Glenn Beck Finally Gets Around To Denouncing Bruce Springsteen

You wouldn't think this was possible, but Glenn Beck had apparently never actually sat down and listened to Bruce Springsteen's "Born In The USA," never heard the lyrics, never formed a familiarity with the song's storied history in American politics, until this week, I guess? Anyway, now that he's heard that the song isn't some glorious tongue-bath to American exceptionalism, he's denouncing it on the radio. Per Lindsay Beyerstein:

Twenty-six years after the release of Bruce Springsteen's hit song, "Born in The USA," conservative talk show host/performance artist Glenn Beck finally got around to listening to the lyrics.

Beck was shocked, shocked to discover that for all these years he'd been rocking out to a song about a bitter down-and-out Vietnam vet who has been kicked to the curb by the aforementioned USA.

Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello close out 'Spectacle' series with a nearly 5-hour bang

Elvis Costello's "Spectacle" series plays what will very likely be its final notes Wednesday, and it goes out with a roar: the second part of Costello's interview/jam session with Bruce Springsteen.
"This is probably the last time I'll do this," Costello said the night they taped the show at the Apollo Theater. "So I'm going to have the time of my life."

To say Costello looked like he was running on empty that night would be inaccurate.
To say he looked like he was running on adrenalin would not.

Fortunately, adrenalin is strong stuff, and he sailed right through a session that was scheduled for about two and a half hours and ran almost twice that.

As anyone who has ever attended a Bruce Springsteen concert knows, Bruce's brand of adrenalin tends to keep him rocking almost indefinitely.

The Springsteen evening yielded enough material for two parts, which show a comfortable Springsteen talking about his career, his music and the art of music.

Play the Garden Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band

Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band will take over Madison Square Garden this weekend as they will play two of their albums in sequence.
Springsteen and company will perform full album sequences at these two concerts.
On Saturday, they will perform The Wild, the Innocent and the E-Street Shuffle (1973) in its entirety for the first time.
If you need extra incentive to come back for night two on Sunday, the band will perform The River (1980) from start to finish for the first time.
During the Fall tour, Bruce and the Band have already performed Born to Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town and Born in the USA in their entirety.

Bruce Springsteen might write autobiography

There's a rumor flying around that Bruce Springsteen might write an autobiography, and it could fetch a pretty penny.

Bruce Springsteen is said to be quietly working on his autobiography. Publishing insiders are already panting for the book -- even though there is no manuscript yet."It could be the biggest rock music autobiography of all time," said one insider at a major publisher, who did not want to be named. "He could get $9 million to $10 million for the world rights."

At Rock Hall Gig After Cousin's Death Bruce Spribgsteen's to perform

Bruce Springsteen will perform as scheduled Thursday night at past of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary concerts. Springsteen's set at the first of two gigs at New York's Madison Square Garden was up in the air following the unexpected death of his cousin and E Street Band assistant road manager Lenny Sullivan. Fans feared that Bruce would cancel Thursday's appearance after he scrapped his Monday concert in Kansas City just two hours before stage time so that he and the members of the E Street Band could mourn the loss of Sullivan. Organizers confirmed yesterday that Springsteen will in fact play alongside Sam Moore, Stevie Wonder, Simon and Garfunkel, and Crosby, Stills and Nash and friends. The concerts have already had one major star pull out, as Eric Clapton announced that he would miss Friday's show to have gallstones removed. His replacement, the Jeff Beck Band, was announced Tuesday.

'Born to Run' bruce Springsteen will jam in D.C.

Bruce Springsteen if you're lucky enough to have tickets to see, at the Verizon Center on Nov. 2, you're in for something particular.
The Boss is expected to play the entire "Born to Run" album.
Bruce and the legendary E Street Band are playing complete albums on their current tour.
The 1975 album includes such classics as "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" and "Thunder Road."
"Born to Run" also will be played in its entirety at the Baltimore show Nov. 20.

'What Love Can Do', Bruce Springsteen premieres

A very nice setlist by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Philadelphia's Spectrum on Wednesday night. Highlights include the world premiere of "What Love Can Do" from the "Working on a Dream" album and "Outlaw Pete" was given a much needed rest for the first time this tour. Bruce opened the show with "Thundercrack" a fan favorite from the early 1970s and perfect for a Philadelphia crowd. The entire "Darkness on the Edge of Town" album was played for only the second time this tour, and so far no other dates have been scheduled for a full playing of this classic 1978 record. Also nice to see "Human Touch" back in the setlist, he played it at the Oct. 8 Giants Stadium show. Before the final song, "Rosalita," Curt Ramm played "Gonna Fly Now" - the theme from "Rocky" - on the trumpet.

Show began at 8:31 p.m.

Patti Scialfa was there and Max Weinberg played the entire show.

1. Thundercrack

2. The Ties That Bind

3. What Love Can Do (tour premiere)

4. Hungry Heart (crowd surfing)

5. Working on a Dream

6. Badlands

7. Adam Raised a Cain

8. Something in the Night

9. Candy’s Room

10. Racing in the Street

11. The Promised Land

12. Factory13. Streets of Fire

14. Prove It All Night

15. Darkness on the Edge of Town

16. Waitin’ on a Sunny Day

17. Sherry Darling w/ three accordions (request)

18. Human Touch

19. Long Walk Home

20. The Rising

21. Born to Run

Encores:

22. Ramrod (birthday request)

23. Detroit Medley

24. American Land

25. Dancing in the Dark

26. Short, trumpet version of Gonna Fly Now (theme from Rocky) before Rosalita

Show over at 11:14 p.m.

Next show: Monday again back at the Spectrum.