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U2's Music and Mission and My Kid's First Rock Concert

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.01.2009 | Entertainment

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What I love about a U2 concert, headlined by the Irish tenor with the sunglasses, is how it achieves such a powerful combination of art and social justice, music and message; and all with such fun.

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Writers Should Think Like Bono

Tom Matlack | Posted 11.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: U2, Writers, Books, Bono, Death of Books, Publishing, Kindle, Technology and Writing, Writing, Reader Technology, Progressive Companies, Entertainment News

The books of the 21st century will no longer be sold by an agent to a publishing house who tries to sell them to bookstores. The most successful books of the future will look more like a U2 concert.

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This Sunday, Help Us Turn Carnegie Hall (RED)

James Boyce | Posted 11.29.2009 | New York

Read More: Carnegie Hall, (RED), Bono, Adam Clayton, Celtic Music, U2, Irish Music, Gavin Friday, The Edge, Benefit Concert, New York News

Not only is Irish musician Gavin Friday performing at Carnegie Hall on Sunday night, he's bringing a few friends. Like Bono. The Edge. Larry Mullen, Jr. And Adam Clayton.

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U2 Gives Bloomberg A Shout-Out At Giants Stadium Concert (VIDEO)

Posted 11.25.2009 | New York

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Despite an initial helicopter mix up and having to fight traffic to get there, Mayor Bloomberg ultimately made to the U2 concert at Giants Stadium las...

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Bloomberg At U2 Concert: Mayor's Helicopter Lands At U2 Show

AP | Posted 11.25.2009 | New York

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New Jersey state troopers were surprised when a helicopter owned by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a practice l...

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Metro Station and Miley & The Rockits Plays Staples Center

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.22.2009 | Entertainment

Power-pop group Metro Station played the Staples Center Tuesday night and pretty much set the tone for the act that followed... Miley somebody.

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Shock The Monkey: A Playlist To Help Ease Kirk Cameron's Evolutionary Growing Pains

David Wild | Posted 11.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Peter Gabriel Kinks, U2, Kirk Cameron, Joe Jackson, Charles Darwin, Ramones, New York Dolls, Pixies, Elvis Costello, Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Bruce Springsteen, Counting Crows, Entertainment News

Kirk Cameron seems like a really nice guy. Unfortunately, the Artist Formerly Known as Mike Seaver seems like a really nice guy who's evolved into a willfully ignorant idiot.

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Green Wheels

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Web, Islamic Republic of Iran, U2, Tehran, Iran Election 2009, Green, Youtube, Twitter, Social Networking Sites, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Film, Ayatollah Khomeini, World News

No matter how many or how few people in Iran remain dissatisfied with the state of affairs, so long as they show their green and voice their heartfelt longing for reform, the movement is alive.

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U2 Energizes Chicago During North American Tour Kickoff

Ari Bendersky | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Aung San Suu Kyi, No Line on the Horizon, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Soldier Field, U2, Bono, U2 360 Tour, U2 World Tour, The Edge, AIDS in Africa, U2 Chicago, U2 Soldier Field, Chicago News

As with everything U2 does, this show was big. Big stage. Big lights. Big sound. Big messages. But this show was played, for lack of a better term, in the round.

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Human or Dancer: Killers Waver at Jones Beach

Rob Fishman | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hot Fuss, Jones Beach, Brandon-Flowers, U2, Day & Age, Canada, Killers, Scotland, New York Times, Wantagh, Sam's Town, Rolling Stone, Brandon Flowers, Highline Ballroom, Bruce Springsteen, Slideshow, Entertainment News

At Jones Beach on Tuesday, the Killers packed too much performance, and not enough humanity.

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It Might Get Loud with Davis Guggeinheim

Matthew-Lee Erlbach | Posted 09.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Academy Awards, Al Gore, Davis Guggenheim, Jack White, U2, An Incovenient Truth, It Might Get Loud, Music, Barack Obama, White Stripes, Jimmy Page, Edge, Entertainment News

"Most documentaries about music are about dumb things like car wrecks and drug overdoses," said Guggenheim, "and I wanted to make a movie about [...] how they became great musicians."

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Movie review: It Might Get Loud

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jack White, Davis Guggenheim, The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, U2, The Edge, Led Zeppelin, It Might Get Loud Movie Review, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Jimmy Page, Film Industry, Oscar Winners, An Inconvenient Truth, Rock Music, Guitar, Music Industry, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News

It's a kind of guitar summit, with the three guitarists sitting around in overstuffed chairs on a platform in the middle of an L.A. soundstage, talking about electric guitars and playing them.

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Interview: Davis Guggenheim Says It Might Get Loud

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Eric Clapton, Jack White, The White Stripes, U2, The Edge, Led Zeppelin, Davis Guggenheim Interview, Jimi Hendrix, Marshall Fine Interview, Jimmy Page, Electric-Guitar, Rock Band, Guitar, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News

It Might Get Loud portrays three generations of guitarists: Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, The Edge of U2 and Jack White of the White Stripes, all talking about their love of the electric guitar.

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"Spider-Man" Musical Production Delays?

Posted 09.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Spiderman Broadway, Evan Rachel Wood, Marvel Entertainment, Spider-Man Broadway, Alan Cumming, Spiderman Musical, Spider-Man Musical, Spider-Man, U2, Broadway Musicals, David Geffen, Spider-Man Money, Spiderman, The Edge U2 Spider-Man, Bono, New York News

Is the upcoming "Spider-Man" musical stuck in a web of financial woes? Variety reports: Extensive work being done to prep for the technically dema...

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James May Takes Takes An "Emotional" Ride To The Edge Of Space In A U2 Spyplane (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Lila SHapiro | Posted 09.06.2009 | Home

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British Journalist James May takes a trip in a U2 spyplane to the edge of space. He narrates the journey, waxes philosophical, and eats lunch (he has...

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James May Takes Takes An "Emotional" Ride To The Edge Of Space In A U2 Spyplane (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Lila SHapiro | Posted 09.06.2009 | Home

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British Journalist James May takes a trip in U2s spyplane to the edge of space. He narrates the journey, waxes philosophical, and eats lunch (he has ...

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Dubliners Protest U2's All-Night Stage Removal

AP | SHAWN POGATCHNIK | Posted 08.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bono, Ireland, U2, The Edge, Music, Entertainment News

DUBLIN — Dubliners angry over the around-the-clock dismantling of U2's monumental concert stage mounted street protests Tuesday, threatening the...

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Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame To Celebrate 25th Anniversary With Two Huge Concerts

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 08.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Metallica, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary, Eric-Clapton, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Jann Wenner, Paul Simon, U2, Music Industry, Music, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

A full roster of music legends will help the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrate its silver anniversary with two sweeping concerts in Madison Square Ga...

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Bono Dodges A Hug From President Bush

IrishCentral | KENNETH HAYNES | Posted 08.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, U2, Hugs, President Bush, Bono, Politics News

On a BBC program last night, the superstar U2 singer recalled how he he stiffed President Bush out of the photo op in 2006 at the National Prayer Brea...

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U2 Asks Fans To Support Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi

AP | Posted 08.04.2009 | Entertainment

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BANGKOK, Thailand — As U2 kicks off its world tour, the Irish rockers are turning a spotlight on Myanmar's jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu...

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Confused Bono Facing Barrage of Questions About His Sex Change

The Hollywood Ham | Posted 07.18.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Chastity Bono Sex Change, Chastity Bono Transgender, U2, Chastity-Bono-Sex-Change, The Edge, Bono, Chastity Bono, Chas Bono, Chastity Bono Surgery, Comedy News

"I just assumed the news meant that he had a sex change years ago," said U2 guitarist Edge. "Like they just found records that revealed that he used to be a man."

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Crap's Last Tape: Review of Ripped: How the Wired Generation Revolutionized Music

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 07.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Ipod, Itunes, Prince, Trent Reznor, U2, Greg Kot, Danger-Mouse, Bono, Death Cab for Cutie, Pitchfork, Radiohead, Media News

An informative state-of-play piece on contemporary music, Ripped suggests that technology is making it possible for a new generation of artists and fans to mess with the record business.

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New Tunes On Monday: Green Day, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, Tori Amos, Kate Voegele, and Mat Kearney

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Tori Amos, Ginger Baker, Hilarie Burton, Scrubs, Chad Michael Murray, Eminem, Squeeze, Bono, Sting, Willie Weeks, Counting Crows, Chris Stainton, Billie Joe Armstrong, The Who, One Tree Hill, J.J. Cale, Adam Duritz, John M, Grey’s Anatomy, Bruce Hornsby, Traffic, South Park, Rich Grech, Five for Fighting, Steve Winwood, George Harrison, Friday Night Lights, CHris Lord-Alge, The Police, Blind Faith, Punk, John Lennon, Bones, U2, Entertainment News, Joni Mitchell, The Hollies, Ray Charles, American Idol, Eric Clapton, Tré Cool, Miley Cyrus, Mat Kearney, Jason Mraz, The Mamas and the Papas, Quadrophenia, Queen, Kyle XY, Ray Davies, Madison Square Garden, The Kinks, Kate Bush, The Beatles, Fiona Apple, Disney, Scott McKenzie, Kate Voegele, Jonas Brothers, Green Day, John Ondrasik, Butch Vig, Mad Max, Matt Nathanson, Robert Johnson, Belinda Carlisle, Ian Thomas, Pete Townsend, Mike Dirnt, Jimi Hendrix, James Taylor, Chris Dugan, John Phillips, Escher, Entertainment News

Though Tori Amos' career may have suffered from being overly prolific and recording some questionable cover songs, every new album is a bouquet of interesting, intelligent songs for her loyal fans.

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The Edge Vs. Malibu Residents In Pitch For "Green" Mansions

AP | NOAKI SCHWARTZ | Posted 06.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Green Living, Real Estate, Malibu, U2, The Edge, Entertainment News

MALIBU, Calif. — A few years ago, U2 guitarist The Edge went for a hike, and there in the golden hills overlooking Malibu's cerulean waters, he ...

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U2's The Edge Angering Malibu With Home Plans

E! Online | Posted 05.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Real Estate, Malibu, U2, The Edge, Entertainment News

The U2 guitarist's plans to build five mountaintop mansions in Malibu with fantastic oceanside views is facing fierce opposition from some famous NIMB...

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