PLEBA Misc News and Articles #8

[Babyface82]

If somebody want to go

https://www.facebook.com/events/367274020046744/

SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM PETER B. LEWIS THEATER 1071 FIFTH AVENUE

IN HOMAGE TO IRELAND’S FOREMOST 20TH-CENTURY PAINTER LOUIS LE BROCQUY,
Arcane Collective brings the canvas to the stage in a mesmerizing celebration that transforms the artist’s imagery into dance and music. Irish broadcaster John Kelly will moderate discussions with director and choreographer Morleigh Steinberg, choreographer Oguri, and composers Paul Chavez and The Edge of U2. The spirit of the paintings come to life as the company performs excerpts from their latest production Cold Dream Colour.

 

[Rhiannon64]

If somebody want to go

https://www.facebook.com/events/367274020046744/

Is anyone going to this? It sounds interesting.

 

[Diane L]

Is anyone going to this? It sounds interesting.

I bought a ticket for Saturday's performance. I'll be there! Thanks, Babyface, for this information--I would have missed it otherwise!

 

[Babyface82]

you're welcome! Tell us all the details then (especially the ones about The Edge!)

 

[last unicorn]

Hot Press meets U2's Adam Clayton

 

[achtung_girl]

thank you Silvia !!!

 

[last unicorn]

You're welcome. Happy Easter!

 

[Babyface82]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BZj19J2iaas

 

[achtung_girl]

You're welcome. Happy Easter!

for you 2! thank you!

 

[Rachel D.]

Julian Lennon over zijn samenwerking met U2 - YouTube

I like that he said U2 are "finalizing" their work. I hope that's true!

 

[Super Yo]

Adam is in Sao Paulo, Brazil, right now. He's at the Pearl Jam show in the brazilian version of Lollapalooza.

http://m.ego.globo.com/lollapalooza...no-lollapalooza?openGallery=true&photoIndex=1

 

[Philisedge]

Adam is in Sao Paulo, Brazil, right now. He's at the Pearl Jam show in the brazilian version of Lollapalooza.

Adam Clayton, baixista do U2, quase passa despercebido no Lollapalooza

I love his T-shirt!

 

[nesquick]

Hi everyone,
Bono is at Eze sur Mer, south of france. New music has been played for two hours sunday afternoon!! Very experimental music.
This message will self destruct in 5 seconds.

 

[last unicorn]

Let's just hope that this "very experimental music" is new U2 and not something else.

 

[Babyface82]

Hi everyone,
Bono is at Eze sur Mer, south of france. New music has been played for two hours sunday afternoon!! Very experimental music.
This message will self destruct in 5 seconds.

The fact that there is MUSIC is just a good thing!

 

[bonocomet]

Probably the Strokes.

 

[last unicorn]

That's what I was thinking, too. I still remember this crazy discussion here.

 

[last unicorn]

Bono is in Berlin today for a ONE event. He's taking part in a panel discussion along with Herbert Groenemeyer and other, mostly German, celebrities and activists RIGHT NOW:

https://twitter.com/search?q=#ichschauehin&src=hash

 

[last unicorn]

via @adrianlovett

Bono: we're not just hippies with flowers in our hair holding hands. We're fairly punk rock on this #ichshauehin

 

[last unicorn]

Short video of Bono at the ONE event in Berlin. Sorry it's in German:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dWeprLmYTpU

 

[last unicorn]

From the Irish Independent:

Bono has ONE wish as he meets Merkel in Berlin - Independent.ie

 

[Babyface82]

Bono, Elton, Timberlake, Blige Boost Robin Hood Gala Draw - Bloomberg

 

[last unicorn]

Bono will be attending the "Power of love" gala in Las Vegas tonight to celebrate Quincy Jones 80th birthday. The guest list is quite impressive, a lot of performances. I wonder if he'll perform as well. Would be lovely to hear him sing again.

 

[last unicorn]

Correction: The gala will be held on 13 April, I had the date wrong

 

[Aleh_Hewson]

So, Bono is popping up these days:

Bono, Elton, Timberlake, Blige Boost Robin Hood Gala Draw - Bloomberg

I read that Bono is going to perform (maybe with Mary J.?)

It means that we gonna have a lot of pretty pics to come.

(BTW, hope to meet you, gals. Been on forum since '06, but not posting much)

 

[jeevey]

Well that should be done with, then.

Producers Settle 'Spider-Man' Suits - WSJ.com

 

[mama cass]

aww just read this article on Madonna, not really U2 news, but proud of our B-man

A withering statement from Banda's office condemned Madonna for trying to use her celebrity to compel Malawi to give her special treatment. "Granted, Madonna is a famed international musician," it said. "But that does not impose an injunction of obligation on any government under whose territory Madonna finds herself, including Malawi, to give her state treatment. Such treatment, even if she deserved it, is discretionary, not obligatory."

It added: "Among the many things that Madonna needs to learn as a matter of urgency is the decency of telling the truth. For her to tell the whole world that she is building schools in Malawi when she has actually only contributed to the construction of classrooms is not compatible with manners of someone who thinks she deserves to be revered with state grandeur."

With an unorthodox turn of phrase, the statement said Malawi had played host to other international stars including Chuck Norris, Bono and the footballers David James, Rio Ferdinand and Gary Neville, "who have never demanded state attention or decorum despite their equally dazzling stature".

Malawi accuses Madonna of exaggerating humanitarian efforts | World news | guardian.co.uk

 

[calvin13]

Bono, Batali, Blankfein, Cohn, Stipe, Perry: N.Y. Scene

Bono read from Samuel Beckett’s “The End” last night at a benefit for the Drawing Center, paying tribute to his friend, artist Sean Scully.
Then he found his own words. “I am lucky enough to live with some of Sean Scully’s work. They are of course very musical, very lyrical, but it’s their discipline I want to be around.”
Scully paints horizontal and vertical blocks of rich colors, “approaching the canvas like a kickboxer or a builder,” Bono said. “These grids with their frayed edges don’t intend to contain uncontainable emotions. What they do is suggest boundaries, limits. Limits are important for an artist, I’m told.”
“We’re both from Dublin, we kind of agree about things, about making the world better,” Scully said of his friendship with Bono.

 

[last unicorn]

I like Scully's work a lot. I didn't know they were friends

But I KNEW that there was something going on with Bono on 10 April, just not the Quincy Jones gala. Hard to keep up with all these events.

Hopefully there will be pictures and a video available from this event.

 

[last unicorn]

aww just read this article on Madonna, not really U2 news, but proud of our B-man




Malawi accuses Madonna of exaggerating humanitarian efforts | World news | guardian.co.uk

I totally thought the same when I read that article. I think Bono knows when he needs public attention and the media for spreading his causes, but I also think he can go to Africa without being the rockstar that he usually is. He's much too serious about his political work to behave like a brat.