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Songs of Innocence

Music News 

And Now, A Totally Unsubstantiated U2 Rumour That Will Probably Annoy a Lot of People

June 7, 2016June 7, 2016 Alan Cross 15 Comments Apple, Songs of Innocence, U2, WWDC

U2 and Apple thought they were doing a nice thing when they made the Songs of Innocence album automatically free

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Music News 

So About That New U2 Album… Wait–What?

January 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Live Nation, New Album, Songs of Experience, Songs of Innocence, U2

Aha! You’d forgotten that U2 had promised to follow up Songs of Innocence with a companion album, hadn’t you? Then

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Music News 

Insight To U2’s Innocence+Experience Tour

April 30, 2015April 30, 2015 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Innocence + Experience Tour, Songs of Experience, Songs of Innocence, stage, U2

With the tour starting May 14, The New York Times was given some impressive access to the rehearsal space and

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Music News 

Has U2 Reached Rolling Stones Territory of Irrelevance?

April 22, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Innocence + Experience Tour, Irrelevance, Songs of Innocence, U2

Look, I’m a fan of both U2 and the Stones, but there comes a time when a group reaches a

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Music News 

U2 is Rehearsing for Their World Tour in Vancouver. Here’s Audio Proof.

April 16, 2015April 15, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Songs of Innocence, Tour, U2

Sounds from inside the Pacific Coliseum.

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Music News 

Bono ‘Battling’ To Be Ready For Tour

February 26, 2015 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Bono, Edge, Innocence and Experience, May, Songs of Innocence, U2, Vancouver

As the months pass, Bono has struggled to repair himself for the upcoming May 14th kick-off of the Innocence +

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Guest Blog 

U2: The Relevancy of Relevancy

January 27, 2015January 26, 2015 Larry Lootsteen 7 Comments Adam Clayton, Bono, Edge, Innocence and Experience Tour, Larry Mullen, relevance, Songs of Experience, Songs of Innocence, U2

I realize this may upset a few of the hardcore fans of U2. I happen to be one of them.

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Recommended Music 

Here’s a New Version of U2’s “Every Breaking Wave”

January 26, 2015January 26, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments Songs of Innocence, U2

It’s a stripped-down version of the recording that appears on Songs of Innocence and is closer to the arrangement the

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Music News 

U2 – Films of Innocence

December 8, 2014December 8, 2014 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Films of Innocence, Songs of Innocence, U2, Video, videos

U2 is releasing Films of Innocence on iTunes on Tuesday, December 9th. FOI is a collections of videos for all

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Controversy 

Rolling Stone Names U2’s Songs of Innocence “Album of the Year.” Um…

December 2, 2014 Alan Cross 7 Comments Rolling Stone, Songs of Innocence, U2

Don’t get me wrong. I like Songs of Innocence. If you look beyond all the detritus surrounding the way it

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WTF? 

We Should Have Seen This Coming: KK + U2 + Photoshop

November 18, 2014November 18, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Kim Kardashian, Songs of Innocence, U2

It’s obvious now, innit? (Thanks, Larry. I think.)   Meanwhile, U2 plans to release videos for all the tracks on

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