from U2’s Upcoming Innocence + Experience DVD

U2 never mounts a tour without producing all kinds of ancillary material. The upcoming Innocence + Experience collection features footage

One thing is pretty consistent. If there’s a U2 tour, there’s gonna be a DVD. And guess what? It’s coming

Nice work by a fan at the U2 show September 4 in Turin, Italy. (Via Larry)

Willie Williams has been in charge of staging and executing U2’s tours for more than 30 years. The man has

Let’s recap U2’s annus horribilus so far: September: The blowback from the release of Songs of Innocence through iTunes. November:

It is always interesting to hear the types of piped in music played at a venue before the band comes

Spoiler – if you don’t want to know anything ahead of seeing them yourself, do not read on. After four

Bono is still not 100% after his bicycle accident last year. Good for him for poking fun at the whole

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver