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| Interview: Paul Meany of Mute Math Talks Spirituality, the Keytar and Atari |
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By Kevin Selders
2006.11
Fresh off a 40-city headlining tour with Shiny Toy Guns, Jonezetta and The Whigs, Paul Meany, lead singer/keytar player/magician of the alt-rock band Mute Math, took time to share with Interference where he found the band’s hyper drummer, how the keytar has always been cool and details about the mysterious home-made instrument, the Atari.
Mute Math, a four-piece... Read More
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| Interview: Canadian Band WHY, Supporters of Make Poverty History and (RED)* |
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By Devlin Smith, Contributing Editor
2006.09
(RED), a collaboration of various companies in support of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, recently launched a MySpace page. One of the organization's friends is the Canadian band WHY, a group that's been around for more than 10 years.
WHY (Brian Cook on vocals, Derek James on drums, Stephan Makarewicz on guitar and Greg Barre o... Read More
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| Interview: Cathleen Falsani, Chicago Sun-Times Writer and Author of 'The God Factor' |
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By Jake Olsen
2006.07
Over the course of five years, Chicago Sun-Times' religion writer Cathleen Falsani interviewed 32 well-known people—among them intellectuals, artists, political pundits and rockers—for her book, "The God Factor: Inside the Spiritual Lives of Public People." Subjects like Bono, Playboy... Read More
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| Interview: If You Can’t See Them, Be Them: U2 in Second Life* |
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By Roland Schulte
2006.07
There exists a three-dimensional online world called Second Life, or SL for short. When I say world, I mean world, because it contains people, real estate, charities, stores, schools, churches, currency and everything else you can think of.
The whole idea of Second Life deserves an entirely separate explanation. To kick off this piece, however, we’ll focus on just one p... Read More
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| Interview: Sal and Sorge, Authors of 'U2itude'* |
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By Devlin Smith, contributing editor
2006.06
Salvatore Petronella and Christopher Sorgie have been best friends since high school, bonded by a shared love of U2. Like most U2 fans, the friends often debated the merits of various U2 songs. What sets Petronella and Sorgie (better known as Sal and Sorge) apart is they created a system to determine what the best U2 songs are.
This five-category, "scien... Read More
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| Wim Wenders: When Bono Comes Knocking* |
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By Matthew Anderson
2006.05
Ed. Note: In light of the release of "Don't Come Knocking," Interference.com was lucky enough to get two interviews with director Wim Wenders. The first was conducted via e-mail by Contributing Editor Devlin Smith, and focuses on the relationship between music and film. The second, appearing below and con... Read More
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| Interview: Wim Wenders, Director |
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By Devlin Smith, Contributing Editor
2006.04
Ed. Note - In light of the release of "Don't Come Knocking," Interference.com was lucky enough to get two interviews with director Wim Wenders. The first, appearing below, was conducted via e-mail by Contributing Editor Devlin Smith, and focuses on the relationship between music and film. The second, conducted in person by staff writer Matt Anderson, discuss... Read More
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| Secret Machines' Garza Talks New Album, Fickle Industry and Touring With U2 |
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By Carrie Alison, Chief Editor
2006.03
Imagine going from a being a young man in Texas loving Larry Mullen Jr.'s drumming skills, to opening for U2 in two of the biggest stadiums in the world years later, to talking shop with Mullen after shows and recording a cover of "I Am the Walrus" with Bono for Julie Taymor's upcoming musical featuring Beatles songs, "Across the Universe."
Secret Machi... Read More
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| Interview: Anthony DeCurtis, Journalist |
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By Devlin Smith, Contributing Editor
2006.02
There wasn't just one thing that made me want to be a music journalist; it was a series of things. One part of that series of incidents and "a-ha" moments was Kim Neely's 1992 cover interview with Axl Rose for Rolling Stone. In the interview, Neely got the up-until-that-point closed-off Rose to discuss his troubled childhood, inner-band tensions... Read More
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| Interview: Dylan Jones, Author of 'iPod, Therefore I Am' |
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By Devlin Smith, Contributing Editor
2005.11
Its sales are on target to top 10 million by the end of this quarter, according to UBS Investment Research. Its ad campaign has become legend. In Bono's words, it's the sexiest thing since the electric guitar. And now, the iPod stars in its own love story, Dylan Jones's "iPod, Therefore I Am."
Jones, editor-in-chief of British GQ, is a li... Read More
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| Jessica, U2's Toronto Belly Dancer* |
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By Devlin Smith, Contributing Editor
2005.10
From the moment the colorful, Stéphane Sednaoui-directed video for "Mysterious Ways" hit the airwaves, and with Bono later professing he has a weakness for them, there's been a link between U2 and belly dancers. The ZooTV and Zooropa tours featured two dancers, one who later became The Edge's wife.
Though she's not Morleigh Steinberg, (although she goe... Read More
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| Menew Gets ‘Out of Control’ With U2 in Toronto* |
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By Devlin Smith, Contributing Editor
2005.09
Most fans dream of making their way onto U2's stage, playing with the band, dancing with Bono or just plain clowning around. During the Vertigo Tour's third-leg start at Toronto's Air Canada Centre, U2 has managed the make the dreams of several U2 fans come true, including that of Toronto-based Menew, a rock outfit featu... Read More
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| U2 Tribute Band Singers Discuss Being Bono* |
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By Devlin Smith, Contributing Editor
2005.09
Numerous books and articles have been written on the subject—what is it really like to be Bono? And while no one will ever truly know what it's like to spend your days and nights as the former Paul Hewson, a select few guys do get a taste of Bono's life every time they walk on stage to perform with their respective tribute bands.
So what's it like to step i... Read More
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| The Bravery's Endicott Talks U2 Stint and Bono's Note of Assistance |
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By Carrie Alison, Chief Editor
2005.10
Its been a relatively quick ride to the majors for The Bravery. Forming in 2003 and plotting its world takeover ever since, the New York City-based electro-rockers already have a big hit song under its fashionable belt with radio staple "An Honest Mistake," a song featured on "The OC," and had a chance to introduce itself to U2's massive worldwide audience in Eur... Read More
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| Keane's Hughes Talks Touring With U2 and What’s Next |
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By Carrie Alison, Chief Editor
2005.08
As evidenced by the popularity of Keane's soaring "Hopes and Fears" album and its immensely popular singles "Somewhere Only We Know" and "Everybody's Changing," the place where the band belongs is no question—opening for U2 on several dates of its blockbuster Vertigo Tour this summer in Europe and, newly announced, in Boston and New York City this autumn.
Kn... Read More
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| Tribute Band Interview: The Joshua Tree* |
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By Devlin Smith, Contributing Editor
2005.08
For those few thousand fans lucky enough to catch U2's Vertigo opening in San Diego in March, you probably also heard, or at least heard of, The Joshua Tree. The LA-based tribute band played two shows in conjunction with the tour's launch, including several hours performing at the Tower Records store across the street from the San Diego Sports Arena, in di... Read More
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| Interview: Doug Ellin, Creator of HBO's ‘Entourage’ |
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By Devlin Smith, Contributing Editor
2005.07
Doug Ellin may be one of the luckiest U2 fans around. Not only did he spend his April 6th birthday at the band's Staples Center concert, he also got to film an episode of his critically-acclaimed television show "Entourage" there.
The Long Island native created the show about a young actor and his three buddies living in Hollywood based on actor Mark W... Read More
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| Tribute Band Interview: U2UK* |
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By Gerrard Hartland
2005.07
U2 has always been regarded as having a special relationship with its audience. When the crowd reaches out, Bono reaches back. When Larry Mullen Jr. blasts the first dew drum rolls of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" with thumping intensity, the crowd will bounce in unison. When it comes to tribute bands, U2UK is the closest thing you can get to this sort of intimacy if you're one of the unlucky ones not possessing a ticket for the much sought after Vertigo Tour.
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| Tribute Band: 2U* |
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By Devlin Smith, Contributing Editor
2005.06
This year they'll play nearly 200 shows to rabid fans excitedly singing along to each of their tracks. It's not U2, well, not quite, anyway. No, this band bringing little bits of U2-mania to parts of the American East Coast is 2U, which bills itself as, "The world's second best U2 show."
The band, made up of Tom Thornton on lead vocals, Joe Cumia on guitar, R... Read More
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| Snow Patrol Talks Opening For U2 and New Album |
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By Carrie Alison, Chief Editor
2005.06
A Caribbean-style band making liberal use of a steel drum is working its magic on Memorial Day vacationers at a resort hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida. Somewhere nearby, members of Glasgow-based Snow Patrol are resting up after a magical penultimate performance for it’s last round of touring in support of 2004's brilliantly touching "Final Straw."
The s... Read More
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| Interview: Killahurtz, Creators of the ‘All Because of You’ Remix* |
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By Devlin Smith, Contributing Editor
2005.06
On June 6th, the fourth single from U2's "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb," "City of Blinding Lights," will hit shelves in many parts of the world. In addition to hearing the Vertigo tour mainstay, fans will also be treated to a nearly seven minute remix of “All Because of You" by British DJ duo Killahurtz.
In addition to creating this new U2 B-side,... Read More
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| Laura: U2's ‘Party Girl’* |
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By Chrissi Blaesing
2005.06
Beginning May 7, 2005 U2's sold-out Vertigo Tour swept into Chicago for a week-long, four-concert stint at the United Center that ended on May 12, 2005. This being U2, things were not "business as usual." Over the course of six days the members of U2 managed to fit in a DVD shoot, a birthday party, a taping for an American morning television series, a clothing launch, visits with fans, shaking up the set list on the final show, a severe roasting from the ... Read More
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| Tribute Band Interview: Zoo Station* |
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By Brenda Clemons
2005.05
Whether you're an avid U2 fan wanting to relieve an experience or just curious about what a U2 concert would be like, those in the San Francisco area are encouraged to check out Zoo Station. Formed in 2002, the four members—Adamesque, Barely Larry, The Sledge and Bonalmost—are not just U2 fans but talented musicians in their own right. With Adamesque and Barely Larry... Read More
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| Interview: Agnes Nyamayarwo: AIDS Activist |
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By Brenda Clemons
2005.03
In May 2002 when Bono and former US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neil toured Africa, the pair visited people helped by TASO (The AIDS Support Organization) in Uganda. One of those people was Agnes Nyamayarwo, a nurse and AIDS-infected mother who'd lost her husband and youngest son to the disease. An MTV News crew captured this meeting between Agnes, Bono and Secretary O’Neil.
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| Interview: Philip Yancey, Author, Editor and Columnist |
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By Brenda Clemons
2005.01
Philip Yancey is a writer and editor-at-large of Christianity Today. His books have sold millions, been on the Top Seller's list and earned him many awards. His book, "What's so Amazing About Grace?", caught the attention of Bono, who made contact with Yancey after reading t... Read More
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| Interview: Geoff Mayfield, Billboard Director of Charts and Senior Analyst |
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By Devlin Smith, Contributing Editor
2004.12
With the release of U2's "Vertigo" single and "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" album, fans around the world have kept an eye on sales charts to see exactly how the band was faring. In the United States, ... Read More
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| Interview: Paige Pedlar: Author of "Who Will Cuddle Them When They Sleep?" |
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By Devlin Smith
2004.10
Last December, Paige Pedlar, then 6, and her mother were watching a special about AIDS in Africa on television. That night, after watching the program that focused on AIDS orphans, Paige asked her mother who comforted these children when they had nightmares. "My honest response was 'No one,'" Paige's mother Anna recalled on the website Cuddlethechildren.com.
Little could Anna have g... Read More
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| Interview: Robert van Eerde, General Manager, The Clarence Hotel |
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By Roland Schulte
2004.09
Bono recently said that “feelings are stronger than ideas or words in a song.” Robert van Eerde, manager of The Clarence Hotel in Dublin, translates feelings through hospitality rather than through music. In talking to Interference.com, van Eerde describes an atmosphere within his hotel that is welcoming, stylish and, above all, “democratic.”
Peer accolades surround van E... Read More
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| Interview: Neil McCormick, Author, Journalist, Aspiring Rock Star |
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By Devlin Smith
Contributing Editor
2004.08
Now that hes stopped chasing fame with such ferocity, it looks like Neil McCormicks time in the spotlight has finally arrived. Arts columnist for the Daily Telegraph, McCormick has recently released his first book, I Was Bonos Doppelganger (Penguin Books www.penguin.co.uk) the story of his lifelong quest for fame and the friendship he has ... Read More
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| Interview: F. Joseph Pompei, Holosonics |
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By Roland Schulte
2004.07
Imagine listening to your favourite music in your car while your friends do the same. Now, imagine that your friends have completely different musical tastes than you.
F. Joseph Pompei's invention of the Audio Spotlight, which permits directional control of sound, has been said to rival the invention of the phonograph, telephone, and Walkman. The Audio Spotlight has already been em... Read More
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| Interview with Dallas Schoo, Part 1* |
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By Mike Sturgess
President - Dallas Schoo Fan Club
Dallas Schoo, a down-to-earth, Louisville, Kentucky, native, has been Edge?s guitar technician since the second leg of the 1987 Joshua Tree Tour. Recalling that time when Edge contacted Dallas to first work for U2, ?right then they were on the cover of Time Magazine?so I thought, I?m gonna go with this,? he joked on VH1. Outside of the four members of U2, Dal... Read More
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| Interview: Christina Petro, ZooTV Belly Dancer, Performance Artist |
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By Devlin Smith
Contributing Editor
Nearly every night of the ZooTV tours, a dancer would emerge from the stage during "Mysterious Ways" to tempt Bono. The belly dancer has since become an important image in U2's history, thanks to both the video for "Mysterious Ways" and the tour. But that U2 had a belly dancer tour at all with them was something of a fluke, it may never had happened if not for Christina Petro,... Read More
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| Interview: Anne-Marie O'Connor, author, 'Everyone's Got a Bono Story'* |
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By Rabab Ahmed
The author of "Everyones Got A Bono Story" (Tivoli), Anne-Marie OConnor, is lucky enough to have a real Bono story of her own--she has actually met the man, if one considers pouring his gravy for him to be a meeting. Then again, that would be a situation I personally would be thrilled to find myself in. In any event, this encounter with the star helped her develop the idea for her fun and light-... Read More
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| Interview: Clive Young, Author 'Crank It Up'* |
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By Roland Schulte
2004.04
Bono in mono; in the recently released Crank It Up: Live Sound Secrets of the Top Tour Engineers, author Clive Young explains how U2 decided on this groundbreaking audio approach for the PopMart tour. Crank It Up is bursting with similar stories from tour engineers working with Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, Lenny Kravitz, Garbage, Bruce Springsteen, and many more. U2 fans will be e... Read More
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| Interview: Willie Williams, Show Designer |
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By Roland Schulte
Two words: Organic LED. Willie Williams, U2s incomparable show designer who brought the world ZooTV, PopMart, and the Elevation Tour, may be one of the first to show us this new flexible TV screen technology. And if past successes are any indication, others will surely follow. On top of inspiring millions of rock and roll fans through his designs, Willie has also inspired his peers. His nu... Read More
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| Interview: Maynard & Whiteley, of Get Up Off Your Knees: Preaching the U2 Catalog"* |
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by Rabab Ahmed
Get Up Off Your Knees: Preaching the U2 Catalog is a book that intertwines one of the most renowned rock n' roll icons and a sense of spirituality. It sheds light upon the manner in which Christian religous leaders around the world assimilate the spirituality behind U2's music into their sermons and proclamations. The editors of the book, Beth Maynard and Raewynne J. Whiteley, have compiled a numbe... Read More
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| Interview: Bill Carter, author and filmmaker |
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By Devlin Smith
2004.03
It was a dark and stormy night, literally, when Bill Carters adventure into Sarajevo began. Carter met Graeme Bint two days earlier and was drafted to join the Serious Road Trip, a group that included Bint and would deliver food, supplies and toys to groups and individuals sometimes dressed as clowns and from trucks decorated with cartoon characters. Carter joined the circus and made... Read More
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| Interview: Niall OLoughlin, Artist * |
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By Katie A. McGrath
2004.02
In his early 20s Niall OLoughlin was living out what to many of my male friends back in the college days would have been the Life of Riley—working for Guinness along with some other lads, drawing caricatures in pubs located in small towns around Ireland, drinking all night for free, meeting lots of women creating their own bit of small-town celebrity along the way. Too b... Read More
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| Interview : Hamish Hamilton, Director |
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By Devlin Smith
2003.12
On the BBC show "Faking It" an emergency dispatcher is learning the ropes of being a television director. She takes the reins directing a musical performance, her mentor dancing in the background, telling her to smile, relax, enjoy herself just like he so clearly does.
Anyone who's seen Hamish Hamilton, the novice director's guide, in action knows that he does enjoy what he does--capt... Read More
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| Interview : James Henke, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum |
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By Devlin Smith
Next February, the last fans will circle the top floor of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to gaze upon Bono's American flag jacket, Edge's Pop Mart cowboy boots, Larry's biker vest and Adam's Zooropa uniform. After several extensions, and thousands of visits, "In the Name of Love: Two Decades of U2" will be replaced as the mus... Read More
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| Tribute Band : U2:UK * |
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Interference.com meetsU2: UK
By Erica Wild Honey Stante
So, where are you guys from? Well, it makes for one less question that I had to ask, and no one couldve been happier about it than the members of U2: UK because I absolutely inundated the poor guys with question after inane question. Why? Hey, Im inquisitive and thats my job!... Read More
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| Interview : Steve Beard, writer of Bono's chapter in Spiritual Journeys * |
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by Debbie Kreuser
"Spiritual Journeys" is a new book from Relevant Media, publishers of Walk On by Steve Stockman, chronicling the many ways faith in God has influenced the personal and professional lives of 12 popular musical artists--Johnny Cash, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Lauryn Hill, Moby, Al Green, Wyclef Jean, Scott S... Read More
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| Interview : BP Fallon, DJ/Photographer/Writer |
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By Devlin Smith
For a kid who's grown up eating, breathing, sleeping rock 'n roll skimming BP Fallon's biography is mind-blowing. He's worked at Apple Records for The Beatles, handled publicity for Led Zeppelin and T. Rex. He's a photographer, writer, DJ and performer whose friends, subjects and collaborators include Bob Geldof, Sinead O'Connor, Pub... Read More
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| Interview : Dianne Ebertt Beeaff, Author * |
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By Devlin Smith
I was, and am, drawn to U2 for many reasons, all of which are examined, questioned, criticized, extolled and occasionally denied in this book, Dianne Ebertt Beeaff wrote in the preface to A Grand Madness, her U2 memoir involving 10 years, three tours (Joshua Tree, ZooTV and PopMart) and 38 concerts. During the course o... Read More
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| Interview : Andrew MacPherson, Photographer |
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By Devlin Smith
Andrew MacPherson has been taking pictures since he was a teenager. Learning his trade as an assistant to some of Britains top fashion photographers, he began making a name for himself in post-punk London through his work in fashion and music.
His career has taken many twists and turns, few planned, all greatly enjoyed. Today, MacPherson is based out of Los Angeles where his MacFly Inc. has phot... Read More
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| Tribute Band : Unforgettable Fire * |
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By Matthew Anderson
2003.08
Seeking domination of the Northeastern United States, Unforgettable Fire is building a reputation as being one of the most ambitious tribute bands around. Tony Russo (Bono), Joe Shugrue (The Edge), George Levesanos (Larry Mullen, Jr.), and Craig Kiell (Adam Clayton) are all dedicated to being faithful to their source of ... Read More
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| Interview: Four5One Talks To Interference |
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By Liza Guerra, Carrie Alison and Devlin Smith
On June 14th, a small group of U2 fans will be sitting in on a special Q&A session with Steve Averill and his associates at Four5One, the graphic design powerhouse behind much of U2's album covers and iconography. Averill and company will be present to mark the opening of their portion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's "In The Name of Love - Two Decades ... Read More
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| Tribute Band : EXIT - The Exclusive Interview * |
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by Kimberly "hippy" Egolf
2003.05.17
On June 14, 2003 the four women of EXIT will ascend the stage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio for their last, and perhaps greatest performance as a U2 tribute band. In just a few short years, these musicians have gained international recognition for themselves, even making the front page... Read More
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| Tribute Band : USA's 'Elevation' Interview * |
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By Devlin Smith
What do musicians do in their spare time? For Daniel Barrow, a professional drummer, Greg Flamm, a professional guitarist, Dave Ambrose, professional drummer and percussionist, and Chris Lambrou, a singer/songwriter, being U2 is their favorite past time.
Since the time of U2s own Elevation tour, this tribute band (which has gone through a few lineup changes since its inception) has been performin... Read More
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| Interview : Julie Kryk * |
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Dreaming Out Loud with: Julie Kryk
By Carrie Alison
If you dont know Julie from her maverick performance at the Las Vegas Elevation show in November of 2001, chances are you will see her profiled on VH1 in the coming months, and around North America as she launches her 2003 tour!
Who is Julie, you ask?
Julie Kryk is a young singer-songwriter who hails from Ontario, Canada. She has recorded fiv... Read More
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| Tribute Band : Toronto's 'Elevation' Interview * |
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By Maya Akin
Toting themselves as, not quite better than the real thing Elevation is a Toronto-based U2 cover band made up of members Shawn Brady (as Bono), Kevin Strom (as The Edge), John Johnstone (as Larry Mullen Jr.), Mick Barnard (as Adam Clayton) and Interferences Jessica Cunningham as Elevations very own belly dancer.
This piece is based on an interview conducted by BP Fallon, all of the q... Read More
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