Songs of Innocence Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

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

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

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

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

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

Sounds from inside the Pacific Coliseum.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
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