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News Bits: Bono Passes on Honorary Degree, Nine Inch Nails' Bass Player Quits + More

Diffuser.fm Staff — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:05:51 +0000

Bono won’t steal his daughter’s thunder at the upcoming NYU graduation. [Contact Music] Wanna play bass for Nine Inch Nails? They’ve got a vacancy… [Pitchfork] You won’t have trouble getting a wireless signal at this year’s Glastonbury festival. [NME] A cast of indie all-stars will honor Big Star in NYC and Chicago. [Consequence of Sound] [...]

New Spider Species Named After Bono

Michael Gallucci — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 19:07:26 +0000

Well, this is fitting: Bono, the man who took on the persona of “The Fly” during U2‘s Zoo TV Tour back in 1992, now has a species of spider named after him. A taxonomist from the Auburn University Museum of Natural History revealed that 33 new species of the spider genus Aptostichus were recently discovered, [...]

Bono Says U2 Recording New Album, Reveals Working Title

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 15:50:30 +0000

Bono has revealed the working title of the next U2 album, which will be the band’s 13th studio effort. Are you ready? Drumroll please … It may be called ’10 Reasons to Exist.’ “Within the band, we’ve been calling it ’10 Reasons To Exist’ – but I will tell you we might have at least [...]

Bono, Sinead O'Connor Sing on Dublin Streets for Charity

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 20:50:38 +0000

U2 frontman Bono and oft-controversial singer Sinead O’Connor did their part for charity this Christmas, performing outdoors in Dublin, Ireland, for last-minute shoppers on Christmas Eve, all for a good cause. They may be two of Ireland’s most famous musical exports, but for a few fleeting moments, they were street musicians. The singers took part, [...]

News Bits: Bono Pulls Off Bill Clinton Impression, Trent Reznor Talks Future + More

Joe Robinson — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:06:50 +0000

Bono‘s Bill Clinton impersonation isn’t nearly as terrible as you’d assume. [Weeping Elvis] Is high-tech king Trent Reznor really a Queen of the Stone Age? [Consequences of Sound] Tomorrow, thanks to the BBC, Damon Albarn will control the world’s airwaves. [Pitchfork] Decemberists drummer Rachel Chaiya Blumberg animated and directed the new Nada Surf video. [Zimbio] [...]

Neil Young Uses Twitter Chat to Weigh In on Bono, Jack White, Dave Grohl + More

Jeff Giles — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 17:00:55 +0000

Some younger listeners might think of him as a flannel-wearing, analog-loving geezer, but Neil Young is actually pretty tech-savvy, and he demonstrated his continued willingness to experiment in the digital sphere with an hourlong Twitter chat on Wednesday (Oct. 24).

Bono – Coolest Costumes in Rock

Joe Robinson — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:54:37 +0000

When U2 hit the road on their Zoo TV world tour in support of 1991′s ‘Auchtung Baby,’ part of the over-the-top production featured singer Bono dressing up as a devil creature named MacPhisto decked out in a gold suit with platform shoes, pale face paint, lipstick and devil’s horns atop his head. Even better than [...]

Bono and Wife Serenade Daughter With Duet of Lady Gaga's 'Telephone'

Joe Robinson — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:00:36 +0000

Let's offer a big happy birthday to U2 singer Bono and wife Ali Hewson's daughter Eve. She celebrated turning 21 Saturday in Las Vegas with a big night out with her parents that included dinner at Tao Las Vegas, a couple of magnums of Dom Perignon champagne delivered to a private table at 10ak at the Mirage -- and Bono and Ali slipping the DJ there a CD of them singing Lady Gaga's 'Telephone' to accompany the champagne as Dad got on the mic to wish his daughter a special one.

Bono – Stage Name Origins

Joe Robinson — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:55:38 +0000

Everybody knows Bono -- the U2 singer is one of the most famous people in the world, let alone one of the most famous rock stars -- but do you know his real name? No, he wasn't born with a single moniker for a name (big shocker). Instead, Paul David Hewson is the name on his birth certificate. The nickname Bono supposedly came from a heari