Category: Bruce Springsteen
The Week In Coming Attractions: Calexico disc, DMB dates, Springsteen archives, and Steven Wilson writes
Last week at M8: Reviews of the latest from John Mellencamp (stream) and Aiofe O’Donovan (buy), the latter with production by Joe Henry. As for a decent week in music news … Calexico’s El Mirador Calexico’s Joey Burns and John…
8-note review: John Mellencamp’s Strictly A One-Eyed Jack
I barely resisted the temptation to go with a one-sentence review: Nothing matters and what if it did? John Mellencamp has said that Strictly A One-Eyed Jack reflects a number of songs about (or more accurately, from) one particular character….
Aiofe O’Donovan and Jethro Tull: new albums, Springsteen covers, and … Indian food?
Jethro Tull breaks a a nearly 20-year drought in one week with The Zealot Gene. It’s the first Tull studio album since a Christmas album in 2003. The title track sports a rather involved animated video that may feel stylistically…
Springsteen Reimagined: Talk To Me (and ’78 Sessions box)(2010)
This playlist at Spotify /// M8 home at Spotify Let’s start with a quick look at the U.S. Top 10 album that actually* got released in 1978, then move on to its unusual creation story.Bruce SpringsteenTalk To Me (1978) SIDE ONE4:22 …
Springsteen Surprise Stocking Stuffer: The 1975 “Santa Claus” Show
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band’s performance of “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” from 12/12/75 at C.W. Post College has been a holiday staple on radio playlists for decades. Now, as the 2021 edition of what has become…