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ONE Campaign Agitates with Agit8 Songs
June 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment
We’re not sure the world needed another special version of “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” but the recent New York acoustic rooftop performance of the song is incredibly moving and claims emotional currency for this week’s moment in history. It’s part of a new musical movement with a timeless and timely theme. Today and tomorrow, Northern Ireland hosts the 39th annual G8 Summit, a meeting of eight heads of state from the foremost world nations. The meeting provides a forum in which members can come together to discuss... [Read the full story]
U2 News
U2 Begins Mixing on New Album with Danger Mouse
June 3, 2013 · Leave a Comment
U2 have completed recording for their latest album, with reports of all four members having been sighted in New York City at Electric Lady Studios, where Danger Mouse, who began working with the band in 2010, has been mixing the album. This info follows multiple sightings of band members in NYC, with Bono walking the streets and stopping for photo ops with fans. Reports also place Coldplay front-man Chris Martin at the scene on Friday, though this claim is denied by Martin. According to most sources, it appears that U2 is... [Read the full story]
U2 Shows
Registration Open for April U2 Conference
March 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment
We recently purchased our registration for the second-ever U2 Conference, to be held in Cleveland, Ohio this coming April 26-28. While there have been U2 fan gatherings of all shapes and sizes, this confab, which debuted in 2009 and coincided with a U2 show, is one-of-a-kind event in North America. Organized by the visionary Scott Calhoun, the website @U2, and a cast of many others, this U2 Conference further establishes “U2 Studies” as a legitimate interdisciplinary field of academic study, uniting those who work in... [Read the full story]
Concerts/Festivals
Bonnaroo: Adventure in Our Own Backyard
June 7, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Click here to hear the playlist: http://snack.to/atisr3ij It’s past time to plan and almost time to roll from the annual axis of anxiety and anticipation, past preparation and into celebration. It’s the sensational and sweaty secular summer holiday of the midsouth. It’s the perennial June jubilee known as the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. Featuring a tantalizing top bill of Tom Petty, Mumford & Sons, and Paul McCartney, Bonnaroo doesn’t stop with big gigs, as those with the most... [Read the full story]
Intermedia: Reviews/Views
Trouble Will Find Me: The National’s Simple Beauty
June 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The National’s delivers a heavy dose of familiarity with their sixth album Trouble Will Find Me. It’s unusual to encounter bands that have such levels of consistency in musical style, yet The National continues to create music in a style that doesn’t feel overused at this point. Between the slow, deep melodies of Matt Berninger’s voice and the mix of guitar and drums that accompany, it’s a familiar walk in the park, but a pleasant one at that. But there’s something a little different going on here. The album... [Read the full story]
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U2 Commentary, Essays, & Analysis
Why Is Bono Endorsing Monsanto In Africa?
Tomorrow is a day of international protest against Monsanto (http://occupy-monsanto.com/), the American-based multinational agricultural and biotechnology corporation. To mark... [Read more]
Flamethrower Holiness: Bono, Brueggemann, & the Psalms (Headphone Devotionals, part two)
Psalms present us with cultural linguistic poem-experiences of passion and pleading, praise and pain, love and loss, anticipation and anger, worship and wonder. Rock music also... [Read more]
Hugging Bono, Engaging Marsh, and Wishing The Frontman a Happy Birthday
Back in December 1984, I went to my first U2 show at Detroit’s Fox Theater. The first leg of the Unforgettable Fire tour, it was the band’s last set of “intimate” shows... [Read more]
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U2 News, Reviews, & Shows
ONE Campaign Agitates with Agit8 Songs
We’re not sure the world needed another special version of “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” but the recent New York acoustic rooftop performance of the song is incredibly moving and... [Read more]
U2 Begins Mixing on New Album with Danger Mouse
U2 have completed recording for their latest album, with reports of all four members having been sighted in New York City at Electric Lady Studios, where Danger Mouse, who began... [Read more]
Registration Open for April U2 Conference
We recently purchased our registration for the second-ever U2 Conference, to be held in Cleveland, Ohio this coming April 26-28. While there have been U2 fan gatherings of all... [Read more]
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Intermedia: Reviews, Views, Etc.
The National’s delivers a heavy dose of familiarity with their sixth album Trouble Will Find Me. It’s unusual to encounter bands that have such levels... [Read more]
Vampire Weekend delivers yet again with the release of their third full-length album, Modern Vampires of the City. The album features heavy use of synthesizer,... [Read more]
It’s often hard for well-established musicians to find balance later in their careers. Sam Beam has left his minimalist roots far behind with Ghost on... [Read more]
Possibly one of the most easily identifiable voices in the music world, Bob Dylan has created a legacy that will endure beyond his time on this earth,... [Read more]
Featured Shows and Festivals
Click here to hear the playlist: http://snack.to/atisr3ij It’s past time to plan and almost time to roll from the annual axis of anxiety and anticipation,... [Read more]
Nashville continues to remake its music reputation for the better. Nashville’s talent pool remains enormous, and we witnessed this again as local four-piece... [Read more]
Bleeding-heart sincerity is uncomfortable for many people. Makes a weaker person turn away, ashamed for the feeler. Second-hand embarrassment and all that.... [Read more]
Judging by the size of the crowd in the back room performance area of Nashville’s World Music store, it’s hard to believe that the man taking the stage... [Read more]