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3 hrs ago | Nashville Scene

U2 (Kind of) Performs 'The Wanderer' at Vanderbilt [Golden Nugget]

During U2's unforgettable, fiery 2011 Nashville spectacular at Vanderbilt Stadium , Bono - accompanied by The Edge's campfire chords and a comically semi-committal-gravel-voiced-Johnny Cash-impression - crooned the first two verses and choruses of "The Wanderer," U2's 1993 Zooropa -closing, Brian Eno-meets-Cowboy Jack Clement duet with Johnny Cash, ... (more)

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Edge, Nashville, TN

Tue May 21, 2013

RollingStone

Flashback: U2 Scam Their Way Onto Irish TV in 1978

The four members of U2 were still in high school when they managed to scam their way onto the Irish children's show Y oungline in March of 1978.

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Related Topix: Larry Mullen Jr., Pop/Rock, Music, Entertainment

Fri May 17, 2013

RollingStone

Bono and Mary J. Blige Perform 'One' at New York Benefit Concert

Earlier this week, Bono and Mary J. Blige took the stage at New York's Jacob Javits Center to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Robin Hood Foundation.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Music, Entertainment

Charlie Rose

Bono, Founder, ONE Campaign

A discussion about philanthropy and rock music with Bono, lead singer of the band U2 and founder of the ONE Campaign In order to download Charlie Rose podcasts to iTunes for transfer to an iPod, you must have iTunes installed.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, iPod

Thu May 16, 2013

BroadwayWorld.com

Video: Bono Talks Music, Humanitarianism on CBS this Morning

U2 singer-songwriter and humanitarian Bono said he's not pushing an idea of charity at all, but rather righting injustices when it comes to his decades-long mission to eradicate poverty and other issues worldwide in an interview with Charlie Rose that was broadcast today, May 16, 2013, on CBS THIS MORNING on the CBS Television Network.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, CBS This Morning, Entertainment, Television, Charlie Rose

Cornish Guardian

Main image for U2 guitarist latest to criticise Cornwall councillor Collin Brewer

A guitarist in the world famous rock group U2 is the latest person to criticise a councillor who made controversial comments allegedly comparing disabled children to deformed lambs who needed to be culled.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, The Edge

Wed May 15, 2013

Nottingham Evening Post

Review: Then Jerico, Rescue Rooms

Music history is littered with bands whose flame shone brightly but briefly. In the late 1980s Then Jerico were feted by many as the next Simple Minds or U2 with their brand of radio-friendly pop rock.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Then Jerico, Simple Minds, The Edge

Sun May 12, 2013

MusicEmissions

Be There Nowhere - Out Of Nowhere

Be There Nowhere are a very young, up-and-coming act centered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Related Topix: World News, Denmark, Pop/Rock, The Edge, Andreas

Sat May 11, 2013

The Modesto Bee

Christian band Sanctus Real leads lineup at Gallo Center

When Chris Rohman was 16 years old, he and some buddies started a Christian band in his parent's basement.

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Related Topix: Christian-Rock, Sanctus Real, Pop/Rock, The Edge, University of Missouri, Toledo, OH

The Independent

Day in a page

Find out what The Independent's resident travel expert has to say about one of the most beautiful small cities in the world A new biography denounces the U2 singer's anti-poverty campaigning, and his personal tax arrangements.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock

The Independent

The martyrdom of St Bono

A new biography denounces the U2 singer's anti-poverty campaigning, and his personal tax arrangements.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Bill Clinton, History in the News, Travel, Europe Travel, Ireland Travel

Daily Mail

Bono parties until 5am with wife Ali and U2 band mates in honour of his 53rd celebrations

Party people: Bono's wife Ali is shown to their waiting car, whilst Bono, pictured far right in the leather jacket, waits for his turn Joined by U2 band mates Larry Mullen and The Edge, his close friend and collaborator Gavin Friday upped the numbers.

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Related Topix: The Edge, Pop/Rock

Fri May 10, 2013

Nashville Scene

Weekend Round-Up: Paul David Hewson Style

U2 superfans - like, for instance, music listings editor Adam Gold - may know that today marks the 53rd birthday of one Mr.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Nashville, TN, Kingston Springs, TN

Tue May 07, 2013

WMRR-FM Muskegon

Jack White talks "Great Gatsby" contribution "Love Is Blindness"

Jack White says his cover of the U2 classic "Love Is Blindness" is a perfect fit for Baz Luhrmann's big screen adaptation of "The Great Gatsby." The track is featured on the film's soundtrack, which arrives in stores today.

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Related Topix: It Might Get Loud, Pop/Rock, The Edge, Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby

Mon May 06, 2013

RollingStone

Jack White on U2's 'Achtung Baby': 'I Listened to That on Repeat as a Teenager'

Jack White was a teenager in blue-collar Detroit when he purchased U2 's heavy left turn of a seventh album, Achtung Baby .

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Related Topix: It Might Get Loud, Jack White, Pop/Rock, Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, Music, Entertainment

The American Spectator

What's in a Name?

THE HOLY SPIRIT, according to the band U2 and also the Hymnal, "moves in mysterious ways." On March 13, many people were shocked to learn from St.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Prison, Pope Benedict XVI

Sun May 05, 2013

Daily Camera

Boulder's Slice of Lime gives Foundry Group's site the rock 'n' roll treatment

From left, Jason Mendelson, Seth Levine, Ryan McIntyre and Brad Feld pose as U2 on the cover of 1987 s 'The Joshua Tree' for the Boulder-based Foundry Group s new website.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Boulder, CO, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology

Fri May 03, 2013

Something Else! Reviews

One Track Mind: Jack White, "Love is Blindness" from The Great Gatsby

While there is an argument to be had about Baz Luhrmann's temerity in remaking "The Great Gatsby," you'll get no such reservations when it comes to Jack White's scorching version of this U2 deep cut from the forthcoming soundtrack.

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Related Topix: Drama Movies, The Great Gatsby, Jack White, Pop/Rock

Wed May 01, 2013

Music-News.com

U2 release unseen Willie Nelson video duet

Over the last couple of weeks, a number of musicians and entertainers have issued videos wishing Willie Nelson a happy 80th birthday, but only U2 went so far as to release a music video.

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Related Topix: Willie Nelson, Country, Pop/Rock, The Edge

Tue Apr 30, 2013

Hypebot

Legendary Colorado Promoter Barry Fey Dies

Legendary concert promoter Barry Fey, a key figure in the Colorado music scene, has died with local CBS affiliate KCNC-TV reporting that Fey took his own life.

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Related Topix: Suicide, Pop/Rock