Monthly Archives: May 2011

Column: off the record… vol. 11-464

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Jimmy

It’s been a busy week for the U2ers, hasn’t it?

The Edge got bleeped during Sunday night’s acceptance speech for Top Touring Artist at the Billboard Music Awards for saying s#!t.
For the fifth-consecutive year, Bono was involved with the Ameri… Continue reading »

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U2′s Secret Weapon

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Jimmy

Even the casual U2 fan can tell you that war themes and metaphors play an integral role in the history and fabric of the band. Thus, it may be fitting that the emergence of a “secret weapon” factors heavily in the band’s more recent history. The weapo… Continue reading »

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U2 Lists: 5 Worst U2 Wedding Songs

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Jimmy

 
[Ed. note: This is the 26th in a "U2 Lists" series, where @U2 staffers pick a topic and share their personal rankings on something U2-related.]
Some of you may remember that back in February, we gave our recommendations as to which U2 song… Continue reading »

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Column: off the record… vol. 11-463

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Jimmy

It’s great that U2 have started the seventh and final leg of their 360 tour. They completed the Mexico concerts last week, and on Saturday night in Denver began the remaining 22 shows in the U.S. and Canada, which were postponed following Bono’… Continue reading »

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A Crash Course in Concert Photography

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Jimmy

IntroductionWith personal, “nonprofessional” cameras generally permitted into concerts for the past few tours, we’ve seen an explosion of concert photos taken and shared by fans everywhere. There’s very little that’s more satisfying than looking back … Continue reading »

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