New episode just in time for New Years Day!! Hear the incredible story of how U2 rose from high school group in Dublin to the biggest band in the world. Bradley Morgan of @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social discusses his great new book U2 Until the End of the World. @bradleymorgan.bsky.social #U2

Happy to see @bradleymorgan.bsky.social interviewed here about his new book.

Reading "Frank Zappa's America" by @bradleymorgan.bsky.social of @chirpradio.org is sending me back to the epic Zappa characters Studebaker Hawk and Billy the Mountain, which in my mind look like this.

Had a great time with @garagetostadiums.bsky.social talkin’ U2 to me! Check it out!

@anniezaleski.bsky.social Visiting in-laws in France, and came across your Beyoncé book. Absolutely gorgeous cover and binding!

Thanks, Santa! And thanks, @bradleymorgan.bsky.social

A Look at U2: UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD by Bradley Morgan An informative, rewarding and exceptionally warm read from author and historian Bradley Morgan, U2 Until The End of The World is now available as a beautiful coffee-table hardcover edition from Weldon Owen's Insight Editions. Distributed…

Amazing list, saving for the future

I loved this conversation!

Thanks again @bradleymorgan.bsky.social! If you're a U2 fan, get his new book Until The End Of The World!

2025 Interview Recap! This marks four years of brilliant authors talking with me about their books for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social. Music is a collective, and the authors I spoke with this year each had amazing things to say from their own place within it. Check out the thread for links.

My final interview of the year for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! Spoke with Max Brzezinski about his book on David Bowie's and Queen's classic "Under Pressure" (@dukepress.bsky.social, 2025) exploring the changing role of anthems in culture. Check it out here! newbooksnetwork.com/under-pressure

Many thanks to author @jamescampion.bsky.social for including "Frank Zappa's America" on his holiday guide! Very grateful to him for his review of my book that captures the essence of Zappa's political messaging within his music, and why it is so relevant today. www.patreon.com/posts/rock-r...

Many thanks to author @jamescampion.bsky.social for including "Frank Zappa's America" on his holiday guide! Very grateful to him for his review of my book that captures the essence of Zappa's political messaging within his music, and why it is so relevant today. www.patreon.com/posts/rock-r...

My latest interview for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! Spoke with @jibolaf.bsky.social and @conormccreery.bsky.social about their graphic novel “Fela: Music is the Weapon (@amistadbooks.bsky.social, 2025) exploring the life of the Afrobeat legend. Check it out: newbooksnetwork.com/fela

The @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social is the largest collection of peeps talking about books on the planet. @jibolaf.bsky.social and I were honoured to be featured as the NEW BOOK OF THE DAY, and to get a chance to chat with @bradleymorgan.bsky.social about Fela! newbooksnetwork.com/fela

Danke to the German blog "Metal Heads" for this great review of the German translation of my new U2 book. Link here should translate based on your location, but if not, check your browser’s search bar or setting for translation options. metal-heads.de/buecher/u2-d...

My book “Frank Zappa’s America” has dedicated chapters for three of the albums on this list! But you’ll have to read the book to find out which ones. 😉 Out now and published by @lsupress.bsky.social!

Frank Zappa passed away 32 years ago today, & whether the culture realizes it, his music resonates even now. He certainly had an impact on me, & so I did my best to capture why Frank’s voice still matters with my book that is the first to explore the legacy of his political messaging. RIP Maestro.

Great work from @robertloerzel.bsky.social! www.robertloerzel.com/2025/12/03/t...

Today is the publishing anniversary of my first book “U2’s The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in America,” & I’m very grateful for the experiences that came from it. It’s on sale for $21 which is appropriate cuz it came out in 2021! www.bloomsbury.com/us/u2s-the-j... @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social

Oh là là! Getting to check out the French translation of my new U2 book!

Last week I had the opportunity to talk about vaporwave and Eyeliner's BUY NOW with Bradley Morgan at New Books Network. The podcast is now available via the link below. Thanks to @bradleymorgan.bsky.social @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social @disasteradio.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/eyeliners-bu...

Thanks to Jim Higgins for including my U2 book on the holiday gift guide for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel! "Morgan delivers a succinct, photo-laden chronicle of an Irish rock band that seems to always be changing yet somehow remains consistently itself." tinyurl.com/3nhsuaa7

My newest interview for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! Spoke with @jingajik.bsky.social about his book "Eyeliner's Buy Now" (@3313books.bsky.social, 2025) which the history and influence of vaporwave and the genre pioneer's most revered album. Check it out here: newbooksnetwork.com/eyeliners-bu...

At the Irish American Heritage Center all weekend making a noise about U2.

Chicago! The Irish American Heritage Center is hosting iBAM! this weekend, a gathering to celebrate the legacy of Irish books, art, & music. I'll be there all weekend with both of my U2 books, and I'm doing a reading from each at 2:45 PM on Saturday! See you there! More info: www.ibamchicago.com

Congratulation to Bradley Morgan whose "Frank Zappa's America" made Music Connection Magazine's Top 10 Books of the Year! Music Connection called "Frank Zappa's America" "a rare book that makes us love the subject more than we did going in." Check it out here: https://bit.ly/zappasamerica

@bradleymorgan.bsky.social, your book on Zappa sounds fascinating!

Stopped by @roscoebooks.bsky.social to sign copies of my new U2 book! I’m incredibly appreciative of their support! Support your local bookseller!

Many thanks to @musicconnection.com.web.brid.gy for putting my book "Frank Zappa's America" (@lsupress.bsky.social) on their list of the ten great music books of 2025! "It’s a rare book that makes us love the subject more than we did going in." Full review: www.musicconnection.com/ten-great-bo...

Thanks to Nenad Georgievski for this review of my U2 book for @allaboutjazz.bsky.social! "In an age where legacy acts are often embalmed in myth, this book allows for something looser and truer...it makes a familiar story feel worth revisiting." www.allaboutjazz.com/u2-until-the...

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”

Many thanks to @musicconnection.com.web.brid.gy for putting my book "Frank Zappa's America" (@lsupress.bsky.social) on their list of the ten great music books of 2025! "It’s a rare book that makes us love the subject more than we did going in." Full review: www.musicconnection.com/ten-great-bo...

@bradleymorgan.bsky.social I finally received this! Trump's tariff war makes ordering books complicated.

Achtung! Received a copy of the German edition of my new U2 book! Danke, Delius Klasing Verlag!

@bradleymorgan.bsky.social own words and voice. Spot on and well done. Attended The Mother's Brussels, Belgium on January 28, 1977. His genius authentically expressed. As an owner of several original pressings, including Joe's Garage, I appreciate this analysis. Spot on! Phi Zappa Crappa.

Thanks to Marion McCullen for this write-up about my new U2 book in the Cambridge News! It was also reprinted in several other regional UK dailies such as the Huddersfield Examiner, Burton Mail, Teesside Gazette, & the Nottingham Post. Check out the article here: www.pressreader.com/uk/cambridge...

"Think before you speak. Read before you think. This will give you something to think about that you didn't make up yourself.”

ICYMI: My chat with @bradleymorgan.bsky.social for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social #booksky newbooksnetwork.com/that-gun-in-...

Made a tv stand from scratch!

Thank you to Latoya Johnson for interviewing me on my new U2 book for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social! After nearly four years interviewing for them myself, it’s always a blast to be on the other side of the mic with such a great team! Check it out here or elsewhere. newbooksnetwork.com/u2

Went into the @criterion.bsky.social closet repping my patron saint of bad taste.

Bradley Morgan’s new book ‘Frank Zappa’s America’ dives into how Zappa used music to challenge power, defend free speech, and confront extremism. A bold look at an artist who never stopped speaking truth. zurl.co/mS5JS

The Rev

Join me for a deep dive into the evolution of #U2 over the past 50 years with author Bradley Morgan! From 'Boy' to 'The Joshua Tree' to 'Achtung Baby' and beyond, we explore it all. VIDEO: youtu.be/Rm9FsENeBMU?... AUDIO: open.spotify.com/episode/1YnN...

From the brink of collapse to a chart-topping success story, author Bradley Morgan delves into #U2's journey to create '#AchtungBaby'. youtu.be/z5pBY5it2sY

This was a wonderful chat with @bradleymorgan.bsky.social. Hope you can check it out. The book is also available to order in the U.S. from @asterismbooks.bsky.social

My latest @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social interview!. Spoke with @jasonschneidermedia.com about “That Gun In Your Hand” (@anvilpress.bsky.social, 2025) exploring the history/legacy of the modern murder ballad “Hey Joe.” Check it out here or where you get podcasts: newbooksnetwork.com/that-gun-in-...