According to Max Weinberg the footage that will be shown on HBO on April 7 and the contents of the upcoming live DVD will be identical. The good news is that among that material will be a killer version of "Ramrod", which will set it apart from the rumored track list of the live CD. Weinberg revealed this information to the attendees of a lecture he gave in Huntington, PA, the other day. Read more

   

Things have been quiet in the official camp since the track list of the live CD leaked out, but maybe the furore that followed the leak hasn't gone unnoticed. Rumors indicate that the March 27 release date may have been scrapped and that we may have to wait a bit longer. At this stage we're only talking loose rumors, and even if it's true it may have nothing to do with the criticism of the track list. Amazon still feels so confident the release will go ahead as planned that they are already taking preorders. Read more

   

A list of songs that will allegedly make up the upcoming live CD has started circulating on the web. The list (check it out here) contains only 13 songs or about 100 minutes worth of music. It's basically the first half of a standard reunion tour show with the addition of "Land of Hope and Dreams" and "American Skin" at the end. Moreover, the version of "American Skin" is allegedly a studio version or a version recorded at a soundcheck rather than a real live version. The publication of the list has caused a major negative reaction from the fan community. Most fans had been expecting a lot more songs and a few of the more special moments of the Madison Square Garden shows. On the positive side, the release date has, at least in Austria, been moved forward to March 23. Read more

   

According to a verdict by the World Intellectual Property Organization a Canadian fan website can keep its domain brucespringsteen.com. The majority on the dispute panel ruled that the owner, Jeff Burgar, had ''demonstrated that he has some rights or legitimate interests in respect of the domain name and (Springsteen) has failed to demonstrate that that the domain name was registered and has been used in bad faith. So the official Bruce Springsteen website can still be found at www.brucespringsteen.net. Read more

   

www.mainetoday.com reports that Bruce was in Portland on Thursday to put the finishing touches on the soundtrack for the upcoming HBO special. The event took place at Bob Ludwig's Gateway Mastering Studios, which Bruce has frequented on several occassions before. Read the full story. Read more

   

Earlier today HBO announced that they will broadcast a Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band concert event on April 7, 9 pm ET. According to the press release the broadcast will include footage from Bruce's two final shows at Madison Square Garden last year, June 29 and July 1. Read the complete Associated Press story. Read more

   

If you're still not convinced that there is indeed a live album in the works, Backstreets is reporting that it has now appeared on an internal Sony release schedule. Read more

   

Unlike what we assumed in a story elsewhere on this page, we now hear that the Springsteen show that will be aired on HBO in April 7, may not be the same as what will be released on DVD around the same time. What exactly that footage will consist of then is not known by us, but it will probably still be from the New York City 2000 stand. Read more

   

The Point Blank website is reporting that the much rumored live-album from Madison Square Garden will be released worldwide on April 3. According to Point Blank it will be a single disc, but other sources indicate that it may still be a double. What appears to be quite certain is that the focus will be on the new songs performed during the Garden stand such as "American Skin", "Code of Silence", "Further On Up the Road", etc. Read more

   

Although it's still unofficial, a source has confirmed that HBO will be airing a Springsteen show in April. No other info is known at the moment, but in connection with this, we're also informed that plans are in the works to have Bruce appear on Bob Costa's new talk show on HBO. Looks like now would be a good time to get a subscription to that channel if you don't have one already. Read more