St. Patrick's Day is coming up right around the corner, and what band in the Transmission world can help you get in a ...

When U2 was piecing together their 1993 album Zooropa, there was one track they were stuck on. Bono initially composed the song with Johnny Cash ‘s vocals in mind. During a visit to Dublin, Cash went ...

Irish at heart like his U2 bandmates, he was born in the UK in 1960 because his father was a pilot for the RAF. He still ...

The geopolitical events shaped U2, and their turn toward electronic and dance music reflected a Eurocentric sound. On Rattle and Hum, they explored the past and American blues and early rock and roll.

The name Bono came from a Dublin hearing aid shop called Bono Vox. 5. Early U2 rehearsals were rough – but their drummer saved them In September 1976 Bono auditioned for a band at school with ...

While other bands progressed – the Bunnymen released the brilliant Heaven Up Here and Joy Division released Closer – all U2 had was October, arguably the worst album of the early part of their ...