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U2 To Release Deluxe Edition Joshua Tree

October 17, 2007

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Joshua Tree, U2 will re-release the epic classic, which featured the hits "With Or Without You," "Where The Streets Have No Name" and, of course, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," as a deluxe edition. While a specific tracklisting has not been unveiled, we do know that four different sets will be available .....

June 8, 2007

U2 is currently holed up in a recording studio located in Fez, Morocco, collaborating and writing songs with their creative colleagues Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. While a number of new tracks have been completed, drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. reports on U2.com that it's too early to tell if any of those collaborations will make it on the next album. "It's .....

May 1, 2007

In an effort to raise money for Amnesty International's campaign to save Darfur, Warner Brothers records will release a double-disc compilation of John Lennon songs as covered by artists like U2, R.E.M., Christina Aguilera, and Green Day among others. All profits from the June 12th release, titled Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to .....

April 18, 2007

It seems that the biggest band in the world has been inspired by a radioactive spider. U2's Bono and the Edge are teaming up with Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor to work on a new musical based on Spider-Man. There are few details available right now, but producers are currently casting the roles of Peter Parker/ Spider-Man, his girlfriend Mary .....

March 30, 2007

In an exclusive interview with U2's guitarist the Edge, RollingStone.com reports that the Irish megastars are already in the studio working diligently on the follow-up to their Grammy-winning 2004 release, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. "We're working on new songs and getting lost in the music," he said. "I don't think we're going to try and think .....

March 29, 2007

Paul Hewson, better known as the U2 frontman and political activist Bono, became a knight of the British empire today—an honor he now shares will such fellow knightly rock stars as Paul McCartney, Elton John, and Mick Jagger. Officially, Bono's new honorary title is Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. He cannot, .....

March 5, 2007

Today, the New York Times reports that Bono will guest edit the July issue of Vanity Fair. In the issue, he will attempt to rebrand Africa as a more relatable place."We need to get better at storytelling," Bono said. "We've got to get better at telling the success stories of Africa in addition to the horror stories. And this magazine tells great stories.""Bono .....

May 25, 2006

Oh, Bono -- it's always the sex, drugs, and rock and roll with that guy. Either that or farm subsidies. Finishing a six-nation African tour with a stop in Accra, the capital of Ghana, Bono has begun working to assist African farmers in gaining a fair shake in the global marketplace -- something currently prevented by agricultural subsidies that benefit .....

February 9, 2006

Television history happened Wednesday night, as millions of TV viewers channel surfing during commercial breaks on Lost were puzzled to see a big, glitzy variety show where they were expecting to see the Grammys.What the hell happened to the Grammys? What has long been derided as a sterile, fusty awards show jammed with too many long-winded acceptance .....

January 23, 2006

In an effort to make struggling musicians feel even worse about their unpaid bills, Billboard has released its inaugural Money Makers Chart, tracking Nielsen data and Boxscore numbers to find the 20 bands that best played their way to the bank during the past year.Topping the chart are the lads of U2, whose mastery over arena tours, media exposure, .....