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Nils Lofgren of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band Speaks Out Against Republican Candidates
While Bruce Springsteen’s leftist political beliefs has long been reflected in his music, including his new release, ‘Wrecking Ball,’ the views of his bandmates are less well-known. However, in a recent interview, guitarist Nils Lofgren railed against what he considers to be a lack of seriousness on the part of the Republican presidential candidates towards the main issues facing America today.
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Rush Becomes Second Musical Act To Demand That Rush Limbaugh Stops Using Their Music
It’s been a bad week for controversial radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. Following offensive comments he made after Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke’s testimony before Congress, more than 35 companies have pulled their advertising from his syndicated radio show. Earlier in the week, Peter Gabriel demanded that his songs not be used by Limbaugh, and now Rush has joined Gabriel.
Bruce Springsteen’s Apollo Theater Show to Air Live on Satellite Radio
For those of you who didn’t get enough of a tease of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band during his two appearances last week on NBC’s ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,’ SiriusXM Radio will broadcast a full Springsteen concert live from New York’s historic Apollo Theater on Friday, March 9 at 8PM. The concert, which will be broadcast on its Bruce-centric ‘E Street Radio’ channel, is part of Siriu
Vince Neil To Open Las Vegas Strip Club
Every once in a while here at Ultimate Classic Rock, we see a story that causes us to scratch our head and think, “How did this not happen sooner?” Today’s dose comes from Las Vegas, where Motley Crue singer Vince Neil plans to open a strip club called, naturally, ‘Girls, Girls, Girls.’ The club will be located on Tropicana Avenue about a mile west of the Las Vegas Strip.
Ozzy Osbourne And Family Returning To Television In Animated Series
It’s been a few years since the Osbourne family were a regular presence on America’s television screens, and even longer since we were even remotely interested in anything they had to say. But that hasn’t stopped Sharon Osbourne from continuing her efforts to tarnish her husband’s musical legacy stay famous. Toronto’s Cuppa Coffee Studios is producing ‘The F’n Osbournes,’ a 20-episode stop-motion
Levon Helm Loses Lawsuit Over Commercial Use Of ‘The Weight’
Levon Helm, the drummer-singer-mandolinist for the Band, is crying tears of rage today, as a Manhattan court ruled on Thursday (March 1) against him in a lawsuit he filed concerning the use of the Band’s song, ‘The Weight’ in an advertisement.
Sammy Hagar Discusses Tequila In Cigar & Spirits Magazine
When the new Cigar & Spirits Magazine decided to profile a celebrity for their tequila issue, they needed to look no further than the man who made, “Mas Tequila” a household term, Sammy Hagar. The Red Rocker appears on the magazine’s cover, which should be hitting newsstands nationwide soon.
Members Of Kiss, Def Leppard, Guns N’ Roses Form Supergroup
Latin America will be getting a thunderous dose of heavy rock, as the Rock ‘N’ Roll Allstars, an 11-piece supergroup comprised of Gene Simmons of Kiss, Joe Elliot of Def Leppard and many others will tour South and Central America this spring. A press co
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Bruce Springsteen Rocks ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’
“Bruce Springsteen Week” on NBC’s ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ concluded on Friday (March 2) with Springsteen performing three songs, two from his upcoming album, ‘Wrecking Ball,’ and a third from deep in the Springsteen archives that turned Studio 6B at 30 Rock into a joyous house party.
Listen To Bruce Springsteen’s ‘We Are Alive’
The 11th and final song from Bruce Springsteen’s new album, ‘Wrecking Ball,’ has been released for today only, the uplifting ‘We Are Alive.’ You can listen to it below.
Elvis Costello Sings Two Bruce Springsteen Songs On ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’
NBC’s ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ continued ‘Bruce Springsteen Week’ with a surprise for its 600th episode. Although it was announced that Elvis Costello would perform Bruce’s 1987 hit ‘Brilliant Disguise,’ it was not revealed until the show aired that Costello, who’s got quite a good catalog of his own songs, would also record a second Springsteen song, ‘Fire,’ as a web-only exclusive.
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John Legend and the Roots Perform Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Dancing in the Dark’
“Bruce Springsteen Week” on NBC’s ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ continued along in fine fashion last night (Feb. 29), with John Legend and the Roots performing a radically different arrangement of Bruce’s biggest hit, ‘Dancing in the Dark.’