Jul 4U2’s Zooropa turns 30 and proves that uncertainty can still be a guiding lightOn July 5 we celebrate Zooropa’s 30th anniversary. Produced by Flood, Brian Eno and The Edge, the album was initially intended to be an EP. Zooropa was born on a break between legs of Zoo TV Tour and U2 won a Grammy as the Best Alternative Album of the Year. …U23 min readU23 min read
Mar 19Songs of Surrender do U2: O álbum que a gente acha que não precisaTem se falado muito sobre o novo álbum do U2, Songs of Surrender. Primeiro eu gostaria de falar uma coisa. Uma das lições que eu aprendi com meu antigo chefe no site Atu2, Matt McGee, foi que nós não somos relações públicas do U2. Nós somos livres pra criticar o…U24 min readU24 min read
Mar 17U2’s Songs of Surrender: The album we think we don’t needThere’s been a lot of talk about U2 ’s new album Songs of Surrender. First, I would like to say something. One of the lessons I’ve learned with my former boss at Atu2.com website, Matt McGee, was that we’re not U2’s PR. We’re free to criticize anything we want to…U24 min readU24 min read
Feb 27U2’s War turns 40“We knew there was something special there.” That’s how the drummer Larry Mullen Jr described the War album on the “U2 By U2” book. And he was right. …U23 min readU23 min read
Jul 13, 2022U2 no Live Aid: de fiasco à redençãoU2 no Live Aid: de fiasco à redenção No dia 13 de julho de 1985, Bob Geldof organizou o Live Aid — show simultâneo na Inglaterra e nos Estados Unidos — com a presença dos maiores nomes da música da época. O objetivo era o fim da fome na Etiópia. …U24 min readU24 min read
Apr 5, 2022“April 4, shot rings out in the Memphis sky” — “Pride” e “MLK” dedicadas à Martin Luther KingDia 4 de abril… todos os fãs do U2 já cantaram muito sobre este dia. “April 4, shot rings out in the Memphis sky” são versos da canção “Pride (In the Name of Love) e faz referência ao dia da morte do reverendo Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King era…U23 min readU23 min read
Nov 17, 2021U2’s Achtung Baby: The album that changed our lives turns 30What a great joy is to celebrate the 30rd anniversary of U2’s Achtung Baby! 1991 was a remarkable year for music, especially rock’n’roll. It could have been the end of U2… but Achtung Baby has become the band’s triumph. It’s known how hard it was to make this album. The…U23 min readU23 min read
Aug 16, 2021U2 e ElvisEm um 16 de agosto morria Elvis Presley, o rei do rock. Todo amante de música e, principalmente, do estilo que Elvis ajudou a criar e inovar é fã desta lenda. Sua contribuição à história da música não tem preço e, por isso, até hoje comove muitas pessoas como vemos…U23 min readU23 min read
May 14, 2021U2 and Football: A Passion — Part 2 (2021 version)Music and football are my passions. Since the childhood, all my memories have both subjects involved. Some of you may remember I was member of @U2 team (atu2.com), the most relevant U2 fan site. And during the last World Cup, in Russia, I wrote one of my favorite articles. …U23 min readU23 min read
Mar 5, 2021“El amor al fútbol no tiene nada que ver con el marketing”Entrevista comigo para o jornalista José Gil, da Espanha, sobre o clube da SD Huesca. Si hace un tiempo alguien hubiese hablado de la SD Huesca como un equipo conocido por todo el mundo, posiblemente se le hubiese tratado de loco. Un club que, con la máxima aspiración de consolidarse…Futebol7 min readFutebol7 min read
