Category Archives: Music

Vertigo 2005: Third Leg Dates

    U2.com has just announced the latest dates for the third leg of the Vertigo tour. This leg will bring the band back to North America, late in the year. Monday, September 12: Toronto, Air Canada CentreWednesday, September 14: … Continue reading

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Vertigo 2005 Tour Dates

    While I was out enjoying An Evening with Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood at, of all places, the Detroit Opera House (or D’OH!, as Schmoe calls it), U2.com went ahead and released the tour dates ahead of time … Continue reading

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Vertigo 2005

    The fun begins…    The dates will be announced on Monday.    The pre-sales begins on Tuesday.    The e-mail with the code is being sent out now.

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It Was Twenty Years Ago Today

    Today marks the twentieth anniversary of my first U2 show.  Good God, I’m old. Way way back in the mists of time, a small group of friends drove from CMU to the once and soon-to-be beautiful Fox Theater … Continue reading

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How I Spent My Thanksgiving Vacation

Getting hooked on Spacedas well as joining the Shaun Squad.Watching the end of The Office,finding out Martin Freeman has his own website,wishing Lucy Davis had one too (although her dad does),and learning more about Wernham Hogg.Waiting for word I can … Continue reading

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Headlines

      Apparently Bono has some good news for me. According to the new issue of Spin magazine, when the tour starts next year U2 will make their concerts available for download on Apple’s iTunes Music Store. He is … Continue reading

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Musical Velvet

      I got word today that one of my prayers has been answered. Or at least will be next month.

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Even Better Than That Real® Thing

    Later this afternoon, 1PM PDT, Bono and The Edge will join Apple’s Steve Jobs to make some form of announcement. It might be that the iTunes Music Store is opening in more countries or it might be that … Continue reading

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Song of the Week

    I just discovered this song, “Takin’ My Country Back”, by the Honky Tonkers for Truth. Here’s an excerpt: I’M TAKIN’ MY COUNTRY BACKSON, YOU AIN’T BEEN DOIN? HER RIGHTOH I BEEN WATCHIN’ YOU AND I DON’T LIKEHOW YOU’VE … Continue reading

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Music of Middle-earth

    I had the pleasure of seeing The Detroit Symphony Orchestra perform Howard Shore‘s The Lord of the Rings Symphony on Saturday. It was a special one-night-only peformance, conducted by Markus Huber, with the Ford Motor Company Chorus and … Continue reading

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