Hey kids, I had a “moment” this past week. Occasionally, I’ll lend out music to friends, although if I have my ultra-anal thinking cap on, I’ll often just burn them a copy instead. In this case, I wasn’t thinking straight (not the first time that this has happened.) A couple of weeks later, my co-worker […]
Category: Bruce Springsteen
Happy 90th Birthday to Jane Scott
Legendary former Plain Dealer rock critic Jane Scott turns 90 years old today. For those of you that are outside of Cleveland, this link will give you some entertaining material to read about Jane. And for even more reading, check out this 2004 interview with Jane! How about this stat from Wikipedia: Scott retired in […]
The Excitable Boy
After laying out the reasons why I’m not a big Springsteen fan, I feel compelled to tell you why Warren Zevon is one of my favorites. I first heard his music in 1978 on WMMS, Cleveland’s only true rock station at the time (aside from M-105 which briefly put up a good fight but flamed […]
Not My Boss
Waking up this morning and reading about all of this Springsteen stuff on ATV doesn’t necessarily move me one way or the other as The Boss is not one of my favorites. However, I did really like the smokin guitar solo he played on “Disorder in the House” from “The Wind,” the last album by one of […]
You can’t stump those that cannot be stumped
Bruce fans, Are you having as much fun as I am watching the setlists on Backstreets? I actually think that the band got off kinda light the other night with that “96 Tears” request. “I Wanna Be Sedated” on the other hand, was a big brass set of balls totin’ fan request. I’d like to […]
Quick Hits: Material Issue, Bruce Springsteen, Career Advice for Aging Rockers, Neil Diamond
Oh internet friends of mine, it’s been a looooong time since we’ve done one of these Quick Hits type of posts. I’m getting ready to point my car towards Michigan for night #2 of the J. Geils Band reunion shows in Detroit, happening Saturday night. The band are reuniting for a pair of shows in […]
Wanted: Bruce Springsteen Record Store Day 7 inch
So check this out. I’m not sure that Cleveland indie retailers realized what a hot item the Bruce Springsteen 7″ Record Store Day single would be. I was one of the first people in the door at Music Saves, made a beeline straight for the S section of their RSD exclusives, and any copies that […]
Bruce Springsteen + Mike Ness rockin’ Bad Luck
After the two Los Angeles dates this past week, I think that my anticipation for seeing my own Springsteen shows this year went into complete overdrive. My friend Laurie was in attendance for both shows, which means that she got to see the Tom Morello guest appearance on night 1, AND the frikkin’ Mike Ness […]
Inside the new Bruce Springsteen Rock Hall exhibit + Joe Vitale comes to the Rock Hall
Hey Bruce fans, dig this! Thomas Mulready from CoolCleveland.Com caught up with Jim Henke, Vice President of Exhibitions and Curatorial Affairs for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, to discuss the new Bruce Springsteen exhibit From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen Check out Mulready’s video interview […]
Waking up with Nils Lofgren
After a period of being available exclusively at NilsLofgren.com (purchase), Nils Sings Neil is getting a traditional retail release via your favorite local record store and online outlets. The disc hit stores this past Tuesday (2/24) and I had the pleasure of running a radio tour that same morning with Lofgren in which he spoke […]