”We wrote it because we needed to hear it,” The Edge said of U2’s hit song “One,” which was the result of a bitter and challenging time for the legendary band. The two most important words in U2’s ...
In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...
Whether you’re pro-Bono or Edge-agnostic, you can’t deny that U2 are one of the most important rock bands of the past 40 years. But in Ireland they’re much more than that. They loom over Irish music ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: U2/Island/UMO Ltd The times they were a-changin’. When U2 wrapped up the decade with a ...
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Irish rock band U2, Bono (2R), The Edge (R), Adam Clayton (L) and Larry Mullen Jr (2L), accept the global icon award on stage during the MTV EMAs 2017 held at The SSE ...
U2's album Achtung Baby was released 30 years ago this week. Why does its single One continue to have such power, asks Dorian Lynskey. In October 2020, a Parisian schoolteacher named Samuel Paty was ...
U2's album Achtung Baby was released 30 years ago this week. Why does its single One continue to have such power, asks Dorian Lynskey. In October 2020, a Parisian schoolteacher named Samuel Paty was ...