Posts Tagged ‘U2’
Courtney Love’s introduction to the Virgin Prunes
Courtney Love introduced the Virgin Prunes at the ‘Gavin Friday and Friends’ event in Carnegie Hall on October 4th. She did so eloquently and passionately, explaining how she came to…
Read MoreGavin Friday and Friends at Carnegie Hall in pictures
And while you are enjoying the slideshow, remember it’s Gavin’s 50th birthday today… come add your wishes (no registration required).
Read More‘New album next year’, says Gavin Friday
Gavin Friday was interviewed outside Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona on June 20th where he is working on the production of U2’s 360 tour, which starts on June 30th. The…
Read MoreVirgin Prunes – ‘When art and anarchy collide’
Irish music magazine State.ie interviewed Gavin Friday about the Virgin Prunes for their most recent issue. The article, ‘When art and anarchy collide’ is available to read online.
Read MoreBaking tapes – the Virgin Prunes re-release interview
After the work on the re-releases had been completed, Virginprunes.com caught up with Gavin in late August to find out how the project had progressed from initial idea to final…
Read MoreGavin Friday talks Lypton Village
1982 interview from U2 Info Service, by Geoff Parkyn Apart from the fact that Edge’s older brother Dik Evans plays guitar in The Virgin Prunes, there are links between the…
Read MoreHot Press magazine: The return of the slaughterhouse six
By Peter Murphy Back in their terrifying heyday, they threw pigs’ heads around on stage, covered themselves in muck, provided Marilyn Manson with a career and wrote ‘Community Games’ for…
Read More‘Take Me Back To ’72…’
Gavin Friday remembers the Virgin Prunes From The Independent, October 7, 2004 Virgin Prunes – A Terrible Beauty Re-released Blame it on the Prods and the Plymouth Brethren… Blame it…
Read MoreIrish Hospice Foundation presents ‘Peter and the Wolf’
The Irish Hospice Foundation is delighted to announce the publication of ‘Peter & The Wolf’ on 1st October 2003. Described as “A modern take on the classic Prokofiev children’s tale”,…
Read MoreConsultant Poptician
Gavin spent early April in America, accompanying U2 on the start of their ‘PopMart’ tour. Listed in the album as ‘Consultant Poptician’, the subsequent tourbook refers to him as ‘Consultant…
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