Back when I compiled my “Best” Guitarists list, my hope was to reframe the discussion, making people see that there are different ways of evaluating talent. The good news is that most folks seemed to get the idea. You May Also Like: Linda and Richard Thompson, “The Great Valerio” (1974):Read More

I’ve always thought of “Walk Like A Man” as a companion piece to Independence Day. Here we have Bruce looking back into the past, drawing a line all the way to when he was a little kid walking in his dad’s footprints You May Also Like: Lizzy Rose, “Walk theRead More

Though I have occasionally written about politics (and in that case, it was about the stupidity and lack of logic as opposed to particular ideas), I’ve for the most part avoided writing about religion. Can (or should) an atheist write about religion? You May Also Like: Gerry Rafferty’s Reverie onRead More

Over the course of Matthew Shipp’s Blue Series releases, I have spent a not insignificant amount of time pushing, pulling, and molding words into shape in the effort to describe Shipp’s ever-changing musical concepts. You May Also Like: Matthew Shipp – ‘The Intrinsic Nature of Shipp’ (2023) David S. WareRead More

Finallly…a song on Tunnel Of Love that I actually like. You May Also Like: How Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Tunnel of Love’ Dug Deeply to Find Hard Truths Reevaluating Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle’

Every once in a while I’m reminded, quite randomly, of the feeling I get when completely immersed in a piece of art. I don’t really keep track of the statistics or anything, but it feels like the phenomenon is spread equally You May Also Like: Guy Capecelatro III – HopeRead More

Sometimes I hear a song and within a few minutes I manage to convince myself that everybody in my immediate area must feel the same way that I do about. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Again, I had been waiting for it and, for just a few seconds, that kick drum and moaning blues harp had me ready for … disappointment. Out came a furiously-strummed acoustic guitar to frame what felt like yet another shell of a rock song. You May Also Like: Reevaluating BruceRead More

So I’m sitting at work the other day, taking down a few notes about a problem I’d been working on, when the co-worker to my left leaned over and made a joke about my habit of writing things in an actual engineering notebook You May Also Like: Joe Bailey onRead More

It’s been reported at Bruce Springsteen.net that guitarist Tom Morello will be taking Steve Van Zandt’s place during the upcoming Australian leg of the Wrecking Ball Tour. You May Also Like: No related posts.