Bruce Springsteen
Eddie Vedder and Dave Grohl Join Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Letter to You Radio’
When Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You Radio was first announced by Apple Music, it was effectively guaranteed that the show’s guests would be a who’s who of rock history. Today, that lineup happened to feature Eddie Vedder and Dave Grohl to chat about Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, and a whole lot more. The conversation jumped flowed through topics like personal and musical growth, the art of the demo, rising to musical fame, and the brotherhood among bands. “What was the difference between making that journey with Nirvana and making it with the Foo Fighters?” Springsteen asked Grohl at one point. “Well, probably just like you, I would imagine, you start playing music when you’re young, because something catches your heart, right?” Grohl answered. “And for me personally, it was the Bea...
Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You Is a Prayer of Strength and Resilience in the Face of Death
In 2018, Bruce Springsteen stood at the bedside of George Theiss. He’d come to say goodbye to his lifelong friend, the guy who’d dated his sister, Virginia, and in 1965 had encouraged him to join his first band, the Castiles. In Springsteen’s 2016 autobiography, Born to Run, he’d described George as “both Elvis and Paul McCartney (the King AND a Beatle, the true double whammy!)” who “was our resident lothario.” They’d made music together for three formative years, blasting it out at high school dances, union halls, and nightclubs around the Jersey shore. This experience had set Springsteen on his way to becoming the legend we know today. Now Theiss was dying of lung cancer and leaving Springsteen behind as the sole surviving Castiles member. Nostalgia and death have always been central the...
Bruce Springsteen Shares New Trailer from Upcoming Apple TV+ Doc
After announcing Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You earlier this month, Apple TV+ has offered up the official trailer for the film. [embedded content] Directed by longtime Springsteen collaborator Thom Zimny, the documentary not only follows the recording process of Springsteen’s upcoming album and also serves as a tribute to the E Street Band, longtime Springsteen collaborators who played a significant role in the artist’s life. It will include the final take performances of 10 tracks from the new album as well as never-before-seen footage from the archives. “I’m in the middle of a 45-year conversation with the men and women I’m surrounded by,” Springsteen said in the clip. “The years of playing together have created an efficiency in the studio. Ideas tumble around the room, confusion ofte...
Dave Grohl, Bruce Springsteen, Sean Combs, Miley Cyrus, Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keys to Appear at Virtual Rock Hall of Fame Ceremony
This year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony (that was supposed to take place in Cleveland) was first pushed, then pushed again before finally being moved to a virtual ceremony. It would have been a monumental event with this year’s inductees: Depeche Mode, the Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, Notorious B.I.G., T. Rex. A virtual ceremony — the next best thing to being there — will air on HBO on Nov. 7, and in it, a number of incredible special guests will pay tribute to this year’s inductees. Without further ado, here are the folks who will honor the above Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020: Luke Bryan, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Miley Cyrus, Billy Gibbons, Dave Grohl, Don Henley, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Idol, Iggy Pop, Alicia Keys, Adam Levine, Chris...
Bruce Springsteen Documentary Coming to Apple TV+
If you thought getting a new album from Bruce Springsteen was a treat, we’ve got some more good news for you. Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You, a documentary that follows the legendary singer-songwriter and the E Street Band as they prepare their new album of the same name, will be released on the same day as the new album, Oct. 23, and will be shown on Apple TV+. The film is directed by longtime Springsteen collaborator Thom Zimny and will feature archival clips, footage of the group recording the record in the studio and conversations with the man himself. Springsteen has shared two tracks from the project so far, including the title track and “Ghosts.” Check out the film’s 30-second trailer below: [embedded content] You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Onl...
Nigerian doctor named one of TIME’s Most Influential People in the world
TIME named Nigerian physician Tunji Funsho to the 2020 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes are available now at time.com/time100, and Mr Funsho’s TIME100 profile is available here. The list, now in its seventeenth year, recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. Mr Funsho, a cardiologist based in Lagos, Nigeria, is the first Rotary member to receive this honour for the organisation’s work to eradicate polio, having played an essential role in ensuring Africa’s certification as wild polio-free in August of 2020. “I’m honored to be recognized by TIME for my part in ensuring that no child in Africa will ever again be paralyzed by wild polio, a disease that once disabl...
DMC, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and More Appear in Harry Chapin Documentary Trailer
Singer/songwriter Harry Chapin is the subject of a new documentary and the trailer featuring an all-star cast of characters has been released. In the two-minute trailer, artists like DMC, Billy Joel, Sir Bob Geldof and Pat Benatar are interviewed about Chapin’s legacy while previous footage of Bruce Springsteen and Kenny Rogers speaking highly of the songwriter dot the trailer. The film takes a look at Chapin’s life beginning as the son of a musician, his career, his charitable work including founding hunger nonprofit WhyHunger before his death at the age of 38 in 1981. “Harry Chapin was one of the greatest storytellers of all time. He wanted to change the world. And he did,” said Ken Kragen, Harry Chapin’s manager and co-creator of USA for Africa and Hands Across America. The film will re...
The 25 Best Soundtrack Albums of the 1990s
In the 1980s, music and film collided for cross-promotional blockbusters both transcendent (Purple Rain) and transcendently cheesy (Footloose). In the ‘90s, soundtracks continued to sell in the millions, capturing cultural moments like the Seattle grunge of Singles or the Britpop and electronica of Trainspotting. Auteurs like Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson reached deep into their record collections to set the mood while movies like Above the Rim and Menace II Society pioneered the concept of soundtracks as hip-hop mixtapes. A great soundtrack can propel an unsuccessful single, like Seal’s “Kiss From A Rose,” to the top of the charts, or revive a decades-old hit, like Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” It can also push a cult singer-songwriter like Elliott Smith or Aimee Mann to an Oscar perf...
Joe Strummer Tribute to Include Josh Homme, Bruce Springsteen and More
Never-before-seen footage of The Clash’s Joe Strummer, along with performances and testimonials from Lucinda Williams, Steve Buscemi, Bob Weir, Bruce Springsteen, Josh Homme and more will highlight a benefit for Save Our Stages on Aug. 21 at 3 pm EST, on what would be the late singer/guitarist’s 68th birthday. A Song for Joe: Celebrating the Life of Joe Strummer, will be produced by Jesse Malin along with Jeff Raspe and Joe Strummer estate manager, David Zonshine. Malin will host the free, two-hour event, which will stream here. Stummer’s wife, Lucinda Tait, said in a statement: “To see so many musicians and artists come forward to honor Joe is really touching. Community was always important to him. Whether it was playing music with friends, organizing all night campfires, or hijacking fes...
Bruce Springsteen Thinks Lana Del Rey ‘Is Simply One of the Best Songwriters in the Country’
Lana Del Rey’s been making headlines for not-so-great reasons recently. But people can “cancel” her all they want, and she can still rest easy because Bruce Springsteen thinks she “is simply one of the best songwriters in the country.” Since April, The Boss has taken over his own E-Street Band SiriusXM station to host a From His Home To Yours DJ series, and during the latest episode he played Del Rey’s “American,” which features a lyric about him: “Springsteen is the king, don’t you think/ I was like, hell yeah that guy can sing.” “She’s, uh, name checking some guy from New Jersey in there. I’m not sure who,” Springsteen quipped (via NJ Arts). “She is from New York, and was raised in Lake Placid. Lake Placid, a fabulous little American town where I have spent ...
Bon Iver Tap Jenny Lewis, Bruce Springsteen for New Song ‘AUATC’
Just days after a mega-feature on Taylor Swift’s Folklore, Justin Vernon surprise-released a new Bon Iver song on Wednesday. The group’s latest, “AUATC” (or “Ate Up All Their Cake”), features a high-profile team of musicians, including Bruce Springsteen and Jenny Lewis on backing vocals. The track’s music video — which was created, produced and directed by Bon Iver collaborators Aaron Anderson and Eric Timothy Carlson — was shot in New York and features “dance and movement” from Randall Riley. Along with the track, billed as the “second episode” of Bon Iver’s “Season Five,” following April’s “PDLIF,” Bon Iver encouraged fans to “fight capitalism” and laid out some organizations...
Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder on His Late Father, Getting ‘Gem of Advice’ From Bruce Springsteen
Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder opens up about the “spiritual energy” of his late father, being friends with his rock star heroes (including Bruce Springsteen), and navigating a “terrifying” COVID-19 reality in the latest installment of the Daddy Issues podcast, hosted by sportscaster Joe Buck and actor Oliver Hudson. Listen below. Early on in the wide-ranging segment, the frontman looks back at the mysteries of his father, who died from multiple sclerosis in the early ’80s — having only met briefly met him. (Vedder’s parents divorced before his second birthday.) “I have this image, this spiritual energy up there somewhere where I can feel him look after me,” he says. “Sometimes I’d feel I’m playing certain songs or certain places and I’d feel like his energy — like, ‘I think he’s watching h...
