Tag Archives: u2

U2: All That You Can’t Leave Behind

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Kurt Baumeister

Everyone else may hate U2, but Kurt Baumeister will always love them in spite of themselves. Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciations, Music, Philosophy, Religion, The Arts, The Weeklings, Uncategorized | Tagged Achtung Baby, All That You Can't Leave Behind, Bono, Edge, I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, Kurt Baumeister, new years day, One, The Joshua Tree, The Weeklings, u2, war | 4 Comments

Dead Finks and Warm Jets: Evolved Enough for Eno

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Mark Donato

Even if you don’t know Brian Eno’s music, you’ve still heard him, in groundbreaking clients Talking Heads, Bowie, U2, and Coldplay, not to mention the 3.5 second chime that heralds the opening of every Microsoft Windows 95 program. (Written by Eno on a Mac.) How did Eno grab the attention of the iconic before they were icons? Guest Weekling Mark Donato answers that question by taking you back to Eno’s fabulous, way-ahead-of-its-time solo work, songs that now sound like blueprints for so much quality late 20th/early 21st century pop. Because they are. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music, Popped Culture, Popular Culture, The Arts, Uncategorized | Tagged baby's on fire, brian eno, coldplay, here come the warm jets, mark donato, talking heads, u2 | 2 Comments

Bigger Than Jesus: The Gospel of U2, Leonard Cohen, and Sufjan Stevens

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Robert Burke Warren

Robert Burke Warren goes deep into his own story to talk about the persistence of God in pop, and how and why non-believers and doubting Thomases still go for it. Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music, Philosophy, Popped Culture, Religion, The Arts, The Weeklings, Uncategorized | Tagged Bono, carrie and lowell, fleshtones, God, i'm your man, Jesus, Leonard Cohen, religion, robert burke warren, shalom fellowship, Sufjan Stevens, the edge, u2 | 4 Comments

Monday Rock City: An Interview with Rock Photographer Lynn Goldsmith

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Jamie Blaine

Jamie Blaine speaks with legendary rock photographer Lynn Goldsmith about the craziest musicians she’s captured, her underwhelming introduction to U2 and what really happened with Bruce Springsteen at the “No Nukes” concert. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged Bob Dylan, bob marley, Bruce Springsteen, David Lee Roth, Debbie Harry, Eddie Van Halen, Frank Zappa, Grand Funk, Iggy pop, James Brown, Levon Helm, Lynn Goldsmith, Michael JAckson, Patti Smith, Praying with Bono, Sting, The Police, u2, Van Halen | Leave a comment

The Time I (Almost) Defined a Generation

Posted on December 8, 2012 by James Greer

In which James Greer, then a music writer at SPIN, moves in mysterious ways. Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Popular Culture | Tagged Bob Gucchione Jr., Generation X, Jane's Addiction, Lollapalooza, Nevermind, Nirvana, Perry Ferrell, Slacker, spin, u2 | 1 Comment

A Weeklings Special Feature: Symphony for the Devil

Posted on July 25, 2012 by A Weeklings Special Feature

We know what Sean Beaudoin’s “666 Mix” is. Now the rest of the Weeklings crew — Elissa Schappell, Alex Clark, Greg Olear, Jennifer Kabat, Dennie Wendt, Janet Steen, and Diana Spechler — reveal their own private soundtracks to Hell. Continue reading →

Posted in Special Features | Tagged Afternoon Delight, Ebony & Ivory, Indigo Girls, Radiohead, Spin Doctors, Third Eye Blind, u2, Van Heln | 5 Comments