Le 28/02/1983, #U2 sort son troisième album studio "War" avec les singles "New Year's Day", "Two Hearts Beat as One", "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
L’album est influencé par les conflits en Irlande (ira), de celui qui oppose URSS vs USA, et UK vs Malouines. Le titre était donc tout trouvé…
This morning’s playlist at Tantramar Interactive Inc. global operations centre (a.k.a. my desk) was U2.
This afternoon has so far seen a switch to Elbow, though it’s widely expected that Hans Zimmer’s sublime, just-released score for Dennis Villeneuve’s much-anticipated DUNE: Part Two will make an appearance on the office HomePods later in the afternoon. #music#U2#Elbow#DUNE#HansZimmer
"The singer spoke up for the freedom of the Ukrainian people and against Russian leader Vladimir Putin — whom many in the West believe is directly responsible for the courageous political prisoner’s sudden, still-unexplained death — before leading the crowd in a chant of Navalny’s name."
Today in Labor History January 30, 1972: Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland occurred when British soldiers gunned down 14 Roman Catholic civil-rights marchers in Derry. The victims were all unarmed and running away from the soldiers when they were shot. Many more were injured by shrapnel, rubber bullets or batons. The soldiers who killed them were members of the 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment, which had committed the Ballymurphy Massacre several months prior. Two days after Bloody Sunday, Paul McCartney recorded, “Give Ireland Back to the Irish.” It was one of the only songs banned by the BBC. John Lennon later recorded “Sunday Bloody Sunday.” In 1973, Black Sabbath recorded a song about the incident, “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.” And, of course, there is the 1983 U2 song, “Sunday Bloody Sunday.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0izN111lXUg
J’écoute avec bonheur les mémoires de Bono. J’aime désespérément ce bonhomme qui fait le bonheur de mes oreilles depuis si longtemps.
Ce livre audio est une pépite avec, au delà du texte, un habillement musical au top. Merci d’avoir enchanté mes jours Bono, take care. #U2https://books.apple.com/fr/audiobook/surrender/id1623303205
It's the end for one of my all-time favorite bands. Geordie Walker of Killing Joke has passed after suffering a stroke. Killing Joke had been preparing a new album and tour since 2021. As far as I know, Killing Joke was the only rock band besides U2 that was still recording and touring with all the founding members since the late 1970s. #u2#killingjoke#music#rock#uk#newwave#heavymetal#geordiewalker
Billions and Billions: Stars & the Strip - by Stephen Macaulay
It is sometimes difficult to wrap one’s mind around the kind of money that music is related to today, whether it is from what the labels are reporting (yes, they are still reporting quarterly returns in the billons: for Q3 2023 Universal Music Group reported that its overall recorded music revenues were $2.21 bil...
ALSO, on top of how good the band was, the visuals were spectacular and sometimes really disorienting. The whole Sphere space, inside and out, felt very futuristic. #U2#TheSphere
update from Las Vegas: if you are like me and are looking for a place to get tacos and beer while in Las Vegas, i am 100% recommending Tacos & Beer on Paradise Rd. I wanted our server to smuggle me out a gallon of their smokey salsa. #U2#TheSphere