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Springsteen reads a fan’s research paper during a concert in Edinburgh
Nathan Collet‘s University of Nottingham 12,000 word research paper (it looks like a master’s thesis) was titled, “Brilliant Disguises: An Analysis of Masculinity Through the Works and Life of Bruce Springsteen.” I’ll let the Daily Record take it from here: […]
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Sometimes the “robber barons” and “greedy thieves” bring “death” to our hometown. Backstreets magazine closes shop.
In July, 2022, the editors of the Bruce Springsteen fan magazine Backstreets responded to outrageously high ticket prices for Springsteen’s current tour. If you aren’t familiar with this story, get up to speed here and here. For the first time […]
Jim Cullen on Bruce Springsteen’s first album
Columbia Records released Greetings from Asbury Park on January 5, 1973. Jim Cullen, the dean of Springsteen scholars, reflects at The Washington Post: Fifty years ago this week, a scruffy young artist from New Jersey released his first album. In […]
Episode 106: “Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Long Walk Home'”
In this episode we chat with historian Jonathan D. Cohen about his edited collectionĀ Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce SpringsteenĀ and the current state of “Springsteen Studies.”Ā We also ask Cohen if there is any connection between his current book,Ā For a Dollar […]
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Is it “Mary’s dress sways” or “Mary’s dress waves”?
A lot of Springsteen news here, including the Boss responding to rumors that he will be part of the Taylor Swift tour. Watch:
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Springsteen’s Nebraska at 40
Well, now everything dies, baby, that’s a fact But maybe everything that dies someday comes back Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty And meet me tonight in Atlantic City –Springsteen, “Atlantic City,” Nebraska, 1982 Here is a […]
Springsteen talks to Howard Stern
Here are some clips: On the changing music scene and Taylor Swift’s new album: Bruce talks about the Clarence Clemons solo, the piano opening in “Jungleland,” and writing Born to Run and Thunder Road on a piano: The Rising: Bruce […]
The 4 New Jersey regions
Here’s a fun post for our New Jersey readers. Over at New Jersey 101.5, Bill Spadea moves beyond the “North Jersey” vs. “South Jersey” divide by suggesting that there are actually 4 New Jersey regions: North Jersey, Central Jersey, the […]
Springsteen joins The Killers for “Born to Run”
Springsteen seems ready for his upcoming tour. So does Jake Clemons. Watch:
Springsteen’s new album
It’s called “Only the Strong Survive.” Here is Rolling Stone: BRUCE SPRINGSTEENĀ ISĀ releasing a collection of soul covers entitledĀ Only The Strong SurviveĀ on November 11. Check out the video right here for āDo I Love You (Indeed I Do),ā which was originally […]
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After an exhausting summer, I could really use a week or so at the Moonlight Motel (preferably one near the Jersey shore) before the start of the semester. Here is Bruce:
Springsteen fans face a “crisis of faith”
Bruce has long asked his fans to take a leap of faith: Leap of faith? More like a “crisis of faith”: We covered the insanely high Springsteen ticket prices here and here. Here is Allison Stewart at The Washington Post: […]