Bruce Springsteen

I'm in a piano mood today; sometimes it just strikes one, and you have to go with it. I have always appreciated Tori Amos; although I am not one of those fans who chases her every breathless statement and recording, I have about two-thirds of her discography, which must qualify me as a connoisseur. Tori has a practice of releasing B-sides and singles along with most of her studio recordings; she is also a devoted performer of other songwriters. Sadly, no performers of her c... MORE

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One of the things I learned about Tim Russert over the past couple of days is that he was a Bruce Springsteen fan, and that he got a huge kick out of seeing Bruce in concert and going backstage to hang out. Well, of course. Russert was smack in the center of the Springsteen zone: a baby-boomer from an industrial city in upstate New York, a son of a working-class father, a guy who was devoted to family, faith, and sports, who left home to take on the big world but never lo... MORE

there are moments in time birth death your first kiss the way music grabs your attention and soul how the sunset looks through the eyes of love how we feel about things...our passion the way we all know what is right with the universe.   i have been single for at least 16 years. no one person has touched my soul for a long long time. tonight by the light of the moon and the music that caresses my very soul,i realized i am in love again.i have not fe... MORE

Alex Verhoeff in Interviews/Reviews Dave Marsh, the biographer of the Boss, has dubbed Springsteen fans the cult. Springsteen fans habitually follow the guy around. Waiting in line at a show, waiting for the gates to open it is not uncommon to hear a cacophony of accents and languages. Some more than others. Natives from New Jersey and Italians tend to follow the Boss with just a tad more fervor than the average Springsteen fan, but it’s a trait that runs through all of us. ... MORE

Bruce Springsteen Limited Edition Book For You, titre d'une chanson du premier disque du E Street Band, est également le titre du livre-témoignage du montréalais Lawrence Kirsch. En 200 pages grand format bien tassées, For You fait revivre en photos toutes les tournées du Boss depuis 1973-et même quelques spectacles avant la naisssance officielle du E Street Band- jusqu'aux répétitions de la tournée Magic, en septembre dernier. www.Foryoubruce.com Of all the... MORE

Something about Old Dan Tucker gets me every time. Probably one of my favorite albums. Put together a video mashup of the live stuff I found on youtube.

When I heard the news that E Street Band keyboardist Danny Federici had died at age 58, it took quite a few minutes for the reality to sink in. When it did, there was only one thing to do: Call the biggest Springsteen fan that I know, my old pal and former colleague Nancy. Nancy and I were like family, which is the same context in which I have always viewed the E Street Band. Even more than the music, the band represents the noble idea of sticking together, through thick and ... MORE

When I was a kid, I liked to see pictures of people in the past congregating to hear news as a community. Maybe the telegraph office would get reports on the ball game and post the scores where everyone could see, things like that. It seemed so old-fashioned, yet perfectly understandable ... even in such a filtered way, it would be nice to receive the news among others who shared your interests. We get those ball scores a dozen ways in the 21st century. You can attend th... MORE

Quick, without thinking too hard; without Googling, checking any sources, or looking at your neighbor's paper, complete this line: And the boys from the casino dance with their shirts open Like Latin lovers on the shore Chasin' all _____________. Write down your answer, and read on. (pause) OK. Obviously (and for good reason) this song has been on our minds of late, and last night I was listening to a live version, on which the line is different from the one on T... MORE

By now, most who care must have noted the news that Danny Federici, longtime keyboardist for Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, has passed away. If you ever heard his tender, wistful accordion on Springsteen's “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy),” he surely touched you. That was just a fraction of his contribution to the many-layered sound of the prodigious E Street Band who benefited from his rippling keyboard textures throughout Springsteen’s discography, up to and in... MORE

By now just about everyone has heard the news that Dan Federici lost his battle with cancer yesterday. For those who might not be aware what all the fuss is about, here's the first part of Kitty's Back from the 1975 Hammersmith, Odeon show in London. Or, imagine what this would be like without Federici's organ setting the opening grace note: Springsteen called him Phantom Dan. At times, it was hard to know he was even there. But the music wouldn... MORE