Springsteen spoiler alert!
M.C. O’Connor of The Rag of Asbury Park talked to me last week to get some “deep background” for her column on how Internet spoilers are spoiling things for Springsteen fans. I don’t know if I’d go as...
View ArticleSpringsteen slideshow from Oklahoma
I’m mired in a freelance assignment tonight, so instead of listening to me drone on like you usually do — you really need to start keeping better company, incidentally — why not spend some time over at...
View ArticleSpringsteen Cover of the Week: ‘Yes We Kihn!’ Edition
Poor Greg Kihn. He had a hit that I’d say helped define early ’80s pop-rock — that’s “The Breakup Song (They Don’t Write ‘Em)” — but the one track that people really remember him for is “Jeopardy”,...
View ArticleKiller Boston performance, meh setlist
It’s official: I’m jealous. By all accounts, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s first night at the TD Banknorth Garden (oops, looks like I jumped the gun on that name change yesterday) was quite...
View ArticleSpringsteen rumor alert: special guest at Boston show tonight
Seems the rumor mill is hot with the possibility that a special guest will join Springsteen and the band for a performance of “American Land” at the TD Banknorth Garden tonight: the Dropkick Murphys....
View ArticleSecond Boston show amazing, but something’s missing
It’s the morning after, and as usual I’m still riding the high of last night’s Springsteen show at the TD Banknorth Garden. The sound was incredible – his voice as good, and the band as tight, as ever....
View ArticleSpringsteen fuels a new collection, ‘The Light in Darkness’
If you’ve read “For You,” the spectacular collection of stories and reminiscences by Springsteen fans, you know that no one conveys the power and the glory of the Springsteen experience like...
View ArticleSpringsteen London Calling Friday Night Link Roundup
If you read one essay about Bruce Springsteen prior to his Glastonbury and Hard Rock Calling shows this weekend, make it this one from The Independent, defending him against the Sean Lennons of the...
View Article‘Hey Bruce, should I come out yet? Isn’t the curfew coming up? Bruce?’
Of all the great stories that came out of Springsteen’s weekend in the UK, none can quite match the mental picture inspired by this one, regarding an alleged almost-guest spot at Hard Rock Calling by...
View ArticleSpringsteen Cover of the Week: Countdown to Boston Edition!
There’s a buzz in Beantown, and it has nothing to do with the Yankees coming to Fenway. OK, that might have something to do with it — but mostly it’s because Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band...
View ArticleKitty got your tongue, Max? Not this time.
Max Weinberg sang a few bars Tuesday night. I know what you’re thinking – can’t be, didn’t happen – but I speak the truth. Mighty Max brought his Big Band to Cambridge where they played two sets at the...
View ArticleRecord Review: Setzer’s orchestra is still rockin’
While we await the latest developments in the world of Springsteen, check out my latest album review for Gatehouse Media: American fans of the Brian Setzer Orchestra usually have to catch the band...
View ArticleNon-Springsteen CD recommendation of the week: Leland Sundries, ‘The Apothecary’
The Boston Phoenix described indie-folk act Leland Sundries as “The Band meets Lou Reed,” and as intriguing a prospect as that is (I have to suppress an image of Reed and Levon Helm in the back of a...
View ArticleSpringsteen pulls out ‘The Promise’ for Light of Day
Maybe you’ve heard? Bruce Springsteen showed up for the 11th annual Light of Day show in Asbury Park Saturday night. It seems disingenuous to call him a surprise guest; for a concert bill that never...
View ArticleThree-Sentence Review: Bruce Springsteen, ‘Jack of All Trades’
Each weekday this week and next, a different website will be debuting a new song off Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball. You can check back here each day for our three-sentence impression of each song,...
View ArticleThree-Sentence Review: Bruce Springsteen, ‘You’ve Got It’
Each day this week, a different website will debut one of the remaining songs off Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball. You can check back here each day for our three-sentence impression of each song,...
View ArticleShipping up to Boston? Share your Springsteen Beantown memories
First of all, if you’re in the vicinity of Tampa, Fla., and you don’t yet have tickets to Bruce Springsteen’s show this Friday night … What are you waiting for?? Ticketmaster has seats available right...
View ArticleBest Springsteen Covers Ever (chosen by our readers) Part 2
Thank you to everyone who’s been suggesting and sending in their favorite Springsteen covers. I’m looking forward to posting each and every one. Keep ‘em coming! In case you missed it, check out part...
View ArticleBest Springsteen Covers Ever (chosen by our readers) Part 3
Thank you to everyone who’s been suggesting and sending in their favorite Springsteen covers. I’m looking forward to posting each and every one. Keep ‘em coming! In case you missed it, check out part...
View ArticleREVIEW: After rocky start, Springsteen delivers on ‘High Hopes’
Stream “High Hopes” in its entirety at cbs.com. To Bruce Springsteen, the extensive trial-and-error he was known for in the ’70s and ’80s must feel more like a luxury at age 63 than it did at 27. “The...
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