Bruce Springsteen may never release another Born to Run (or another Darkness on the Edge of Town, for that matter) but you gotta give him some credit for being an artist who hasn’t completely resigned himself to constant self-imitation. While recent releases like Magic and Working on a Dream haven’t exactly explored new territory, projects like We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions indicate that Springsteen is an artist who is still searching for new ways to express himself and explore his musical roots.

So, we’re pleased to report that he may have yet another solo album on the way, according to Spinner.

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Jimmy Fallon‘s covers of pop songs and internet sensations which are channeled through Neil Young are not a new thing. We’ve seen Fallon’s Young persona sing hits such as the theme song to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, General Larry Platt’s “Pants On the Ground,” in addition to a melodic rendition of the Double Rainbow guy on YouTube.

This time around, Fallon/Young tackles a 10-year-old’s hit song, “Whip My Hair.” Are we talking about the one and only Willow Smith? Of course, we are. We especially want to point you in the direction of Fallon’s cover because of his special guest. Check it out after the jump!

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Despite that fact that his first three albums (Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle, and Born to freaking Run) form part of the integral canon of 1970’s rock ‘n’ roll,  Bruce Springsteen announced on Tuesday night that he considers those landmark albums were nothing but prequels to his career as a rock musician and artist, and that 1978’s Darkness on the Edge of Town was the true dawn of his career, according to the Boston Herald.

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Say what you will about deforestation – if it gives us more benefit shows/ bizarre pop culture moments like this one, it may be worth putting up with: Fuse.tv reports that last night, Sting, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Shirley Bassey, Debbie Harry and Lady Gaga all joined together to cover Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” at Carnagie Hall for the Rainforest Foundation benefit.  I’ll say that again: last night, Sting, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Shirley Bassey, Debbie Harry and Lady Gaga all joined together to cover Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” at Carnagie Hall.  I simply have no words.

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Rolling Stone reports that singer/ all-around rock ‘n roll badass Bruce Springsteen will be releasing a DVD and Blu-ray of his monolithic, 27-song performance at London’s Hard Rock Calling festival that took place on June 28th, 2009.  London Calling: Live in Hyde Park will be released on June 22nd, and, if you couldn’t tell by the title, the set features a burning version of the Clash’s “London Calling.”

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It’s a conversation between London and New Jersey. The infamous singer-songwriter Elvis Costello sat down with the legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen on his show Spectacle: Elvis Costello with… The attention was geared toward Springsteen’s inspirations, his time on the Jersey Shore, and his humble beginnings.

The audience was filled with seasoned faces, all of whom were eager to see The Boss perform a song. After Springsteen talked about his road to stardom and made references to Bob Dylan, Costello asked him to play “Wild Billy’s Circus Story.” Costello, accompanied by Nils Lofgren and Roy Brittan (on accordion), played the song harmoniously, it was definitely one of the highlights of the night.

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Consequence of Sound is reporting something that will either fall into the pop culture bin marked Amazing, or tip over into the Sweet Jesus, This is Bad box. Ray Davies, former frontman of the late, great Kinks is recording an album of Kinks covers/ duets with a myriad of artists including Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi.

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The Boss is sounding pretty nice these days. We’re talking about Bruce Springsteen, of course. If you have an overbearing supervisor who sneaks up on you in your cubicle, Office Space style, we’re sorry about that. Unless you’re a Springsteen fan, that working environment for you may still sting. It’s just that it turns out not all Ticketmaster/Live Nation purchasers will have to suffer the high prices due to the massive business merge.

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Everybody is itching to get richer these days and they’ll do anything to get the money. From spilling hot coffee on themselves at McDonald’s to suing an iconic pop star after his death for dancing to your song, the exponential growth in law suits have become ridiculous and laughable – laughable because most of them are ridiculous!

Bruce Springsteen is not one of these people. Sure, he may be the Boss, so he may not need money as much as others do. However, he also knows when law suits are not necessary – especially if the lawsuit concerning him was not even brought to his attention.

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