Little Steven's new Underground Garage radio show that premiered a few days ago can now be heard on the web. Go to Hard Rock's website and listen to classic artists like The Ramones, The Clash, Yardbirds and our own boy, Bruce Springsteen, all mixed with Steven's comments. Read more

   

The Convention Center and the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park will lend their stages to a grand music.festival. And what a lineup: Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes will be the headliner, and other acts will include Dave Edmunds, Graham Parker, Pete Yorn, Dan Bern, Sloan, Martin Sexton and Marah. In addition to the music, there will be vendors in the Convention Hall arcade area selling Asbury Park memorabilia, photographs and other merchandise. The show is a celebration of Asbury's musical history as well as a celebration of the rebirth of the city. Tickets are already on sale at $33 in advance, $35 the day of show. Doors open at 3 p.m., and the show will run until about 12:30 a.m. or so. Read more

   

This must be one of the strangest cover songs we have come across: a double album made up entirely of classic songs performed the way Elvis would have done it, has seen the light of day. And right there on disc 2, you will find a wonderful cover of Bruce's "Pink Cadillac" sung by a very convincing Elvis impersonator. Buy the album or listen to a snippets of it on www.myelvis.com. Read more

   

A few weeks ago we reported that Bruce had offered to do a benefit show at the Stone Pony last night. We never got any confirmation on whether or not it would happen, but sure enough: this last weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Bruce, backed by Bobby Bandiera's band, played an entire show of about two and a half hours for an invited audience benefitting the Rumson Country Day School. Apart from Bobby Bandiera, Patti Scialfa and Southside Johnny joined at various stages. There has been confusion surrounding exactly what songs were played, but Backstreets seems to have figured it out. In return we have a big image of Bruce's handwritten setlist from the first night. Many of the songs have never been done by Bruce in public before. The Detroit Medley had its first appearance since 1988. "Darlington County" still included the World Trade Center line. Other than that details are very sketchy. None of the fans who gathered outside were let in as this was a very exclusive event. Read more

   

82-year old rock critic Jane Scott of the Plain Dealer has retired after 50 years of service for the Cleveland newspaper. In an article about this unusual old lady, it says that, "Jane hung out with the Beatles, went car-shopping with Jimi Hendrix, partied with The Who and the Beach Boys, had a beer with the Doors, had lunch with Michael Jackson, sat on Lou Reed's lap, got a couple of smooches from Bob Dylan and befriended everyone from Bruce Springsteen to U2's Bono." Hopefully Jane will still be around and rocking when Bruce's next album is released. Read more

   

British author Nick Hornby is a big Springsteen fan. Not only did he mention this in interviews, now he put "Thunder Road" at the top of his "10 Songs he couldn't live without". The list can be seen on the Rock's Back Pages website. Nick Hornby is the acclaimed author of High Fidelity from 1995. Bruce had a short cameo role in the movie adaption of same novel. Read more

   

Bruce continues helping out the victims of Sept. 11. He has donated an undiclosed amount to an educational foundation and wellness center created by the Alliance of Neighbors of Monmouth County. You can read more about the organization on www.allianceofneighbors.org Read more

   

VH1 in England will let their viewers in the UK and Ireland decide who's the greatest male rock star. So if you live in one of those places, go to www.vh1.co.uk and make sure Bruce gets a decent position. If you're lucky you can even win a TV set. Read more

   

It should be certain: this week it was reported that Bruce is featured on Philadelphia based band Marah's third album Float Away With The Friday Night Gods due out on June 4. Bruce allegedly sings backup vocals and plays a guitar solo on the song "Float Away" which many believe will be the first single. Read more

   

The rising star, Pete Yorn, will include no less than two Springsteen songs on an upcoming special edition of his musicforthemorningafter album. The special edition will include a bonus disc with cover versions of "Dancing in the Dark" and "New York City Serenade". Yorn is an acclaimed Springsteen fan and has covered "Dancing in the Dark" on a regular basis in concert Read more