First, he quit on his team midway through a season. Then, he turned on his former coach. Next, he took a shot at the quarterback who ultimately led the team to a Superbowl title. Well, Tiki Barber is at it again. Only this time, he’s taking aim at the fanbase’s biggest cultural icon. Neil Best from Newsday sums it up. “This Bruce Springsteen deal, I guess I’m too young to get it,” the former Giants running back said during an NBC conference call Wednesday. His tone was light, but he wasn’t... Read Full Story
'Fan' Visits Neil Young's Childhood Home Monday, Nov 10, 2008 There's at least one benefit to living in the former home of Neil Young. Sometimes, instead of getting visits from fans, you get visits from musical icons. John Kiernan lives in Young's former Winnipeg, Manitoba, home. About a week ago, he looked out the window and saw his wife talking to two strangers on the front lawn. "And I'm looking around and I realize, this guy having a tuque on has really great boots on, these sort of... Read Full Story
Arlen Schumer First, let me thank you for the great opportunity tonite to help you & Associated Press out, and express my gratitude at getting paid for something (videotaping parts of the concert) I would have gladly done for free! On the way home, my thoughts started to coalesce more coherently, as they usually do after a great show, and of course, i wished i had said some of the following things to you earlier tonite when i had the chance, during the interview. Oh well--Murphy's law... Read Full Story
I’m 43 years old and, yes, I believe in “Magic” … and “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” “The Rising” and “The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle.”Hi, my name is Stuart and I’m a Bruce-aholic.“Hi Stuart.”I remember my first taste of Bruce juice. It was 1981 and I was a freshman at Cal State Northridge, vegging out after class in the student union music center where you could choose a record — yes, we’re going back to the days of vinyl — and listen to it in sound-proof booths.Familiar... Read Full Story
- Bob Lefsetz A rock star is not someone who takes the temperature, who gauges the marketplace before he creates his "art". A rock star is someone who needs to create and is willing to tolerate the haters along with the fans. He’s someone who incites controversy just by existing. That’s what we lost in the dash for cash. Unique voices. I’m not saying we haven’t ended up with some pleasant music, but it just hasn’t hit you in the gut, it’s the aural equivalent of Splenda, it might do the... Read Full Story
Oct 9, 2008 In July 1969 a couple of Los Angeles-based fans found a pressing plant with a no-questions-asked policy and produced 2,000 copies of The Great White Wonder, a double album of Bob Dylan’s music in a plain white wrapper. This landmark set marked the creation of the first rock bootleg and launched a largely underground movement of recording and trading music by and for fans. The fact that this movement is still going strong well into the age of MP3s is a testament to our insatiable... Read Full Story
I find it funny that copyright holders are lobbying governments to force ISPs to track down file-traders . Because the history of recorded music is available at any surfer's fingertips. You don't need a P2P program at all. A rudimentary knowledge of computerese and you can search for a RapidShare download or even a direct zip file. Thank god. In the seventies, recording artists played it close to the vest. They would issue no licenses and release no live material, except for the de... Read Full Story
“I was probably responsible for starting up more record labels than David Geffin, Berry Gordy and Suge Knight combined!” At first, Tracey thought I was an FBI agent. I’d been bidding on his eBay auctions for weeks, purchasing CD recordings of local concerts that took place from the mid eighties onward. Though clearly not official releases from the artists’ catalogs, the CDs attracted me with professional packaging and promises of “A+ sound quality.” Curiously, auction descriptions... Read Full Story
Susan Whitall / The Detroit NewsYPSILANTI -- "Hello, Ypsilanti. Glad to be here, don't know how to spell it, though," Bruce Springsteen quipped as he took the stage at 4:50 p.m. Monday on the third stop of his Vote for Change 2008 mini-tour for Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign.Dressed in a gray and white flannel shirt, Springsteen kicked off his set with several of his songs about the struggles of the working class. First, "The Promised Land," then he strapped on his harmonica... Read Full Story
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