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  • U2 Debut Song from Broadway’s Upcoming ‘Spider-Man’ Musical

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    James Sims

    Broadway fans were first introduced to original music from Broadway’s upcoming ‘Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark’ during a recent performance by actor/musician Reeve Carney on “Good Morning America,” but up until last night, the writers of that song — U2’s Bono and the Edge — haven’t played the song for audiences. During a stop on…

  • Broadway’s Spider-Man Musical Creates Social Buzz with GMA Debut

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    James Sims

    Talk of the upcoming musical Spider-man: Turn off the Dark actually coming to fruition on Broadway has been circling Times Square for a long while now, mostly due to the big names involved – U2’s Bono and the Edge have written the music while director Julie Taymor (Lion King) is directing – and the complete…

  • Broadway’s ‘Fela!’ Joins Bono, John Legend in Music Video

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    James Sims

    While U2’s charismatic leader Bono hasn’t made his official splash on Broadway — both he and guitarist the Edge have written the music for the upcoming “Spider Man: Turn off the Dark” — the Irish singer joins dancers from Broadway’s “Fela!” in the music video for Angelique Kidjo‘s spin on the classic “Move On Up.”…

  • U2 Mix It Up For the Fans

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    James Sims

    U2 has never been a band to shy away from spectacle, from the blitzkrieg-like barrage of TV screens during the band’s Zoo TV tour in the early 1990s to the megalomania of the PopMart Tour, complete with a 100-foot-high golden McDonald’s-like arch, in 1997. Since kicking off a now 34-year career as one of the…

  • Zachary Quinto TwitPic Heard Around the Web

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    James Sims

    Have I finally turned into a creature so vile that I typically can’t stand to look at? The dreaded and oh-so-annoying Hollywood enemy, the paparazzi. If you happen to spot a picture of ‘Heroes‘ and ‘Star Trek’ star Zachary Quinto watching U2’s concert in Los Angeles last week and thought, “who would snap such an…

  • U2 Goes ‘Crazy’ For Animation

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    James Sims

    While U2 travels around Europe on the first leg of their 360 Tour, director David O’Reilly has released the band’s latest music video for “I’ll Go Crazy, If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight.” Film fans might recognize O’Reilly for his short film, “Please Say Something,” which earned him the Golden Bear at the 2009 Berlinale.…