When You Speak to Your Muse, Does It Answer? It Does in ‘Boss Broad’
Wild rebellion and reckless combat are increasingly less valued than ethical wit and spiritual sustenance in Megan Volpert's entertaining and insightful Boss Broad.
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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Western Stars’ Grows More Satisfying with Repeated Exposure
Deeply moving, inventive and even a bit risky, Western Stars will take its place among Bruce Springsteen's solo gems.
‘Springsteen on Broadway’ Is Springsteen Fully Owning the Myth of the Working Class Hero
Springsteen on Broadway is a powerful audio document of Bruce Springsteen's 14 month one-man performance run at Broadway's Walter Kerr Theater.
Wilder Adkins Brings Springsteen’s “I’m Going Down” to a Gentle Simmer (premiere)
Alabama folk artist Wilder Adkins revitalizes a Springsteen classic with his acoustic rearrangement of "I'm Going Down".
Eddie Cochran’s Working Class “Summertime Blues” Asks, This Is Living?
Ever get the feeling that the struggle to get by makes it impossible to have the energy or the time to storm the barricades? That's what American capitalism has achieved in 2018: maximum depression. And that's why Cochran's 1958 song of angst plays on to this day.
Treasuring Memories of Paul McCartney on ‘One on One’ Tour
McCartney welcomed Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt out for a song at Madison Square Garden.
Professor Randall E. Auxier Is My Bass Player — and Philosopher
Metaphysical Graffiti is a greatest hits rock/philosophy compilation that showcases the coolest professor around.
The Highway Is for Gamblers: Joyce Carol Oates, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen Take a One-way Trip
How Joyce Carol Oates, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen traveled out of a small town towards the great unknown.
Farewell Songs and New Beginnings in Late Night TV
How late night TV talk shows move on musically.
From Hot Rods to Heartbreak: Bruce Springsteen and ‘Baby It’s You’
Baby It’s You pushes past high school’s safe spaces to confront the audience with an imperfect world.
‘Bar Yarns and Manic-Depressive Mixtapes’, or, Music criticism, Minnesota-style
Jim Walsh’s writing combines heartfelt personal stories with knowledgeable music criticism. Reading this collection feels like having a conversation with an old friend.
“Galveston Bay” and Bruce Springsteen’s Search for the Promised Land
In a year when banning an entire culture from entry into the US is a key election point, the inclusiveness and humanism of Springsteen's "Galveston Bay" has never been more essential.