Each week, SPIN digs into the catalogs of great artists and highlights songs you might not know for our Deep Cut Friday series. Bruce Springsteen’s sixth album Nebraska was a pivot away from the spotlight, released in between two hit-filled blockbuster albums, 1980’s The River and 1984’s Born in the U.S.A. Living in relative seclusion […]
Bruce Springsteen fans are in for another bonanza of rarities with Nebraska ’82: Expanded Edition, which arrives Oct. 17 from Sony Music a week ahead of the film that portrays its creation, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. The four-disc boxed set is led by a previously unheard electric trio version of “Born in the U.S.A.,” […]
Bon Jovi have rounded up a deep roster of special guests for an updated version of their 2024 album Forever, which will reappear Oct. 24 via Island in a new Legendary Edition. A new single, “Red, White and Jersey” is out on Friday (Aug. 29), along with a fresh take on original album closer “Hollow […]
Sony Music has unearthed rare material from both Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen and has begun sharing the fruits of those labors. First up is a 50th anniversary edition of Smith’s iconic debut, Horses, while a never-before-heard Springsteen tune, “Lonely Night in the Park,” is out now ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Boss’ […]
The Killers‘ North American leg of their Imploding the Mirage tour has been eventful. Opener Johnny Marr has performed Smiths songs with the band, including several with his former Smiths bandmate Andy Rourke on Friday night at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. How did they top that? By calling over a friend from across […]
As tipped here last night, Bruce Springsteen has confirmed details for his next album, Only the Strong Survive, a soul covers project made in tandem with longtime producer Ron Aniello. It will be released Nov. 11 by Columbia Records. The first single is The Boss’ rendition of Frank Wilson’s “Do I Love You (Indeed I […]
Bruce Springsteen is teasing an announcement tomorrow morning (Sept. 29) via his social media, and while no details have yet been confirmed, it seems The Boss is about to reveal a long-rumored new album featuring classic soul covers. The latest teaser features a static photo of an old car radio, with the audio recorded as […]
Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner is making the media rounds to promote his memoir Like a Rolling Stone, and in an interview with Billboard, appears to have let the cat out of the bag about Bruce Springsteen‘s next album. Asked for his thoughts on current pop and hip-hop music, Wenner said a lot of it […]
July 20 is a day many longtime Bruce Springsteen fans would like to forget. That morning, as the first six shows for The Boss’ 2023 North American tour went on sale through Ticketmaster, devotees were shocked to find most seats gone within seconds, and instead only “platinum” or dynamically priced tickets available for purchase — […]
Looking back at 1982 in music, the headline is obvious: Thriller Sells A Bajillion Copies, Becomes World’s Biggest Album. But is it the year’s best album? Funny enough, Michael Jackson‘s sixth LP hardly even affected the charts that year — it snuck out in late November, just as Men at Work’s 1981 blockbuster, Business as […]