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The Top 10 Definitive Breakup Albums

The Top 10 Definitive Breakup Albums

When you feel bombarded with overpriced consumerism disguised as love, here are ten albums that look at love's hangover.

On Bruce Springsteen’s Music in Film and TV

On Bruce Springsteen’s Music in Film and TV

Bruce Springsteen's music in film and television captured author Caroline Madden's imagination. She discuses her book, Springsteen as Soundtrack, and other things Springsteen in this interview.

Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ Brought Elegiac Depth and Youthful Romanticism to Heartland Rock

Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ Brought Elegiac Depth and Youthful Romanticism to Heartland Rock

Forty-five years after Born to Run's release, the breakthrough third LP from American music legend Bruce Springsteen has lost none of its passion and promise.

Soul Legend Eddie Floyd Shares His Musical Journey (interview + book excerpt)

Soul Legend Eddie Floyd Shares His Musical Journey (interview + book excerpt)

Co-authored by Tony Fletcher, Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood features interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Bill Wyman, Paul Young, William Bell, Steve Cropper, and more. Eddie Floyd gives insights into some of his most beloved songs and relationships with Bell, Cropper and Wilson Pickett.

Counterbalance 18: Bruce Springsteen – ‘Born to Run’

Counterbalance 18: Bruce Springsteen – ‘Born to Run’

The rock 'n' roll crossfire of Counterbalance returns with a look at Bruce Springsteen’s 1975 epic Born to Run. Strap your hands ’cross their engines!

The 20 Best Americana Albums of 2019

The 20 Best Americana Albums of 2019

Our Best 20 Americana albums of 2019 are a multicultural, polysexual, cross-genre lineup of cool Americana music that, as with the best parts of the American promise, pays tribute to the musical wells from which they spring but also takes the artform wherever their rugged individualism and talent-rich hearts lead them.

Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Ghost of Tom Joad’ Calls Out to Us

Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Ghost of Tom Joad’ Calls Out to Us

Bruce Springsteen's 1995 album, The Ghost of Tom Joad, inherited and built upon some powerful 20th century American literary, political, and pop culture themes. Can we hear its haunting call in these times?

How Bruce Springsteen-Inspired Film, ‘Blinded by the Light’, Came to Light

How Bruce Springsteen-Inspired Film, ‘Blinded by the Light’, Came to Light

Director Gurinder Chadha and author/journalist Sarfraz Manzoor discuss the culture clash that inspired their film, ‘Blinded by the Light’.

When You Speak to Your Muse, Does It Answer? It Does in ‘Boss Broad’

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.

Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Western Stars’ Grows More Satisfying with Repeated Exposure

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 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)

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".