http://myu2fansite.com My U2 Fan Blog Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:18:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   One of my favorite all-time U2 songs has to be "Running to Stand Still" off The Joshua Tree. The song about heroin-addicted lovers struggling to deal with addiction and their hopeless desire to want to change their lives for the better. The line "I see seven towers and only see ... http://myu2fansite.com/2010/02/01/u2-song-journal-running-to-stand-still/   In reaction to the terrible earthquake Bono and The Edge performed along with Jay-Z and Rihanna at the world-wide telethon "Hope For Haiti Now" a newly written song "Stranded". The telethon was organized by actor George Clooney featuring other performances from Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Madonna, Beyonce, and more. "Stranded" was one ... http://myu2fansite.com/2010/01/25/bono-and-the-edge-raise-funds-for-haiti/ The BBC acknowledged today that they went a bit over the top in endorsing No Line on the Horizon in a particularly over-the-top way. They were doing an interview with Bono and some other members of the band and brought out a strange logo that read U2=BBC. It's kind of ... http://myu2fansite.com/2010/01/15/u2-and-bbc/ Although we thought we knew that the Spiderman musical was on its way, starting near the end of February, reports are beginning to confirm that the show is to be delayed. Alan Cummings, who seems to be on the inside of the discussions surrounding the show, says that it's frustrating ... http://myu2fansite.com/2010/01/11/spiderman/ The 2009 numbers have been tabulated and guess what! U2 had the highest grossing tour of the year. This isn't a huge surprise. They toured for a little more than half the year and hit many of the biggest venues in the world. Even though they always needed a couple ... http://myu2fansite.com/2010/01/07/the-numbers-are-in/ Bono wrote an interesting article recently in the New York Times about the primacy of file-sharing in the music world right now. He cautioned the film industry not to approach it the same way as the music industry has. One of the problems with the music business's version was that ... http://myu2fansite.com/2010/01/04/file-sharing-and-bono/ Another controversy seems to be stirring up with the band. It's kind of typical for a band that is so popular and has so much to get embroiled in controversy of some kind. This way, whomever is accusing them of something can get in the news and might become famous ... http://myu2fansite.com/2009/12/23/the-edge/ Adam Clayton is angry! The U2 bassist is suing his accountant/assistant for the embezzlement of over $3million. He and his lawyers say that she slicked it off the accounts over the course of 13 months working with him. The suggestion is that she stole the money and spent it on ... http://myu2fansite.com/2009/12/22/lawsuit/ This week, the big news is that U2 has been nominated for a Golden Globe for their song "Winter" for the movie "Brothers." If you are interested in hearing this song, you can probably find it on YouTube or something, but a person will be hearing it all over this ... http://myu2fansite.com/2009/12/15/golden-globes/ When Rolling Stone took their poll of the best albums of the year, who knew that U2 would take the top honors. But it's true! Their album No Line of the Horizon was found to be the best CD this year. Remember they released it in a lot of different ... http://myu2fansite.com/2009/12/11/top-of-the-poll/