An ancient and ultra-rare U2 recording from 1979 has been found.
July 2nd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
By 1979, U2 has coalesced into its four-person lineup and were playing as many gigs and showcases as they could–more
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Listen Up! to Mark Howard’s tale on 30 years of producing great records
May 20th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
What do The Tragically Hip’s Day for Night, Bob Dylan’s Oh Mercy, The Neville Brother’s Yellow Moon and REM’s Automatic
Random music news for Thursday, March 28, 2019
March 28th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Another day, yet another round of kidney stone issues. I’m like a bloody saltshaker. This is NOT fun. Still, I’m
A band featuring lead vocals by Bono’s son just released a new single
March 21st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Elijah Hewson, son of some guy named Bono, has been playing in a Dublin-based band called Inhaler since 2012. A
And the biggest-grossing concert artist of 2018 is…
December 19th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
…Ed Sheeran. The man may look like a real-life Muppet, but damn, he’s got a lot of fans. And not
Random music news for Thursday, November 22, 2018
November 22nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Happy Thanksgiving, American readers. We appreciate the day of football you provide for us people up north. Please accept our
U2 fans are panicked the the band may be calling it a career
November 14th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
U2 finished up their 2018 touring commitments with a gig in Berlin on Tuesday night (November 13), making good on
U2’s current stage set-up with the LED wall is technologically stunning
November 8th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Fans who have seen U2 on the xPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour have already witnessed the band’s PRG PURE10 LED Wall, the
Is it time to re-evaluate U2’s Pop album and PopMart tour? Maybe.
October 30th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
U2’s imperial phase–that period of their career where they could do nothing wrong–extended from the release of The Joshua Tree
Random music news for Thursday, October 25, 2018
October 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
This is my new favourite German word: backpfeifengesicht. It means “punchable face.” and now for music news for October 25, 2018.
Random music news for Monday, October 22, 2018
October 22nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
And how was our first weekend with legal weed? In any shape to look at music news for October 22,
Random music news for Wednesday, October 17, 2018
October 17th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Is there something special happening in Canada today? I seem to remember that there’s supposed to be some kind of
Random music news for Friday, October 12, 2018
October 12th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The first book in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series was published on this day in 1979. And for
Today is the second annual International Day of U2
September 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
It’s generally acknowledged that the boys who would become U2 first met in the kitchen of Larry Mullen Jr’s house
Random music news for Tuesday, September 4, 2018
September 4th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Ugh. The day when the Northern Hemisphere goes from 0 (our summer attitude) to 100 kph (the rest of the
Bono? What happened in Berlin?
September 2nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If there’s one thing you can say about U2 is that unless it is absolutely, completely, and utterly unavoidable, they
Bono Loses Voice in Berlin
September 1st, 2018 | by Gilles LeBlanc
Ach nein, baby. U2 are in the throes of a European leg for the eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE tour; all the
Who are America’s highest-paid musicians so far this year? And where is their money coming from?
July 22nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Billboard likes to keep tabs on how much artists earn with periodic rich lists. Its list of the biggest earners
Interested in guitar gear? Here’s what The Edge from U2 has to work with
July 21st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Few guitarists tour with as much gear or as much technical support as The Edge from U2. Here’s a brief introduction
Random music news for Monday, July 2, 2018
July 2nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Yep, it’s a holiday across Canada, but since there are readers in other countries who come to this site, I
If Dublin won’t build a U2 visitors centre, the band will do it themselves
June 29th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
When The Wife and I went to Dublin a couple of years ago, one of our first stops was the
Here’s U2’s recording session at Jack White’s Third Man Records in Nashville
May 30th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The rumours were true: U2 took time from their Songs of Experience tour to lay down some new music at
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