In these very slow news times, Bruce-wise, we might as well mention that Bruce and Patti attended Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner 60th birthday party this past Saturday. According to the Boston Globe he performed at the event, and a new song written for the occassion at that. That's all the information we have at the moment. Read more

   

Bruce's 2005 album Devils & Dust is included on several lists of what was best in 2005. The title track was deemed the best song of 2005 by New York Times while Rolling Stone magazine has the album on its number 5 spot. Entertainment Weekly had it all the way up to number 3 while the UK music magazine Mojo put it in the 4th spot. Check all the year end lists on Metacritic.com. Read more

   

If you're a fan of crime television series and of Bruce, January 8 will be a day to remember. The CBS series Cold Case will feature no less than nine Springsteen songs in the soundtrack including "Bobby Jean", "Drive All Night", and "No Surrender". To those of you who have no clue what Cold Case is, it's about a female detective specializing in solving murder cases that everyone else has given up on long ago. Read more

   

Bruce will spend part of January and February recording new music with various E Street Band members, according to a reliable source. Bruce allegedly wrote lots of new songs on the Devils & Dust Tour and is ready to try them out in the studio. If these preliminary recordings turn out well, more full-blown recording sessions can be expected to start soon after. When an album can be ready after that is too early to say, but judging from recent years it doesn't have to take all that long. Could be late spring or early summer, but it could also be in a year from now. Read more

   

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, the house that used to host the legendary Upstage Club is about to be torn down. But before that happens, last Sunday a group of the old regulars who used to frequent when Bruce was just a local guitar wiz, and a film crew, took a tour of the place and documented it with photos and video. You can read more about the day and see some of the photos on the Upstage Magazine website. Read more

   

The New Jersey senate has passed a resolution honoring Bruce Springsteen for his role as an ambassador for New Jersey. The resolution was sponsored by Senator Ray Lesniak in connection with the 30th anniversary of Born to Run. A few weeks ago a similar resolution was refused in the federal senate. Read more

   

The New York Guitar Festival 2006 is honoring Bruce Springsteen's 1982 Nebraska album with a free gala concert under the glass atrium of the World Financial Center Winter Garden, 220 Vesey Street, Saturday, January 14, at 8:00pm. Entitled The Nebraska Project, this 25th anniversary celebration of the classic Bruce Springsteen album features on one stage a distinctive roster of singer-songwriters, bands and instrumentalists. The Nebraska Project opens this year's New York Guitar Festival. Performing their own arrangements of one of the ten Nebraska songs are Laura Cantrell, Dan Zanes, Vernon Reid, Mark Eitzel, Michelle Shocked, Meshell Ndegeocello, The National, Chocolate Genius, Marc Ribot, Martha Wainwright, Jesse Harris, Kevn Kinney, Lenny Kaye, Gary Lucas and Harry Manx. Read more

   

This weekend MOJO Radio (part of MOJO music magazine) honors Bruce Springsteen. In recognition of the 30th anniversary of the explosive Born to Run album, MOJO celebrates with a weekend of special programming dedicated to Springsteen?s remarkable career to date. On Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th December between 9am and 5pm each day (British time), Mojo Radio will be featuring an almighty Springsteen track each and every hour, from rousing rock ?n? roll anthems to intense ballads, no Springsteen stone is left unturned. And if that?s not enough, 9pm on Saturday 17th brings Bruce Live in Concert ­ an hour long special, also repeated Sunday 11pm. How can you tune in to Mojo Radio? Mojo Radio is available worldwide online at www.Mojo4Music.com, and in the UK also on Sky Channel 932 and Freeview channel 721. Plus, the REAL Boss sits down exclusively with MOJO for an unprecedented outpouring on life, death, divorce, identity, America?.the whole thing in this month?s MOJO magazine out now. Read more

   

True to tradition when he releases something new (and sometimes when he doesn't), Bruce was nominated for a number of Grammies, all of them for Devils & Dust, song or album/DVD. The categories are Song Of The Year, Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, Best Rock Song, Best Contemporary Folk Album, Best Long Form Music Video. The awards show will take place in February. Read more

   

AERIA Records has announced plans to release a compilation album of original New Jersey musical artists benefiting the New Jersey Music Hall of Fame. "Our intention is to release an album comprised of both established and upcoming artists that illustrates a contemporary snapshot of New Jersey?s ever evolving musical landscape, promote and distribute it nationally, and raise much needed funds for the New Jersey Music Hall of Fame," says Coleman R. Brice from AERIA. Musicians and bands interested in this project are encouraged to send submissions to:

AERIA Entertainment L.L.C.
PO Box 920
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

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