Nelson Mandela : Inside the mind of one of the most inspiring men in history

For those of you who are still in college like me, I’m sure you feel like you don’t have time for any extra reading outside class sometimes. Despite this, I am going to try to squeeze in Nelson Mandela’s new autobiography, “Conversations with Myself.”
Unlike other autobiographies, “Conversations with Myself” highlights not only the political conscious of a revolutionary, but the emotional realities a revolutionary faces during their struggle to advocate for the world’s poorest people.
Nelson Mandela served as president of South Africa from 1994 to1999 and is internationally acclaimed as the leader of the anti-apartheid movement. From personal doodles during meetings with foreign dignitaries, to letters written from his oppressive cell during his 27-year jail sentence, “Conversations with Myself” is an attempt to give access to the man behind the human rights figure.
“Conversations with Myself” was released today, in 22 editions and 20 languages. Pick up your copy and be sure to let us know what you think!

source : http://www.one.org/ by Lisa Hendrickson

U2 - Brussels 22/09 - Beautiful Day (Multicam Preview)

A preview of the upcoming Brussels multicam DVD! Many thanx to YouTube uploader, fransdeb22

U2 boss urges net piracy crackdown

U2 manager Paul McGuinness has warned that Ireland has an extremely bad reputation for protecting artists' works after a judge exposed inadequate laws to combat illegal downloads.

The pop music mogul called on the Government to urgently reform rules on internet piracy, making it an offence to share files and access songs, films and games online for free.

Mr McGuinness called on the Government to do its job and create the legal basis to punish internet piracy.

"This is extremely bad for the international reputation of Ireland as a jurisdiction with appropriate legal protection for all kinds of intellectual property and copyright generally," the U2 manager said.

'It's Alright... in Coimbra' U2.COM

Subscribers Special: 'Johnny, take a walk with your sister the moon...'
We're in Coimbra, Portugal, one of the final nights of the U2360 European Tour and the Portuguese are moving in mysterious ways...

Colin Farrell spoofs Bono!

It's old but it's very funny!!! Enjoy!!! :))

Brand New Show: Pittsburgh, PA

Hot on the heels of a sold out European tour, U2 have confirmed that the final date on next year’s rescheduled 360° tour will take place on Tuesday, July 26th in Pittsburgh at Heinz Field.

Tickets for this final night  of the 2011 North American tour  ($30, $55, $95 & $250) will  go on sale to the general public next Monday, October 18th, at 10am  via livenation.com, all Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000.  (All tickets subject to applicable ticketing fees.)

U2.com subscribers can enter a special advance presale for tickets  beginning this Thursday, October 14th (10am) and running until Saturday, October 16th (at 3pm).

Subscribers will be emailed ahead of this presale with details of timings.

Interested in becoming a U2.com subscriber and entering ticket presales for the Pittsburgh show ? Here's all the details you need - including news of 'U2:Duals',  a limited-edition CD featuring U2 collaborations with other artists. 

source : http://www.u2.com/

Neil McCormick : Why U2 are still the greatest band in the world

OK, I know I’m biased. I grew up with this group and have a long, personal history with them and, of course, it influences how I feel. The past was very present to me, this weekend, when I found myself in Rome watching the last night of the European leg of U2’s 360 tour.
Looking out from an aeroplane window over a sea of clouds, I thought about how I used to catch the 31 bus to see this group play in pubs, clubs, colleges, hotel bars, school discos and church halls in Dublin. Now I have to fly across a continent, ride in taxis, trains, planes and coaches, to stand amongst 89,000 others in the enormous Stadio Olimpico in this ancient centre of classical civilization. So I don’t know what anybody else was feeling, gazing up at the hi-tech, alien sci-fi Claw that forms the centrepiece of the U2 stage show, but I was experiencing an intense sense of dislocation, a bafflement at how something that was such an intimate part of my youth had expanded to such a ludicrous scale.

Irish court rules in favour of ISPs in piracy case

The High Court in Ireland has ruled that laws cutting off internet users who have illegally downloaded content cannot be enforced in the country.

It is a victory for Irish internet service provider UPC which took the legal action against copyright owners, including EMI and Sony.
But it will be a blow to the music and film industry, which wants the strict rules as a deterrent against piracy.
It is likely to have a knock-on effect to similar policies in other countries.

More breaking news from U2.COM ? Yeah!

Both Mexico shows are now officially SOLD OUT!