If you have yet to experience the Big Man without his Boss, now is the time. On September 1, and possibly the next day as well, he is scheduled to appear at the Stone Pony for what will be the recording of a live album. Tickets will go on sale on August 1. Find out more on Stone Pony's own site. Read more

   

The HBO show has made quite an impact with the Emmy Award's committee. When the nominees were announced yesterday, Bruce and the E Street Band could be found in no less than six categories. They are as follows: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multicamera) for VMC Programming Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Miniseries, Movie or Special The awards are handed out on September 8 and 16, the 16th being the televised portion of the event. Find more info. Read more

   

According to Sony Music's Finnish website, the DVD version of Live in New York City is set for release in September. If you know Finnish you can check it out yourself. No info on what songs the set will contain. Read more

   

The new movie Greenfingers, which premieres today in the US, features a Bruce song in the soundtrack. Unfortunately, we don't know which one, but we assume it's a previously released one. The movie is about a prison inmate who turns out to be a brilliant gardener. The reviews haven't been anything to brag about. Read more here. Read more

   

A Swedish newspaper, The Gothenburg Post, reports that a brand new studio album with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is set for release on October 22nd. The article quotes Sony in Sweden as saying that the album will be called American Skin and that a single of the title track will be released on August 8. Allegedly the album has been secretly recorded and that everybody involved has managed to keep it a secret. Admittedly, this all sounds quite unlikely and it may be completely untrue. We bring the info, you'll be the judge. And if you can read Swedish, the article can be found here. Read more

   

We all knew Bruce was a star, but now he's also an asteroid. British astronomer and Springsteen fan, Ian Griffin, discovered the asteroid in 1999, and in accordance with his wish The International Astronomical Club has now officially named it Springsteen. You can read more about the discovery and see a picture of Springsteen at Ian's own site. Read more

   

Well, maybe not exactly, but we've heard it from a couple of sources in the last few months, so it could be true: Bruce will appear at a benefit show in Seattle on October 15. The lineup will also consist of Pearl Jam and the aforementioned Madonna. That's pretty much all we know, but it's still unconfirmed and may not materialize at all. Read more

   

The Italians will be the next country to be treated to the HBO show. It will happen on the one year anniversary of the show it was culled from, July 1 on Italia 1. Who knows, maybe Bruce himself will be able to watch it, as he is currently vacationing in Italy with Tom Hanks. Read more

   

A rumor concerning the shape and contents of the upcoming live DVD is circulating on several Springsteen message boards. According to the rumor, the DVD of Live in New York City will be a double with everything from the HBO show and "the rest of the songs filmed at Madison Square Garden" (that could be a lot). Also, if you believe the rumor, it will contain the Bob Costas TV special from earlier this year and an older special from the BBC. No word on a release date. Read more

   

As a matter of form: We reported earlier that Bruce was rumored to show up and join U2 for one of the band's shows in New Jersey. Well, he didn't. Word has it that he was present in the VIP crowd as was Little Steven and Jon Landau, but he didn't join the band on stage. Read more