Big news for fans of Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band—the Boss and company have announced that they will be performing at this year’s 54th Annual Grammy Awards, which, by my calculations, makes this the first time in 54 years that the Grammys will actually be worth watching.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be hitting the road come March 18th. Last year ‘The Boss announced that he and the band would ‘absolutely’ go on tour in 2012, and dates have just been announced. Springsteen will be touring to support his 17th upcoming album Wrecking Ball, which hits stores March 6th. Their tour includes stops in Georgia, New York and Los Angeles (to name a few). Check out if they will playing at a venue near you below.
It’s that time again, gang—Thanksgiving weekend is upon us. With the beginning of the holiday season comes a time to begin making a list of the things we are all thankful for, and we here at Beatcrave have made our own special list. A catalogue of the five musical moments that pleased us the most in 2012, our list contains such news items as a major pop band’s hiatus (thank God it finally happened), a rock ‘n roll idol ending months of rumors that he may be retiring by announcing a new tour, the announcement that someone was a “Douchebag,” a surprise baby-daddy announcement, and more. It was a weird year for music, but these five items gave us something to be thankful for.
Ok, deep breaths everyone—brace yourselves. After months of “will-he, won’t he?” after the death of saxophonist Clarence Clemmons, Bruce Springsteen has announced that he will be released a new Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band record next year. Not only that—the Boss and his band will be launching a world tour.
It’s a day of sad news for fans of rock and roll—Clarence Clemons, saxophone player for Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band and rock’s “Big Man,” suffered a stroke on Sunday, leaving him paralyzed on the left side of his body.
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.
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!
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.
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.
