Rock and Roll
Jeremy Allen White will play Springsteen in a film about Nebraska
Here is The Guardian: Jeremy Allen White looks set to swap his white t-shirt for a vest later this year, when he takes on the role of Bruce Springsteen for a new biopic, once shooting is completed on the fourth […]
The Author’s Corner with Michael T. Bertrand
Michael T. Bertrand is Professor of History at Tennessee State University. This interview is based on his new book, Southern History Remixed: On Rock ’n’ Roll and the Dilemma of Race (University Press of Florida, 2024). JF: What led you […]
Episode 122: “Springsteen, Joel, and the American Century”
In his new book Bridge & Tunnel Boys, historian Jim Cullen discusses how Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen represented what he calls “the metropolitan sound of the American century.” In this episode of the podcast, we talk with Cullen about how Joel […]
“…this was a show with a theme, and that theme was mortality”
I wish I got the chance to see Springsteen last week at MetLife Stadium, but it just wasn’t in the cards this time around. Though it’s not the same as a concert, this reflection from an English Springsteen fan who […]
Springsteen rocks Met Life Stadium
He’s back in Jersey! Blogness on the Edge of Town has the set list and the rest of the videos.
Song of the Day
Song of the Day
A preview of the Bob Dylan Museum
Here is Douglas Brinkley at Vanity Fair: When news broke in 2016 that Bob Dylan had given his vast archive of recordings and artifacts to the George Kaiser Family Foundation of Tulsa, people were taken aback. Why was this cultural trove […]
Springsteen: The E Street Band will return “pretty soon”
Great news for Springsteen fans. Here is Eric Hillis at Nova: Bruce Springsteen has told fans they will see the return of the E Street Band “pretty soon.” On Wednesday Springsteen phoned the E Street Radio show and spoke about […]
WBCN (Boston) and “The American Revolution”
Coming to a PBS station near you:
Springsteen and The Killers collaborate
Here is “Dustland”: