Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Musical Tops Wicked on Broadway
Despite the array of negative press attached to Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, the musical featuring music from Bono and The Edge of U2, it still took the top spot as the highest-grossing Broadway show last week.... read more
Found in: Culture, News60 Minutes Offers First Look at U2's Spider-Man Musical
We’ve been following the developments of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, the comic-book musical with music from Bono and The Edge, with a mixture of curiosity and terror.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsDanger Mouse to Produce New U2 Album
Just days after U2 manager Paul McGuinness revealed that a new offering from the band would be headed our way this spring, frontman Bono announced that the upcoming record will be produced by Danger Mouse.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBono's Daughter to Star in Movie With Sean Penn, Frances McDormand
She’s not exactly following in the family footsteps, but Bono’s daughter Eve Hewson is looking to make a name of her own on the silver screen, starring in the upcoming drama This Must Be The Place alongside Sean Penn and Frances McDormand (via NME.com).... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsBroadway's U2-Scored Spider-Man Is Confirmed...Again
For about a year and half now, we’ve been reporting about the supposedly-forthcoming Broadway adaptation of Spider-Man, with music written by U2’s Bono and The Edge. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark has been flirting with cancellation for the last few months, first due to financial troubles and then because of losing cast members, including Evan Rachel Wood—arguably the biggest name associated with the project and certainly for one of the biggest roles (Mary Jane Watson).... read more
Found in: Music, NewsGorillaz to Replace U2 at Glastonbury
U2 was forced to relinquish its coveted Friday night headline slot at this year’s Glastonbury Festival after Bono received emergency back surgery on Friday. We told you about BBC’s suggested replacements, which included Coldplay and Jay-Z, but the Glastonbury coordinators went down a different path, instead scheduling everybody’s favorite cartoon supergroup, Gorillaz.... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsBono and Bob Geldof Guest Edit Canada's Globe and Mail
Even though Toronto’s Globe (which would later become today’s Globe and Mail) has been keeping Canadians informed since 1844, the paper has never featured guest editors—until now. Fellow Irishmen, musicians and activists, Bono and Bob Geldof, were welcomed into The Globe and Mail’s offices last weekend, where they helmed several articles focused on Africa’s future. Doing everything from assigning stories to choosing which art to run, the guest editors were given free reign of the newsroom. (“You guys are in charge,” Editor-in-Chief John Stackhouse told Bono and Geldof. “This is your paper.”)... read more
Found in: Blogs, Giving BackBono's Investment Firm Elevates Profits
Speaking about Palm, one of the major grubstakes of U2 frontman Bono’s Elevation Partners investment firm, a hedge fund manager said last month, “There is a 90% chance that they go bankrupt or get acquired within a year." It seems the prediction of Palm’s demise was right on the money, as the company recently put itself up for sale.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBono's Investment Firm Still Hasn't Found What It's Looking For
24/7 Wall Street recently had some strong words to say about U2 frontman Bono. Namely, based on a string of disastrous choices made by his investment firm, Elevation Partners, that he’s the Worst Investor in America.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsHope For Haiti Now Telethon to Feature Coldplay, Jay-Z, Bono, George Clooney, Many More
This Friday (Jan. 22), the MTV-networks sponsored Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief telethon will run on just about every television network in existence. The event will bring together a long list of musicians and actors, including Coldplay, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen and Wyclef Jean.... read more
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