U2

Alternative Rock Rock 

U2 Drops New EP on Ash Wednesday

February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Adam Clayton, Bono, Days of Ash EP, Interscope Records, Larry Mullen Jr., Songs of Experience, Songs of Innocence, The Edge, U2

But is Days of Ash any good?

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Rock 

Franz Nicolay on Rock’s Middle Class

September 5, 2024 Art Edwards 0 Comments Bands, Books, Franz Nicolay, R.E.M., Radiohead, The Hold Steady, The World Inferno Friendship Society, touring, U2, University of Texas Press

The Hold Steady keyboardist opens up about his new book Band People

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Alternative Rock Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Silver and Gold: U2’s Rattle and Hum at 35

October 10, 2023February 19, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1988, 35th Anniversary, Adam Clayton, Angel of Harlem, B.B. King, Billie Holiday, Bob Dylan, Bono, Desire, Island Records, Larry Mullen Jr., Paramount, Rattle and Hum, The Edge, U2, When Love Comes To Town

Reflecting on the Irish band’s polarizing double album

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Alternative Rock Dance Rock Electronic Irish Rock 

The Wanderer: U2’s Zooropa at 30

July 6, 2023July 6, 2023 Joe Gross 1 Comment 1993, 30th Anniversary, Achtung Baby, Adam Clayton, Bono, Island Records, Johnny Cash, Larry Mullen Jr., Lemon, Numb, The Edge, U2, Zooropa

Looking back on the band’s weirdest album

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Alternative Rock Art Pop Electronic Electronics Experimental Films Instrumental Pop 

Golden Hours: Brian Eno at 75

May 15, 2023February 19, 2024 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Brian Eno, Cluster, David Bowie, David Byrne, Devo, Harold Budd, John Cage, John Cale, Jon Hassell, Nico, Paul Simon, Phil Manzanera, Robert Fripp, Roxy Music, Talking Heads, U2, Ultravox

Looking back on the career of rock’s avant-garde icon

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Alternative Rock Irish Rock 

Like A Song…: U2’s War at 40

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1983, 40th Anniversary, Adam Clayton, Bono, Larry Mullen Jr., New Year’s Day, Seconds, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Surrender, The Edge, Two Hearts Beat As One, U2, war

Looking back on the album that broke the band in the United States

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Irish Punk Rock 

Nobody’s Hero: Stiff Little Fingers’ Jake Burns at 65

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 Jim Sullivan 7 Comments 65th birthday, Alternative Ulster, Belfast, Inflammable Material, Jake Burns, Northern Ireland, Stiff Little Fingers, Suspect Device, The Clash, U2

The Irish punk icon tells all in new interview

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Holiday Pop 

Special Indeed: A Very Special Christmas at 35

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 T.A. Inskeep 0 Comments 1987, 35th Anniversary, A Very Christmas, A&M Records, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Christmas, John Mellencamp, Madonna, Patti Smith, Run DMC, Stevie Nicks, Sting, The Eurythmics, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, U2, Whitney Houston

The greatest modern-era Christmas compilation was released in 1987; here’s why it’s so memorable

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Blues Dylan Folk Rock 

Not Dark Yet: Bob Dylan’s Time Out Of Mind at 25

September 28, 2022September 28, 2022 Craig Peters 0 Comments 1997, 25th Anniversary, Bob Dylan, Cold Irons Bound, Daniel Lanois, Dirt Road Blues, Down In The Groove, Empire Burlesque, Highlands, Infidels, Knocked Out Loaded, Love Sick, Lovesick, Not Dark Yet, Saved, Shot of Love, Time Out of Mind, U2

Looking back on a legend reclaiming his legacy

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Beatle Pop Rock 

Let Paul Roll It

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 John Packel 0 Comments Bonzo, Bruce Springsteen, Husker Du, John Bonham, Macca, Metlife Stadium, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Beatles, The Cars, The Firm, The Who, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, U2

Macca rocks New Jersey and shows why we endure

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Rock 

ALBUMS: Unsubscribing to Arcade Fire (Is Harder Than It Looks)

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 Ted Miller 0 Comments “Su, “Sunflower”, 2022, ABBA, Achtung Baby, Arcade Fire, Columbia Records, Merge Records, Peter Gabriel, Talking Heads, U2, WE, Win Butler

WE is supposed to be the anthemic Canadian ensemble’s All That You Can’t Leave Behind, so why do they seem like the ones left behind?

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Music Journalism 

A Brief History of the Beef Between Meat Loaf and the Music Press

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Chicago Sun Times, Fox Pass, interview, Jim Steinman, John Macey, Julie Panebianco, Meat Loaf, Music Journalism, Rock Critics, U2, WBCN

What rock critics’ coverage of Meat says about the art of rock criticism

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Alternative Rock Irish Rock 

Don’t Let The Bastards Grind You Down: Achtung Baby At 30

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 Kara Tucker 3 Comments 1991, Achtung Baby, Adam Clayton, Bono, Daniel Lanois, Larry Mullen Jr., One, The Edge, The Fly, U2, Zoo TV

U2 kicked off their 90s with a landmark album they have yet to top

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Alternative Rock Folk Irish Pub Rock 

Raising A Glass To Hothouse Flowers

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Home, Hothouse Flowers, Ireland, Irish, Liam O’ Maonlai, London Records, Mother Records, People, Songs From The Rain, U2

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with one of Ireland’s most underrated rock bands

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Pop 

Daniel Lanois and His Gospel of Grit

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris, Heavy Sun, Peter Gabriel, The Neville Brothers, U2

A masterful musician and acclaimed producer talks craft, creativity and a career dripping with Grammy gold

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