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 Bono blamed for unreleased U2 songs on Internet
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Bono blamed for unreleased U2 songs on Internet
Source: http://news.cnet.com
The next time U2 manager Paul McGuiness wants to rant about music piracy on the Internet, he may have to add his own boss to his list of targets.
Four songs from the Irish rock band's forthcoming album found themselves on the Internet after U2 front man Bono was caught playing the songs a bit too loudly on his stereo at his villa in the south of France, according to a report in The Sun. An alert passerby on the beach is credited with recognizing the iconic singer's voice and recording what he was hearing. He then supposedly posted the recordings to YouTube, but the tracks don't appear to have stuck around long on the video-sharing site.
The songs--thought to come from a forthcoming album called "No Line On The Horizon"--include the title track, "Sexy Boots," "Moment Of Surrender," and "For Your Love."
McGuiness, who wants to fight file sharing by forcing Internet service providers to ban people who pirate music, suggested earlier this year that Apple and other makers of digital music players were wrongly profiting from their "burglary kits." At the time, he placed much of the blame on tech companies, but also pointed a finger at record labels that "through lack of foresight and planning allowed a range of industries to arise that let people steal music."
It wouldn't be the first time U2 has lost control of unreleased music. In 2004, just before the release of their last album--"How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb"--the band reported that a CD containing unfinished music from that album had been stolen after a photo shoot in the south of France. The band announced it would release that album immediately if tracks from the CD were leaked online. But when songs from the album began appearing online a few months, the band said they were finished versions, not songs from the stolen CD.
 0 comments |  Write Comment | August 18, 2008, 03:52:32 am | by: millo
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New U2 album on the Horizon?
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New U2 album on the Horizon?
Source: http://network.nationalpost.com
Get ready for the biggest band in the world to start making some noise.
The Telegraph has reported that U2 are "against deadlines to finish their new album", while and the band's manager Paul McGuinness says "it's all hands on deck," to get the complete work on the band's twelfth studio album.
Meanwhile, Musicradar.com claims the album will be called No Line On The Horizon, and is due for release on November 18 (November 17 in Europe). Recording session were done late last year in Fez, Morocco with Canadian musician/producer Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno, who are working together with U2 to produce the new album. Some of the rumoured tracks include No Line On The Horizon, featuring "heavy distortion", the Jimi Hendrix-inspired Cedars of Lebanon, plus a song based on the poet Jorge Luis Borges.
According to the site, U2's label, Universal, has just registered nolineonthehorizon.com, and that a film crew has been dispatched to Cadiz, Spain to shoot a video for the band's new single.
An unnamed source close to band says:
The album is more or less all in the bag except for a few minor details. A lot of people have been waiting a long time for this album as they do with every U2 album. But the word coming out is that the band is very, very happy with the end product, and when U2 are happy it should be quite a piece of work. They're not easy to please.
0 comments | Write Comment | August 01, 2008, 06:35:25 pm | by: millo
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Jay-Z Treated To Special Preview Of U2 Album
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Jay-Z Treated To Special Preview Of U2 Album
Source: http://www.showbizspy.com
JAY-Z received a special treat from his pal BONO when he visited Ireland last month (Jun08) - the rocker gave the rap superstar a special preview of U2's new album.
The 99 Problems hitmaker played a gig in Dublin at the end of June, and he took some time out of his busy schedule to pay a visit to Bono, who is currently working on the band's forthcoming LP.
And Jay-Z was flattered when the singer decided to bounce ideas off him.
He says, "I heard about four tracks. And the thing about Bono is, he's in the studio like a kid, excited and singing the lyrics back, asking what I think. That's passion, only passion. Trust me. He doesn't have to do it.
"Music is a challenge. Music's like, 'What have you done for me lately?' Don't matter if you make seven, eight great albums. U2 are arguably one of the greatest bands ever. (But) if their next album is not great, people are going to say they're finished! U2!"
0 comments | Write Comment | July 25, 2008, 12:39:34 am | by: millo
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U2 Red Rocks re-release plus album rumors
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U2 Red Rocks re-release plus album rumors
Source: http://www.hotpress.com
It’ll be available in three different formats – DVD + CD Deluxe, single CD and single vinyl – which will all have expanded artwork and sleeve notes.
Meanwhile, the word from Cadiz in Spain is that part of the city centre will be shutting down on July 23 and 24 to facilitate the shooting of a U2 single video.
London’s NLTH Ltd. have been issued with a permit that allows a 19-person crew to do their do between 9pm and 4am. The band themselves are not expected to be present.
While there’s been no official confirmation, industry sources suggest that the new U2 album will be released in Ireland on November 14, with ‘The Cedars Of Lebanon’, ‘Moment Of Surrender’, ‘For Your Love’, ‘One Bird’, ‘If I Could Live My Life Again’, ‘Love Is All We Have Left’ and ‘No Line On The Horizon’ among the songs that are expected to feature.
0 comments | Write Comment | July 24, 2008, 06:26:14 am | by: millo
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U2 Gets OK for Dublin Hotel
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U2 Gets OK for Dublin Hotel
Source: http://www.eonline.com
It'll be a beautiful stay for Bono and The Edge.
After several years of intense lobbying, U2's frontman and guitarist have gained approval from Ireland's ultraconservative planning board to redevelop the rockers' old-fashioned Dublin hotel into an ultramodern five-star destination.
According to Dublin's Herald newspaper, the duo and the famed architect they've joined forces with, Norman Foster, got permission for the controversial redesign only after promising to keep the hotel's glass-covered rooftop skybar open to the general public. Bono and The Edge had initially resisted the idea.
Once the ambitious $235 million renovation is carried out, the Clarence, as it is known, will be drastically expanded, rising to nine stories topped by a flying-saucer-shaped glass atrium.
The plans, which will expand the hotel's capacity from 44 rooms to 141, also call for the gutting of a half-dozen nearby buildings of historic vintage.
To placate heritage groups concerned about maintaining the charm of the historic district, Bono and buddies will also hire an archaeologist who will be on site at all times to ensure planners do not bulldoze the six building facades: a 1937 Art Deco edifice, four Georgian buildings dating from the 19th century and a Victorian-era property dubbed the Dollard House and built in 1886.
"We are delighted that An Bord Planala has given us the green light for Norman Foster's design for the Clarence," the rockers and their partner, developer Paddy McKillen, said in a statement. "It's great news for the team that has worked so hard on this project."
And not so good news for critics, who say the U2 members' ostentatious design will kill the historic character of the hotel's cobblestone surroundings, often referred to as Dublin's Left Bank.
Preservationists had successfully persuaded local Irish officials to dismantle a previous Foster design, forcing him to draw up a more modest, though still luxurious proposal.
On An Bord Pleanala's Website, planning inspector Kevin Moore wrote in a report that the new version would be "seriously injurious to the visual amenities of the area," would conflict with the policies of the current Dublin City Development Plan, and would, thereby, be contrary to the proper planning and sustainable development of the area."
No word yet when the gutting will get under way.
This isn't the only architectural project the band has in the pipeline.
Not far from the Clarence on the waterfront, Bono, The Edge and Foster are also planning the 400-foot U2 Tower, which will be completed by 2012 and will be the tallest structure in Ireland. It will also be topped with a penthouse sporting U2's new recording studio.
Speaking of which, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are said to be hard at work on their 12th studio album, which could drop by the end of the year.
0 comments | Write Comment | July 19, 2008, 02:32:38 am | by: millo
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