News Specials

We've done some stories along the way that we feel shine a bit. Interviews with people. Deep dives into something like the Mother Records catalog. Tracking the books that Bono tore apart on stage. Or looks into merchandise from different eras. We thought it might be nice to have one area to share all of these things, so this is it.

2024-03-15 1 Billion Streams for U2’s “With or Without You” on Spotify - Tim C. / @wtshnn
2022-03-18 Pop Group 1978 - Aaron J. Sams
2022-02-28 U2’s First Demo Session Uncovered - Aaron J. Sams
2021-11-19 Achtung! Achtung! Baby turns 30 - Harry Kantas
2020-06-24 U2X Radio Getting Closer on SiriusXM - Aaron J. Sams
2020-05-10 Bono and The Edge: A Clockwork Orange Score - Aaron J. Sams
2020-04-07 25 Years of U2Songs: Questions and Answers - Aaron J. Sams
2020-02-24 U2 at the Dandelion: An Interview with John Fisher - Harry Kantas
2019-09-12 Let Me In The Sound: Demos from the No Line On The Horizon Sessions - Harry Kantas
2019-03-02 Euromantic Remix: An Interview with Jon Pleased Wimmin - Aaron J. Sams
2019-01-23 U2’s Dublin Exhibition Centre - Aaron J. Sams
2019-01-07 Chasing Bono…in Soho: An interview with Neil McCormick - Harry Kantas
2018-02-28 These Winds and Tides: The Search for a Producer for War - Aaron J. Sams
2017-12-17 A Look Back at the Songs of Experience Singles to Date - Brad Hood
2017-10-08 #Zero: A first look at Neil McCormick’s new book - Harry Kantas
2017-06-09 Greg Carroll: The Heart of The Joshua Tree - Harry Kantas / Aaron J. Sams
2017-04-08 HP40: The Hot Press Covers Exhibition - Harry Kantas
2017-03-09 Merchandising the Tree - Aaron J. Sams / Harry Kantas
2017-03-03 You Can’t Bag It: A look at POP’s Promotional Items - Harry Kantas
2017-02-28 “The Eejit,” “3-D Funk,” and “Womanfish”: The Joshua Tree Demo Recordings - Aaron J. Sams
2017-01-29 Mother Records, Son Records and Kitchen Recordings: U2’s Labels - Aaron J. Sams / Don Morgan
2016-10-19 Shadows and Tall Trees: The Alternate Cover for Boy - Aaron J. Sams / Don Morgan
2016-09-06 Skool Daze Feedback - #U240 - Harry Kantas
2016-08-30 U2 Inside Out: Early Demo Recordings (Part II) - Aaron J. Sams
2016-08-23 U2 Inside Out: Early Demo Recordings (Part I) - Aaron J. Sams
2015-08-05 A Look at the Singles from Songs of Innocence - Brad Hood
2015-07-18 Read By Wolves - Christopher Jenkins / Aaron J. Sams
2011-10-30 U2W Special Article: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Baby - Brad Hood
2004-11-23 iTunes Complete Track Listing Review - Aaron J. Sams (u2wanderer.org)