PYDK Spotcast Ep 3: U2, No Line on the Horizon

Posted: March 9th, 2009 | Author: Eugene | Filed under: Spotcasts | 2 Comments »

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The PYDK Spotcast is an abbreviated, off-the-cuff version of the People You Don’t Know Podcast, where I invite one of the people in our PYDK network to talk about a topical subject going on in the news and media today.

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Since a new U2 album is a cultural event in itself, I invited music scholar and rock drummer Dave Bloom to chat about U2’s new album, No Line on the Horizon, their historical progression as a band, and their place in culture today. Along the way, we revisit some of our favorites, try to gauge exactly what we think about Bono, and mostly agree that Pop really really sucked.

Download the episode now! (link)

Or listen to it here:

Songs used:
Intro Music – “Angel of Harlem”
Outro Music – “Ultraviolet (Light My Way)”

  1. “Pride (In the Name of Love)”
  2. “Sunday Bloody Sunday”
  3. “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
  4. “In God’s Country”
  5. “Wire”
  6. “Zoo Station”
  7. “Where the Streets Have No Name”
  8. “One”
  9. “Lemon”
  10. “Beautiful Day”
  11. “Stuck in a Moment You Can’t Get Out Of”
  12. “Unknown Caller”
  13. “Stand Up Comedy”
  14. “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight”

Be sure to check out Dave’s Music Marathon at his (and Raina’s) blog, Hey There’s a Bird In This Mirror!

2 Comments on “PYDK Spotcast Ep 3: U2, No Line on the Horizon”

  1. 1 Dave’s a Person You Don’t Know, Too « Hey, There’s a Bird in This Mirror! said at 1:36 pm on March 13th, 2009:

    [...] it a listen here. « Raina is a Person You [...]

  2. 2 new album U2 said at 3:44 am on April 23rd, 2009:

    No Line On The Horizon Review…

    No Line on the Horizon is the twelfth studio record by Irish rock band U2, released on 27 February 2009. The No Line on the Horizon is U2’s first since 2004, the longest period between studio albums in the band’s career. The material was originally b…

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