New U2 Album Gets Working Title
According to The Sun, U2 has a working title for a forthcoming album: 10 Reasons to Exist. The band has reportedly been working on the album in the last few months. Although this is the name that was given in the interview, there’s an emphasis on the whole working title part, with Bono saying: “Within the band we’ve been calling it 10 Reasons To Exist – but I will tell you we might have at least six of them.” But don’t get too excited for a new U2 album. The article also said there’s no definite timeline for release: “They’re... read more
Found in: NewsBono and The Edge Perform Song from Spider-Man Musical
During last night’s over-the-top American Idol finale, Bono and The Edge performed “Rise Above," a song from their long-delayed musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. The pair wrote the score for the rather unpopular production, which premiered earlier this year. Star Reeve Carney joined the U2 guys onstage for a bordering-on-corny performance of the rock ballad, featuring a high-flying stuntperson in a Spider-Man costume flipping all over the arena and threatening to topple into the audience at any moment. Eek. But, despite all of the kitsch of the act, the song is actually quite good. Carney is a talented singer... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBono Agrees with Negative Reviews of Spider-Man Musical
Bono reportedly agrees with the negative reviews of Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, the musical for which he and bandmate The Edge wrote the score, in an upcoming edition of Nightline that will air tonight, May 20, at 11:35 p.m. EST.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSpider-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, NewsAn Outdoor-Action Director Picks Five Great Outdoor-Action Films
Richmond Riedel's harrowing Target Practice comes out on DVD this week. Riedel chose his five favorite outdoor action flicks for Paste. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBroadway'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, 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
Found in: Music, NewsSpider-Man Musical Ensnared by Financial Woes
If somebody told you the story of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark was a happy little tale… Just your average, comic-book-inspired Broadway musical… Not a care in the world… If somebody told you that, then, well, somebody lied.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSecond Season of Elvis Costello's TV Show to Premiere in December
The second season of Elvis Costello critically acclaimed seven-part TV series, Spectacle: Elvis Costello with…, premieres on the Sundance Channel on Dec. 9.... read more
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