Bruce Springsteen

Book Review: Kenneth Womack and Kenneth L. Campbell “Bruce Songs: The Music of Bruce Springsteen, Album-by-Album, Song-by-Song”

December 2, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, this is a hefty tome, an oversized hardback running to more than 250 pages, with something of the whiff of the academic about it – a meticulous study of Springsteen’s officially released oeuvre, to date, […]

Cover Art for Silver Patron Saints The Songs Of Jesse Malin

Various Artists “Silver Patron Saints: The Songs Of Jesse Malin”

October 7, 2024 Richard Parkinson 1

A moving statement of support for a great songwriter from his contemporaries Jesse Malin may be one of those artists that can be characterised as a songwriter’s songwriter. Certainly, the list of his collaborators and admirers […]

Bruce Springsteen “She Don’t Love Me Now” – aw gee, do ya’ wanna grab a beer?

September 2, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0

Well, here’s The Boss covering a Jesse Malin song – it’s the latest single from ‘Silver Patron Saints: The Songs of Jesse Malin‘ which is out on 20th September as a 3xLP or 2xCD set on […]

artwork for Jeff Crosby album "Another Petal Falls Off The Rose"

Jeff Crosby “Another Petal Falls off the Rose”

July 19, 2024 Viv Fish 0

A reflective collection of inspired songs produced by the legendary bassist Dave Schools from Widespread Panic. Singer-songwriter Jeff Crosby describes this, his seventh studio album, as “the sound of a 36-year-old musician/traveller and his band from […]

Book Review: Steven Hyden “There Was Nothing You Could Do – Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” and the end of the Heartland”

July 17, 2024 Andy Davidson 0

In the film ‘Cool Hand Luke’ (1967) Paul Newman’s character finally cracks under the weight of expectations from his fellow inmates, angrily crying out ‘Stop feeding off me!’ Forty years have passed since the release of […]