Rock Star Turned Spider Man

Posted on November 15, 2009 (Tammy)

Reeve Carney has been selected to play the superhero Spider Man in the new Broadway musical, ‘Spider Man, Turn Off the Dark’. A press release was sent out last week, saying “After an exhaustive search that included a casting call tour spanning six cities and thousands of candidates, the producers and creative team have selected [...]

2009 MTV Europe Music Awards Winners

Posted on November 6, 2009 (Tammy)

The MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 took place in Berlin, Germany at the O2 World arena
Full List of MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 Winners
Best Video
Beyonce – Single Ladies
Best Female
Beyonce
Best Group
Tokio Hotel
Best Push Artist
Pixie Lott
Best Male
Eminem
Best New Act
Lady Gaga
Best Alternative
Placebo
Best World Stage Performance
Linkin Park
Best Song
Beyonce – Halo
Best Rock
Green Day
Best Urban
Jay-Z
Best Live Act
U2
Best European Act
maNga

U2 Concert to Stream Live on YouTube

Posted on October 23, 2009 (Tammy)

California, US: U2 have confirmed via video blog that their sold-out concert at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in California, Sunday 25th October 2009 will be streamed free, in full and live on YouTube. It’s the first time a show of this size will be streamed live.
The Rose Bowl show is the penultimate U2 [...]

U2’s European Tour Dates and New Concert Photos

Posted on October 5, 2009 (Tammy)

U2 Announces European Tour Dates for 2010
In the midst of the North American leg of their 360° Tour, U2 has announced their fall 2010 European Tour dates. The 12-stop tour will hit Germany, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Austria, Greece, Turkey, France, Spain, and Portugal. Tickets for many of the shows went on sale as [...]

New Video Clips from U2

Posted on September 25, 2009 (Tammy)

U2 Releases New Video Clips from 360° Tour
U2 kicked off the North American leg of their 360° Tour on September 13th, and cameras have been rolling during the shows and behind the scenes. Visit the official U2 YouTube channel to see video clips of songs from the concert, including “Your Blue Room” and “Vertigo” [...]

Huge Names for SNL’s 35th Season

Posted on September 18, 2009 (Tammy)

Megan Fox has been announced to be the first host of Saturday Night Live in its 35th season premiere. It’s a big honor for her. Here’s to hoping that she has great comedic timing. But it may be funnier if she doesn’t. Joining the actress on the premiere on September 26th as the musical [...]

U2 READY FOR U.S. TOUR

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360 TOUR STARTED IN CHICAGO
Tour Dates:
Sep 12 Soldier Field Chicago
Sep 13 Soldier Field Chicago, Illinois
Sep 16 Rogers Centre Toronto
Sep 16 Rogers Centre Toronto, Ontario
Sep 17 Rogers Centre Toronto, Ontario
Sep 20 Gillette Stadium Boston
Sep 21 Gillette Stadium Foxboro, Massachusetts
Sep 24 Giants Stadium New York
Sep 25 Giants Stadium New York, New York
Sep 29 FedEx Field Washington, Washington [...]

Bono ‘to save’ Spider-Man musical

Posted on September 2, 2009 (Tammy)

Bono may swing to the rescue of a troubled multi-million-dollar Spider-Man musical.
The U2 frontman – who penned the score to the Broadway show with bandmate The Edge – is said to have reached out to his wealthy pals to save the extravaganza after it reportedly ran into financial trouble.
Work on the show was suspended last [...]

U2’s new single “Magnificent”

Posted on May 8, 2009 (Tammy)

U2’s new single, “Magnificent,” was released on May 4th by Mercury Records.
The video for “Magnificent” was directed by French filmmaker Alex Courtes. Alex also directed the video for the band’s previous single, “Get On Your Boots,” and alongside his former creative partner Martin Fougeral won a Grammy award for the “Vertigo” video. The video [...]

U2 Single Gets Justice Remix

Posted on April 17, 2009 (Tammy)

U2, arguably one of the greatest rock bands of all time, has teamed up with A-list production team Justice to bring fans a mind-altering remix of epic proportions. The pairing of super stars and super producers on “Get On Your Boots,” the first single from U2’s No Line On The Horizon, can be heard exclusively [...]

U2 360° TOUR Dates

Posted on March 11, 2009 (Tammy)

U2.com today confirms that the U2 360¡Æ tour will open at the Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona on 30th June. The U2 360¡Æ Tour is sponsored by BlackBerry¢ç and it is the band¡¯s first stadium outing since the Vertigo Tour 05/06 and follows the release of their acclaimed album, No Line On The Horizon. [...]

New Album from U2 featuring the single “Get On Your Boots”

Posted on March 3, 2009 (Tammy)

No Line On The Horizon, the new album from U2 featuring the single “Get On Your Boots” is in stores now. The album is the band’s 12th studio album and their first release since the nine million selling album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, released in late 2004.
The new album, produced by Brian Eno, [...]

U2 Premiere New Album

Posted on February 20, 2009 (Tammy)

MySpace Music myspace.com/music, the world’s premier online music portal, announces the exclusive world premiere of No Line On The Horizon, the new studio album from U2. Beginning on February Feb. 20th ,MySpace U.S. users will be able to stream the album in its entirety from U2’s official MySpace Music profile at www.myspace.com/u2, giving fans a [...]

U2 To Take Over David Letterman

Posted on February 13, 2009 (Tammy)

Rock superstars U2 will perform an unprecedented five nights in a row on the LATE SHOW with DAVID LETTERMAN, Monday, March 2-Friday, March 6 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
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The video for U2’s new single

Posted on February 10, 2009 (Tammy)

“Get On Your Boots” has been directed by French film maker and artist Alex Courtes. Alex and former creative partner Martin Fougeral directed the Grammy winning video for “Vertigo”, and also directed the video for “City of Blinding Lights”.
The video was shot in London and features the band performing against complex graphic art designed by [...]

Bono is a Columnist

Posted on January 14, 2009 (Tammy)

Rocker and perennially covered by sunglasses Bono is going to write a new guest column for the New York Times. Hes pretty much done everything else so why not right? The column is said to cover a range of topics but I can only imagine the what the contents will be on considering the works [...]

U2 Release Date

Posted on December 26, 2008 (Tammy)

We finally have a date and a title for the new U2 album! The bands upcoming No Line on the Horizon is set to drop in North America on March 23, 2009, Tuesday. This will be the Irish groups 12th album! Their last effort How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb was released back in 2004 [...]

Bono at CGI

Posted on October 10, 2008 (Tammy)

Bono attended the opening session of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) at the Sheraton Hotel in New York City. President Clinton is hosting the fourth annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, a gathering of politicians, celebrities, philanthropists and business leaders to discuss pressing global issues. Bono spoke at the event saying It is extraordinary [...]

Jay-Z Joins Live Nation Empire

Posted on April 9, 2008 (Tammy)

Live Nation is throwing loads of money around these days and lots of people are trying to get their hands on it. There was Madonna and then U2 and now, according to the New York Times, Jay-Z is the latest to catch on as he is reportedly close to sealing a deal worth approximately $150 [...]