Steven Van Zandt

Watching Heartworn Highways for the umpteenth time I was reminded of how damn good Townes Van Zandt is. It is unbelievable that someone who has written so many fantastic songs is not more well known or widely appreciated. The closest that country music came to having a songwriter to compare with Dylan, Townes Van Zandt spent most of his life on the fringes. A cult musician he never had a commercially successful album or single in his lifetime and even had difficulty for many years keeping his recordings in print. Success, of sorts, came in the early eighties when Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard ... Read Full Story

Steven Van Zandt, an actor and musician known for his turns on “The Sopranos” and Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, is launching a music-themed social-networking site that he said will serve as a hub for insider information and advice directly from bands. The site, Fuzztopia ( currently in beta ), is expected to launch in three to six months, Mr. Van Zandt said, and he is looking for funding in the low eight figures to get “from the present tense to the future.” Mr. Van Zandt played the hyper-coiffed mobster Silvio Dante on “The Sopranos” and is a guitarist for the E Street Band. ... Read Full Story

Photo: West/WireImage Bruce Springsteen’s Working on a Dream tour wraps its current U.S. run in a week, but the E Street Band are heading to Bonnaroo on June 13th, and guitarist Steven Van Zandt has begun spilling details about what fans can expect at the Manchester, Tennessee festival. While many acts might feel pressured to cater their set list to the unique venue, Van Zandt insists E Street are sticking to the Working on a Dream script. “Every time [Bruce] writes the new album, he is basically writing a new show. He is saying something with that particular album, and then we build the ... Read Full Story

Steven Van Zandt, an actor and musician known for his turns on The Sopranos and Bruce Springsteens E Street Band, is launching a music-themed social-networking site that he said will serve as a hub for insider information and advice directly fr St .. Read Full Story

bloomberg.com — Steve Van Zandt doesn’t mince his words. Bruce Springsteen’s guitarist loves rock with a passion -- and that’s why he gets so mad at modern music. Read Full Story