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Music News 

U2’s The Joshua Tree gets written up by the Library of Congress

May 25, 2018May 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Joshua Tree, Library of Congress, U2

Every year, the Library of Congress designates a number of recordings as having important historical significance. In 2013, The Joshua

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Music News 

A three-decade U2 streak is about to come to an end

May 1, 2018May 2, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Joshua Tree, U2, Where the Streets Have No Name

According to Michael (he’s plugged into these things), U2 will NOT play any Joshua Tree songs on the upcoming Songs

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, March 22, 2018

March 22, 2018March 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Beats, Buffalo, Ed Sheeran, Footloose, James Corden, Joshua Tree, Justin Timberlake, Konnie Planck, Manchester United, MilleXZials, Monster, NRA, Podcasts, Rick James, Shaggy, Smart Speakers, U2, William Shatner

Captain Kirk turns 87 today. Happy birthday, William Shatner. One online meme says that since Donald Trump loves appointing TV

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Music History 

Weekly survey: name albums with three immortal killer tracks in a row

March 5, 2018 Alan Cross 54 Comments Albums, Joshua Tree, Survey, U2

Sequencing an album is hard. You want to make sure that the first song ropes in the listener enough to

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Music History 

52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations), Chapter 34: Achtung Baby

August 20, 2017August 19, 2017 Brent Chittenden 4 Comments Achtung Baby, Joshua Tree, Pop, The Joshua Tree, U2

U2 is one of those bands that fans may only like one particular album in their career or a particular

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Haven’t Seen U2 on The Joshua Tree 30 Tour Yet? Watch This.

June 29, 2017June 28, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chicago, Joshua Tree, U2

Tim Newell was in Chicago back on June 4th for U2’s Joshua Tree 30 tour and decided to shoot the

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Random Music News for Monday, June 19, 2017

June 19, 2017June 18, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Ben Sasse, Beyonce, Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Gotye, Jay Z, Joshua Tree, Kid Rock, Lindsey Buckingham, Lorde, Music Supervision, Nick Broomfield, Nickelback, Stone Roses, Streaming, U2, Whitney Houston

This is officially World Sauntering Day. Get up and go take a leisurely walk. Go on. Do it after you

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Music History 

A Great (But Sad) Story to Go Along with U2’s 30th Anniversary Joshua Tree Tour

June 10, 2017June 10, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Greg Carroll, Joshua Tree, One Tree Hill, U2

If you have a copy of The Joshua Tree, you’ll know that the song “One Tree Hill” was inspired by

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U2’s 30th Anniversary Edition of The Joshua Tree is Out Today

June 2, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment 30th Anniversary, Box Set, Joshua Tree, U2

If it seems like we’ve been talking about this box set forever–When did we first hear about it? Last fall?–the

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Random Music News for Thursday, June 1, 2017

June 1, 2017June 1, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ariana Grande, Bono, Britain's Got Talent, Danzig, Donald Trump, Fast Radio Bursts, Glee, Gregg Allman, India, Joshua Tree, Michael Jackson, Neil Young, Netflix, Olivia Newton-John, Radical Islam, System of a Down, U2

Now we know why flamingos stand on one leg. Glad that’s been sorted. Where do things stand with music news for

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U2 Opens Their Joshua Tree 30 Tour in Vancouver [UPDATED with Fan Review]

May 15, 2017May 15, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Joshua Tree, U2, Vancouver

As a way to buy time before the next album, U2 is on the road doing something they’ve never done

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