http://www.macphisto.net U2 @ Macphisto.net - U2 news, lyrics, pictures and more. en-us We've just refreshed our site dedicated to U2 tours with a modern design and made some additions to the content and usability of the site. Visit the brand new U2gigs.com. http://www.macphisto.net/article809.html http://www.macphisto.net/article809.html Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:33:58 GMT The video for U2's new single 'Get On Your Boots' premiered today on U2.com. Follow this links and enjoy. http://www.macphisto.net/article808.html http://www.macphisto.net/article808.html Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:00:55 GMT (Reuters/Billboard) -- U2, Kid Rock, Rihanna and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have joined the performance lineup for the 51st Grammy Awards. The annual recording industry event takes place February 8 at Los Angeles' Staples Center and will be broadcast live on CBS. Previously announced performers on the show include Kenny Chesney, Coldplay, Jennifer Hudson, Jonas Brothers, Paul McCartney, Katy Perry, Radiohead and the combo of hip-hop stars Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I. and Kanye West. http://www.macphisto.net/article807.html http://www.macphisto.net/article807.html Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:04:56 GMT (Independent.ie) -- The first U2 album since November 2004 received an exclusive first play in Dublin last night. The Residence private members club on St Stephen's Green in Dublin hosted a playback of the eagerly awaited album. It has been the longest gap between releases in the band's entire career. Media and record company personnel gathered to hear 'No Line on the Horizon' in full in the club's luxurious surroundings. The quartet's 12th studio album will be released in Ireland on February 27, a full weekend before its worldwide release. Sessions for the album were recorded in Fez, Morocco, before moving on to the band's Dublin studio on Hanover Quay, New York's Platinum Sound and Olympic Studios in London. http://www.macphisto.net/article806.html http://www.macphisto.net/article806.html Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:02:17 GMT (NME) -- U2 are reportedly considering buying London's Olympic Studios. The Irish band recorded part of their forthcoming album 'No Line On The Horizon' at the historic Barnes studio, which has also been used by Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Oasis. Olympic's current owners EMI said in December that the studios weren't making enough money to justify their existence, and put the building on the market. http://www.macphisto.net/article805.html http://www.macphisto.net/article805.html Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:59:20 GMT The new issue of Q Magazine hits the shops these days. It features a world exclusive shoot and in depth interviews with each member of U2 on their new album. See Bono let loose with a fire extinguisher, and watch him experiment with a make-up box. Expect to read some dissent in the ranks about the frontman’s activities! The Q website is also hosting a U2 section with exclusive content, video and out-takes from the Q U2 shoot. Click here for more info. http://www.macphisto.net/article804.html http://www.macphisto.net/article804.html Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:21:26 GMT (u2.com) -- No Line On The Horizon, the new studio album from U2, will be released on Monday 2nd March 2009. Written and recorded in various locations, No Line On The Horizon is the group’s 12th studio album and is their first release since the 9 million selling album How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, released in late 2004. Sessions for No Line On The Horizon began last year in Fez, Morocco, continued in the band’s own studio in Dublin, before moving to New York’s Platinum Sound Recording Studios, and finally being completed at Olympic Studios in London. The album calls on the production talents of long-time collaborators Brian Eno and Danny Lanois, with additional production by Steve Lillywhite. http://www.macphisto.net/article803.html http://www.macphisto.net/article803.html Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:20:04 GMT (Independent.ie) -- In a rapidly shifting business, Bono and his band have stayed ahead of the game. As they re-release their first albums, manager Paul McGuinness reveals their strategies to Neil McCormick By Neil McCormick Saturday August 02 2008 With recording still ongoing, sleeve designs to be finalised, download visuals to be completed and all kinds of marketing plans to be set into place, the atmosphere is of frantic concentration. "It's all hands on deck," says manager Paul McGuinness, although his smile suggests that, if you have to spend summer in the recording studio, it doesn't hurt to have your equipment set up in an enclave of luxurious chateaux in Provence, surrounded by holidaying family and friends. McGuinness may have a mobile in his hand and business to take care of, but at least he's calling from poolside. U2 have a reputation as idealists, a rock band with strong Christian ethics committed to political and charity campaigns to change the world. But there is another side to them that involves tax shelters, rights ownership and wheeler-dealing that has helped them become not just one of the most successful, but also one of the richest and most powerful bands in music history. http://www.macphisto.net/article802.html http://www.macphisto.net/article802.html Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:16:34 GMT Prior to today's "Nelson Mandela at 90" concert at London's Hyde Park, rumours circulated that U2 or at least Bono would make a guest appearance at this concert celebrating Mandela's 90th birthday. As it turned out, none of the band appeared live on stage, but a special performance by Bono and Edge was broadcast on screens. http://www.macphisto.net/article801.html http://www.macphisto.net/article801.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:54:34 GMT PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — After a career playing to sold-out stadiums, U2 did what their fans have done for years — stood in line to see U2 perform. That concert was "U2 3D," a film of the band's 2005-06 Vertigo tour, shot at several shows in South America with new 3-D technology. "I was really hoping we weren't crap after all these years. Luckily we weren't," guitarist The Edge told The Associated Press before the band donned plastic glasses to watch the movie's premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday night. The Edge, joined by singer Bono, drummer Larry Mullen and bassist Adam Clayton, joked about the absurdity of seeing themselves perform after playing together for more than 30 years. "It's kind of horrific," to see himself on stage in 3-D, said Bono. "It's bad enough on a small screen. Now you get to see the lard arse 40-foot tall." http://www.macphisto.net/article800.html http://www.macphisto.net/article800.html Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:40:41 GMT