The Flipside #13: U2's 'Pop'
U2's 1997 LP Pop marked peak sell-out for a very authentic '80s band. With a new vinyl reissue, the Flipside boys revisit it and wonder if it deserves to be as maligned as it is.
01 Jun 2018
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U2 Rocks San Jose with Pride for Social Justice and the American Dream
On the road again behind 2017's vibrant Songs of Experience album, U2 still aren't shy about using rock 'n' roll music as an outlet to sing out against injustice.
25 May 2018
U2 - "You're the Best Thing About Me" (Singles Going Steady)
It's vanilla ice cream with none of the toppings, which has been U2's musical direction for the last 13 years.
09 Oct 2017
U2's 'The Joshua Tree' Tour Reminds the Audience of their Politics
The Joshua Tree tour highlights U2's classic album with an epic and unforgettable new experience.
18 Aug 2017
U2 at Soldier Field: Still Searching for Answers at 'Joshua Tree'
U2 made The Joshua Tree sound less like a finished work, a monument from a long-lost decade, than a series of songs still in search of answers.
Greg Kot
News
06 Jun 2017
U2 Finds a Modern Relevance in Performing Their 1987 Album, 'The Joshua Tree'
What Bono couldn’t have known back then was how “Red Hill Mining Town,” about coal miners on the edge of obsolescence, would still resonate.
Mikael Wood
Music
22 May 2017
The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '90s - Part 5 (20 - 1)
The fifth and final part of our examination of the 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '90s, includes Portishead, Blur, Björk, R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails and more.
01 Aug 2016
The 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '80s: Part 5: 20 - 1
Songs of anxiety, paranoia, freak-outs, chilling verses, feverish desire, harrowing lyrics -- they all make for damn good music.
01 Oct 2015
The Majesty of U2 Shines at the First of Eight NYC Shows
U2's eight night run at Madison Square Garden began with a powerhouse performance including many of their classics and a huge production that embodies a global theme.
23 Jul 2015
My Five Nights with U2
I attended all five shows of U2’s Chicago residency -- nearly 12 hours of Bono & Co. in the flesh -- that ended Thursday night at the United Center.
Kevin Pang
Music
07 Jul 2015
U2 Aims for Intimacy, Presence on Latest Tour
“We build our songs so they don’t get worn out quickly,” the Edge said, “and often, that means that they take a little longer to connect.”
Mikael Wood
Music
26 May 2015
Everything Has Changed, Nothing Has Changed: Music in a Post-9/11 World
The attacks of 9/11 may have caused a noticeable shift in the lyrical content of musicians and even sonic changes in the short term, but, in the end, normalcy finds a way to settle in.
02 Mar 2015
This Is How It's Gonna Be Now: Beyoncé, U2, Thom Yorke, and Surprise Album Releases
For artists a big as Beyonce, U2, and Thom Yorke, the surprise album release model offers minimal risk and maximal reward. It's a paradigm that's sure to be replicated by others going forward.
Emma Phipps
Music
02 Nov 2014
Songs of Simulation and Discouragement: Bowie, Bono, and Authenticity
With its Apple-sponsored free public release, U2's Songs of Innocence betrays just how far the band has come from their past, despite its attempts to bring back a Dublinesque vision.
Rodney Sharkey
Music
13 Oct 2014
The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: 80-61
In this next segment of PopMatters' look back on the music of the 2000s, we examine works by British electronic pioneers, Americana legends, and Armenian metal provocateurs.
06 Oct 2014
The Day the Old Batman-town Steel Mill Shut Down
Imagine Batman, the whole of the intellectual property, the full weight of publication and production history, now 75 years on from its inception, and imagine it as a town.
26 Sep 2014
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