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Documentary 

Bono and The Edge have a new doc featuring David Letterman

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, David Letterman, Disney+, Songs of Surrender, The Edge, U2

To hear Letterman tell it, he won a radio contest to go to Dublin for a chance to hang out

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The U2 brawl

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Larry Mullen, The Edge, U2

From the outside, U2 has always seemed to have it together.  They’ve got this all-for-one, one-for-all thing going.  No line-up

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Music News 

Bono and The Edge played a surprise gig in a Kyiv bomb shelter (Now with the full performance)

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Bomb Shelter, Bono, Concert, Kyiv, The Edge, U2, Ukraine

Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is apparently quite the U2 fan, but he even had to have been surprised when Bono

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Radio 

Fun! Someone has uploaded 2 hours of The Edge’s 1994 CASBY Awards

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1994, CASBY Awards, CFNY, Music Matters, The Edge

I have no idea where this footage of the 1994 CASBY/Music Matters Award originates. To whoever posted this, thank you!

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Recommended Music 

The son of U2’s The Edge is now releasing music

August 17, 2021August 19, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Levi Evans, The Edge, U2

First, we heard of Bono’s daughter, Eve Hewson, as she embarked on what’s become a very successful acting career. Then

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, June 15, 2021

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blake Shelton, Canadian Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards, Courtney Love, COVID-19, Dave Grohl, Drums and Bass, East Coast Music Awards, Eric Clapton, eSports, Gwen Stefani, Neil Peart, Noel Gallagher, The Edge, Trent Reznor, U2

A serious question: Why do all the seats used by players and coaches on the sidelines of big soccer matches

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, May 15, 2021

May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Bjork, Bono, Guitars, Japan, K-Pop, Kawaii, Live Music, Mark E. Smith, Martin Garrix, NFTs, Reaction Videos, Spotify, Ted Nugent, The Edge, The Fall, UEFA

I wonder if this cat landed on his feet? I’ll try to find out while you look at music news

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Recommended Music 

Bono, The Edge, and Martin Garrix unveil their new football theme for the UEFA tournament

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Euro 2000, Martin Garrix, The Edge, U2, UEFA

Had there not been a pandemic, Euro 2020 would have been held last summer. But with COVID vaccinations on the

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Music News 

U2 Day is upon us again

September 23, 2020September 22, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr, Rattle and Hum, The Edge, U2, U244Live, U2Day

Calling all U2 fans — is your calendar marked for September 25?  Gather your best dark sunglasses, bandanas and pyrotechnics

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Music News 

The Edge from U2 confounded by Japanese toilet

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Japan, The Edge, U2

U2 was in Tokyo on the Joshua Tree 30 tour when The Edge ran into a typically high-tech Japanese toilet.

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, March 28, 2019

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Cardi B, The Edge, U2, YouTube

Another day, yet another round of kidney stone issues. I’m like a bloody saltshaker. This is NOT fun. Still, I’m

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