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NEWS ABOUT: Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen stories: 43 news summaries

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 Super Bowl 
 Inspires 
 Super Wacky 
 Wagers 

How much do you want to bet Bruce sings Born to Run?

Feb 1, 09 9:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Propositions, or "prop bets," can add some spice to a Super Bowl blowout even as they leave oddsmakers shaking their heads. "They're a pain in the ass," a Las Vegas bookmaker tells ESPN the Magazine. "But it keeps non-fans interested for the entire game.... More »

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NFL • Arizona Cardinals • gambling • Las Vegas • Super Bowl • football • betting • Pittsburgh Steelers • Bruce Springsteen • sports betting • Internet gambling • online betting • Super Bowl XLIII

GLOSSIES

 Obamas Inherit 
 Sweet Record Stash 

White House album collection contains landmarks from Zeppelin, Stones, Beatles

Jan 29, 09 1:15 PM CST
(Newser) - President Obama’s new digs not only grant him access to chefs and a bowling alley, but an LP stash that includes Led Zeppelin IV and the Ramones’ Rocket to Russia, Rolling Stone reports. Banished to the basement during the Reagan years, the White House vinyl vault contains Obama favorites... More »

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Barack Obama • Rolling Stones • Jimmy Carter • Bob Dylan • Rolling Stone • Ronald Reagan • Talking Heads • Bruce Springsteen • The Carpenters • Ramones • Led Zeppelin • Sex Pistols • music review • presidential library • President Obama • Obama family • Pat Boone • John Denver

 Crowds Thrill to 'Obamastock' 

Obamas attend services at historic church

Jan 18, 09 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A free inauguration concert that one attendee dubbed "Obamastock" kicked off today before tens of thousands of excited but chilly visitors in Washington, DC, the Washington Post reports. Fans sat patiently on blankets and waited in long security checkpoint lines as Denzel Washington took the stage to announce Bruce... More »

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Barack Obama • church • concert • Bruce Springsteen • Beyonce • Denzel Washington • inauguration • President Obama • inaugural events

 Boss: 'US 
 Revealed 
 True Heart 
 Election Night' 

Singer praises Obama, lashes out at Bush in interview

Jan 18, 09 6:13 AM CST
(Newser) - America has finally shown "its real face" with the election of Barack Obama, and "an exhilaration I've never seen" after a campaign victory, Bruce Springsteen told the Guardian. The singer, who has never worn his politics lightly, ardently campaigned for Obama. "Obama's a unique figure in history,... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • John Kerry • Bruce Springsteen

 Beyoncé, 
 Bono, Boss 
 Headline 
 Inaugural Show 

Pop stars will share stage with jazz, opera legends at Lincoln Memorial

Jan 13, 09 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Two days before Barack Obama becomes president, 19 musicians will kick off the inaugural festivities with a free public concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Bruce Springsteen, Bono, and Beyoncé will perform alongside jazz legend Herbie Hancock and opera superstar Renée Fleming, Billboard reports. The concert, called We... More »

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Barack Obama • Bono • concert • Bruce Springsteen • Beyonce • Herbie Hancock • inauguration • Renee Fleming

(AP) - Heath Ledger has won the supporting-actor Golden Globe nearly a year after his death, earning the prize for his diabolical turn as the Joker in the Batman blockbuster The Dark Knight, the AP reports. The robot romance WALL-E won for best animated film today, while Kate Winslet won the... More »

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awards • award show • Bruce Springsteen • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Golden Globes • Kate Winslet

Born in the USA Tops 
Gitmo Torture Charts

Boss' anthem among tunes favored by US interrogators for disorienting prisoners

Dec 11, 08 2:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The music played at high volume for hours on end by US interrogators to torture prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay spanned all genres. But the military overseers did have a few favorite songs, including:
  • Born in the USA, by Bruce Springsteen
  • American Pie, by Don McLean
  • Staying Alive, by
... More »

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music • military • torture • Guantanamo Bay • song • Bruce Springsteen • Guantanamo prisoners • Bee Gees • Don McLean

Springsteen Offers New Single Free ... But Just Today

Download Working on a Dream on iTunes, Boss' official site

Nov 24, 08 11:27 AM CST
(AP) - Bruce Springsteen's new single can be downloaded free of charge—for one day. Springsteen is offering free downloads of Working on a Dream on iTunes and his official Web site. The track will have a fee attached on iTunes from tomorrow through Dec. 9. More »

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Internet • New Jersey • iTunes • Bruce Springsteen • online music • music distribution

 Boss Pens Halloween Screamer 


Oct 31, 08 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just in time for Halloween, Bruce Springsteen has released a song chronicling the life of the infamous Jersey Devil, the Star-Ledger reports. It's a free download on his website. In the accompanying video, Springsteen plays the part of the cloven-hoofed denizen of the Jersey Pine Barrens. “Sixteen witches... More »

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music downloads • New Jersey • song • Bruce Springsteen • Halloween • Jersey Devil • Pine Barrens

 What to Play When You're Poor

LA Times delivers the perfect soundtrack for financial woe

Oct 13, 08 5:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - No matter how bad the current financial situation gets, popular music offers something to ease your woes. Hope you haven't pawned that iPod just yet: the LA Times brings you the best in recession-tastic classics:
  • "Can't Buy Me Love" (Beatles): Single, former Lehman Bros workers will be spinning
... More »

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music • music industry • recession • Loretta Lynn • Bruce Springsteen • Beatles • Creedence Clearwater Revival

ANALYSIS

 Dems Win Registration Wars 

New swing-state voters look like Obama backers; independents add numbers, too

Oct 6, 08 1:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - With voter registration closing in many states today, it appears Barack Obama has largely succeeded in his attempt to make over the electorate, the Washington Post reports. Some 4 million new voters have registered across a dozen battleground states, with new Democrats greatly outnumbering new Republicans. In Florida, Obama has... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Republican voters • Democratic voters • Obama 2008 • Bruce Springsteen • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • young voters • battleground states • new voters

 The Boss 
 Will Rock 
 Super Bowl 

Springsteen to perform at halftime

Sep 29, 08 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Another Super Bowl, another rock superstar at halftime. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform during the Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 1, reports the AP. Since 2004's debacle, the big game's halftime performers have been oldies but goodies—the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney,... More »

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NFL • FCC • Super Bowl • Janet Jackson • Bruce Springsteen • wardrobe malfunction

Bon Jovi, Springsteen to Rock Obama's DNC Speech 

Dem indeed Born in the USA, but is he Livin' on a Prayer?

Aug 25, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday evening will be music to our ears—or will at least be accompanied by it, the Rocky Mountain News reports. Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen will perform acoustic songs during the star-studded festivities in Denver—though sources wouldn’... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • Bruce Springsteen • Jon Bon Jovi • DNC

 Top Albums, Tours of 2008

At midway point, Lil Wayne, Bon Jovi lead respective categories

Aug 3, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A tough economy may be sending album sales toward a fourth straight year of decline, but tour sales are keeping pace with last year at the midway point, reports Rolling Stone. Here's a look at both categories. The top-selling albums so far:
  1. Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III, 1.
... More »

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Van Halen • Bruce Springsteen • music sales • Jon Bon Jovi • Coldplay

 Joel Movin'
 Out of Shea 

Piano Man will play the last shows at iconic venue that first hosted the Beatles

Jul 8, 08 7:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - His idols set a pop-cultural milestone by playing a concert there in 1965, and now Billy Joel will be the last musician to rock Shea Stadium, reports the New York Sun. Since the Beatles turned to sports venues to fit their legions of screaming fans, the home of the Mets... More »

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rock and roll • concert • Bruce Springsteen • Beatles • The Police • Shea Stadium • Queens, New York • Billy Joel

 Barack Rocks
 Stevie, Dylan on iPod 

Pals Jay-Z, Springsteen also on shuffle

Jun 26, 08 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ever wonder what Barack's bumpin' when he's not stumpin'? In a sit-down with Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner, Obama reveals the artists on his iPod, including supporters like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and Jay-Z. Dylan's "Maggie's Farm" drowns out the rhetoric on the campaign trail, but Stevie Wonder gets... More »

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Barack Obama • music • Bob Dylan • iPod • Rolling Stone • Bruce Springsteen • Stevie Wonder • Jay-Z

 Top 10 Movie Cameos 

These small parts left a big impression

May 5, 08 7:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neil Patrick Harris just about stole Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle with a cameo, and he's not alone. Dose.ca runs down its top 10 movie cameos, including a stealth visit from Cate Blanchett in a hazmat suit.
  1. Bob Barker, Happy Gilmore
  2. Will Ferrell, Wedding Crashers
More »

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Bob Barker • celebrity • David Hasselhoff • Matt Damon • Bruce Springsteen • Cate Blanchett • Sean Connery • Chuck Norris • cameo

E Street Rocker
Danny Federici Is Dead at 58

Keyboardist played
on decades of
Springsteen hits

Apr 18, 08 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Longtime Bruce Springsteen keyboardist Danny Federici died yesterday at the age of 58 in New York after a three-year battle with melanoma. As a member of the Boss’ E Street Band, he performed on hit records for decades and helped bring Springsteen into the spotlight after jamming in New Jersey... More »

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music • rock stars • obituary • Bruce Springsteen • E Street Band • rock bands • rock music

 The Boss Thinks
 Barack Rocks 

Springsteen deems Obama 'head and shoulders above the rest'

Apr 16, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rocker Bruce Springsteen endorsed Barack Obama today, calling the candidate “head and shoulders above the rest.” The Boss cited Obama’s leadership on the war, economic and racial justice, and the environment, the New York Times reports; he also criticized the “bitter” flap, saying Obama's opponents were... More »

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Barack Obama • John Kerry • Bruce Springsteen • Democratic nomination • endorsement • political endorsement • Bittergate

 Woman Admits Killing
Beau Over Bruce

Musical dispute was last straw

Mar 13, 08 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Australian woman said she had a "brain snap" when her boyfriend wouldn't let her play a Bruce Springsteen CD, CNN reports. She stabbed him to death with a kitchen knife, swallowed a handful of pills, then called emergency services. "I couldn't even play Bruce Springsteen on my... More »

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Australia • domestic violence • manslaughter • stabbing • Bruce Springsteen

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