Jazz Articles about U2

Anton Corbijn: Inside Out

by Nenad Georgievski
October 20, 2012

Anton Corbijn Inside Out CTM Films 2012There are plenty of documentaries about all kinds of bands and musicians, but there aren't many documentaries about photographers that have helped put them on the music pedestal. Probably the only existing documentaries on music photographers are those about photographers Annie Leibovitz and Robert Knight. Inside Out is director Klaartje Quirijns's insightful portrait of Dutch photographer Anton Corbijn, whose career can be described as original, creative and prolific.

U2 in Concert in Zagreb, Croatia

by Nenad Georgievski
August 29, 2009

U2 Maksimir Stadium Zagreb, Croatia August 9, 2009

What is it that makes a concert stand out as a great one? Is it the musicians' mastery of their instruments? Is it the way the songs were crafted? is it the way the musicians communicate with their audience? Is it seeing the band members pouring their hearts and souls into the performance? Is it the show--spectacle unfolding before the eyes of the audience? Or ...

No Line on the Horizon

by Nenad Georgievski
March 8, 2009

How many bands in this rapidly shrinking, downloadable world can stir up as much fuss and anticipation with each new album release as U2? The answer, arguably, is “none." There aren't many other bands who can match U2's longevity, taste and voracious appetite for experimentation--their music is always forward looking, and always executed with style. For the last 30 years, their career has been going forwards and upwards, delivering some of rock's watershed albums. Over the years, U2 ...

U2's The Joshua Tree Gets Deluxe Multi-Media Treatment in 2007

by James Taylor
December 22, 2007

U2 The Joshua Tree Eagle Vision USAWhat can you really say about U2's The Joshua Tree that hasn't already been said? Released in 1987, Joshua Tree propelled the band to international stardom and saw the band move further away from their post-punk roots by introducing blues, R&B, gospel and soul to their sound. Joshua Tree is arguably the most quintessentially American rock album ever recorded, full of adoration as well as antipathy toward the great nation ...