A new four-hour TV series produced by David Crosby will feature a live clip with Bruce. The series is called Stand and Be Counted and focuses on music artists and social activism. The Bruce segment will include 12 year-old live footage of Bruce and Sting singing "Every Breath You Take" at one of the Human Right Now Concerts. The program will air on August 21 and 22 on The Learning Channel. See below for more details. Read more

   

A press release from Sub Pop records reveals that apart from "Downbound Train" the upcoming Nebraska Tribute album will include a second bonus track: "Wages of Sin". The artist has yet to be announced. On perhaps a more disappointing note, the announced contribution by Patti Smith has been withdrawn. Instead Jay Farrar of Son Volt will do a cover of "Open All Night". The track listing now looks like this. Read more

   

On November 7 Seattle's Sub Pop Records will release a Nebraska tribute album with various artists covering Bruce's classic tunes. Among the artists involved in the project are Chrissie Hynde, Ani DiFranco and Patti Smith, and as a bonus Raul Malo of the Mavericks will cover "Downbound Train". See the complete track listing here. Read more

   

The online Springsteen commentary, The Hitter, reports that Bruce endorsed democratic presidential candidate Bill Bradley in his run for nomination. The proof comes from the Federal Election Commission's website which contains list of all donators. Bruce gave 1000 Dollars to Bradley's campaign. Read more

   

If you were hoping Bruce was in the studio recording new music with the band, you will be disappointed. Bruce has been spending the week in Greece with Tom Hanks and their respective families. The Greek press has covered the two celebrities' visit extensively, and even had a TV crew filming their exit from a restaurant in Fiscardo on the island of Cephallonia. There Bruce made an important statement. He said: "Thanks for a magical night in Fiscardo". That's it. Read more

   

For the first time in the history of Bruce, Jon Landau has made a public statement directly to the fans, or to be more specific, the fans who subsribe to the Luckytown Digest. In the statement he praises the high quality discussion taking place in the forum and says that the fans' opinions are of big help to him in his job. For those of you doubting the genuineness of the post, the Luckytown Digest administrator, Kevin Kinder, has personally verified it as being the real deal. See for yourself what Mr. Landau wrote. From Greasy Lake we can only say, Thank you, Jon Landau, for your work and for finally officially acknowledging the online Springsteen fan communities. This is a big step forward. Read more

   

Sorry, no, we're not talking about the concert movie from The Garden, but Amazon and other Internet stores are now listing the 1978-88 Video Anthology as an upcoming DVD release. The slated day is January 1, 2001, but that is probably only a provisional date until the real date is known. If you can't wait that long to see Bruce in digital mode, you can already get Roy Orbison: A Black and White Night and Paris Concert For Amnesty International, both of which feature Bruce in prominent roles. Read more

   

Madison Square Garden can probably be ruled out when it comes to more Bruce shows as early as August. The arena is simply not available to accomodate such a big event. In return, speculations center around the Meadowlands again or the PNC Arts Center in New Jersey. However, despite the rumors, the most realistic prospect is a 6-8 month break from any public activity by Bruce and the band followed by a new album and tour. Little Steven has, according to a couple of sources, in private conversations said that a new album is indeed in the works and that after shooting a new season of The Sopranos, things will start happening again. Read more

   

As the last show becomes more and more distant in the backmirror, the rumors of more shows are also fading. We did pick up one little item from Japan though: rumors of a ticket sale on September 9. But as everything else you hear concerning more shows, it's probably very unlikely. Read more

   

Patti Scialfa has allegedly been seen at a Britney Spears show with the kids at the Garden State Arts Center in New Jersey. Word has it that Bruce was also present. One can only hope that, if nothing else, the show made him realize how needed he is in today's music. Read more