Bruce Springsteen

HuffPost Review: Bruce Springsteen -- Working On A Dream

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Bruce, arm-in-arm with his old E Street gang, seems to be working on his own dream of growing old, not just gracefully, but significantly.

Oscar Snubs In Depth

AP | CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — It's been a crowded awards season, full of lavish spectacles and gripping indies. So naturally there were some surprises...

Springsteen: Music Can Influence Society

AP | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Bruce Springsteen would like to think that music played a small part in helping Barack Obama become president. Springsteen performed...

In Praise of American Artist: We Are One

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 02.19.2009 | Entertainment


Charles Karel Bouley

As states face record deficits, the arts and artists get cut. Yet, when times are tough, we turn to song, to TV, to film. Right now the nation is bleeding money but box offices are fine.

HuffPost Video Premiere: Playing For Change Presents "Don't Worry"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.19.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Featuring over twenty musicians from four continents who have never met, "Don't Worry" makes its auspicious debut today, on Martin Luther King Day, and is featured here.

Obama Inauguration Schedule

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics


A schedule of some official and unofficial activities surrounding Barack Obama's inauguration on Jan. 20: ___...

'Slumdog' hits the jackpot at the Golden Globes

AP | DAVID GERMAIN | Posted 02.11.2009 | Entertainment


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Heath Ledger was honored with a Golden Globe, and Kate Winslet came away with two. But the top dog was "Slumdog Milliona...

Reflections on Graham Nash's Reflections Box Set

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.05.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Nash's trademark high harmony vocals and impressive writing talents fluidly traverse the box set's newly-mastered, 64 tracks with career highlights... and remixes galore.

The Top Five Boneheaded Music Industry Moves Of 2008

Tony Sachs | Posted 02.03.2009 | Entertainment


Tony Sachs

In a business where, for the last decade or so, every move made by a major record label or established artist is almost guaranteed to be a dumb one, it's hard to pick a mere five as the créme de la créme of stupidity.

Not Just Kid Stuff: From Kidz Bop to The Fuzzy Stones

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.29.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

When did children's music get so awful? It wasn't always as painful to listen to. Some historic recordings, though not exactly classified as "children's," have been cherished forever.

ITunes, Wal-Mart, Springsteen Killing Off the Independents

Al Norman | Posted 01.28.2009 | Business


Al Norman

If small business owner Roy Lowdermilk wants to understand where many of his loyal customers went, he can walk next door to Wal-Mart and pick up an AC/DC or Springsteen album.

Springsteen Sells Out -- To Wal-Mart!

Lisa Derrick | Posted 01.25.2009 | Entertainment


Lisa Derrick

There are a number of reasons Springsteen's move to sell exclusively through the mega-retailer is, um, really confusing, if not downright contradictory to the Springsteen hagiography.

George Bailey and the Darkness on the Edge of Town

Tom Watson | Posted 01.24.2009 | Entertainment


Tom Watson

It's A Wonderful Life has a dark, brooding heart and it openly questions in brutal terms the complaisance of small-town life just after the world's worst-ever conflict, a war that snuffed out tens of millions of people.

Springsteen Energized By Bush Song, New Album Coming Soon

AP | Posted 01.23.2009 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Bruce Springsteen says he was energized to make a new album quickly after recording a song he calls a "love-in-the-time-of-Bush medit...

In Defense of Tom Cruise

Matt Littman | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment


Matt Littman

Tom Cruise is one of those rare people -- someone who consistently gives a good product to an extremely fickle audience. I'm not saying he's a poet, but I am saying that he's great at his job.

The Greatest Concert Ever -- 200 Years Ago Today

Greg Mitchell | Posted 01.22.2009 | Entertainment


Greg Mitchell

On December 22, 1808, Beethoven himself rented a hall in Vienna and promoted the concert to end all concerts: the debut, over four hours, of three of the greatest works in the history of music.

Assumption Presumption: Predicting the Financial Future

Michael Sigman | Posted 01.17.2009 | Living


Michael Sigman

If "Dow, 30,000 by 2008: Why It's Different This Time" wasn't optimistic enough, there was David Elias' "Dow 40,000: Strategies for Profiting from the Greatest Bull Market in History."

Moments with Odetta: Inspirational Singer, Beautiful Woman

Lea Lane | Posted 01.04.2009 | Entertainment


Lea Lane

Odetta Holmes sang at the 1963 March on Washington, and it was reported that she wanted to sing at Obama's inauguration. But she didn't quite make it; she died on Tuesday, at age 77.

Review: David Foster's Hit Man -- Star Gazing in the Recording Studio

Charles Alexander | Posted 01.02.2009 | Media


Charles Alexander

Since Foster, unlike many musicians, never got into drugs, he actually remembers everything that happened. Example: what was Madonna doing lying on the floor of a recording booth moaning?

Bruce Springsteen Appears In Food Bank Ad

AP | Posted 12.12.2008 | Entertainment


HILLSIDE, N.J. — Bruce Springsteen wants to make sure one bank remains solvent: the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. The singer will appear i...

Hello Cleveland

Bruce Springsteen | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics


Bruce Springsteen

Now is the time to stand together with Barack Obama and Joe Biden and the millions of Americans that are hungry for a new day, roll up our sleeves and come on up for the rising.

Obama On The Trail Sunday With Bruce Springsteen And Family (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.03.2008 | Entertainment


Sunday, with just two days left, Barack Obama woke in Missouri and flew to Ohio to canvas the state. After a rally in Columbus, Obama, along with wife...

Bruce Springsteen Cancels His Halloween Display

AP | Posted 11.29.2008 | Entertainment


RUMSON, N.J. — Trick-or-treaters won't find the light on outside Bruce Springsteen's New Jersey mansion this Halloween. Springsteen and his wif...

Billy Joel And Bruce Springsteen Rock Obama Fundraiser, McCain Grovels To Dave

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 11.17.2008 | Entertainment


NEW YORK - It was "Born to Run" meets "New York State of Mind" _ with a little bit of "Hail to the Chief" thrown in for good measure. Bruce Springste...

Isn't Every Day Boss Day?

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 11.14.2008 | Living


Joel Schwartzberg

I don't claim to be the best boss in the world, but I try to be as aware of my effect on my employees as I can. Good bosses encourage; bad ones demoralize.