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N.J. Paper Gets Letter to the Editor From The Boss

NEPTUNE, N.J. -- Bruce Springsteen has written a letter to the editor to what he calls his hometown newspaper. Today Springsteen thanked the Asbury Park Press for a March 27 article about how anti-poverty groups in New Jersey are facing an uphill battle as Gov. Chris Christie seeks to cut spending and property...

Bernie Williams, Going to Bat Against Hunger

"It was great. I mean, I play different stuff than rock 'n' roll, but they made me feel right at home up there. It's what I love about music. I can adjust to other situations than I'm used to being in. That's music. Whatever the groove, it's fun to adjust." It's the morning after former New York Yankees legend Bernie...

Rolling Stone Releases Lennon's Final Interview

NEW YORK (Dec. 8) -- Three days before he was gunned down, John Lennon complained about his critics - saying they were just interested in "dead heroes" - and talked optimistically about his family and future, musing that he had "plenty of time" to accomplish some of his life goals. Lennon's final interview was released to...

Jason Garrett a Jersey Guy at Heart

Like most offspring of football coaches, Jason Garrett's childhood was a series of stops: Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, Louisiana and finally Ohio, where he attended junior high and high school. But New Jersey has always been special to Garrett. Not only is his father a Garden State native, but Garrett starred at...

Glockenspiel Musician 'Born to Run' With Bizarre Springsteen Tribute

(Oct. 13) -- A conceptual artist in New York is doing for the glockenspiel what Christopher Walken did for the cowbell. Sort of. Artist Cory Arcangel was so impressed by Bruce Springsteen's use of the high-pitched percussion instrument on three tracks of his seminal mid-1970s album "Born to Run" (including the title cut)...

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The Boss Slams Bankers Calling Thme 'Greedy Thieves' And 'Robber Barrons'

Rocker Bruce Springsteen touched on a nerve of widespread discontent with the financiers and bankers at a Berlin concert on Wednesday, railing against them as "greedy thieves" and "robber barons."

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Craig Werner: Reflections on Tragedy, Mourning and The Rising

I've become a product of the classes I've taken over the past year at Madison.

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The Magic of the Record Player

Most kids my age were in Panama City Beach getting sunburned.

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Springsteen, Eminem and "The Huxtable Effect"

How the 1980s Explain the World We Live in Now -- Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Everything , David Sirota introduces "The Huxtable Effect," named for the affluent African-American family at the center of The Bill Cosby Show. A child of the 1980s who's openly critical of the cultural trends he identifies, Sirota describes...

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The Rising: Responding to Tragedy

"Springsteen asks those of us who love his work nothing more and nothing less than he asks of himself. 'What are you going to do about it?'"

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06/02/12 New biography of Bruce Springsteen: Definitely... Source: Daily Record - Parsippany NJ Bruce Springsteen and the Promise of Rock N Roll, the definitive Springsteen biography/musical analysis, finely written and meticulously researched 46 pages of sources and notes by an academic who can write for a popular audience.
05/31/12 The Boss Slams Bankers Calling Thme 'Greedy Thieves'... Source: The Huffington Post - Business Rocker Bruce Springsteen touched on a nerve of widespread discontent with the financiers and bankers at a Berlin concert on Wednesday, railing against them as "greedy thieves" and "robber barons."
05/23/12 Craig Werner: Reflections on Tragedy, Mourning and The... Source: The Huffington Post I've become a product of the classes I've taken over the past year at Madison.
05/15/12 The Magic of the Record Player Source: The Huffington Post Most kids my age were in Panama City Beach getting sunburned.
05/08/12 Springsteen, Eminem and "The Huxtable Effect" Source: The Huffington Post How the 1980s Explain the World We Live in Now -- Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Everything , David Sirota introduces "The Huxtable Effect," named for the affluent African-American family at the center of The Bill Cosby Show. A child of the 1980s who's openly critical of the cultural trends he identifies, Sirota describes the Huxtable Effect as the source of "two of the most deceptive arguments" supporting the idea that race can be "transcended": The first says African Americans face no racial barriers that cannot be overcome by hard work, subservience, and allegedly universal white benevolence.

Background on bruce springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter-performer who records and tours with the E Street Band.

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