Artist: Bono

Filed under: News Kevin Winter, Getty Images Although not confirmed by the band or its management, it appears that U2 drummer Larry Mullen Jr. has lost a civil lawsuit in a Brazilian court. He has been ordered along with two others named in the suit to pay $800,000 in Brazilian Real, which equates to approximately $480,000 US in damages. According to U2 fan sites atU2 and [...]

Buena noticia para los fanaticos argentinos: U2 decidió agregar, debido a la alta demanda, una tercera fecha en el Estadio Unico de La Plata , para el 3 de abril. A las dos fechas ya confirmadas, el 30 de marzo y 2 de abril, la banda liderada por Bono decidió agregar una tercera para el domingo 3 de abril. Las entradas se pondrán a la venta a partir del 19, a través de las vías tradicionales, mientras que los clientes de un banco (el Frances) tendrán prioridad y podrán comprarlas un día antes. Logicamente, los [...]

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Bono rockt ook in cyberspace. De beste baas heeft gewoon 1,5% van de aandelen van Facebook. Dan lachen we ons natuurlijk rot om dat aandeel van de grote zakenbank Goldman Sachs.

I don't know how this escaped me for so long, but a Swan Fungus reader - who e-mailed her Holiday Contest entry last night - alerted me to it. By the way, the reader who e-mailed me her entry also included sheet music for the song inspired by the Billy Corgan book she designed, and she included an MP3 of the arrangement to go along with the sheet music and the book cover. People, the bar has been raised. Remember, you have one week and one day (until January 19th) to e-mail me your entry for [...]

Filed under: News U2 may have close to 7 million Facebook fans, but Bono 's relationship with the premier social networking platform apparently goes a lot deeper. It has been revealed that the rocker owns 1.5 percent of Mark Zuckerberg's social network, thanks to a savvy investment by Bono's company, Elevation Partners. According to the Word , Bono's private equity firm, which specializes in media and entertainment, has quadrupled its initial investment to $750 million due to [...]

Filed under: News , Pop Culture Madonna is sometimes referred to as the Material Girl but she knows how to give as well as she knows how to take. Her six orphanages that she funds in the African Republic of Malawi all received_thumbnail.gifts from their not-so-secret Santa over the holiday weekend. According to People.com , Madonna sent presents -- including chocolates, toys and clothing -- to the orphans, with signed Christmas cards inside. She also sent a [...]

In what appears to be a budding annual tradition, U2's Bono, the Swell Season's Glen Hansard, Damien Rice, and a rotating troupe of spirited singers took to Dublin's Grafton Street — for the second straight year — on Christmas Eve, performing a handful of classics for surprised passersby. Not only have the trio of Irish music stars and friends improved upon their caroling skills quite a bit since their impromptu '09 busk, but they've expanded the repertoire a bit too. Songs played included Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", John Lennon and Yoko Ono's ""Happy Xmas (War Is Over)", "White [...]

You could not believe the overwhelming sense of joy I felt this morning as I began reading the latest reports about the demise of Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark . The Broadway musical with the largest budget in history appears to be on the verge of collapse. And Bono wrote the music and lyrics for this disaster. Oh God, I can't stop chuckling whenever I hear about Broadway's biggest joke. When we last spoke (November 29th, less than a month ago!) the show had begun previews and both critics as well as showgoers were calling [...]

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Ah, what could be better than Gordon nodding his way through some Bono justification? Gordon has copied a piece Bono has written somewhere or other - he doesn't credit it, which is funny, what with Rupert Murdoch getting so cross when people "steal" News International "content" and pass it off as their own - and applauds quietly the Vox's bravery : BONO understands why some folk "projectile vomit" when he preaches about humanitarian issues. The U2 rocker - who's become as famous for his campaigning as he has for his [...]

Filed under: News Those pesky Wikileaks cables are continuing to reveal how rock impinges on the crazy world we call politics. After missives from South Korea showed how Eric Clapton became a pawn in relations with its fractious northern neighbour, the latest round of leaks published by The Guardian suggests U2 's frontman weighed on the mind of Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi . In a memo, the US embassy in [...]

"In 1976, the McCormick brothers started the second best band in Dublin . But, as they got better, the other band always had The Edge ..." Killing Bono is a comedy about the true-ish "story of two brothers who didn't find what they were looking for..." The film stars the sexy as all hell Ben Barnes (Prince Caspian, Dorian Gray) and Robert Sheehan (Misfits) as the two brothers who sit and watch stunned as four [...]

Filed under: News Will.i.am has described working with U2 on their next album as a "light-year stone" moment in his career. The Black Eyed Peas leader has taken on production duties for the Irish quartet's next album, something he's clearly relishing. Speaking to The Sun , he said, "You talk about one day looking back at milestones in your career -- working with those guys will be light-year stones. I look at [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Holy Hell The new Spider-Man musical scored by U2 's Bono and the Edge has been dealt another blow after the lead actress was forced to pull out of the production. As previously reported by Spinner , the preview show on Nov. 28 came in for heavy criticism after a string of technical malfunctions repeatedly brought the show to a halt. During the performance [...]

Filed under: News Bono believes the current global economic climate is hindering efforts to tackle the AIDS pandemic. Speaking after a ceremony at Sydney's Royal Opera House to launch World Aids Day on Tuesday night, Nov. 30, the U2 singer told Reuters (via Billboard ), "Times are hard in the Western world." The outspoken singer joined Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard at the ceremony which saw the famous opera [...]

Well, it's Christmas time again... which means it's time for Christmas and holiday songs to come out of the woodwork. One of the most recent holiday "classics," and I use that word quite loosely, is "Do They Know It's Christmas" by Band-Aid. I must admit that I love this song, but I also know how weird the lyrics are. The lines, "and the Christmas bells that ring there are the clanging chimes of doom," and "Well tonight thank God it's them instead of you," make the song difficult to listen to because they [...]

You've got to have some sympathy for the New York Times. Because someone has given Bono a column in the paper, while the rest of the world might be laughing so hard milk spurts out their nose, the Times has to nod and pretend, hey, this guy has a point. Even when he's talking about his Spiderman musical . "Creating art that has never been done before is the reason I get out of bed in the morning," said Bono, leaning forward in Row A on the aisle, as Reeve Carney, playing Spidey, rehearsed onstage. [...]

Hmm…why isn't there any singing in that television commercial? BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOOD. Reports are beginning to trickle in from various news sources and websites regarding the previews for the Spider-Man Broadway musical. The only reason I care about this at all is because I hate Bono with a passion, and I want him to fail miserably at everything he does. Stupid Bono. I told you all two years ago that "Everyone Bono Touches Turns To Turds" . Since then, construction halted on the U2 Tower in Ireland, and made more horrible [...]

These are great. Love the illustrations, too. From the December 9, 2010 issue of Rolling Stone magazine. Scans via...

I suppose Bono felt that he couldn't let a New Zealand gig go by without making some sort of mention of the big story that had been gripping the country. And how better than dedicating a song to the memory of the miners? But, just a thought: after a fruitless search for lost souls has ended in their death being announced, you might not want to go with I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For as the most appropriate song. -- Visit No Rock & Roll Fun [...]