All U2, All The Time

Testing AllU2 on WordPress again

audiofreak987 — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:54:29 +0000

Hi there. This is a test of AllU2 on wordpress.

This is only a test

AllU2 on WordPress

audiofreak987 — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:05:42 +0000

Fo AllU2 fans who follow the blog at blogspot.com or on twitter, this is what I am calling a beta test of AllU2 on WordPress. A friend of mine and fellow blogger, spoke highly of this platform, so here I am trying it out. I’ve imported the posts from blogspot to this one, and they appear to be partially intact.

You may still visit the current site here.

Again, this is a work in progress, and for the moment, this is only a test….

U2: Top Tour of 2009

audiofreak987 — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:10:00 +0000

From the amazing people at @u2.

U2 SCORES TOP TOUR OF 2009, SECOND OF DECADE

Full recap of U2 appearances on Billboard’s year-end of decade-end charts

@U2, December 14, 2009

By: Matt McGee

Billboard magazine has published dozens of lists recapping its chart tracking for both 2009 and the entire decade. The most jaw-dropping chart is the Top Touring Artists of the Decade, where U2 ranks number two overall with nearly a billion dollars in gross revenue from touring — $844,157,925 to be exact. The Rolling Stones are first, beating U2 by a paltry $25 million. Billboard‘s numbers show U2 selling 9,869,953 tickets during the decade, second to the seemingly always-on-tour Dave Matthews Band (11,230,696). As for the 2009 calendar year, the U2 360 tour is ranked number one with more than $311 million gross and more than three million tickets sold.

Here’s a look at U2′s other appearances on Billboard‘s end-of-year and end-of-decade charts.

#1 Touring Artist of 2009
#2 Touring Artist of the decade
#19 in 2009 “The Billboard 200 Artists” (whatever that means; they were not in “Hot 100 Artists” nor in “Top Artists”)
#9 in 2009 Digital Album Artist of 2009
#87 in Artists of the Decade (but not in “Hot 100 Artists” of the decade)
#44 on “The Billboard 200 Artists” of the decade
#25 Top Rock Song Artist of the decade

All That You Can’t Leave Behind

#68 on “The Billboard 200 Albums” of the decade

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb

#124 on “The Billboard 200 Albums” of the decade

No Line On The Horizon

#18 The Billboard 200 Albums of 2009
#5 Top Rock Albums of 2009
#12 Top Digital Albums of 2009
#25 Top Digital Albums of the decade
#4 Top Alternative Albums of 2009
#5 Top European Albums of 2009
#18 Top Canadian Albums of 2009

The Best of 1980-1990

#41 Top Catalog Albums of the decade

“Beautiful Day”

#90 Top Rock Songs of the decade

“Magnificent”

#96 European Hot 100 Singles of 2009

“Get On Your Boots”

#99 European Hot 100 Singles of 2009

If you’re curious, Billboard says its charts are “calculated using custom formulas collecting sales, streaming and radio play.”

Winter: Original version and “Brothers” Version

audiofreak987 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:50:00 +0000

In February 2009, AllU2 published a link to the unreleased song, “Winter.” U2 has now released it for the movie “Brothers”. The song has been lightened and produced differently.

Click here to see the Feb 2009 post and download the original version as part of Linear.

Click here to find the original version by itself, or play below:

@import url(http://beemp3.com/player/embed.css);

	U2 – Winter .mp3

	Found at bee mp3 search engine

Click here to find the new version, to be on the “Brothers” soundtrack.

Which do you prefer?

Free U2 Remix!

audiofreak987 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:34:00 +0000

This post is taken from Undercover.com.au.
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Free U2 Remix Available For Download

U2, Telstra Dome

by Paul Cashmere – December 11 2009
photo by Ros O’Gorman

U2 is giving away a free download of the remix of `I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight’ by DJ Christopher Lawrence.

The song is the 5th single from the album ‘No Line On The Horizon’.

Lawrence says, “being given the opportunity to remix one of U2′s songs was a dream come true. Bono’s voice is a such a signature sound to the band’s identity, I felt it was important to use as much of the original vocals of the song as possible to maintain the integrity of the song”.

The song was used in the television commercial for a Blackberry application called ‘U2 Mobile App’

Get your free download here

If that link doesn’t work, cut and paste

U2: Evolution in Pics

audiofreak987 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 06:06:00 +0000

To read the following post on its original site, click here.

The writer of the post is not a true U2 fan, and has typos, but I am the typo-backspace king, so who am I to judge?

Here’s the post. Thanks to Barry on Facebook for sharing this:

The Evolution of U2 in Photos

Published by Natty at 4:20 am under Music

I went to the U2 Concert at the Meadowlands back in October and I have to say of the three that I’ve been to it was the one I liked least. Personally I just think their music is kind of weird these days. And honestly I was a little disappointed.

However that doesn’t mean that when they played their 80s stuff I wasn’t going nuts. But of the 25-30 songs that they did play, I felt like only about 1/3 was their good stuff. Don’t get me wrong, I think Bono is going to be doing these concerts well into his 70s and I think they are one of the all time greatest bands to ever live.

And that’s exactly why I dug up a whole bunch of pictures of these guys. Bear in mind these pictures aren’t all in order but I did separate them by era.

Enjoy this evolution of U2 in pictures

The Early Years

When They Got Huge – 83-90ish

When they Started to Get Weird to Present

U2 Tops Rolling Stone

audiofreak987 — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:18:00 +0000

Taken from Contact Music. You can enjoy the following post on its original location by clicking here.

Caption: U2 (Picture) play the first of three sold out shows in their home town of Dublin at Croke Park Stadium Dublin, Ireland ….

U2 TOP ROLLING STONE 2009 POLLS

U2′s NO LINE ON THE HORIZON has topped Rolling Stone magazine’s Best Albums of 2009 poll.
The release beat Bruce Springsteen’s Working on a Dream, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix and Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3.
Meanwhile, U2 have also scored the Best Song of 2009 honour with Moment of Surrender. The song beat Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys and Bruce Springsteen’s Outlaw Pete among the editors’ picks.
Precious was named Best Movie, ahead of Up In The Air and The Hurt Locker.

10 December 2009 01:36

From Me 2 U

audiofreak987 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:05:00 +0000

I don’t have the most flashy U2 blog around. There are many, many amazing blogs and websites dedicated to U2, but right now, at this moment, you are here and I want to thank you for stopping by. Whether you follow AllU2, or came here by accident, I hope you have fun while you are here. I created this blog to share my passion for U2 with others like you, and it has been wonderful getting to meet other U2 fans who share the same passion as I do. I remember sitting in my studio with a former co-worker who helped me come up with a cool name to call people who tweet U2 and follow the AllU2 twitter page: U2ters.

Image by FromTheNorth via Flickr

Using personal sources I have, stemming from friends within radio and the music industry, combined with internet sources and sites, I’ve been able to post about the band like I never thought I’d have been able to. The goal is to create a one-stop shop of a blog.

It’s a work in progress, and writing the blog is sometimes a careful balancing act in which my personal life sits on the other side of the teeter-totter.

That said, I am hoping to find a new template and design for AllU2, and am excited about future posts in 2010.

It’s one thing to build a bond with a band, it’s another when U2 fans can share that bond in this evolving world of social media. It’s been a ton of fun and I hope you enjoy yourself here.

Image by Carlos-Martínez via Flickr

Follow AllU2 on twitter: www.twitter.com/AllU2 and bookmark All U2, All The Time. Your comments are always welcome and I look forward to the future of this blog and continuing to meet U2ters like you.

Thank you.

Chris

Bono: "I’m overpaid, so shoot me"

audiofreak987 — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:36:00 +0000

Read this on its original site, The Telegraph, here.

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Bono: ‘I’m overpaid, so shoot me’

Bono, the multi-millionaire rock star and frontman of U2, has admitted that he is overpaid but dismissed claims of hypocrisy for preaching about poverty in developing countries.

Published: 11:30AM GMT 02 Dec 2009

Bono has dismissed hypocrisy claims for preaching about poverty Photo: AP

The U2 frontman made the comments after launching a campaign supported by Nike and Apple, urging people to buy clothes and electronics to help fund aid project in Africa.

When asked if he thought people were sympathetic to a campaign fronted by someone with his wealth, he told the Daily Mail: “You can still contribute even if you are not as fortunate as I am.

“I’ve been blessed and I’ve been over-rewarded for what I do and I’m trying to give my time and my resources but you know, I’m a rich rock star, so shoot me.
“I’m having a great life and even though I can be a pain in the a*** going on about all this stuff, the band feel strongly about it too.”

On Monday Bono launched the Lace Up Save Lives campaign – a partnership between Nike and the (RED) brand, which he co-founded.

Gap, Apple and Dell are among others to sign up to the initiative, with money spent on certain products going to the campaign.

Bono said he was not asking people to put their hands in their own pockets, but the pockets of big corporations.

Earlier this year, leading charities including Oxfam attacked U2 for moving their business to the Netherlands where there is virtually no tax on royalties. It deprived Ireland of revenue and the government then cut its overseas aid budget.

The move came in 2006 after the Irish government introduced a cap of €250,000 (£230,000) on tax-free incomes for artists. It meant the band would have faced a multi-million pound tax bill because of their huge album sales, tour receipts and royalties. It is believed to have saved them around £15m.
Bono, whose real name is Paul Hewson, said he did not mind criticism from people “doing their bit”.

“I think it’s OK to criticise me as long as the ones who are doing so are doing their bit,” he said.

“With this campaign, I’m not asking people to put their hands in their pockets. I’m asking them to put the hands in the pockets of the companies like Apple and I’m not sure people really get that.

“I’m surprised that people are interested in talking to me any more. They must just think, ‘God, he’s back again’.”

Lunch with Paul McGuinness

audiofreak987 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:39:00 +0000

You may enjoy the following post on its original website here. (FT.com)

Lunch with the FT: Paul McGuinness

By Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson

Published: December 4 2009 15:28 | Last updated: December 4 2009 15:28

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More than three decades and 140m records after McGuinness, now 58, started managing four Dublin teenagers, the world’s most successful band stay in rather better hotels and he has been able to put his money where his mouth is, as an early investor in the Michelin-starred Manhattan restaurant where we now sit.
It has taken us three hours to get to our corner table in the Spotted Pig, which feels more of a village inn than the London gastropubs it is supposed to resemble. McGuinness had suggested we meet first at Madison Square Garden to watch U2 rehearse for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 25th anniversary show.
In an almost empty arena, I have been granted a private concert and a glimpse of why McGuinness is one of the few people in the miserable modern music industry to be noted for their business acumen.

EDITOR’S CHOICE

More from Lunch with the FT – Jun-12

Jon Landau, Bruce Springsteen’s manager since 1974, approaches as we watch U2 warm up. “The thing I dislike about Paul is, before he came along, I liked to think I was the best manager in the world,” he jokes. “Now Bruce likes to say, ‘I call my manager the American Paul McGuinness.’”
Elvis had Colonel Tom Parker, and John, Paul, George and Ringo had Brian Epstein. McGuinness is U2’s fifth Beatle. He claims no creative role but can take credit for a series of eye-catching deals that have led to U2-branded iPods, 3D concert films, a 12-year touring deal with Live Nation, sponsorship from BlackBerry and, just before we meet, the first concert streamed live on YouTube, which was seen by 10m people around the world. Most importantly, Landau adds, McGuinness locked down the band’s master recordings and lucrative publishing rights.
On stage, I have watched Bono, the Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen run through a lengthy set with guests including Springsteen and Patti Smith. Mick Jagger, the only man who competes with U2’s stadium-filling ability, has prowled about the stage with Fergie, the lead singer with the Black Eyed Peas. She has floored everybody with a scorching assault on the opening bars of “Gimme Shelter”.

READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE HERE