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...U2 IRELAND Two decades after it first formed, the Dublin-based band still hasn't found what it's looking for. It has remained inventive, hungry and committed to social causes. Key albums: The Unforgettable Fire, The Joshua Tree and All That You Can't Leave Behind...
...find that her duties included continuing to do things she had been doing for years: combing through websites and Internet radio sites, reading foreign music magazines and exchanging tips with friends and contacts in countries from Jordan to China. "Best of all, though," she says, "was getting to interview U2...
...this week's MTV Music Video Awards, a ceremony that prizes spontaneous combustion. New York City's Metropolitan Opera House is the venue, so Foxx says he'll open the show with nominated songs sung aria-style. In between introducing performers like Britney Spears, Jay-Z, Staind and U2, says Foxx, his mission is to set the pace and "up the ante." He's also intent on getting an intro to Best New Artist nominee Alicia Keys, though he notes that Best Female Artist contender Missy Elliott is "sure looking fine. You know that song One-Minute...
...keyboards were cranked up so high they nearly drowned out all the soul. Keys' performance would have been more striking had it been just her and a piano up on stage. She had more than 20 backup singers, which is about 20 more than any real vocalist really needs. U2 gave a steady if somewhat muted rendition of two of their new songs. In any case, it was good to see some real instrumental, honest-to-goodness rock 'n' roll talent on the stage. There should have been more such moments. There were more than a few musical stars...
Farrell's latest obsession is Hebrew mysticism. The opening and closing tracks on his new album celebrate Jubilee, the Old Testament edict of forgiving debts and abolishing slavery. He dreams of mounting a Jubilee mega-concert event in Israel this year featuring Bob Dylan, Snoop Doggy Dogg and U2. Farrell's hazy and grandiose plans were mentioned as the possible reason that a Jane's Addiction reunion suddenly derailed this summer; despite some well-received appearances at concert events, the group recently pushed a full-scale tour back from August to late fall--if it ever happens...