The BBC documentary Bruce Springsteen - the Secret History was aired last night, and though Bruce didn't reveal any secrets during the interview, there were loads of never before seen live footage, such as several clips from his Nov. 18, 1975 show in London. Also clips from 1973. See what was included on the Badlands website. Read more

   

Bruce will perform at the Amnesty International Anniversary concert in Paris on December 10. The concert, takes place at the Bercy and is the highlight of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. Among the other artists are Radiohead, Tracy Chapman, and Peter Gabriel. It is not known at this point for how long Bruce will play and with whom. Contrary to what we said earlier, there are still tickets available. The huge event will probably be shown on TV on a later date. Read more

   

This is unconfirmed news, but a source tells us that Clarence Clemons and his manager were in a traffic accident on November 30. It was a head-on collission in West Palm Beach, Florida. Fortunately, both Clarence and his manager were let off with slight injuries and a shock, but as a result Clarence had to cancel his Tuesday night gig in Jupiter. Read more

   

According to the Badlands website, Bruce will be in Europe next week for a short promotional tour. Not as in a concert tour, but to sit down for interviews. Only performance will probably be for a documentary on Swedish TV4, which will be aired on December 15. Read the full story on the Badlands site. Read more

   

By all accounts Bruce's appearance on the Charlie Rose show was a treat to all Springsteen fans. Charlie Rose did an excellent job asking just the right questions and getting some honest answers. Among other things, the viewers found out that "The Promise" was left off Tracks because Bruce wasn't satisfied with the versions they had, and as for "The Fever", Bruce said he hoped to put it on a single as a b-side. Charlie Rose also tried to make Bruce reveal if there were any E Street Band touring plans, and even though Bruce didn't answer with a clear yes or no, many viewers felt it was close to a yes. On the subject of the E Street Band, Bruce talked about them in very emotional terms, belying those fans who have recently questioned his loyalty to his old band. Bruce ended the program by doing an acoustic "live in the studio" version of "Born in the USA". Read more

   

After one week of sales, the new box set debuted among the 30 highest entries on most charts throughout the States and Europe. Many big record stores, for example Tower Records in Chicago, already had to order a new shipment of it. Tracks debuted at no. 27 on Billboard after having sold close to 50,000 copies in the States. Pretty good for a four CD box set Read more

   

According to Bruce himself, a tour is under consideration. Rumors indicate that it has already been decided. "An E Street Band reunion is always in the back of our heads," Bruce has said in recent interviews. According to him, he hasn't decided if he wants to tour behind Tracks, but is waiting to see how the album is faring. If the tour does happen, no one doubts that it will be with the E Street Band. Covering the material on Tracks with a solo acoustic tour is out of the question, and assembling a new band to support an album where two thirds of the material was recorded with the E Street Band would be ludicrous. Perhaps this speculation is irrelevant. According to some sources, the decision to tour behind Tracks with the E Street Band, starting in the Spring, has been made long ago. Of course, this could be true or it could be completely false. No one knows for sure except Bruce himself. Perhaps a small indication was made by Bruce's manager, Jon Landau, when he recently stated that Tracks should indeed be regarded as Bruce's "new album". Not a retrospecive compilation. The statement can be seen as an attempt to refute criticism in advance that Bruce has turned into an oldies act by touring behind 20 year-old songs. The criticism will no doubt arise, not only from the music press, but from the fans as well. Springsteen has always made a virtue of renewing himself and only touring when he had new material to present. A Tracks tour, in Bruce's jubilee year, with the E Street Band, will inevitably be considered by many as pure nostalgia. The question is if he is able to rise above the criticism and prove, not that he's the future of rock'n'roll, but that he has a future in rock'n'roll. The worst thing that could happen is that a Tracks tour will put him in the same league with acts like Rod Stewart, Joe Cocker, or Bryan Adams, who continue to live on past deeds with nothing new to offer. This is in nobody's interest. So, "before your choose your wish, you'd better think twice..." Read more

   

According to New York Daily News Bruce will be interviewed on PBS on the Charlie Rose Show this Friday at 11 p.m. EST. It is being described as Bruce's first-ever hour-long interview. He will be also be performing on the show. What and with whom is not known. Read more

   

Bruce will be the subject of a new program in VH-1's Legends series. The documentary will be broadcast on December 9 at 9 p.m. EST. If previous programs in the series are any indication, this could prove pretty spectacular. Read more

   

Jon Landau doesn't think Bruce will release an album of new material in 1999. So he says in an interview with SonicNet, in which he also states there are no plans of concerts in connection with Tracks, but he doesn't rule it out. Perhaps most surprising is that Springsteen and his organization consider Tracks "the new album" rather than a retrospective. Read the whole thing. Read more