--- - |- I had the good fortune of having two tickets to get into Barack Obama's northern Indiana town hall meeting which took place earlier today. Barack was charasmatic as always and his speech was filled with rhetoric and patriotism not heard since the speeches of JFK. Fortunately it seems as if Obama actually has plans and strategies to back up his platform of hope. He spoke for over ...
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If you are a Bruce Springsteen fan or Sunday football diehard chances are high that you've already heard the Boss' first single and the title-track off his next album, Working On A Dream. Springsteen sampled it while on the road in support of Obama earlier this fall and football fans heard Bob Costas give the song its televised world premier, synced to NFL highlights, this past Sunday. Springst...
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The key to his success is that Springsteen believes in what he does, but doesn’t try to live inside the rock ‘n’ roll fantasy that glorifies wealth, fame, and superstardom.Rock stars about to turn 60 aren't usually seen playing 100 shows around the world, let alone successfully completing two-year tours. Whether it be Elvis, Jimi, Janis, or Michael, most fade out or pass away long before the
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Here’s some fantastic news from Vinyl Vintage News:Rolling Stone talked with Bruce Springsteen’s manager, Jon Landau, to find out what the Boss does after two years on the road.First up is a deluxe box set of the 1977 album Darkness on the Edge of Town. Much like the Born to Run box from 2005, the Darkness box will include a remastered version of the album, a documentary on the making of the L
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As Turkey Day draws near (some 67 million turkeys will be slaughtered this Thanksgiving and Christmas) you might be wondering what there is to be thankful for in this dwindeling economy. For one there's our new President-elect and the many loved ones around you, but Bruce Springsteen is giving you another reason. The Boss (who I hear hates being called the Boss) is offering, today only, his ti...
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The Bruce Springsteen concert in Anaheim, California on April 7 which featured Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine on guitar is part of a four-song digital EP called Magic Tour Highlights". The performance (see video below) will be part of a special download only feature the proceeds of which going to charity.The BossMorello joined Bruce Springsteen onstage on both April 7 and April 8 for...
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Son of a bitch! Bruce Springsteen beat me to a Golden Globe nomination. Actually the Boss man had me beat already in '94 when he nabbed a shiny statue for "Streets of Philadelphia." He's up to bat again in this year's Best Original Song category.Springsteen was nominated for the '09 Golden Globe for his title-track to the Darren Aronofsky film The Wrestler. Seen it? Me neither, cause it doesn't...
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To keep in line with the recent string of PG-rated, classic rock Super Halftime performances covering up the mess that was the 2004 Halftime show, the NFL and NBC have signed on Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band for 2009. The Boss follows in the footsteps of Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, Tom Petty and Prince, but even the latter faced some scrutiny.This year's Super Bowl is scheduled...
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Last week Columbia Records premiered the new Bruce Springsteen video for "Girls In Their Summer Clothes." The video was directed by Mark Pellington ("Lonesome Day," "Pearl Jam's "Jeremy"), and shot in Ocean Grove and Asbury Park, NJ, near Springsteen's home.Available on iTunes are both a live version and a "Winter Mix" of the song."Girls In Their Summer Clothes"Bruce Springsteen and the E Stree...
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Before you get too excited that the Boss was putting $20,000 on the line in a round of Final Jeopardy, Springsteen was not on the game show. But last night's episode of the long running quiz show did have an entire category dedicated to Jersey rock n roller: SPRINGSTEEN SONGS IN OTHER WORDS. None of the brainiacs could get the $2000 Springsteen question leaving even host Alex Trebek surprised....
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Bruce is busy. Today (January 27th) marks the release date of Springsteen's latest album Working On A Dream and quite brilliantly he's decided to plug the album release date with the announcement of a massive US tour, kicking off April 1st in San Jose, California. He's also playing the Super Bowl XLIII halftime show in Tampa, Florida this weekend. Yeah, it's Bruce-mania to the fullest.Springste...
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Longtime organist and keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen, Danny Federici died Thursday (April 17) afternoon after a three year battle with melanoma. He was 58.Federici career spanned 40 years in the E Street Band. His last show with Springsteen and the E Street band was the March 20th show in Indianapolis. "Danny and I worked together for 40 years — he was the most wonderfully fluid keyboa.
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Bruce Springsteen is one fire. Just last week he released "the title-track":http://www.q1043.com/pages/news/brucespringsteen/ for his new album Working On A Dream and now he's back with a video for single Numero Dos "My Lucky Day." The video is no frills in the studio footage of the Boss and the E Street Band, which would explain its quick debut. Working On A Dream comes out January 27th. Spri...
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After that halftime knee slide into the camera move (check out minute 3:20 in the video below) this news comes as no surprise. Springsteen's halftime performance, coupled with the timing of his contribution to the Oscar buzz flick The Wrestler and news of a full-fledge world tour has put the Boss on top. His new album Working On A Dream sold 224,000 copies to land at Number One knocking off Tay...
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...and i must say, i have to sort of agree.In a long (and convincing - to me, anyway) article advancing the idea that, however much a villain WalMart may have been in good economic times, in the current downturn, the fact that it has had no lay-offs and all of its workers still have jobs - unlike workers at, say Target, Circuit City and Macy's - and the fact that people can still afford to buy ...
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