U2 will release a DVD of the Pasadena Rose Bowl concert in 2010. The band are still working on the exact content of the DVD, but if you register here you can be the first to hear about an exclusive format.
Possible May time frame. Check back with us, at this point -still a rumor
Website: http://livedvd.u2.com/
Peter grew up in Dublin, where his older brother Guggi befriended Bono, when he was still known as Paul Hewson.
“Bono [came] over to our house quite a bit,” Rowen says. “My eldest brother, Clive, says Bono used to eat us out of jam sandwiches! I remember Bono and [his wife] Ali coming, much later, for Sunday dinner.”
U2 first had Rowen photographed in 1979 for the EP “Three.” He later appeared on the European version of “Boy” and the breakthrough third album, 1983’s “War.”
For the ‘War’ shoot, I went to photographer Ian Finlay’s house in Dun Laoghaire [a seaside suburb of Dublin], where his wife made soup, which I didn’t like. When we returned to town, Bono was driving and came close to running into the back of another car!
“One of my older brothers who lived in London at the time said he thought it was cool to see posters of me everywhere. I’d get phone calls from girls in America. How they got my family’s number, I don’t know.”
When he was 21, Rowen became a photographer. In 2001, a newspaper asked him to cover a U2 concert at Slane Castle.
“I was in the pit with all the press photographers. The band wouldn’t have known I was there. At one point, Bono was lying on the stage right in front of me, which was kinda funny. Not long later, I bumped into The Edge at a nightclub and told him about that assignment. He asked to see some of the pictures and, after doing so, sent me a note saying they were really good.
“The [band is] well aware I was the child in their photos, but it’s [never] cropped up in conversation. The connection I had with them was when I was a child. I know them to say hi and they are always nice to me. They’re older than me, so I would never have hung around with them.
“Some of my brothers and friends have got more mileage out of it than I ever have. The biggest buzz I get out of it is having my 10-year-old daughter thinking it’s cool.
“The funny thing is, I never used it for pulling the birds. I would have felt an idiot trying to use it as a chat-up line. It’s a bit cringey, you know: ‘I was on the U2 album covers.’ ‘Were you? So what!’
“Technically, they’re very simple pictures, but they’re powerful. What’s important about a picture is atmosphere and feeling. I gather the whole idea of “Boy” was the innocence of youth. “War” shows a much more disturbed-looking child, and I guess shows what the world can do to a child — a loss of innocence.”
New York, NY, March 20, 2010 —(PR.com)— cNoteART is pleased to announce the introduction of its cNOTE (100) SERIES. U2’s “One” is one of only six songs featured in this premium, fine art collection. The other songs are Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World,” The Beatles’ “Hey Jude,” Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song,” Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” and Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance.”
“U2’s artistic and commercial success is only matched by its altruistic achievements,” Erik Rosen, Founder of cNoteART, said. “ Their song, ‘One,’ reflects their multifaceted success. It is one of the Band’s most admired songs and a certifiable commercial success. The band also uses the song in concert to promote human rights causes and the ONE Campaign is the name of Bono’s charitable organization.”
Details:
- Acid Free, Archival, Museum Quality Materials
- Hand Signed and Numbered
- Limited to 100 Collector Prints
- Size: 11” x 14”
Who did not get their U2.com email this week? Well it seems those of us that joined “The Fan Club” to have something that no one else had has been heart broken. In case you missed the wonderful email from the U2.com team, or your not part of the fan club here are the details.
leading DJs and producers including Hot Chip, Justice and Trent Reznor.
From 1997’s If God Will Send His Angels to 2009’s Get On Your Boots, this 60-minute set includes three never-before released tracks: I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight (Live U2360 Remix); City Of Blinding Lights (Hot Chip 2006 Remix); and Get On Your Boots (Fish Out Of Water Mix); as well as two tracks with only limited previous release: ‘Staring At The Sun (Brothers in Rhythm Ambient Mix) and Magnificent (Falke Radio Mix).
The first U2 remix album since ‘Melon - Remixes for Propaganda’ in 1995, Artificial Horizon is set to be another must-have in the U2 catalogue.
PRE-ORDER ARTIFICIAL HORIZON NOW AND RECEIVE AN INSTANT DOWNLOAD OF ANOTHER EXCLUSIVE TRACK - SNOW PATROL’S REMIX OF ‘UNKNOWN CALLER’
Artificial Horizon is presented in a customised gatefold sleeve and is available for eight weeks only.
ORDERS CLOSE ON MAY 14TH 2010.
When Microsoft unwrapped an early version of IE9 yesterday, it proved beyond doubt something we’ve suspected for a while: IE is the Bono of browsers.
The similarities between the Irish singer and a Windows web browser might not be immediately obvious, but they’re there.
In their early days U2 were underdogs, and no matter how good their records the critics would say “U2! You are rubbish! And your singer has a stupid name!”
Early IE was like that too. Netscape was the critical darling, and early IEs were greeted with derision.
Being underdogs suited U2. They made better and better records, got better and better at doing gigs, and eventually everything came together. U2 released The Joshua Tree, a brilliant album that conquered the planet.
It was the same with Microsoft. Internet Explorer 4 was its Joshua Tree
Massive Reporting on U2 Fan sites - We don’t get the reference -
On St. Patrick’s Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon.
Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage. We added our playlist for a wonderful St Patricks Day.
Whats your play list for today ? Share it with us.
Greetings U2 Fans:
There are tons of rumors going on right now about possible new dates, possible DVD and possible appearances from the boys. We will not post links or the stories from the rumors. We even noticed that some of the rumors have been removed from other sites as the days progressed. So here are the facts.
Once we can comfirm any of the rumors we will post the complete facts and spare you the rumor.
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Fast-forward to 1995 and U2 were again ahead of the curve with their exclusive Propaganda fan-club release ‘Melon’, which saw the same production duo remix the compilation’s title track which Oakenfold turned into a bona fide club anthem around the world. ‘Melon: Remixes for Propaganda’, was also full of electronic remix gems like Massive Attack’s brooding take on ‘Mysterious Ways’ and a hip hop remix of ‘Numb’ by Soul Assassins, a loose collective of musicians and graphic artists affiliated to Cypress Hill.
Taking some of the best songs from ‘Achtung Baby’ and ‘Zooropa’, the selection and decision was incredibly astute: not only was it only available to Propaganda subscribers, it also became an instant collectors item. Almost two decades on, it’s still one of the coolest items in U2 fan collections today.
Of course, U2’s shoes remained glued to the dance-floor with ‘Pop’ and more recently with remixes of ‘Elevation’ and Paul Epworth’s frantic re-fix of ‘City Of Blinding Lights’. But now - 18 years on from ‘Melon’ - U2 have returned to the concept that originally bore fruit and are bringing us ‘Artificial Horizon.’ Like ‘Melon’, these remixes are either unreleased or so rare that you would have to have been in the studio to have actually heard them before.
Many of these mixes will be known to the electronic heads within U2’s fan-base - the Justice remix of Boots was rumoured to have been a bootleg for quite some time - but not any more, as it’s one of the standout remixes here. If we’re going to be precise, this is certainly the first time that remixes from Fred Falke, Fish Out Of Water and Hot Chip have been made physically available for the U2 fans. And the Frankie Goes To Hollywood-referencing ‘I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight’ (Live U2360 Remix) has never appeared anywhere before.
So what does ‘Articial Horizon’ tell us? Well, like ‘Melon’ before it, it covers refashioned songs from more than one album. A quick scan reveals that the CD starts with the Influx mix of ‘Elevation’ (from ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’) and includes several songs from ‘No Line…’ (including ‘Get On Your Boots’ and ‘I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight’ as well as songs from ‘All That You Can Leave Behind’ (David Holmes’ daringly dark remake of ‘Beautiful Day’) as well as a cool, ambient remix of ‘Staring At The Sun’ from ‘Pop’ by Brothers In Rhythm to close.
In the case of Hot Chip, Fred Falke and Justice, it’s a reminder that U2’s feet and heartbeat have kept up with new producers from London and Paris alike and in the case of Nine Inch Nails, they’ve walked as far as Beverley Hills. And in the case of David Holmes and Danny Saber, they’re dabbling with producers who have re-modelled their music before. Fans may remember that Belfast producer David Holmes remixed ‘Discotheque’ while Danny Saber - who retools ‘Happiness Is A Warm Gun’ here - previously remixed ‘Satellite Of Love’ from ‘The Million Dollar Hotel’ soundtrack.
Reference: U2.com
