Clarence Clemons Suffers Stroke
Clarence Clemons, the saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band known as “Big Man,” suffered a stroke yesterday at his Florida home. He was reportedly rushed to the hospital in critical condition but is now “responsive and in stable condition” following two brain surgeries according to the Springsteen fan site Backstreets.com.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Eight Best Jimmy Fallon Cover Songs
Jimmy Fallon’s talent with impressions and incorporating music into his act has only grown since he released an album in 2002 called The Bathroom Wall.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBootleg Label Readying Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd Box Sets
Bootleg label The Godfather will release a 6-CD box set of Bruce Springsteen songs called The Unbroken Promise: Lighting Up the Darkness Sessions and an 8-CD box set of Pink Floyd songs called The Complete Rainbow Tapes.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBruce Springsteen Records 1913 Hit With Dropkick Murphys
The Boss has been busy. After a surprise set at the recent Light of Day benefit concert in Asbury Park where he ended the show with an ensemble performance of “Twist and Shout” involving most of the day’s performers, followed by a stripped down rendition of “Thunder Road,” Bruce Springsteen has announced that he will appear on the forthcoming Dropkick Murphys album.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe 20 Best Live Acts of 2010
We tried to bring some objectivity to the countless shows we collectively saw this year, choosing bands and solo performers who consistently left audiences with the feeling that they'd just experienced something special. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBruce Springsteen: The Promise
The poignant first strike of the piano on “Racing in the Street" immediately made my hands and shoulders tense. It was the same involuntary reaction I get when I notice the faint call of a train whistle in the distance—that quiet anticipation for the beast of a machine climbing over the hill, a surging cacophony that will soon surround me like the smoke pouring from its innards.... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsAwesome of the Day: Watch Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Fallon Cover Willow Smith
File this under “Awesome of the Year.” Last night Jimmy Fallon as Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen as Bruce Springsteen in 1976 covered Willow Smith’s infectious pop anthem, “Whip My Hair.” Fallon did some impressive vocal-replication of Young. Springsteen donned a whip that he later acted a little embarrassed about. The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon performance was just part of a Bosstravaganza that later included Bruce teaming up with the Roots for a couple of numbers.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayBruce Springsteen Reveals Video for "Save My Love"
In conjunction with the forthcoming Bruce Springsteen rarities set, The Promise, comes a new video, the Thom Zimny-helmed “Save My Love.”... read more
Found in: Music, NewsOur 10 Favorite Bruce Springsteen Covers
We’re sure everyone caught Sunday’s Emmy opening skit in which Jimmy Fallon and fellow tramps perform Bruce Springsteen’s seminal hit “Born to Run,” right?... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBruce Springsteen Releases Darkness on the Edge of Town Box-Set
Columbia Records promises to make this Nov. 16 a very patriotic, blue-collar-rockin’ day with the release of the remastered Darkness on the Edge of Town Story box-set.... read more
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