Today in 1987: ‘With or Without You’ Takes Over Billboard
After the Cutting Crew’s “I Just Died In Your Arms” took the top spot on Billboard‘s Hot 100, it was overcome by the huge success of U2‘s “With or Without You.” It would begin what could be considered a legendary run for the band. Today in 1987: ‘With or Without You’ Takes Over Billboard Bono wrote the classic U2 hit, “With or Without You.” It remains one of the most...
U2 Reveals ‘Songs of Experience’ Album and eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour Plans
Songs of Experience, the 14th studio album from U2, will be released December 1, 2017 by Interscope Records in the U.S. and via Universal Canada on CD, vinyl, digital download and across streaming platforms. Accompanying the announcement of the Songs of Experience release, Live Nation has confirmed that U2’s eXPERIENCE + iNNOCENCE Tour will begin in North America in May 2018. Just as Songs of Experience serves as a companion...
The Joshua Tree: 30 Years Later
I’ve been teaching the Glass Castle for years (phenomenal book, by the way), and every time I get to the Joshua tree part, I naturally think about The Joshua Tree, the game-changing U2 album that celebrated its 30th anniversary in March 2017. But only recently– as in right now, as I type this– have I realized how the Joshua tree from Glass Castle mirrors The Joshua Tree, the U2 album. In her memoir The Glass Castle, author...
U2 To Celebrate 30 Year Anniversary of Joshua Tree With Anniversary Edition
To mark 30 years since the release of U2’s fifth studio album The Joshua Tree, an anniversary edition of the record will be released by Interscope Records on June 2, 2017. Alongside the 11-track album, the super deluxe collector’s edition includes a live recording of The Joshua Tree Tour 1987 Madison Square Garden concert; rarities and B-sides from the album’s original recording sessions; as well as 2017 remixes from...
U2 Looks To Make A Statement On Their Next Album
U2 was naturally one of the most successful bands on the 80s and still continues to flourish in present times. They have strived to send messages of peace and positivity, along with encouraging activism. On their next album the band may be taking a political stance. According to reports, U2 has decided to delay the release of their next album given the results of the 2016 election. “We just went, ‘Hold on a second – we’ve...
