The History: Before They Were U2 • The Dandelion gigs • Making War
• Under A Blood Red Sky • Live Aid • U2 in America • The
Reinvention of Touring • Bono the Activist.
The Band: Bono • Adam Clayton • The Edge • Larry Mullen Jr.
The Music: Boy • October • War • The Unforgettable Fire • The
Joshua Tree • Rattle and Hum • Achtung Baby • Zooropa • Pop • All
That You Can't Leave Behind • How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb • No
Line on the Horizon • Songs of Innocence • Songs of Experience.
The ultimate U2 fan book – contains a full history of the band and details of all their songs.
Niall Stokes was a songwriter and guitar-player in a number of
Dublin bands, before joining forces with his songwriting brother
Dermot and Garry O'Briain in Eyeless, one of the leading local acts
of the mid-'70s, with Neil Jordan featuring on saxophone and banjo.
In 1977, he founded Hot Press and has steered the magazine's course
over 40 years, during which it has provided a launching pad for a
huge number of the country's leading writers and media activists.
In 1991, he was a member of The Brothers, releasing the acclaimed
album Torch. In 1993 he was appointed Chairperson of the
Independent Radio and Television Commission. He was the lynchpin of
the six-part history of Irish music From A Whisper To A Scream.
Named editor of the Year on a number of occasions, he is also
editor-in-chief of Best of Ireland and Best of Dublin magazines and
of the Hot Press Yearbook. Other books include Philip Lynott: Still
In Love With You; U2: North Side Story and Covered In Glory: The
Hot Press Covers Book. In 2015, he accepted the Headstrong Award
for the outstanding coverage of mental heath issues in Hot Press
and was also the recipient of as Lifetime Achievement Award from
Magazines Ireland, and a Meteor Music Award for his contribution to
music in Ireland. He devised and curated The Philip Lynott
Exhibition and the Hot Press Covers Exhibitions. In 2017, Hot Press
celebrated its 40th Anniversary.
Brian Boyd is a highly respected music journalist and feature
writer for the Irish Times.
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