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Articles tagged "bruce springsteen" Notes from the RoadBruce Springsteen: 2 November 2009 - Washington DCby Mehan Jayasuriya[4.Nov.09] :. Words and pictures by Mehan Jayasuriya. NewsBruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Sting at epic Rock and Roll Hall of Fame partyby Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)][30.Oct.09] :. NEW YORK — Rock and rollers certainly know how to party. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the genre’s biggest stars — Bruce... NewsNew author Clemons sees no end for the E Street Bandby John J. Moser [The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (MCT)][23.Oct.09] :. Tuesday marked the last show Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, which will close in less than two weeks. But Clarence Clemons — the band’s... Sound AffectsVerse-Chorus-Verse: Bruce Springsteen - “Better Days”by PC Muñoz[21.Sep.09] :. Pop Heroism, One Song at a Time Sound AffectsOne Hit Wonder: Rosanne Cashby Tommy Marx[18.Sep.09] :. The daughter of a legend was also a successful singer in her own right.  Mixed MediaBruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. Video Collection (video)by Sarah Zupko[4.Jun.09] :. Twenty-five years ago this week: Bruce Springsteen released the seminal album Born in the U.S.A., which spawned seven singles and becomes one of his biggest commercial successes, having sold more... E Street Band drummer’s son picks up the sticks for Springsteenby Jon Bream [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][15.May.09] :. Springsteen fans can probably imagine the introduction from the Boss: “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, ye of great faith and ye without any faith, tonight I’ve come to tell you... Magic in the Night: The Words and Music of Bruce Springsteen by Rob Kirkpatrickby Christel Loar[23.Apr.09] :. This book is a great overview for the Springsteen novice, and although it borrows heavily from previous works, it will undoubtedly thrill collectors and completists. Recession Sounds: Revisiting Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraskaby Andrew Zitcer[6.Apr.09] :. President Obama faces an economic crisis, rising unemployment, and widespread anxiety about the country's future. In light of these troubling events, perhaps it is time for him (and us) to revisit Nebraska. Still working on a dream with Bruce and the E Streetersby Shay Quillen [San Jose Mercury News (MCT)][27.Mar.09] :. We music fans of today are lucky. For the past 35 years or so, we’ve had Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band around to raise our spirits, give us hope, and bring us together, a few... Schumer pushes for federal investigation of Ticketmasterby Tom Davis [The Record (Hackensack N.J.) (MCT)][9.Feb.09] :. Calls for a probe into the online sale of Bruce Springsteen tickets gained momentum Sunday when Sen. Chuck Schumer demanded an investigation by Congress. Schumer, D-N.Y., and Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr.,... The Boss and his band Steel the showby Jerry Greene [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)][2.Feb.09] :. Hey, NFL, you want the perfect choice for the next Super Bowl halftime show? Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. After last year’s disappointment that was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers... Bruce Springsteen: Working on a Dreamby Michael Franco[26.Jan.09] :. Working on a Dream is not only a worthy album, but also an enjoyable one. But when you’ve built a career on inspiring nothing less than transcendence, is enjoyable really a worthy goal? Springsteen album is perfect soundtrack to optimistic Obama eraby Dave Tianen [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT)][22.Jan.09] :. It’s difficult to separate Bruce Springsteen’s “Working on a Dream” from the political optimism of the moment. Springsteen was heavily invested in President Barack... Off the Radar - The Top 30 DVDs of 2008by PopMatters Staff[13.Jan.09] :. Oddly enough, while the major studios continue scratching their heads over how to sell yet another new format (Blu-ray) to disinterested consumers, several outside distributors made sure that this would be a digital year to remember. School of Seven Bells, Cause Co-Motion!, Bruce Springsteen…by PopMatters Staff[6.Jan.09] :. School of Seven Bells Half Asleep [MP3] Connjur [MP3] Chain [MP3] Buy at iTunes Music... Born in the U.S.A. or, Every Day Is Veterans Dayby Sean Murphy[13.Nov.08] :. “Born in the U.S.A.” might be the first instance where Springsteen takes a topical dilemma and wrestles with an entire demographic: the veterans with “nowhere to run (and) nowhere to go”. Featured Article Short Ends and LeaderPete Seeger: The Power of Song (2007)by Bill Gibron[7.Aug.08] :. It sounds beautifully naïve - the notion that if one man could get everyone in the world to sing together, there’d be a lot less war and animosity among the citizens. Even more foolhardy... Flying Alone: Edward Hopper and America’s Night Sideby David Masciotra[13.Jun.08] :. Isolation is more than being alone. That is why the greatest and most discomforting presentation of isolation can be found in Hopper's paintings that include more than one person. Greetings From Bury Park by Sarfraz Manzoorby Lisa Arthur [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][16.Apr.08] :. A journalist reaches manhood with a detour through Bruce Springsteen's world in new book. Constantines, Clipse, The Gossip…by PopMatters Staff[16.Apr.08] :. Constantines Hard Feelings [MP3] Clipse What’s Up [MP3] The Gossip Yr Mangled Heart (Live)... Max Weinberg provides an insider’s tour of life on E Streetby Ben Wener [The Orange County Register (MCT)][7.Apr.08] :. It’s a tired question about the very idea of getting tired. But it came up in conversation with Max Weinberg quite naturally. While he chomped away at a late lunch after his flight from... 1968 with Tom Brokawby Jack Patrick Rodgers[25.Feb.08] :. This documentary is filled with revealing moments, both big and small, that show just how much – and how little – things have changed. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back (A Eulogy for the E Street Sound)by Andrew Gilstrap[21.Jan.08] :. When it comes to his work with the E Street Band, Springsteen seems to have tempered or even jettisoned other songwriting trademarks, such as the sense of place that informed so many of his songs. Bruce Springsteen: Under Review-1978-82: Tale of the Working Man [DVD]by Jon Langmead[19.Nov.07] :. While the subtitle, “Tales of the Workingman”, is hopelessly cliché, the DVD mostly dodges the expected pitfalls of the Springsteen story. PopMatters Pick Music ReviewBruce Springsteen: Magicby David Pyndus[1.Oct.07] :. With his mates, the E Street Band, Springsteen remarkably captures some of that old elusive lightning while teaching us about the ties that bind all over again. Reading About APECby Jillian Burt[5.Sep.07] :. September 4, yesterday, was the day that George Bush arrived in Sydney. I waited for the time to shift to September 4 in America so that I could listen to a preview of Bruce Springsteen’s new... Bruce Springsteen: Live In Dublin [DVD]by David Masciotra[23.Jul.07] :. This tour sold out venues everywhere in the world where it performed with only one exception: The United States, where it most needed to be heard. Springsteen’s Other Tracksby Derek Weiler[5.Apr.07] :. In 1998 Bruce Springsteen released Tracks, a four-disc set that you'd have thought had cleared his archive of the best unreleased studio material. But that barely scratched the surface -- here, the best of the rest Bruce Springsteen: We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessionsby Jeff Vrabel[9.Oct.06] :. The song "American Land" is what would happen if Bruce and Shane MacGowan ran into each other and - you may want to sit down for this hypothesis - started drinking. Featured Article Music ReviewBruce Springsteen: We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessionsby Jeff Vrabel[24.Apr.06] :. A folk tribute to Pete Seeger that's about a thousand times as fun as that description might suggest, We Shall Overcome is also an album as American as apple pie, baseball and Bruce Springsteen. Featured Article Music ReviewBruce Springsteen: Devils & Dustby Hank Kalet[25.Apr.05] :. It is, by turns, a country record, a folk record and even a bit of a rock record. It is thick with atmosphere, awash in violence and a shadowy mythology redolent of the Old West. Bruce Springsteen: The Essential Bruce Springsteenby Hank Kalet[14.Jan.03] :. Culling 30 years of music into two discs is a daunting task. So it should come as little surprise that the recent Sony compilation, The Essential Bruce Springsteen is as flawed as it is... Bruce Springsteen: The Risingby David Pyndus[9.Aug.02] :. If you’re looking for classic Springsteen, look no farther than “Further On (Up the Road)”, a rocker about companionship fueled by three guitars, a relentless beat and swampy... |
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