Bruce Springsteen

WATCH: Mumford & Sons Join The Boss For A Special Performance

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 05.29.2012

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Mumford & Sons joined Bruce Springsteen onstage Monday night to perform his 1980 hit, "Hungry Heart." The Boss was headlining Dutch festival Pinkpop a...

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Driving Towards The Daylight to Noise In My Head: A Conversation With Joe Bonamassa and DarkDriveClinic's "Litmus Heart"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.29.2012

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Growin' Up in the Age of Bad Deals

Craig Werner | Posted 05.24.2012

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In a way the Cold War and the war on terrorism both define Springsteen and our generation, and there's a lot of similarities that transcend the temporal difference of half a century.

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Modern Happiness: Springsteen and the American Dream

Craig Werner | Posted 05.24.2012

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Lyrically, many of Bruce Springsteen's songs seem to cover secondary motivation, especially with ideas like the American Dream, which is a society-based theme.

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The Rising and the Children of 9/11

Craig Werner | Posted 05.23.2012

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For us 9/11 kids, there's something that sticks out about The Rising as an album from the first note of "Lonesome Day."

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Reflections on Tragedy, Mourning and The Rising

Craig Werner | Posted 05.23.2012

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What did a chronological assessment of Bruce Springsteen's albums have to do with making me a "good person?" I found the answer in The Rising. It's the understanding, solidarity and empathy that music can provide following tragedy.

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Celebrity, Authority and The Ghost of Tom Joad

Craig Werner | Posted 05.17.2012

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Why are we trusting of authority in our society? It's an old, even clichéd question from a well-populated side that is so often seen as the "counter," or the "other" side.

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WATCH: Booker, Christie Channel Seinfeld

AP | Posted 05.16.2012

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TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the mayor of New Jersey's largest city are channeling the Seinfeld-Newman rivalry in a video parod...

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The Magic of the Record Player

Craig Werner | Posted 05.15.2012

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Most kids my age were in Panama City Beach getting sunburned. I was on my way home from Madison. I was burned out.

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Gil Evans' Centennial Tribute, Plus a Conversation With John Pizzarelli and Jon Cleary's Video Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.14.2012

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John Pizzarelli: Favorite album of all time? ... Abbey Road is pretty close to the top of the list. It's funny. You could say Abbey Road or you could say In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning, because they're the types of records you put on and say, 'Oh, I'll just listen to one or two tracks.'

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An Open Letter to Bruce Springsteen

Craig Werner | Posted 05.09.2012

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I have to admit that in the beginning I was Blinded By The Light. I thought that you walked around the Backstreets proclaiming I'm A Rocker.

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Springsteen, Eminem and "The Huxtable Effect"

Craig Werner | Posted 05.08.2012

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A child of the 1980s who's openly critical of the cultural trends he identifies, author David Sirota describes the Huxtable Effect as the source of "two of the most deceptive arguments" supporting the idea that race can be "transcended."

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The Rising: Responding to Tragedy

Craig Werner | Posted 05.07.2012

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Tragedy is the one event throughout history that has never failed to bring people together, no matter race, religion or beliefs. The Rising plays off of this idea.

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My Top 10 Bruce Springsteen Songs

Maria Rodale | Posted 05.07.2012

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Ok, I know there is going to be debate about this or disagreement so let me say up front this is MY list, based on MY life and I'd love to hear your l...

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Happy Birthday, Pete Seeger

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.03.2012

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Today is Pete Seeger's 93rd birthday. What's an appropriate gift for the most influential folk artist of the 20th century? A few years ago some of Pete's fans launched a campaign to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. It is time to resurrect that effort.

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WATCH: Bruce Springsteen Pays Tribute To Levon Helm

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 05.03.2012

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Bruce Springsteen made his first ever visit to the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ a special one on Wednesday night by playing his usual array of hits...

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Landline: Conversations With Greg Laswell and Ben Kweller, Plus Good Old War's Exclusive and Nick Lowe's "Tokyo Bay"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.02.2012

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Wrecking Ball: Springsteen's Populist Vision of America

Russell C. Smith | Posted 05.10.2012

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Shuttered businesses and jobs shipped overseas are a cold reality for the people inhabiting Wrecking Ball.

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My City of Spirits: Bruce Springsteen Jams With Dr. John at Jazz Fest

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.02.2012

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It was supposed to be a two and a half hour festival set, and Springsteen went overtime. It was cathartic but I wouldn't call it closure. Post-Katrina, I wouldn't call anything closure. But listening to Springsteen, Dr. John, all the legends; they seem to be sending signals about where we all meet up in the end.

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Kevin Rudolf's Exclusive EPK, Plus Conversations With LP, Miguel, Chuck Mead and the Hard Rock's Brian Klein

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.01.2012

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Dora Kirby, Beloved Aunt of Bruce Springsteen, Passes

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 04.27.2012

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Earlier this week, Dora (Zerilli) Kirby, age 92, passed away in Freehold, New Jersey. The daughter of Italian immigrants, she was also an aunt of Bruce Springsteen.

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Love And Death On The Springsteen Tour

Salon.com | Posted 04.27.2012

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Everyone knows that Bruce Springsteen's "Wrecking Ball" tour is on one level a months-long traveling memorial service for saxophone player and Springs...

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The Gospel According to Bruce Springsteen: A Playlist From the Boss to Save Your Soul

David Wild | Posted 04.27.2012

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There's always been a bit of a preacher about Bruce in concert, but his latest tour in support of his excellent Wrecking Ball album is truly a religious experience in a non-denominational yet very soulful way.

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This Is Your Weekend Agenda

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 04.27.2012

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FRIDAY "The Art of Cooking" What: Art shows are fun because of the free booze, but they're more fun when there's booze plus food plus art about food...

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Looking at Clouds (of Music) From Both Sides Now

Tom Teicholz | Posted 04.26.2012

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There are so many ways to discover new music or find old favorites that I thought it might be useful to create a guide to the various offerings these days.

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