Been a while since we’ve done one of these! I hope that your Monday is off to a good start. I had a relatively calm weekend that had me out and about on Friday night going to Visible Voice Books in Tremont with my friends Brian, Annie, and Adam to get a copy of Derek […]
Category: Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen + Super Bowl confirmed + related Boss items
This post is a little bit late going up tonight, but I have a good explanation for that that I’ll share before we get to the main subject matter. I was wrapping up work last week, when I saw a Twitter update from acmaurer about bacon cinnamon rolls! I immediately jumped to the link, and […]
Random thoughts on Bruce, The Rock Hall, Yes, and a buncha other stuff
Hey kids, Happy Tuesday to ya. We’re almost at hump day – Burgo is actually already there, and he tells me that it is great. Let’s talk about sex… I realized courtesy of a comment from Allison and Twitter updates that the regular female readership of this blog is taking a big hit today, because […]
Good Listening: Bruce Springsteen – Passaic Night – 9-19-78
As CD trading via mail started to build in the 90s, I suddenly had an additional outlet to feed my growing love for live shows. No longer did that require purchasing bootleg CDs from local and mail order retailers because I finally had the ability via the internet to find others that were fans of […]
Good Listening: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – Live in New York City Volume 2
You’ve got part three already, and now, here is part two: Thanks by the way, to Pete @ Blogness on the Edge of Town for making my day times twelve by mentioning Addicted to Vinyl in this post pointing fellow Bruce-lovin’ folks here. Blogness has become a daily must surf for me, and though I […]
Good Listening: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – Live in New York City Volume 3
This one is for Dan, who threw down a challenge to me in the comments of this Springsteen post: Hey, in the spirit of the Boss, share a boot! Reach back and find something obscure that has a lot of meaning to you. Blatant begging. Sorry. (I’ll also send this out to site regular Ann […]
Because it’s never too early for Springsteen…
I found a great Springsteen post this morning via The Hype Machine. Now, I could go on and on for days about a variety of Springsteen subjects – like how INCREDIBLE the setlists have been lately, for example. But instead, I’ll link to one man’s perspective on Springsteen, and his first Springsteen live experience on […]
30 Years Ago Today: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – WMMS 10th Anniversary Concert at the Cleveland Agora
Bruce Springsteen onstage at the Cleveland Agora, August 9th, 1978 Image courtesy of Uncle Waldo’s Coffeehouse Concerts August 9th, 1978: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were onstage at the Cleveland Agora for a concert celebrating the 10th anniversary of local powerhouse rock and roll station WMMS. Today is the 30th anniversary of that […]
Bruce Springsteen digital EP, Tesla live DVD available this week
Just a reminder for you all that Magic Tour Highlights, the new digital EP release from Bruce Springsteen and the E. Street Band, was released on Tuesday. The release features Danny Federici’s final appearance with the band from March of this year, and guest appearances from Roger McGuinn, Alejandro Escovedo (on a duet of Escovedo’s […]
Say goodbye, it’s Independence Day….
I found myself thinking of “Independence Day” by Bruce Springsteen yesterday afternoon, on the eve of this year’s 4th of July holiday. The Popdose folks have posted a great 4th of July-themed mix that includes “Independence Day.” Check it out, and give a few moments of your thoughts to all of our troops serving overseas. […]