December 2013 Archives

Dave Urbanski, The Blaze

For the last several Christmas Eves, U2′s Bono has appeared on the streets of Dublin to "busk" (i.e., sing/perform in exchange for donations) on behalf of a charity that helps the homeless.

This Christmas Eve was no different, as a wild crowd gathered around Bono and Irish songwriter Glen Hansard -- who plays for The Frames and The Swell Season and starred in the 2007 film "Once," winning an Oscar for Best Original Song ("Falling Slowly") -- while the pair prepared to sing and play without amplification.

No worries. The rowdy group erupted, drowning out Bono's voice on the chorus to "Merry Xmas Everybody," a 1973 song by the English group Slade. The mood was electric.

Adele collaborator adds thumping beat to rockers' Mandela tribute

By Eric R. Danton, Rolling Stone

U2 contributed "Ordinary Love" to Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and last week walked away with a Golden Globe nomination for it, but Danger Mouse's film-ready mix is not the only version of the song the band has commissioned. Adele collaborator Paul Epworth underpins the tune with a thumping beat in his take on "Ordinary Love," which U2 posted on Soundcloud.

"We think Paul Epworth's mix is a very soulful, uplifting one and we hope our audience will agree," Bono said in a statement on Soundcloud. "Nelson Mandela's life and times meant more to me than I can ever tell you, I would need a hundred songs to do that. . . but this complicated little love song to Winnie and South Africa is the one that landed on our lap."

There's no doubt that with all of the mobile bingo sites and social bingo apps there has been more and more people glued to their phones - but there's nothing more fun than sitting around with friends and having a cheeky natter or gossip whilst playing some great bingo games. It's also a great money saver too and adds a great social element into things so you can have a catch up all at the same time. You can even have a cheeky glass of plonk if you fancy!