Category Archives: General Commentary

Thoughts about anything related to music and life

Repost: My 5 Favourite Christmas Songs

Posted on December 9, 2015 by larrylootsteen

  It is, after all, that time of year! I’ll do a proper countdown from 5 to 1! Some choices may seem odd but hey, they are mine! #5 Christmas Is Coming A classic from forever! A Charlie Brown Christmas!!! … Continue reading →

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Repost: My 5 Favourite Christmas Songs

Posted on December 4, 2014 by larrylootsteen

It is, after all, that time of year! I’ll do a proper countdown from 5 to 1! Some choices may seem odd but hey, they are mine! #5 Christmas Is Coming A classic from forever! A Charlie Brown Christmas!!! Can’t … Continue reading →

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Do We Have A U2 Release Date?

Posted on May 15, 2014 by larrylootsteen

Please check out my guest blog entry at Alan Cross’ Journal of Musical Things to see what I’ve discovered… You can view my blog post here!

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Name The New U2 Album Game

Posted on March 20, 2014 by larrylootsteen

So while the endless wait for the U2 album or albums to arrive continues, let’s play a game. As I have stated endless times, I believe this will be the last release(s) for U2 and the last tour. After all … Continue reading →

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Was ‘No Line On The Horizon’ Prophesy?

Posted on March 10, 2014 by larrylootsteen

I’m sure, like any U2 fan, you are sick of this. We just passed the 5 year mark since No Line On The Horizon was released. And we may hit the 6 year mark before all is said and done. … Continue reading →

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So, When I Was 12

Posted on March 3, 2014 by larrylootsteen

My life as a music addict was just beginning. I had a brother 10 years older who was big into the 60’s psychedelia. Bonus was his reel-to-reel stereo system. My sisters were into rock and pop, mostly mainstream at that … Continue reading →

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How To See U2’s Invisible During The Super Bowl

Posted on January 30, 2014 by larrylootsteen

The commercial and song are now available. Click through the links here. If you are Canadian or live anywhere other than the U.S. you know the frustration of not being able to see those multi-million dollar ads that are shown … Continue reading →

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Bono – The Dark Side of Philanthropy

Posted on January 27, 2014 by larrylootsteen

I have long been questioning the money side of U2 and, in particular, Bono.  Where our perception is one of a giving man, a Christian man, a saviour for a continent, has something changed? What twigged this today for me was … Continue reading →

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Streaming Is The New…

Posted on January 16, 2014 by larrylootsteen

There was a time, back when I was young (yes, that did happen) when I would put a vinyl record on my record player, plug-in some headphones and just lay on my bed in the dark listening to an entire … Continue reading →

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Are U2 and Beats Ready To Storm The World?

Posted on January 12, 2014 by larrylootsteen

There’s a whole lot going in the U2 camp right now.  There’s a new song coming soon.  A new album in April and a world tour to follow.  They are doing something in Santa Monica which, by all rumoured accounts, … Continue reading →

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