Bruce

Another week pasess and still no official announcement on Bruce Springsteen’s new album and tour.
Fan Internet sites have been filled with all kinds of rumors and specualtion about the album release date (Oct. 2. seems to be the consensus), tour schedule (see below) and even if Bruce will use the U2-style system of having a […]

It is with great sadness that we report that longtime Springsteen associate and close friend Terry Magovern, 67, passed away in his sleep on Monday night. For the last 20 years, Magovern could be seen regularly at Springsteen’s side. An imposing figure, seemingly the walking embodiment of “You better be good for goodness sake” wherever […]

Great solo song
Lyrics below
I got my finger on the trigger
But I don’t know who to trust
When I look into your eyes
There’s just devils and dust
We’re a long, long way from home, Bobbie
Home’s a long, long way from us
I […]

Brian Wilson played Red Bank, NJ last night, for the Beach Bash at the Basie, the Count Basie Theatre’s 5th annual gala fundraiser — and a local hero joined in for some fun, fun, fun. A particular auction item earlier in the evening might have been a tip-off: a Challenger surfboard signed by both Wilson […]

SIMON SAYS…
The Beatles, bigger than Jesus? We might be willing to grant you that. Simon Cowell, bigger than Springsteen? In a CBS interview, the American Idol judge tells Anderson Cooper:
“I sell more records than Bruce Springsteen. In the last five years, I’ve probably sold over 100 million records. If [Springsteen] got 100 [million dollars], I […]

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Notes: An equipment truck jackknifes on the way to Oslo, but damage is mimimal and the show goes on. “Atlantic City” moves to the opening slot and “Growin’ Up” returns to the set; “Fire” once again opens the encore. A real highlight is the return of “Land of Hope and Dreams” — Springsteen’s modern contribution […]

October 1 / Bologna, ITA /Palamalaguti
Notes: After a three-month summer vacation, the Seeger Sessions Band rides again! Tonight in Bologna, Bruce and the band kicked off their 27-night European tour with the first of seven, count ‘em, seven shows in Italy. Proof that crazy pays — and I mean that in the best way, amici […]