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February 2015

February 16, 2015

The Lone Bellow, U2, Bob Dylan, and Aaron Strumpel – or, How I Learned to Stop Scowling and Love Liturgy

I may have sensed, on some level, the dissonance between such prejudice and Jesus’ own...

November 2014

November 03, 2014

Looking Elsewhere: 14 Discoveries & Distractions for the First Week of November

On Halloween, Anne and I went out to celebrate Halloween dressed as Seattle Pacific University...

October 2014

October 07, 2014

Listen Closer: Second Impressions of U2’s Songs of Innocence

Hey, U2 fans, music lovers, and iPhone users... you're invited! I'm joining Dr. Jeff Keuss...

September 2014

September 09, 2014

U2’s Songs of Innocence: Not Bad for Four Guys in Their Mid-50s!

Okay, for the one reader out there who doesn't know: You can download the new...

November 2013

November 04, 2013

U2: Rattle and Hum is 25 Years Old! Share Your Concert Film Memories…

Phil Joanou's groundbreaking concert film U2: Rattle and Hum opened during my senior year of high...

August 2012

August 26, 2012

Happy 30th Anniversary to a Man and a Woman!

Last Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the marriage of Paul Hewson and Ali Stewart....

November 2011

November 19, 2011

20 Years Ago, U2 Moved in New and Mysterious Ways

It was 20 years ago this weekend that U2's Achtung Baby landed in music stores...

October 2011

October 17, 2011

Fingertips: Anonymous; Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson; The Fantastic Mr. Star Fox; Woody Allen and Ethan Coen; Tom Waits; U2; Sara Zarr

Are you excited about Anonymous, the movie that's going to shock the world by revealing...

September 2011

September 08, 2011

U2 GQ

U2 are GQ's Men of the Year. I noted this in an earlier post, but...

August 2011

August 12, 2011

Fingertips: Wendell Berry; Submarine and Buck; U2 documentary; Feist; Ollabelle; Favorite Film of 2010 now on Blu-Ray; Philip Seymour Hoffman; Cinderella; and more.

Here are several fingertips, poking at you until you poke at the links I've discovered... ...

December 2010

December 03, 2010

U2 fans: Ready for “Killing Bono”?

/Film has details and a trailer for the upcoming film about the early days of...

November 2010

November 03, 2010

Eno déjà vu.

As I discovered the cover art for Brian Eno's exciting new instrumental work Small Craft...

June 2010

June 06, 2010

The New U2 Song “Soon”

Here's the new U2 song: "Soon" This is the song they played to pump up...

May 2010

May 10, 2010

Get on your boots.

This June, as I get in line for my second encounter with the U2360 tour,...

April 2010

April 26, 2010

Remake and Hum

The prolific French director Patrice Leconte made a wonderful movie called Man on the Train...

April 21, 2010

World Cup 2010

I've never been a soccer fan. But this preview just might make me one...

March 2010

March 30, 2010

“A Long Obedience in the Same Direction.”

It's a Nietzsche quote. The essential thing 'in heaven and earth' is . . ....

December 2009

December 30, 2009

Will U2’s “Songs of Ascent” Blast Off in June?

Members of U2 are talking again. That usually means very little. Their release-date predictions rarely...

May 2009

May 12, 2009

Is U2 stealing the title of their next album from another singer?

In short, it appears so. Bono has declared that U2's next album is called Songs...

April 2009

April 02, 2009

Browser: Zbignew Priesner. Jeff Buckley. Bruce Cockburn’s “Slice O Life.” Bob Dylan. U2. Tauntaun. Tom Hanks.

1. Start your day with a quick dose of Zbignew Priesner, my favorite film music...

March 2009

March 26, 2009

Browser: U2 speaks. Filmmakers & Critics Pick Favorites. Buddy Miller.

Here's one of the best U2 interviews I've seen, filmed in Fez. It's not a...

March 17, 2009

U2 Medium, Rare + Lillywhite!

UPDATE: Here's Steve Lillywhite talking about No Line on the Horizon at NPR. If you're...

March 09, 2009

A Concert Stage With No Backdrop

U2's upcoming tour is going to be something concertgoers haven't seen before. Check it out...

March 05, 2009

U2’s Best Performance in 2009 So Far…

Okay, now that you've seen the best, here's a bonus. And now, check out Cathleen...

March 05, 2009

The U2 Late Show Continues…

"Every generation gets a chance to change the world Pity the nation that won't listen...

March 04, 2009

U2’s next album is “Songs of Ascent”, coming soon.

I'm actually more excited about hearing *this* album, due to Bono's description (which, as most...

March 03, 2009

Breathe, U2 Fans. It’s Here.

And just for old time's sake... my favorite five minutes of U2's history, right here:

February 2009

February 26, 2009

Andy Whitman on “No Line On the Horizon”

Here's Whitman's take on U2's No Line on the Horizon.

February 24, 2009

Andy Whitman on U2’s “Really Good Non-Reinvention”

Josh Hurst hosts a U2 love-in. Meanwhile, at artsandfaith.com, Andy Whitman of Paste, who is...

February 20, 2009

Your First Impressions of U2’s New Album

While I'm waiting until March 3 so I can have my little U2 album-unwrapping ritual,...