Video: U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love)

Filed under: News Chris Jackson, Getty U2 's longtime manager Paul McGuinness has revealed the group gave their entire profits from three massive gigs back in 2009 at Dublin's Croke Park to charity on their 360 World tour. The Irish Times reports the group donated 5,000,000 Euros ($6.67 million U.S.) from the gigs in Dublin in July of that year to Music Generation which funds structured music education across Ireland. While McGuinness didn't [...]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. It’s time again for Friday on Mind, our weekly blog post where we look at videos centered around one common theme. This is a collaborative effort between KEXP and King 5 News. This Monday will be Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so we are looking at songs that honor his memory. Every January on the 3rd Monday of the month, we celebrate the life of Civil Rights Leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January [...]

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PR shots from the internet... A long time ago it was once said there are two kinds of music fans, either the Beatles or Elvis? “My theory is that when it comes to important subjects, there’s only two ways a person can answer. For example, there’s two kinds of people in this world, Elvis people and Beatles people. Now Beatles people can like Elvis. And Elvis people can like the Beatles. But nobody likes them both equally. Somewhere you have to make a choice. And that choice tells me who you are.” [...]

Dall' annuncio dato in diretta tv sabato sera l'attesa di fans e nostalgici assortiti si è subito fatta grande: per la puntata 11 di X-Factor 4 torneranno in veste di special guests i giurati delle edizioni passate! Ebbene si, dietro al temuto bancone/patibolo accanto ai 'soliti 42 siederanno pure i redivivi Morgan , Simona Ventura , Claudia Mori . Astuta mossa per dare una scossa allo show, in fase calante di ascolti, e stimolare il pubblico a seguire la terza puntata onair nell'arco di sette giorni. [...]

As a music blog, we're pretty much required to post U2's ode to MLK, "Pride (In the Name of Love)" today, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Not that this is a chore or a stretch, though -- truly, the so... Continue reading "Here's Our Mandatory Blogpost With U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)"" >