A little Randy Newman for Christmas A holiday appreciation of America’s greatest living songwriter, a month after his 80th birthday. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 21, 2023
Glastonbury 2024: From Cher to Bruce Springsteen, who’s rumoured to headline festival? Tickets to Glastonbury Festival are already sold out, but who’s going to be on the lineup? The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023
Everything we know about the Giannis Antetokounmpo game ball drama, the silliest sports saga of the year This was all such a massive misunderstanding. USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 14, 2023
Lynn Goldsmith - the legendary photographer on documenting Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness tour The artist, photographer and director’s behind-the-scenes photographs from the now-legendary tour are the subject of a new book from Taschen Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2023
This Victrola Bluetooth turntable got me playing vinyl again after 5 years This $600 record player combines traditional hi-fi conventions with modern wireless connectivity, and got me back into playing LPs old and new. Tom’s Guide · Dec 9, 2023
Led By Taylor Swift's $1 Bn Tour, 2023 Concerts Set New Record Led by Beyonce and Taylor Swift, whose "Eras Tour" was the first to bring in more than $1 billion, ticket revenues from the top 100 concert tours of 2023 jumped to a record $9.17 billion, industry magazine Pollstar said Friday. International Business Times · Dec 9, 2023
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says Taylor Swift's incomparable year has reached another milestone — the concert trade publication Pollstar says Swift’s Eras Tour has earned more than $1 billion The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023
‘Shane MacGowan a wildman? Nonsense – he was a shy gent’ Shane MacGowan’s ‘hellraiser persona that was just fake’, his close friend, pub landlord and now undertaker Philly Ryan said The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023
New Jersey is the US state no one thinks to visit – here’s why you should There’s more to this unsung destination than ‘The Sopranos’ and Bruce Springsteen. Ellie Seymour discovers a state of bite-sized distances and diverse cultural, natural and culinary surprises The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023
Shane MacGowan’s wife Victoria shares touching memory of Pogues frontman’s final days Victoria Mary Clarke is campaigning to get The Pogues’ song ‘Fairytale of New York’ to the top of the charts this Christmas The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023
‘Euphoric’, ‘opalescent’, ‘perfect pop confection’: Australia’s best new music for December Each month our critics pick 20 new songs for our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here, including Thelma Plum, The Native Cats and Holiday Sidewinder The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2023
I can’t go for that: the vexed business of artists selling off their songs Hall and Oates are embroiled in bitter legal action over the sale of their rights, while rights-owning company Hipgnosis is in trouble. Is the market for songs as assets going out of tune? The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023
"It’s like an ocean of music, of experience and concept and feelings." Inside the musical mind of David Sancious A one-time member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and Peter Gabriel collaborator, David Sancious discusses his Eyes Wide Open album Louder · Dec 1, 2023
Best podcasts of the week: Marina Hyde and Richard Osman take on pop culture In this week’s newsletter: The Guardian columnist and the presenter turned author unite for The Rest Is Entertainment. Plus: five of the best podcasts with unlikely host pairings The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2023
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023 Bruce Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg says vintage car restorer stole $125,000 from him Bruce Springsteen's drummer is suing a Florida car restoration company that he claims stole $125,000 from him
Cinemablend · Nov 21, 2023 32 Amazing Celebrity Cameos In Movies There is nothing more fun than a big-time celebrity cameo in a movie. There are some of the most amazing examples of cameos that people love.
Louder · Nov 13, 2023 "It’s absurd that I have Bruce Springsteen's number. It's like me as a seven year-old having Batman's phone number": How a pizza date with The Boss played a part in The Gaslight Anthem's triumphant return The Gaslight Anthem are back after a long hiatus, and Brian Fallon reveals that Bruce Springsteen played a pivotal role in inspiring the New Jersey quartet's second coming
The Conversation · Nov 13, 2023 Eyewash, irreverence and a Bruce Springsteen concert: on the road with a pioneering performance poet The Tour is Pi O’s verse diary about a small group of Australian poets who take their wares on the road in North America in the mid-1980s, sponsored by the Literature Board and the Guggenheim Foundation. This came to be known as “The Dirty T-Shirt Tour”, because Pi O’s dress…
Louder · Nov 10, 2023 “Rock’n’roll is dead. It’s a toothless old woman. It’s really embarrassing”: how David Bowie turned his back on glam rock to make his ‘plastic soul’ masterpiece Young Americans Drugs, madness and an ex-Beatle – the crazed story of David Bowie’s 1975 album Young Americans
Louder · Nov 9, 2023 The 50 best collaborations in rock Guest spots, duets, team-ups and mashups – we take a look at the weird, wonderful world of the rock’n’roll collaboration…
Louder · Nov 8, 2023 "I want to make a record where I don’t have to play by the rules or have any hit singles": Bruce Springsteen on his acoustic masterpiece The Ghost Of Tom Joad Inspired by the classic novel The Grapes Of Wrath, The Ghost Of Tom Joad became a staple of Bruce Springsteen’s live shows, and led to The Boss teaming up with RATM’s Tom Morello
The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2023 Damian Lewis: ‘I’m not expecting to suddenly become Bruce Springsteen’ In an exclusive interview, the Golden Globe-winning star discusses his foray into music, why you’re ‘never safe’ from critics, and how his late wife inspired his debut album
Louder · Nov 7, 2023 10 albums that changed the life of Pulitzer prize-winning author and Star Trek showrunner Michael Chabon Author and showrunner Michael Chabon picks 10 pieces of vinyl that have soundtracked his path through life
Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2023 Who is Jay Weinberg? Slipknot part ways with long-term drummer The band said losing Jay Weinberg is a 'creative decision' – here is what we know
Metal Hammer · Nov 5, 2023 Jay Weinberg is no longer in Slipknot: "We wish Jay all the best" Slipknot have parted ways with drummer Jay Weinberg, who replaced Joey Jordison