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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...

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Springsteen 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...

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Springsteen 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”,...

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Killer 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...

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Springsteen 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....

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Second 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....

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Springsteen 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...

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Springsteen 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...

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‘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...

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Springsteen 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...

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Kitty 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...

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Record 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...

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Non-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...

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Springsteen 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...

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Three-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,...

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Three-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,...

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Shipping 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...

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Best 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...

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Best 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...

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REVIEW: 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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