U2 Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

45 years ago today, some kids gathered in a kitchen. They would eventually become U2.

The story is that Larry Mullen Jr. posted a note at school looking for people to form a band. Those

Are Zoom meetings making you so self-conscious that you’re running for the plastic surgeon? You’re not alone. Now take a

[This is the last of the summer encore shows. The new season starts next week! – AC] A couple of

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

What happens on the internet in a minute? This. I wonder how many people are looking at music news for

Watching the Olympics? I miss Brian Williams keeping me up to date on the time in Newfoundland. (If you don’t

They’re babies! And look at all the hair on The Edge! Well, they were very young in 1978 when they

I was going through my library of music books when I stumbled on something called NetMusic. This is almost adorably

When U2 was on their Zoo TV tour, Bono used to take a cell phone onstage with him every night.

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

Think back to U2’s third album, War, the one with the picture of a young boy on the cover. His

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