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

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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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 […]
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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