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Poll Results: 73% say Achtung Baby is U2′s Greatest Album

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Jimmy

Almost three-quarters of U2 fans who answered our survey in November say that Achtung Baby is U2′s greatest album.
We asked the question during a month-long celebration of Achtung Baby’s 20th anniversary. Two of our staffers discussed the question in … Continue reading »

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Poll Results: ‘Ultraviolet’ is Favorite Song from Achtung Baby

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Jimmy

As part of our celebration of Achtung Baby’s 20th anniversary in November, we asked a couple poll questions on our home page about that album — the first of which invited our readers to choose a favorite song from Achtung Baby. A whopping 5,255 votes… Continue reading »

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Achtoon Baby: How Can U2 Be Relevant In 2012?

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Jimmy

Bono finally stops talking about how U2 can be relevant and does something about it in the latest Achtoon Baby by Kelly Eddington. Continue reading »

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Help Redesign Achtung Baby, Maybe Win a Trabant

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Jimmy

If Achtung Baby was released today, what photographs and/or artwork would be part of the collage?
That’s the central premise behind a new contest that invites anyone with an eye for imagery to help redesign a new cover for Achtung Baby. It’s a collabo… Continue reading »

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@U2 Originals: November 2011

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Jimmy

Here at @U2, one of the things we’re most proud of is the original content we provide, created exclusively by our staff. In case you missed any of it in November, the highlights are posted here:
Kelley Eskridge and Iidaliisa Partanen kicked o… Continue reading »

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Download AHK-toong BAY-bi for FREE

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Jimmy

To all our readers (especially the non-UK readers who couldn’t get the CD delivery with Q Magazine) who were not able to get there hands on a copy of U2′s AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered CD, here’s some good news. We are … Continue reading »

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20 Years of Achtung Baby: 5 Questions with Catherine Owens

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Jimmy

Catherine Owens is probably most well known to U2 fans as the director of U23D. She also painted many of the Trabants used on the Zoo TV tour set. What you may not know is how her decades-long friendship and working relationship with the band has help… Continue reading »

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Confirmed: From The Sky Down coming to DVD/Blu-ray

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Jimmy

As we (and others) have reported already, From The Sky Down is getting its own DVD and Blu-Ray release in the next couple months. The documentary about the making of Achtung Baby has already appeared on a variety of TV and cable stations, and was also… Continue reading »

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Column: off the record…, vol. 11-490

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Jimmy

It’s a shame November has only 30 days. With so much Achtung Baby anniversary coverage, we could use an extra day or two. We’ve had some amazing interviews, and we are so thankful to everyone who took the time to share their insights with us. I… Continue reading »

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20 Years of Achtung Baby: Bill Flanagan On His Favorite U2 Album

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Jimmy

Bill Flanagan is an MTV Networks executive, author of the novel Evening’s Empire and U2 At The End Of The World. He is … heck, need I say more? Introducing Bill Flanagan to U2 fans is a bit like asking them, “Have you heard the album U2 made ri… Continue reading »

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