In the new episode of our Rolling Music Now podcast, we continue our deep dive into Rolling Stone’s new and totally revamped 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list, with Brittany Spanos and Rob Sheffield joining host Brian Hiatt for the discussion. The panel debates some of the most controversial …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen Added to Light of Day Virtual Concert Lineup
Bruce Springsteen has officially been added to the Light of Day Foundation’s Winter Love Fest 2021 lineup, a virtual concert taking place between February 12th and February 14th. He will play with Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers on February 13th. Steve Van Zandt and the Disciples of Soul have also …
Read More »Cindy Mizelle on Singing Backup for Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, and Mariah Carey
Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their …
Read More »Watch Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart in Virtual Stand Up for Heroes Benefit
Bruce Springsteen took his annual Stand Up for Heroes benefit virtual this year due to Covid-19, but the artist still managed to put on a socially distanced show with a little help from some friends. Put together with the New York Comedy Festival and the Bob Woodruff Foundation, the event …
Read More »What's It Like to Join the E Street Band? Morello Looks Back at His Time With Springsteen
For anyone who lived through the Nineties, it’s still absolutely wild that the guitarist of Rage Against the Machine joined the E Street Band for a while, even considering Rage’s “Ghost of Tom Joad” cover. Tom Morello‘s first collaboration with Bruce Springsteen (who stars in our latest cover story) was …
Read More »Watch the Short Film Bruce Springsteen Co-Directed Before 'Western Stars'
The new documentary Western Stars marks Bruce Springsteen‘s much-heralded feature debut as a co-director. But five years ago, he had a lesser-known trial run behind the camera. Just as on Western Stars, he and longtime collaborator Thom Zimny share the directing credit for a short film (or elaborate extended music …
Read More »Watch Steven Van Zandt Return to Asbury Park, Reflect on Legendary Gigs in New Doc
Before Bruce Springsteen was playing his home state’s Giants Stadium, he played the Upstage, an after-hours spot located above a shoe store in New Jersey’s Asbury Park. Late at night, after acts had played sets along the beach town’s boardwalk, they would head upstairs to the Upstage for jams that …
Read More »Exclusive: How Bruce Springsteen Wrote and Recorded 'Born In The U.S.A.'
My new book, Bruce Springsteen: The Stories Behind the Songs, tells the tales behind every officially released studio recording of Bruce Springsteen’s career so far. In addition to my years of Springsteen reporting, including five interviews with the man himself, the book draws on over 60 hours of brand-new interviews …
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