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U2, mythology, and mass-mediated survival
Mass-mediated stardom is no longer new. In some ways such stardom was never exactly new, rooted as it was in a long history of fame (which has been interestingly traced and examined by Leo Braudy i...(Continue Reading) U2 lyrics a big hit in philosophy class at Y.
PROVO -- To the typical college student, philosophy classes tend to be long on words and short on interesting content. The staidness of philosophy education, however, may have met its match with t...(Continue Reading)U2 regains stolen notes, lyrics from 1981 album 'October'
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A long-lost briefcase full of notes and lyrics that were intended for the 1981 U2 album "October" has been returned, 23 years after ......(Continue Reading)Video killed the radio star - [Blacklist] - list of songs to refrain from playing compiled for affiliate radio stations by Clear Channel Communications
From a song list compiled by Clear Channel Communications executives and distributed to their affiliates in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Clear ......(Continue Reading)In the name of simplicity: U2 tones down its past excesses for the Elevation tour - concert
U2 has returned to the concert scene after a hiatus of several years, and it is a decidedly different production. The name of the tour may be Elevation, ......(Continue Reading)
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