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Happy Birthday, Edge!
I want to say thank you so much for the rare privilege I had this year, see U2 twice, on feb 20 and 21, at Morumbi stadium. My dreams come true, and I thought it was totally impossible. But you showed this year the things are possible. U2 playing in South America, you and your wonder cause (Music Rising) supporting New Orleans and area. How I´m so proud of you Edge. The generosity is your trademark as your beanie. You´re so gentle; your humility visiting the devasted areas of New Orleans touched me so high. You´re an example as musician, as human being. The fans say you´re the meaning of the best things in this world and they´re right. You captived me when I heard the first time your sounds. But all your movment (physical, phylosophical) are the key to explain how every U2´s fans all around the world are, simply, passionate for you; all of them have passion for you. And this love is an everlasting love, be sure. I wish for you, your Morleigh, your daughters, your son, your parents, brothers...all your family and friends...I wish for all of you health, peace, love, hope, harmony, success...and all your dreams come true, dear Edge. Celebrate your 45th B-Day, as a boy, who, you, ever will be, our sweet boy. Count me in Music Rising, it´s done another donation by myself!
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Edge´s sounds: yesterday, today and tomorrow! HAPPY 45TH BIRTHDAY EDGE! Sunday Bloody Sunday It was The Edge´s idea to explore the theme, and to link what was happening in Northern Ireland back to the original Christian blood sacrifice and subsequent resurrection on Easter Sunday. "Bono was away on his honeymoon", The Edge recalls. "I wrote the music and hit on an idea for the lyrics and presented it to the band when they got back." Sunday Bloody Sunday was a protest song - not against any one act of violence but against a cycle of violence into which all of the protagonists in the Northern conflict seemed to be locked. During recording, considerable time was spent on the drum part. Watch Sunday Bloody Sunday, here * One In Berlin, working on 'Mysterious Ways', Edge came up with two alternatives and the whole thing was done in 15 minutes...But with 'One' ...'One' is a song about relationships . The implication of guilt, felt by someone who has just walked out on a long-term love..But the song is also a meditation on the extent to which their Berlin sojourn was testing the band´s own sense of unity. 'One' is about the band, also. With the Berlin session in the bag, the tape of 'One' was taken back to Dublin, but it needs foreground (right Edge?). They got a picture of an arrangement that would work. After the 'Love is a temple' section at the end, The Edge said: 'I´ve got this great idea for a guitar riff.' So, on the mix there were three of U2 (with the team) on the desk, the rest of the band vibing around and The Edge at the back of the studio, playing the guitar part live to the half-inch. watch Edge on One to New Orleans (U2 and Mary J Blige), here * Numb 'Numb' was an exercise in surreal humor, capturing the jaded rock star frozen into physical and emotional immobility by the self-imposed strictures of his position. Watch Numb-remix, here. * Miracle Drug 'One of the exciting things about making this album, was that having worked on a lot of different material, having recorded it in various different ways over quite an extended period, as the album started to come into focus at the end, we all started to get a feel for not just the individual songs but the whole collection and how it was all fitting together. At that moment everybody just got so inspired that we wrote a bunch of songs in the last few months and one of them was 'Miracle Drug' which came quite quickly. It is a tune with a lot of resonance and will be one of those songs that will be played in U2 shows for a long time.' by Edge on U2.com.
Watch the traditional Bono´s introdution during 'Miracle Drug' ..."Edge is from the future and he's come back to be with us' (while Edge thanks)
Watch Edge´s solo and after singing "Beneath the noise / Below the din / I hear a voice / It´s whispering / In science and in medicine / "I was a stranger You took me in""...here * Fast Cars A future U2´s sounds? Sensational and it works very well live, this sounds increase the feelings, making an eruption i the crowd...Watch Fast Cars, here
JCPenney Official Sponsor of ''Dr. Phil & Friends'' Concert in New Orleans Concert Will Benefit Local Police, Firefighters and Emergency Medical Personnel Who Served in Hurricane Katrina Relief ... Tickets to the "Dr. Phil and Friends" benefit concert can be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations or by logging on to www.ticketmaster.com. The prices range from $35 to $500, the latter including a meet-and-greet with Dr. Phil and other performers. ... Read whole article on yahoo****
Citizens' rate of return slows to trickle 
A man works on his home as his neighbor's sits empty. Citizen's rate of return has slowed dramatically. New population statistics gloomy - Rate of return to area down dramatically - After a string of encouraging months, the return of New Orleanians to the metro area seems to have slowed to barely a trickle in the second quarter of 2006, an analysis of change-of-address forms filed with the U.S. Postal Service shows. The number of people who lived in the region before Hurricane Katrina and had come back as of June 30 rose by only 2,000, or less than two-tenths of a percentage point, compared with three months earlier, according to the data. If extrapolated, the figures suggest the metro area's population stood at less than 1.1 million at the end of June, compared with the region's pre-Katrina population of 1.5 million. ... Read whole article here****
Classes begin at Algiers school
Some students settle down to their first day of class while others haven't quite found where to go during the hustle and bustle of the first day of school at Harriet Tubman School. More here and here****
Some New Orleans schools open amid hope, confusionOn CNN****
New Orleans benefits from added seatsAirlines are adding capacity later this year after a lengthy period of cutting seats in the U.S. market, USA TODAY reports. New Orleans is a prime beneficiary of the growth, the analysis of OAG flight schedules shows. ... Read whole article here
U2 have been named the Greatest Live Band currently performingU2 Top Live Poll - U2 have been named the Greatest Live Band currently performing, in a new US poll. The Irish rockers beat Iggy Pop's reformed The Stooges, acclaimed Arcade Fire and the Red Hot Chili Peppers to top the Spin magazine poll. Spin editors gave U2 the edge, claiming, "What's most impressive about U2's huge tours is that the quartet can cut through the precisely-timed techno clutter and deliver moments of true spontaneity." The full top 10 in the 25 Greatest Live Bands poll is: 1. U2 2. The Stooges 3. Arcade Fire 4. Red Hot Chili Peppers 5. Radiohead 6. White Stripes 7. Green Day 8. The Hives 9. Prince 10. The Dirt Bombs (wenn) Read on yahoo****
Bono in St. TropezSome photos here
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: The Edge was born / 21st - 26th - 32nd - 40th and 44th Edge´s B-Day!!!! "The Edge"...august 8, 1961. Daved "(Mister)The Edge" Evans was born in Barking Maternity Hospital, east London.
"On 21st Edge´s B-Day" - august 8, 1982. U2 begin working with Steve Lillywhite on their third album in Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin.
"On 26th Edge´s B-Day" - august 8, 1987. U2 perform in Cork, Ireland at Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Before the show, the band meet with Paul McGuinness and some Island Records staff--including tonight's show, the European Leg of the tour is attended by 1,196,830 people. It's The Edge's 26th birthday and Bono starts the show again by walking out and singing to the background track of "Stand By Me". He shouts, "Happy Birthday Edge!" and Bono jams the microphone in front of The Edge, who sings a few lines of the song. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is performed twice--in a row. The crowd sing it so well, Bono starts the song anew. During the bridge of the song, he calls out Irish city names: "Belfast! Derry! Cork! Dublin! Waterford! Galway! Sligo!" while the crowd sing "No More!" after each one. Bono honours the many members of the road crew that come from Cork during "Pride(In the Name of Love)": "I want to sing this for Corkmen...Joe O'Herlihy, for Tim Buckley, for Tom Mullally, for Sammy over here behind the drum kit,...Steve Iredale, because without these people working day in and day out, putting up stages, taking down stages, putting them into trucks, driving the trucks and all in the name of love.." The mood is extremely festive as the band return to the stage for the encore. During "Party Girl" Bono calls out, "Anyone know what The Edge wants? How about a birthday cake?" and a huge cake is wheeled out onto the stage. "So Edge, why don't you just give me the guitar here, and why don't you just try a slice of the birthday cake?" At that moment, Aisling, The Edge's wife, jumps out of the cake and showers everyone on stage with champagne. "My God, Edge...it's the missus!" Bono says to a laughing The Edge. "And what a beautiful party girl she is tonight! The best birthday present you can give Edge is his wife Aisling!" A wild version of "Out of Control" follows "Party Girl", the first time the song has been played on the tour. "40" ends the night, with Bono, Adam, and The Edge walking off stage and leaving Larry drumming. The crew up on the stage, release a hundred ping-pong balls which shower Larry, who laughs at the little joke. Support is "The Dubliners", "The Subterraneans", and "UB40". After the show, the band retire to the south of France for several weeks to relax with their families and write some new material --ostensibly for the next album.
"On 32nd Edge´s B-Day" - august, 8 1993. U2 perform in Glasgow, Scotland at Celtic Park. After the satellite link up Bono sang Happy Birthday to the Edge and made him sing an unrehearsed version of Lost Highway. Most of the crowd felt sorry for him as this was obviously Bono putting him on the spot as he struggled to complete two verses!
"On 40th Edge´s B-Day" - august 08, 2001 / Barcelona, Spain - Palau St. Jordi - Stereophonics. 'Spanish Eyes' makes its Elevation Tour debut, with a full version of the song performed by the entire band. First time it's been played since May 14, 1992's performance in Spain. The crew brings out a birthday cake during Mysterious Ways for the Edge (from the back of the stage appeared 6 pictures of different ages from the edge (Joshua,Pop...) with girls holding a cake.)
"On 44th Edge´s B-Day" - august 8, 2005 / Cannes, France. During the day off the show, Edges birthday was celebrated with a great night in Canne and a great birthday cake too.
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David "The Edge" Howell Evans.
Dave 'The Edge' Howell Evans was born in Barking, Essex, in East London, on august 8, 1961, to parents of Welsh descent, Gwenda and Garvin Evans. When he was one year old, the family - which included younger sister Gill and older brother Dick - moved to Dublin, where he has lived ever since. There, he grew up as a quiet kid, a loner and very intelligent. He did well in school, and up until before he met who would be his future bandmates, he wanted to go to the university and become an engineer. It was in the fall of 1976 when he spotted Larry's note on the Mount Temple Comprehensive High School bulletin board, which asked for anyone interested in forming a band. He was the first to respond to the ad, and he went to the first meeting in Larry's house with his brother Dick and their friend, Adam Clayton. Along with Paul Hewson and a few others, this was the first meeting of what would become U2. The Edge showed them he had guitar playing skills that seemed well beyond his age, and the chemistry among them was obvious from the beginning. Early in the band's career, Dave Evans was re-baptized by Bono - then Bono Vox - as 'The Edge'. The nickname was inspired in the beginning by the sharp features of his face, but it also applied to his sharp mind and the way he always observes things from the edge. When he finished high school, he told his parents he'd take a year off, to see where the band and their music would take him. Along with Bono and Larry, The Edge joined a Christian-based religious group called Shalom in the early 1980s. The young men were in search of spirituality and the answer to the big question, and these issues soon became a problem within the band. The three members attending the bible group were torn between their Christian ideals and their rock and roll lifestyle. Larry and Bono quickly chose the band, but the Edge was uncertain. He had a lot of doubts, and nearly left U2 prior to the making of the War album. But he took Bono's advice to follow his heart and after a reasonable period of soul searching, he chose the band as well. The Edge realized he didn't have a problem with his beliefs or his music and lifestyle, it was other people who did. In 1983, Edge married Aislinn O'Sullivan, with whom he remained for 7 years and had three daughters: Holly (1984), Arun (1986), and Blue Angel (1989). In 1990 they separated, and in 1996 they got a legal divorce. He now has a daughter, Sian (1997), and a son, Levi (2000), with Morleigh Steinberg, the belly dancer and choreographer from the ZooTv Tour, whom he started dating in 1993. The two were officially married in June, 2002. The Edge's guitar sound is part of U2's trademark, the characteristic and mesmerizing sounds he plays and the emotions he puts through them are what make him one of the most unique guitarists in rock and roll. His style -- clean, sharp, incisive, cutting-Edge -- is unmistakable. He has often been called an "anti-guitar hero" because of his aversion to the indulgent, solo style of many contemporaries. He's also lent his vocal talents to several U2 songs, first singing lead on "Seconds" from the War album. He later took the lead on songs such as "Van Diemen's Land" and "Numb", and sang a solo version of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" during 1997-98's PopMart Tour. In the last album he sings a verse on "Miracle Drug". Instrument: Guitars, piano, keyboards, vocals and background vocals. Actually, he´s a co-founder of Music Rising a benefit organization to replace the unstruments to New Orleans and area´s musicians, to give back the life, the work in that wonder city; and to support the churches, schools and the community devasted by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. About his beanies: Edge, has been wearing knit caps for years, but it was hip-hop artists who really brought them to the mainstream. Beanies or skullies, as they are also known, fit your head and don't obscure your face or eyes and block your vision; so there is a utility factor, too.
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In the future it is your birthday everyday!
'What a birthday present...' says Bono, for a guitarist who is from the future. 'In the future it is your birthday everyday!'...'Every year we say to The Edge , 'What do you want for your birthday? And every year he says, 'I want to play Barcelona!' And as Edge receives a Barcelona football shirt and Bono pops open a bottle of champagne to celebrate, it's time to strike up Party Girl for the Birthday Boy....During the day off Edges birthday was celebrated with a great night in Canne and a great birthday cake too. Photos and comments from an exactly year ago...in Barcelona...it was August 7, 2005
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Strong and sweet - DAY 2 - HAPPY 45TH B-DAY EDGE!!!! "I think of maybe a record like The Unforgettable Fire as having a singular movement and feeling. With Achtung Baby, everything was kind of an individual piece. 'Until the End of the World' was one of the first things we recorded. In fact Bono, I don't think, was even at the sessions at that point, when we did the backing track. When he came back, I think he was really inspired by the backing track and he came up with his melodies over this recording, and his lyrics flowed pretty quickly from that. This song is a case of everything inspiring everyone else. And that's really the best way for us to make a record -- to keep the energy flowing, keep the ideas flowing. It's one of my favorite ever recordings of the band, because everyone shines; Adam and Larry are playing up a storm, I really love the guitar, the solo sound, and Bono turned out a great lyric and great melody."
Watch Until The End Of The World - Vertigo stadium version
Watch Until The End Of The World - POP version
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"I don't want to have anything to do with that," jokes Schoo. "He's out there on his own. So many of my guitar friends who have seen him over the years talk about how he always projected this deep, dark image, and then they see this guy out there in a cowboy hat singing these Monkees songs! They can't fathom it. But it's the only time that there's levity, and it really helps me. If l'm having a tough show, I get a lot of nasty stares from him, but once he comes back from his karaoke moment he's all happy and off we go. I get another chance at life." - Dallas Schoo on Edge´s karaoke - POPMart era
Watch Edge´s 'I Love You Love' to his karaoke during POPMart tour in Rotterdan
New Orleans celebrates Armstrong "birthday"NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Trumpets wailed and tubas boomed as New Orleanians danced in the streets on Sunday, on a weekend celebrating jazz great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong's birthday and praying for the return of musicians displaced by Hurricane Katrina. "Without Louis Armstrong, we wouldn't really have a clue. He gave us a foundation," said Troy Andrews, known as 'Trombone Shorty', but whose trumpet solos brought down the house during a jazz mass at St. Augustine Catholic Church in the historic Treme neighborhood near the French Quarter. .. Armstrong was an international hit playing jazz trumpet and singing hits such as "What a Wonderful World" and "Hello Dolly." Many New Orleans musicians still revere Armstrong, who was born August 4, 1901 but celebrated his birthday on July 4. He died on July 6, 1971. This year he would have been 105. Musicians strive to make ends meet after Katrina because housing is scarce and expensive, and many smaller music clubs have closed. The storm killed 1,339, according to the National Hurricane Center, and flooded 80 percent of New Orleans. ... Morgan Clevenger, founder of the New Orleans Jazz Legacy Foundation, said the city had begun to appreciate Armstrong in the last few years but needed to work harder to preserve his legacy. "I celebrate Louis Armstrong any day of the week," she said. Vocalist John Boutte, listening to the mass, said that despite the city's continued struggle, jazz musicians had to return. "New Orleans is a power spot. I've been all over the world, but like Dorothy says, there's no place like home," he said. Read whole article on reuters
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Jazz Mass kicks off final day of Satchmo
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Forbes Sells Stake to Bono and PartnersForbes Magazines Sells Stake to Investment Group That Includes Singer Bono of U2 - NEW YORK (AP) -- Forbes magazine said Monday it has sold a minority stake to a private equity group that includes the singer Bono of U2.
The firm, called Elevation Partners, is buying a stake in a newly formed company called Forbes Media LLC that will include the magazine and also the Web site Forbes.com and other media properties. ... Elevation Partners' principals include Bono; former Apple Computer Inc. finance chief Fred Anderson; former senior managing director of The Blackstone Group Bret Pearlman; and Marc Bodnick, a founding principal of Silver Lake Partners. ... Read whole article on yahoo****
U2 Tower strikes bad chord with residents The U2 tower will equal the 100 metre Watchtower (design pictured)
A multi-storey tower bearing the name of rock giants U2 has struck a bad chord with some Dublin residents. Householders in Ringsend are complaining that the proposed new tower in the city's docklands will leave them in the shade. ... Read whole article on bbc****
U2 contribution to stop pollution with 'Beautiful Day'U2 has joined the Bay Area's Spare the Air campaign. No, you won't see Bono riding the Pittsburg/Bay Point line, but you will hear part of his band's Grammy Award-winning song, "It's a Beautiful Day," in radio and TV spots asking you to cut polluting activities on smoggy days. ... Read whole article here
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: final show of 'October' tour / media critics Sarajevo satellite / birthday cake to Edge-Morleigh starts as a belly dancer-new propos show to the tour / 57th 'VERTIGO' show: 100.000 fans sing Happy B-Day to Edge / 17.000 balloons for Edge / Bono gives to Edge, as a present, a Ronaldo´s shirt, who was at the attendance! Read on History august 7
Good words around Edge - DAY 3 - HAPPY 45TH BIRTHDAY EDGE!!!! From an anti-nuclear song passing for his speeches! The acoustic guitar that opens "Seconds" and drives it was 'The Edge´s idea. "A smart move", Bono observes. "...All this lead guitar stuff never meant much to him." "Seconds" is a tour-de-force from The Edge. For the first time he sings lead vocals. In fact was The Edge´s voice that U2 tended to double-track for harmonies. There was musical irony in the juxtaposition of The Edge´s jaunty acoustic pop confection with lyrics about the imminence of nuclear catastrophe. "The whole spectacle of these girls (a 1982 TV documentary entitled "Soldier Girls") going through this incredible routine of training seemed perfect to slip in here in the middle. It´s not obvious but if you listen close you can hear the refrain: 'I want to be an airborne ranger / I want to live the life of danger'. It´s very disturbing". Edge told Carter Alan on WBCN in 1983. Still, in december 18, 1983, in London, happened "The Big One", a peace concert organised by CND-Campaign of Nuclear Disarmament to protest against American nuclear missiles at Greenham Common. Edge sings a moving version of "Seconds", its anti-nuclear lyrics never more appropriate. List to Edge on 'Seconds' here!
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His speeches are awesome:
Edge: Well, uh, we seem to have lost our bass player. He went to the loo a couple of minutes ago and he's still in the back. Oh, Adam, this way. Here he comes. I don't know about you, but I'm still recovering after Whitney Houston. Um. Ok. I have a bit of a list here I want to read out. It's just a few people we thought we should thank. Um, I've got to be careful of this list 'cos it's got the lad's votes and, uh, stuff on the back. Ok. Uh, first I'd like to thank our lawyer and friend, Owen Epstein, who couldn't be with you, us tonight. Um, thanks go to Paul McGuinness our manager for the loan of yet another suit, uh, our management team in New York and Dublin, Ellen and Anne Louise, Island Records, Atlantic Records and WEA, Frank Barcelona and Premier Talent, everybody in college radio (I don't know where we'd be without them). I'd also like to thank, uh, I'd like to thank Jack Healey and Amnesty International for all their work, Desmond Tutu for his courage, Martin Luther King. I'd like to thank, uh, Bob Dylan for "Tangled Up In Blue," Flannery O'Connor, Jimi Hendrix, Walt Disney, John the Baptist, George Best, Gregory Peck, James T. Kirk, Morris Pratt, Dr. Ruth, Fawn Hall, Batman and Robin, Lucky the Dog, Pee Wee Herman, the YMCA, Eddie the Eagle, sumo wrestlers around the world, and, of course, Ronald Reagan. here by mrsbono.
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SONG OF THE YEAR -- BEAUTIFUL DAY 2001
Edge: Wow. Wow. Well on a personal level this century has been going so well for us. We finished our album, I had a little baby boy a while ago, the Jubilee 2000 work has been incredible - everything has been great. Theres also been some really great breakthroughs in science, the disposable mobile phone has come through, the 3 blade razor and now the female orgasmatron which is great. Now this. So listen...thanks everybody, our record company has been incredible, our management has been incredible, our producers amazing. Thank you. here by mrsbono.
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Edge inducting The Clash:
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Edge during U2´s induction in 2006:
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Edge during Grammy 2006:
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And Bono said, in 1989, about the fall of the iron curtain: Because of one man...The Edge
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Bono confesses: Edge is God!
THE BEAT GOES ON - Local musicians make surprising progress post -- Katrina but the music scene faces uncertainty Before Hurricane Katrina, 15 minutes separated trumpeter Shamarr Allen's home in the Lower 9th Ward from the Rebirth Brass Band's weekly gig at the Maple Leaf Bar in Carrollton. These days his commute is a little bit longer. "A little bit?" Allen said Tuesday night as showtime approached. "A lotta bit." That afternoon, he drove seven hours from Atlanta, where Katrina exiled him. ... Read whole article here****
Students are ready, but what about the schools?Parents, children may face a disorganized first day N.O. schools are set to open in August, but problems with staffing and facilities continue. Moton Charter Elementary School Principal Paulette Bruno sat at home on Wednesday, fielding calls from the parents of her 214 registered students, a group still waiting to hear whether they would have a place to start school this week. With the Moton building devastated by Hurricane Katrina, the best that state education officials had been able to offer the new charter school was a set of trailers in the largely abandoned Gentilly Woods neighborhood, a far cry from Moton's 9th Ward campus near the former Desire public housing development. Bruno refused the trailers, wanting better for her students, and began eyeing St. Leo the Great, an abandoned but relatively undamaged Catholic school in a more populated part of Gentilly. ... Some photos here. Read whole article here****
Ceremony Welcomes New Medical Students to New OrleansIncoming first-year medical students at the Tulane University School of Medicine donned their doctor's white coats for the first time at the Annual White Coat Ceremony held on Monday, August 7 at the Grand Ballroom in the Hilton Riverside Hotel - New Orleans, 2 Poydras St. Approximately 165 new medical students received their white coats, a number slightly higher than the usual 155. According to Marc Kahn, professor of medicine and associate dean for admissions and student affairs, the students were selected out of 7000 applicants. In addition to maintaining academic standards for entry, Kahn and his colleagues were most interested in students who demonstrated social consciousness and a commitment to make a difference in their community. L. Lee Hamm, professor and chair of the department of medicine, was the keynote speaker for the incoming students. On luisianaweekly
The audience define what (the song) means to them ... "In a '60 Minutes' interview, Bono (of U2) says he doesn't try to define what a song means. He prefers that the audience define what (the song) means to them. That's called art." ... Read whole article here****
SACHS SLAMS MADONNA CYNICISMEconomic guru JEFFREY SACHS has leaped to the defence of pop superstar MADONNA, insisting her charity efforts in Africa are sincere. The MATERIAL GIRL was spurred to raise at least $3 million (GBP1.7 million) to help orphans in Malawi after reading Sachs' book THE END OF POVERTY, but many have branded her philanthropic efforts nothing more than a publicity stunt. However, Sachs, who has also worked with U2 star BONO and ANGELINA JOLIE, is adamant her intentions are honourable. He says, "Of course there are no doubt people who on a fling say something, but that's not what Madonna's doing, it's not what Angelina's doing, it's not what Bono's doing. "In the very noisy and complicated world that we have, people that reach large numbers of people, like Madonna does, have an extraordinarily important role to play. When they're devoting their time, their money, their name, a lot of effort, a lot of organization skill to all of this, it makes a huge difference. "The cynics are just wrong. They don't get it." Read here****
More generous tax system in the NetherlandsU2 move business interests abroad - U2 have moved part of their multi-million euro business out of the country to avail of a more generous tax system in the Netherlands. A €250,000 cap on tax exemptions for artists in Ireland, which was brought in as part of the last Budget, has led to the Dublin rockers reconsidering where to base their business. From June this year, the group began moving some of their business to the Netherlands, where they will pay virtually no tax on royalties. Read here
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Enola Gay drops the 1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima / "Daydream Believer " / 'We Love You' to The Edge! Read on History august 6
Our position on sponsorship hasn’t changed, it’s always been that we do not sell our reputation or our fans’ regard for our work to anybody.
"Well our position on sponsorship hasn’t changed, it’s always been that we do not sell our reputation or our fans’ regard for our work to anybody. But this is a different thing, this is a technology partnership. Because we’re in business with our record labels, we’re in business with our merchandising companies, and we’re now in business with Apple. Because it’s a very clean, straightforward relationship. We’re selling U2 branded iPods … the U2 iPod. And we’re selling our music on iTunes. We just get a share of the revenues earned by these two releases. That’s it - plain and simple. We’re also in an iTunes ad, because iTunes as a music distribution system is promoting our music. It’s really simple." by Edge, from CNBC’s Ron Insana -october 2004.
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Freedom and justice without violence - DAY 4: HAPPY 45TH BIRTHDAY EDGE!!! "We write songs about what hits us at that time. We wrote a song about Northern Ireland on the "War" album (Sunday Bloody Sunday") and I wrote a song called "Van Diemen´s Land" which touches on that on the new album. I was interested in the history of this character, John Boyle O'Reily. His monument in County Meath. At the entrance to it was this faded brown newspaper clipping which gave the history of his life. How he was a member of the British Army in Ireland. He left the British army and become a Fenian and wrote Fenian poetry. He was arrested by the British Government and was charged with writing material that was deported to Australia for 20 years' hard labour. He was, to me, a prisoner of conscience in a way. He was not a man of violence and he was sent way for 20 years so I wrote a song about that."
by Edge - NME - october 22, 1988. Listen to 'Van Diemen´s Land' here. Watch 'Mothers Of The Disappeared' in Argentina, where Edge played sharango, is wonder, watch here. Watch 'Peace On Earth & Walk On' from Tribute To The Heroes, when U2 played with Dave Stewart, having Morleigh Seinberg and Natalia Inbruglia as two of the three backing voclas. Sublime, watch it here. And watch Edge singing solo their 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' exactly one day after the 26th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, here
Satchmo SummerFest - August 3-6, 2006 - New location for Satchmo SummerFest 2006 - French Market Place Due to the damaging effects of Hurricane Katrina the U.S. Mint is unable to host Satchmo SummerFest in 2006. In light of that the French Market has graciously donated space between Ursulines and Barracks Street for Satchmo SummerFest. See map for location. Satchmo SummerFest will occur on August 3 - 6, with the music stages on August 5 & 6 at the Historic French Market. Please keep checking the website as we will post the schedules for the speakers, the music and other events as we book them. On French Quarter Festivals, Icn****
Medard H. Nelson Elementary School Medard H. Nelson Elementary School getting repaired for re-opening for the school year. Damaged doors seen outside through a broken window of a door. More here****
Feds decline request to evacuate trailers Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff declined Gov. Blanco's request for help evacuating those living in FEMA trailer park sites such as this one in St. Tammany Parish. More here****
$22,000 raised for New Orleans librariesMidlands residents have reached out to help give the gift of reading back to New Orleans residents. Local fundraising efforts have generated about $22,000 to help rebuild the New Orleans Public Library system, which was damaged during Hurricane Katrina last fall. The fundraising effort — which was first reported in January — was sponsored by the Association of Public Library Administrators of South Carolina and the Friends of South Carolina Libraries. It was coordinated by Jim Johnson, retired director of the South Carolina State Library. Johnson recently traveled to New Orleans where he presented library officials with a check for $21,700. The money will go to help rebuild a Children’s Resource Center. ... Read whole article here
Johnny Depp bags Bono to sing his 'Pirates' song Washington, August 5(ANI): Actor Johnny Depp, who plays Captain Jack Sparrow in the swashbuckling series "Pirates of the Caribbean", has managed to convince distinguished vocal artists including U2 singer Bono and legendary British musician Bryan Ferry, to collaborate with him on the album of sea shanties, which will appear in the final 'Pirate' movie. Depp had hoped Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards would also be involved, but the rocker, who will play Depp's father in the last film, injured himself falling from a coconut tree just before recording began. ... Read whole article on yahoo****
70,000 Church Leaders to Hear U2's BonoU2’s Bono among church and business leaders to address international leadership summit, August 10-12 at Willow Creek ... Read whole article here
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: U2 finish The Unforgettable Fire sessions / burgundy #7 / 56th 'VERTIGO' show: France; 1, 2, 3, Louis XIV; greeting French people who respect the prive life; Elton John, Michael Stipe, Beckham were at the audience! Read on History august 5
A very miniature community like we have is a great model for success. It's a very effective form of co-operation for everybody involved.
"It's a very healthy way to live your life not to beso wrapped up in yourself but actually to think in terms of 'us'," he said. "Your ego in our case gets subsumed into a kind of a band ego. You know if you get the chance to compliment somebody else, in the end, you are complimenting the whole band. There´s a stability there and a trust that is pretty indestructible at this point. A very miniature community like we have is a great model for success. It's a very effective form of co-operation for everybody involved." by Edge on Unison - 2005
Edge dances! DAY 5: HAPPY 45TH BIRTHDAY EDGE!!!! 
Here, he dances during 'Mysterious Ways' in Sao Paulo, on january 31, 1998. The girl which Bono has on his arms is called Claudia, she told me this story she will tell to her granddaughters and grandsons...Watch Edge on january 31, 1998, here. 'One of our sexiest tunes. It's got an incredible groove, and Adam's contribution to the low end is just amazing. The girls like the bass -- they like it a lot [laughs]. What's also nice about that song is that it grew into this incredible piece live, and it's another song that on one level is just a great pop song, but it's got legs. It's still as potent as it ever was. And a great mix from Flood." Edge on 'Mysterious Ways' - Billboard - december 11, 2002. And now watch Edge dancing during 'Mysterious Ways' - Chicago - may 12, 2005 so funny Edge! so cute! here
Nearly a year after the storms, homeowners will begin collecting Road Home grants of up to $150,000. Here's how it works: Several hundred Louisiana homeowners have begun wending their way through the state's $7.5 billion Road Home program, and officials from the company hired to run it say they expect the state will award the first grants to owners of devastated homes before the end of August. Not everyone will be so lucky, however. Mike Byrne, chief program executive for ICF International, the company managing the process, estimates it will take five to seven months to handle every applicant, meaning some Louisiana homeowners might not sit down with a Road Home counselor until March. ... Read whole article here****
Corps makes repairs to levee, Harvey gate The two new floodgates, top, sit on barges as cranes move in to lift them into position Thursday on the Harvey Canal near Lapalco Blvd. More here ****
New Orleans, Louisiana Are Confused Over City PlanningThere are competing interests for planning the rebuilding of New Orleans and all parties involved must resolve their differences immediately or else we will continue to have mass confusion and distrust. On Thursday, the New Orleans Community Support Foundation sent a letter to the media in response to some letter from competing City planer, The Lambert Group, which city planning group has been putting finishing touches on planning the “wet” neighborhoods. ... Read whole article here
Stolen U2 tickets lead to probation for Portland man A Portland man who tried to sell stolen tickets to U2 concert at the Rose Garden in December received 18 months' probation Thursday for his theft conviction. Last week, a Multnomah County jury found Guy Edwards, 32, guilty of selling the tickets back to the man from whom they were stolen. Edwards told the jury he did not know they were stolen, but a police detective testified that Edwards had acknowledged when he was arrested that he "kinda knew" the tickets were hot. Edwards decided not to go to the concert and posted a for-sale notice on the Internet market craigslist. The original owner spotted the ad and notified police. -- Anne Saker Oregon live ****
Bono won´t be in Brazil this weekend As Bono is so busy in France these days, Ivete postponed her filming sessions for her new DVD and re-marked it to december 16th, at Maracana stadium, in Rio, when she will receive her national and international guests. Next saturday she will start her new tour in Brazil, called 'Super Novas' (Super News). Read in Brazilian Portuguese language, here****
Spirited sounds - The best of 'religious rock' ... 1) U2, "October" (1981): U2 has never been a Christian rock band, but nearly every single one of its songs deals with the "big questions": "God," spirituality, morality, political injustice, and how love fits into this rather tattered jigsaw we call existence. "October" is a naked and bold collection of religious songs that, to its great artistic advantage, asks far more questions than it suggests answers to. Bono's theme here is a yearning for transcendence, and throughout "October," he speaks of a longing for grace and the challenges imposed by a clearly flawed human self. "Gloria" begs some spiritual force to "loosen my lips," while "I Fall Down" speaks of feelings of moral inadequacy, and "Is That All?" dares to ask the deity just what the heck he wants his "servant" to do with the talent he has been given. It's incredibly passionate and timelessly moving stuff. ... 5) U2, "Pop" (1997): Whoa. On this overlooked and undervalued gem, U2 forged a sound that blended electronica with its own anthemic rock, and married it to startlingly confrontational religious lyrics. Few knew what to make of it. "Discoteque" was ostensibly U2 doing dance-tronica, but a closer listen revealed it to be the cry of a wandering believer longing to come home. And it only got heavier from there, Bono sneering that he was "looking for the baby Jesus under the trash" and "looking for to fill that God-shaped hole," Elsewhere, "Wake Up Dead Man" found the singer admonishing his creator for abandoning the universe. This commingling of rock and spiritual seeking is still astounding, 10 years on. Buffalo News ****
When U2 played new songs in south of France, some Hungarian fans... "we were in Nice two weeks ago, and we went to Eze. We were there when they played these songs... it was amazing. we saw Adam, Edge, Bono, all of their kids, Ali, Morleigh and Suzan and Bono's dog as well. we didn't want to take photos about them, because they had holiday there...and the kids were everywhere...you can understand...we didn't want to be ugly fans....we made only a few picture when there was no kid and no wife around them. We took a picture of Adam, when he was standig with his back to us and we took one about Edge on the day when they were playing the new songs. And we have one about Bono but it's quite bad. Anyway it was amazing... Bono and Edge had some guests (as we know they were The Strokes and some of their friends) and they had dinner on the terrace. Edge looked down and checked how many people are under the terrace then he went back and a few minutes later "the boys played rock & roll". Check it here
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: Birmingham / "Daydream Believer"! Read on History august 4
"We are just trying to help out our brother musicians from the Gulf Coast, and while getting this award is a great honor and a wonderful thing, we feel like there is still so much to do before New Orleans and the whole area are back to full strength. Here's to seeing that day." by Edge
Music Rising is a musical instrument replacement fund founded by U2's the Edge, producer Bob Ezrin, and Gibson Guitar chairman Henry Juszkiewicz, with MusiCares and the Guitar Center Foundation. "We are so thankful to Billboard for this recognition," says Ezrin, "especially because it keeps the devastated musical culture of the Central Gulf in the minds of our peers. We need the help of the entire industry to restore that culture. This award shines a brilliant light on that need." Jusczkiewiz says when Music Rising was launched in November 2005 with the intention of helping as many musicians affected by the Hurricane disasters as possible. "We have helped close to 2,000 musicians regain their livelihood and the spirit of a region in our country rich in music heritage and tradition," he says. Adds the Edge, "We are just trying to help out our brother musicians from the Gulf Coast, and while getting this award is a great honor and a wonderful thing, we feel like there is still so much to do before New Orleans and the whole area are back to full strength. Here's to seeing that day." Billboard - august 3, 2006
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Music Rising is amazing...the music brings 'life, work and people back in that city'! Go and support Edge´s Music Rising, hereMusic Rising will receive the Legend of Live and Humanitarian Awards Elton, Music Rising Earn Billboard Touring Honors Sir Elton John and Music Rising will receive the Legend of Live and Humanitarian Awards, respectively, at the Third Annual Billboard Touring Conference & Awards, to be held Nov. 8-9 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. Awards at the Nov. 9 reception will also go to a wide variety of tours, venues, and touring professionals, based on data reported to Billboard Boxscore between Dec. 1, 2005, and Sept. 30, 2006. ... Music Rising is a musical instrument replacement fund founded by U2's the Edge, producer Bob Ezrin, and Gibson Guitar chairman Henry Juszkiewicz, with MusiCares and the Guitar Center Foundation. "We are so thankful to Billboard for this recognition," says Ezrin, "especially because it keeps the devastated musical culture of the Central Gulf in the minds of our peers. We need the help of the entire industry to restore that culture. This award shines a brilliant light on that need." Jusczkiewiz says when Music Rising was launched in November 2005 with the intention of helping as many musicians affected by the Hurricane disasters as possible. "We have helped close to 2,000 musicians regain their livelihood and the spirit of a region in our country rich in music heritage and tradition," he says. Adds the Edge, "We are just trying to help out our brother musicians from the Gulf Coast, and while getting this award is a great honor and a wonderful thing, we feel like there is still so much to do before New Orleans and the whole area are back to full strength. Here's to seeing that day." Read whole article on billboard****
A year later: Houses still sit untouchedlook for the photos here
Edge´s solo during 'Love And Peace Or Else': killer guitar, you wouldn’t want to go there - DAY 6: HAPPY 45TH B-DAY EDGE!!!!
"...Every time we listened to the out-takes it always stood out, so we came back to it on this record, and Edge came out with this killer guitar part and glued it together." by Adam. The Edge: “The solo comes from a very deep and dark place. You wouldn’t want to go there.”. Watch Edge´s solo i San Jose on youtube and the performance in Sao Paulo, on youtube
Third Vertigo Show For Sydney in NovemberU2 will play a third show at the Telstra Stadium in Sydney on Monday November 13th. Full details here. U2 broke box office records when tickets went on sale for two Sydney shows in December 2005, the 150,000 tickets available sold out in less than one hour. The announcement of a third show should come as good news to those who missed out last time. Manager Paul McGuinness said today, “We hope some of those fans that missed out last time will have the opportunity to get tickets for this third show. The band is ready to get back on the road and is looking forward to playing some fantastic live shows”. Vertigo//2005 opened in San Diego on 28th March 2005 and has so far played to more than 3 ½ million people world wide. Vertigo//2005//2006 has already travelled through North and South America and Europe and will visit Australia, New Zealand and Japan before finishing up in Honolulu in December. The Sydney shows will be Special Guest Kanye West’s biggest Australian audiences to date. With multi platinum selling, Grammy award winning artist Kayne West warming up the stage - this will be a night to remember for all Australian fans.
The new concert date is: MONDAY NOVEMBER 13 - TELSTRA STADIUM / TICKETS FOR THE 3RD SHOW ON SALE FRIDAY AUGUST 11 AT 9.00AM! Tickets will be available through Ticketek outlets or by phone on 132 849 or on line at: www.ticketek.com.au. There will be a 4 ticket limit per person. As previously announced, rescheduled Sydney show information is as follows:
FRIDAY MARCH 31 becomes FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10 TELSTRA STADIUM
SATURDAY APRIL 1 becomes SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11 TELSTRA STADIUM
All tickets for the original performance are valid only for the new performance date indicated above, but without need for exchange. Here's all the details on U2's rescheduled Vertigo Tour shows this November and December. Read on U2.com****
New Tickets for Honolulu, December 9thNewly Released Tickets for U2’s Honolulu show at the Aloha Stadium - with Pearl Jam - will go on sale this Saturday. All the details here. As previously announced, U2 ‘Vertigo’ Honolulu performance has been confirmed for Saturday, December 9th with special guest Pearl Jam added to the line-up along with U2 stage manager Rocco Reedy with his band Rocco and the Devils. “It’s going to be a great night in Hawaii,” commented Paul McGuinness, U2’s manager: “The band are really pleased Pearl Jam could join the bill – a great end to what has already been a very successful tour.” ... Read whole article on U2.com****
Here's a 2nd chance to grab U2 ticketsRead and see the seating configuration on honoluluadvertiser****
When Pirate Hal Came To TownHear Bono’s version of ‘Dying Sailor to His Shipmates’ and read our interview with Hal Willner, producer of ‘Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys’. ... ‘Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys’. Due out August 22nd, it’s a maverick collection filled with contemporary reinterpretations of songs from a genre of music that has all but disappeared – the sea chantey. ... Listen Now to Bono’s performance of "Dying Sailor to His Shipmates" Read what Gavin Friday has to say about working with Hal on the record here. ... Read whole article and listen to Bono, who is fantastic in this performance on U2.com****
Leadership Summit Features Exclusive Interview with Bono (Aug 10-12) Churches in 125 locations throughout North America will be hosting the renowned Leadership Summit next week through live satellite broadcasts from Willow Creek Community Church in Barrington, Ill. And this year's exclusive feature is U2's leading man Bono. ... An exclusive videocast interview with Bono will highlight the second day of the summit. Honored as TIME Magazine's 2005 Person of the Year, Bono has become a leading face and voice in drawing attention to the extreme poverty and AIDS pandemic in Africa. Both a rock star and also a leading advocate in the ONE Campaign and DATA (Debt AIDS Trade Africa), Bono will discuss his efforts in Africa during the interview. ... Read whole article here****
Dark and beautiful look ... Todd Lynn's name may be new to telegraph.co.uk readers, but he is already well-known in the rock 'n' roll world. His 'dark and beautiful' look is favoured by the likes of U2, the Rolling Stones and Marilyn Manson. Lynn previously worked as a technical advisor and right-hand man to Roland Mouret, the creator of the 'Galaxy' dress. ... Read whole article here****
The School of RockGuitar instructor helps young musicians learn to rehearse together - Samantha Zunich, 14, is taking part in the Guitar Works Summer Sessions, a sort of rock camp for middle and high school student musicians who have been playing an instrument for at least a year. After singer Bono shouted out "uno, dos, tres, catorce!" the trio of guitarists launched into power chords and matching riffs as they played along to U2's "Vertigo." ... Read whole article here****
To the next generation ..."A band like the Chili Peppers, U2, they don't just release albums every two years. They take a break, come back, they're always fresh, they're doing something new, and they appeal to the next generation." Read whole article here****
rumor...Waiting for BonoIvete Sangalo waits, tomorrow, for Bono´s confirmation, to, then, announces his arrival in Brazil. Bono (if confirmed) will disembark in Salvador, from his particular jet, around 5:00 p.m. (time of Brazil), next saturday, few moments before the show of Ivete at Fonte Nova stadium, when her DVD will be filmed. This probable visit of Bono, provoked a crazy movment in the Brazilians sites dedicated to the band. Read in Brazilian Portuguese, here
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: 1st time southern Europe / 1st time of "Silver And Gold" / photographers on stage during UTEOTW-red shirt #2 / 55th 'VERTIGO' show: Bono discus aid for Africa / Rainy night * white balloons during 'Pride' * Anton Corbijn take photos during the show * a male fan during 'Party Girl' on stage! Read on History august 3
'Je suis un rock star, j´habite a Cote d´Azur!'
...Bono said: 'Thanks to everyone that had ever poured me a drink on the Cote d'Azur!' They've been buying Edge a few too and when Bono offers him the mike at close of play he offers a choice one-liner to close a memorable night. 'Je suis un Rock Star, j'habite a Cote d'Azur!'...Edge speaking French and making laugh 53.000 people (including the members of U2) during a show in Nice - august 2005, and this photo is from the same day.
The greatest rhythm guitar player...DAY 7: HAPPY 45th BIRTHDAY EDGE!!!!!B.B. King talking to Steve Cropper: "That´s the greatest rhythm guitar player in the world, pointing to The Edge...Listen to Edge singing a verse on "When Love Comes To Town" here and watch him singing this verse during ZOOTV Broadcast-the documentary (at 18:20 minutes) here. Watch the others three segments of the entire documentary on part 1, part 3 and part 4. This documentary is excellent!
Free health care center opens Residents, activists and private donors have come together to prep a Lower Ninth Ward residence at 5228 St. Claude Av. as a free health-care clinic which will have its grand opening August 28, 2006. More here****
State releases school scoresResults don't mean much, officials say - After almost a year of unparalleled upheaval for New Orleans public schools and with even more changes on the way, state officials released scores for 19 of the 25 schools that opened last year in time to take statewide exams, but cautioned that scores from such a chaotic year should not be used to establish performance baselines. The results, which show that students at selective admissions campuses scored higher than those at other schools, come as the state and various charter organizations gear up to open 32 more campuses for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. ... Read whole article here****
It's bargainers' turn on drillingRival measures pit House and Senate - WASHINGTON -- With Senate passage Tuesday of a Gulf Coast drilling bill, the focus turns to House and Senate negotiators who are faced with the daunting task of striking a deal between two competing versions of the legislation when both sides have dug in their heels. In an election year when consumers are struggling to cope with high energy prices, both houses of Congress are on record supporting more domestic offshore energy exploration and, critically for Louisiana, sharing federal oil and gas royalties with coastal states. ... Read whole article here****
New Orleans 'Night Out Against Crime'Here****
For Those Rebuilding in New Orleans, How High?New Orleans native Al Petrie is trying to take no chances with his new home, right. Post-Katrina floodwaters reached near the top of the front door of his neighbor's home. "I'll be dry," he said. ... As residents struggle to rebuild some of the tens of thousands of ravaged properties here, few questions unnerve people more than how safe their homes will be in the next catastrophic flood. And the key to that is how high above the ground their homes will stand. ... Read whole article on washingtonpost****
A year after Katrina, New Orleans desperately seeking touristsFor the average tourist interested in areas such as the French Quarter, Central Business District and Garden District, little has changed as a result of Katrina. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A year after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans is desperately seeking tourists. The areas where tourists go largely escaped devastation — and are anxiously awaiting visitors to come and spend money. Plenty of hotel rooms are again available, most of New Orleans' world-renowned restaurants are open, events such as Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest are back and the city is reassembling its national sports presence centered around the Louisiana Superdome and New Orleans Arena. ... In the meantime, the industry isn't looking forward to the first-year observance of Katrina on Aug. 29 — and the prospect of the destruction being revisited on television. "We've got to overcome the negative images that Hurricane Katrina put on us," Gray said. "The first anniversary is coming up, and I'm sure those images will be relived again. That's unfortunate, but it will happen." Read whole article on usatoday
rumor...U2 announces Melbourne charity gig.Music supergroup U2 is planning to mix pleasure with politics on its November tour of Australia. . The band was said to be planning a Live 8-style concert to coincide with a meeting of world economic leaders in Melbourne. The third concert would be aimed at sending a message to 20 of the world's finance ministers, who will be in Australia for the G20 economic summit. Like the Live 8 concert in London last year, the U2 gig will support the Make Poverty History campaign, a cause close to the heart of singer Bono. The event would be Australia's largest ever charity concert. U2's Australian promoter Michael Coppel was unavailable for comment today, but it seemed a date was already set. The band has a booking with Telstra Dome for November 21, just days after its already sold-out Melbourne concerts. Read on yahoo****
Internet killed the video star?As it celebrates its 25th anniversary, MTV, the pioneer music video channel, is facing fierce competition from new technology. Ian Burrell reports, while Terry Kirby lists 25 of its finest moments ... 1998 - The Sweetest Thing U2 - Bono's video apology to his wife features a parade of her favourite things, including Boyzone popping up to sing the chorus. Great idea, great fun ... Read whole article on belfasttelegraph****
Amsterdan address...in the Netherlands, where the tax rate is so low because there is no direct tax on royalties, unlike in other countries. The tax breaks are so good for the rockers that U2 have copied the Stones by moving to the same Amsterdam address on 1 June. The bands now share the same Dutch director, Jan Favie. ... Read whole article on belfasttelegraph****
Rockin' the Street - Music stars are making headlines not only on tour, but in the world of high finance. From the boardroom to Wall Street, rock stars are breaking into the financial world. Gene Simmons, the tongue-wagging singer of the band KISS, has an initial public offering on deck, while U2 front man Bono is delving into the world of private equity. ... Bono, for instance, has positioned himself as someone who's committed to serious issues, which raises his reputation in the investment community, Paul said. The private equity firm the U2 singer co-founded, aptly named Elevation Partners, has almost $2 billion in committed capital. ... Read whole article on cnn
THIS DAY - U2´S HISTORY: "Daydream Believer" / Susan Buffet funeral! Read on History august 2
