November 2010
WatchEverest live at Amoeba LA
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The Velvet Underground & Nico
The first record - the one with the Warhol banana - is on sale at Amazon for $3.99, and if you don’t have the record, or haven’t heard the record, you need to spend the $3.99 or find the vinyl used or do something to acquire this record or you cannot call yourself a music fan. I don’t care if you listen to it and hate it, you have to at least have HEARD it in order to decide.
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Because the Night, Bruce & The Roots on Jimmy...
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“The reason our music media will continue to be dominated by artists of the...”
– Why Bruce Springsteen is the last of a dying breed: I’m not sure I agree with this entirely, but there are definitely things that are very true here.
“By 9 a.m., an hour before the funeral of Army Cpl. Jacob R. Carver, an estimated...”
– This is one way to fight the Westboro Baptist Church. Good for you, Harrisonville.
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WatchBackstage, Bruce & Jimmy Fallon from last week
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“00/12/68 - FILLMORE EAST, NEW YORK, NY
No set details known. Co-manager...”
– Newly discovered show entered into the newly-revived Brucebase.
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The Greg Dulli Solo Tour, Fall 2010 →
The thought of Greg solo was enough to make me buy tickets for four shows (and see three), and I would have done more had I been able to manage it. The thought of Greg onstage all by…
NO BLASTERS!: My TSA Encounter →
noblasters:
“You don’t need to see his identification.”
On November 21, 2010, I was allowed to enter the U.S. through an airport security checkpoint without being x-rayed or touched by a TSA officer. This post explains how.
Edit: Minor edits for clarity. I have uploaded the audio and it is available
"Hey, you know how everyone is up in arms about... →
maura:
Renata would like to remind you to fight the real enemy, a.k.a. Examiner.com. WHO ARE TERRIBLE AND MUST BE STOPPED.
UGH. HATE the examiner.
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Thoughts On Bruce Springsteen on Late Night With... →
I had written off being able to attend this taping, until I got a text at 2:50 telling me to be at 30 Rock by 3:30. I got shin splints on the way over because I was walking so fast. I am so glad I was there, because if I’d watched it on tv later I would have kicked myself for not trying to get in. You’ve seen it on TV already (or can go watch it online) so I won’t reprise the entire evening. So,...
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Tuff Darts - All For the Love of Rock n Roll
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After living in Israel, this is why I can't take...
This is how Israel handles airport security.
It’s an important article for all Americans to read. There hasn’t been a terrorist incident on a flight bound to or from Israel in 30 years, and this is why. I lived in Israel from 1988-1993. It infuriates me to go through security in the US because I know without a shadow of a doubt that it is fake. It is not helpful. It does not keep us...
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“Localism, as a movement, hadn’t occurred yet in music. So there was nobody...”
– Bruce Springsteen & Ed Norton on NPR’s Fresh Air
“Rape culture is admonishing women to “learn common sense” or...”
– Shakesville: Rape Culture 101
The education, it is wearing me out, and I am running smack dab out of teaspoons lately.
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WatchWe rode the train out to the Meadowlands to see U2 when they rolled through in September of 09. It was 9/23, which is a date that means nothing to non-acolytes, but generally causes those of us of the Church of Bruce to pay attention. Especially in 2009, which would be the man’s 60th. I knew the fanbase was rabidly insisting that Bruce was going to Do Something on his birthday, even though...
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WatchRock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary, Night 2, 10/30/09.
There was this wave of faith and hope and exuberance that was a direct output of the wave of energy caused by the turn the tour took once it hit Giants. I didn’t own tickets to Philly; I had tickets to two Giants shows (instead of just a sensible one) just because of the usual JLM chicanery with when the last show would be,...
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Me! Sunday, on Kick Out The Jams on Sirius,...
Dave Marsh is hosting myself, Holly Cara Price, Ari Hest and Greg Drew on “Kick Out The Jams” on Sirius radio this Sunday from 10am-12pm. The subject is the reissue of “Darkness On The Edge of Town” and “The Promise.”
What’s unique about this show is that everyone participating (except Dave) has agreed to embargo themselves from hearing any of the record...
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“Given the:
1. Toronto premiere of the documentary
2. The Ed Norton interview...”
– An email from the SO about his “Darkness” box set burnout
“On their first date, Mr. Springsteen said, he took Patti Scialfa, his wife of 19...”
– The Heart of Bruce Springsteen’s “Darkness” - WSJ.com
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“Crush On You,” Bruce Springsteen...
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WatchSoundgarden on Conan: wow, they hit all the familiar sonic beats and all the emotional ones to boot. Matt is one of those guys who has a portrait in an attic somewhere; Ben looks absolutely FANTASTIC (compared to all those years of him skulking around Seattle when he didn’t look so good), Kim is Kim - the hair might be gray but there’s no sign that he stopped playing guitar for all...
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“I need to let you know also that until the district’s investigation into...”
– McSweeney’s POP-SONG CORRESPONDENCES:
A NOTE TO PARENTS FROM BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, HIGH SCHOOL CROSS-COUNTRY COACH.
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It’s okay, but not great. The “Letters to John Fogerty” far surpass this effort. Thanks to @jukebox65 for the link!
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“So what does this have to do with feminism? Again, models for masculinity. Bruce...”
– Bitch Magazine: Why Feminists Love Bruce Springsteen
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thanks, @tumblr, for posting two queued posts for two consecutive at the exact same time.
