Yesterday I asked my three year old son what he wanted to listen to while we were driving, Coldplay or U2? He replied, “Wallflowers!”
Tag: U2
U2 Conference
May 13-15 2009, an academic conference on U2 will be held in New York: U2: The Hype and the Feedback
Scholars, teachers, students, journalists, clergy, musicians and intellectually curious U2 fans: for more than 30 years, U2 has asked us to look at the world, wrestle with ourselves and then dream out loud. From “I Will Follow” and “Running to Stand Still,” to “The Wanderer,” “Walk On,” and “One Step Closer,” U2 has charted the human heart and the ways of the world, calling out some of their more dynamic points of intersection. While doing so, they have created what Bruce Springsteen described as “some of the most beautiful sonic architecture in rock and roll.”
Petition Asking Bono to Retire from Public Eye
This is a pretty funny petition requesting that Bono retire from his public quest to rid the world of extreme poverty, etc. The petitioners pledge to give money to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, malaria, and TB. Their aim:
“To get Bono to retire from public life (so he’ll stop leading misguided counter-productive philanthropy efforts).”
U2 New Album & Re-release
In case you haven’t heard, U2 is re-releasing their first three albums (Boy, October, War) next month. In addition to remastering the sound, new B-sides, vinyl versions, and double disk sets will be available. Read the tracklists here. Sounds like they will do some creative releasing with the new album, perhaps along the lines of Radiohead and NIN’s new albums, creative commons maybe?