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Sunday Bloody Sunday for agit8. Last week, on a rooftop in New York City, the band recorded an acoustic performance of 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' - and dedicated it to democracy in Iran.
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40 Songs re-recorded by us. Re-imagined by you. #U2SOS40
Songs Of Surrender. Out Now: http://u2.lnk.to/SOS
Tanima is a photographer, director and artist born in India and working between New York and Los Angeles. Her work evokes a deep sense of intimacy and cultivates an intentional, generative space for both artist and subject to connect.
"I've been documenting this skate crew in Mexico City for years. They inspire me so much, and embody the kind of freedom that comes with youthful curiosity. I wanted to channel their essence in this video and make something that feels free. This song sounds like following a feeling, searching for more."
Director: Tanima Mehrotra
Produced by: Studio Puja
DP: Alejandro Torres
B-cam: Xavi Portillo
Skaters: Italo Diaz, Jorge Garcia Calva, Ed Cordero
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Bono reads an extract from his book - ‘SURRENDER: 40 Songs, One Story’ - in an animation which illustrates an extract from the chapter titled ‘Out of Control’, in which he tells the story of starting to write U2’s first single on 10th May 1978 – his 18th birthday, exactly 44 years ago today.
In ‘SURRENDER’ – out on 1st November – Bono writes about his remarkable life and those he has shared it with—from his early days growing up in Dublin, including the sudden loss of his mother when he was 14, to U2’s unlikely journey to become one of the world’s most influential rock bands, to his 20 years of activism dedicated to the fight against AIDS and extreme poverty.
The title ‘SURRENDER: 40 Songs, One Story’ refers to the book’s 40 chapters, which are each named after a U2 song. Bono has also created 40 original drawings for ‘SURRENDER’ which will appear throughout the book, and also feature in this animated video.
https://SurrenderMemoir.com
Published by @penguinbooksireland @PenguinUKBooks @aaknopf
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The band arrives @ The Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena.
40 Songs re-recorded by us. Re-imagined by you. #U2SOS40
Songs Of Surrender. Out Now: http://u2.lnk.to/SOS
Enigmatic polymath Shan Phearon creates new kind of iconography and has made a name for himself with his forward-thinking filmmaking.
His cult reputation has developed: whether landing a UK Music Video Awards nomination for his first video under legendary commissioner John Moule, or advancing new age extreme wide angle cinematography with Brit DPs like Olan Collardy, Courtney Bennet, Jake Gabbay, Nathalie Pitters, right through to inventing the world’s first UV light drone for iconic brands Apple and Def Jam, and even designing blockbuster spectacles to electrify the modern UK music video field.
Shan has attracted artists from some of the great UK Rap lyricists including Potter Payper, Nines, Wretch 32, Blade Brown, Rimzee, Ocean Wisdom, futurist R&B-Soul performers like Jvck James or Tiggs Da Author, outsiders like UK Brazilian Funk trailblazer Jevon or UK Afrobeats trendsetter One Acen, and even next generation experimental Alt-Pop disruptors like Jazmin Bean.
With a footprint in the music world, he has worked with a long list of numerous culture-shifting acts including Tyler, The Creator, ASAP Rocky, Kid Cudi, Janelle Monae, Charli XCX, Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawke, Mount Kimbie, Miguel, Jazmin Sullivan, Ed Sheeran, Labrinth, Danny Brown, SpaceGhostPurrp, How to Dress Well, P. Diddy, et al.
Noteworthy recognition has come from 1.4 On The Cusp, UKMVA, Vimeo Staff, 5 Star David Reviews, PromoNews Best Videos of The Year, plus work featured in Booooooom, VideoItalia, Shots, Director's Notes, Maff, VideoStatic, The Fader, Complex, Trench, The Guardian, and more.
UK Drill has been one of the most influential youth music movements in the world. It’s born from teen nihilism, disenfranchisement, low income areas, violence, trauma, alienation. Like rebellious Punk and Grime before, UK Drill is a response to broken British politics. UK Drill culture has codes: mythos, uniform, language, hand gestures, environment, dance. The Drill dance style - like Hip-Hop adjacent 'conflict styles' Breakdancing or Krump battling in eras past - is known as Sturdy.
I was thinking about themes behind U2’s debut ‘Boy’ LP... Adolescence, teen angst, coming of age, etc. Let’s reframe these through a modern European inner-city youth lens. Worlds crossing. It felt visually unexpected from U2 and uncommon in Rock / Alternative. UK Drill, integrated into the thematic universe of one of the great universal bands of all time, in an organic crossover moment - we hadn’t seen this cross-pollination done yet.
I found this old anecdote: “Bono remembers his adolescence as a time of psychological violence and ‘I Will Follow’ captures some of the drama of that era, the suburban claustrophobia, as throughout ‘Boy’. There is a sense of terror and confusion which runs deeper than the common crises of identity from which teenagers suffer.” I saw natural connections here with alienation, parenting, childhood trauma, teen behavioural issues and other deeper ideas around UK Drill and modern street culture youth.
More than anything though, I think it’s cool to see modern Rap and Rock n’ Roll ideas find common ground.
My Father was a big music head and he was also a bit of a U2 super-fan. He started me off on their 'The Best of 1980–1990’ CD as a little kid. Those are the times I felt most connected with him, through the music he shared with me. U2’s material was always such a human transmitter. Cosmically coming full circle years later, I guess I did this project as a dedication to my Dad.
Find out more about Shan Phearon:
http://www.shanphearon.com/
The band’s new album Songs of Experience will arrive on Dec 1, pre-order it today and listen to Get Out Of Your Own Way. New tour kicks off in US in May. Verified Fan registration now open. #U2eiTour #U2SongsofExperience http://www.u2.com
Watch U2 shoot the "Magnificent" video in beautiful Fez, Morocco. Get up close and personal with the band and learn why they chose to shoot in Fez and their connection to the city.
Pride' In Mexico. 'I want you to send a message of love to the good and the great people of the United States of America.'
'If the sky can crack, there must be some way back...'
Electrical Storm live on U2360°. One of the tracks you can hear on Edge's Picks, a limited-edition live CD curated by The Edge - only available with From The Ground Up: U2.com Music Edition.
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I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, on U22, the soundtrack of U2360°, as chosen by fans. Join U2.com. Get the double-live CD.
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Portugal estás pronto para ser elevado ?
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U2 interview on French television. www.u2.com.
40 Songs re-recorded by us. Re-imagined by you. #U2SOS40
Songs Of Surrender. Out Now: http://u2.lnk.to/SOS
A Long Beach, CA native, Madelaine Turner is a screenwriter, director, and social content creator who describes her tone as “high brow adolescence meets feminine sensibility"
"Heartache is messy. There is a part of yourself that is suddenly stripped away, unseen... invisible. I felt this song really speaks to the yearning for that part of you to return- thinking that it'll come in the form of whoever (whatever) broke your heart and the journey towards healing. You don't need another person to feel whole. The person you really miss is yourself."
Find out more about Madelaine Turner:
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A hot night in Harlem at the Apollo Theater with @SunRaUniverse for SiriusXM Radio ... https://siriusxm.us/TheU2Experience
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'The future needs a big kiss...' Get On Your Boots live from Boston, MA on U2360°. One of 15 tracks on Edge's Picks, limited-edition CD with From The Ground Up: U2.com Music Edition. Only with a subscription to U2.com.
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40 Songs re-recorded by us. Re-imagined by you. #U2SOS40
Songs Of Surrender. Out Now: http://u2.lnk.to/SOS
"I'm a director who is fascinated with the multitudes of filmmaking and most importantly collaborating with other creatives. The alchemy that's created in those moments are to me the most original where nothing is preconceived, it is something bigger than all of us. My background has been predominantly in fashion so colour, shapes, how we express ourselves in what we show the outer world has always been a silent story much like this piece. The inspiration behind this piece is about what induces our memory. I always feel like commuting/travelling is when my memory runs wild because you're in this space of going from one place to the next- a portal, much like our memory. A lot of my friends live all over the place so it was easy to find a story that fit the song ""Stuck in a Moment."" For myself being stuck in a moment is a loop we tend to play off reminiscing, we can't seem to let go of that story to let another one in.
U2 has always been a household band since growing up. My father loves Ireland and had Gaelic crosses and paraphernalia all over our house which included u2 records. Funny fact- Bono and I are born on the same day and I share the same name as his wife Ali, so I feel we must be connected lol.
This piece was so much fun to make with my friends Rico Moran and the help of Mona Koochek starring the two hero friends Angelina Kiriakos and Charlie Berg as well as the memory friends Cole Gonzales and Jenny Vong. Our editor Mallory Robbins did such a fantastic job with the edit and made it all come together. It was a moment!"
Find out more about Allie Yonick:
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40 Songs re-recorded by us. Re-imagined by you. #U2SOS40
Songs Of Surrender. Out Now. http://u2.lnk.to/SOS
Yana Yatsuk (b. 1993) is a Ukrainian born photographer based in between Los Angeles and New York. She moved to New York from Atlanta, Georgia at age 16 on her own and slowly began pursuing photography as self-taught. Growing up as an immigrant in the South shaped Yatsuk's work by naturally embodying grit, diversity, and humanity in its rawest form.
"I wanted to make something that told a story about love. The beautiful, the pain, chapters, up and down movements, and overall contrasting experiences of it all.
I thought the dancers would be perfect as I wanted to tell a story with movement and not words."
Find out more about Yana:
https://www.instagram.com/yanayatsuk
https://www.yanayatsuk.com/