Author Archives: Jimmy

Bono will appear on K’Naan’s upcoming album, Country, God Or The Girl. HipHopDX says it’ll be released on May 1st, but there’s no information about what song(s) will involve Bono. Keith Richards, will.i.am and others are also listed as guests.
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The Edge is credited as conceiving a new documentary about homeless children in America that will air on MTV next month. The Break follows homeless advocate Anne Mahlum as she helps three homeless youths turn their lives around.
The documentary will p… Continue reading »

Have you lost your U2 mojo? Are you ill? Have you gone away to dream it all up again?These are all questions I’ve received from @U2 readers in the past year, since I’ve been less active on the site. The short answer is no, no and no.Now f… Continue reading »

With over 7,000 items in our news archives, it’s a safe bet you haven’t read all of them! This month we continue our look at 1987.
Band of Holy Joy, NME
Bono: ”Since I was 17 I’ve been in this band and it so happens that most of my frie… Continue reading »

U2 fans aren’t very optimistic that U2 will release a new studio album in 2012. In response to our poll question that ran for about three weeks in January, a little more than one-third of fans who voted said “Yes” or “Probably,” while the other two-th… Continue reading »

Van Halen announced they’re getting back together with David Lee Roth, release a new album and are going back on tour. This makes me wonder if Bono’s a Van Halen fan, as last week he was vacationing in Panama? Thanks to our friends at Ultraviolet Bra… Continue reading »

[Ed. note: This is the 64th in a series of personal essays by the @U2 staff about songs and/or albums that have had great meaning or impact in our lives.]
I like the Pop album. There, I said it. I know I’m in the minority, but I think it’s a solid rec… Continue reading »

If you missed it last week, please stop reading this OTR and check out Aaron Sams’ overview of the 22 tracks that made the final cut for U22, the next U2.com members-only release. It’s a super look into how the U2.com audience voted, especially in r… Continue reading »

Welcome to @U2′s Question of the Month for February 2012: What are your favorite one or two lines from a U2 lyric? What personal meaning does it have for you?
Please send your responses to atu2.com [at] gmail [dot] com by February 18. We’ll post your answers — … Continue reading »