Welcome to my annual end-of-the-year chronicle. Here I reflect on the passed year, the media I’ve consumed, the trips I’ve made and other personal stuff.
Tag: Bruce Springsteen
The Live Series: Songs Under Cover vol 2
[This blogpost is also available in German: The Live Series: Songs Under Cover vol 2 (auf Deutsch)] On March 5, 2021, a new live compilation
The Live Series: Songs Under Cover Vol 2 (auf Deutsch)
Am 5. März 2021 wurde eine neue Live-Kompilation des Bruce Springsteen-Archivs über Streaming-Dienste veröffentlicht. Es ist der neunte Teil einer Reihe thematischer Live-Playlists von Springsteen
Radio Nowhere (Bruce Springsteen Sings the Alphabet)
One of my absolute favourite podcasts is Bruce Springsteen Sings the Alphabet. It’s a podcast where the hosts, Rob Carmack and JB Clark, explore every
57 Channels (and nothin’ on): #StandWithTeachers
Tonight I finally had the chance to see #standwithteachers, a virtual fundraiser for the benefit of the educational TeachRock program, that Steven Van Zandt hosted
Media Overload 2020
In this end-of-the-year review I’m going to reflect on the passed year, a year that has been characterised by a nasty virus that has made
Letter to You
This entry is the first in quite a while. I haven’t felt motivated to write and when I started writing this piece I was quite
Greetings from Bury Park
Almost one year after being blown away by the film Blinded by the Light, I’ve read Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock ‘n’
The Live Series: Stripped Down
On 17 July, 2020 a new Bruce Springsteen archival live compilation was released via streaming services. It is the eight “chapter” of the Live Series,
The Live Series: Songs of Summer
Out now on streaming services and digital download is the seventh “chapter” of the Live Series, a joint product of the Legacy imprint of Springsteen’s
It’s the working, the working, just the working life
Bruce Springsteen’s exploration through the lives of working class people has been a frequent theme throughout his musicianship. He has become a storyteller of characters
The Live Series: Songs Under Cover
On 14 February, 2020 a new Bruce Springsteen archival live compilation was released via streaming services. It is the sixth installment in a series of
57 Channels (and nothin’ on): Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
Göteborg Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Nordic countries. Films are presented during a ten-day festival (in 2020 from 23 January to
Be True
My first contact with the song Be True was in 1988 when I bought the Chimes of Freedom EP in 1988, a special 4-Track 12″
Where the Bands Are [Bosstime, 27 December, 2019] (auf Deutsch)
Coverbands sind eigentlich nicht mein Ding, und vor allem nicht Bruce Springsteen-Coverbands. Trotzdem bin ich am 27. Dezember 2019 in Siegburg gewesen, um die Bruce
2019 Media Overload
As 2019 is coming to an end in this entry I’m going to reflect on the passed year and the media I’ve consumed, starting with
Western Stars [film] (auf Deutsch)
Der Konzertfilm Western Stars wurde bereits im Oktober uraufgeführt. Gestern (4 Dezember) war’s endlich so weit für mich den Film anzusehen. Wie die meisten von
57 Channels (and nothin’ on) Clarence Clemons: Who Do I Think I Am
Clarence Clemons: Who Do I Think I Am paints a portrait of an artist of many facets. It presents a side of Clemons not many
One Step Up
One Step Up off the album Tunnel of Love (1987) is a melancholy song that illustrates a troubled relationship/marriage. The song begins by describing a
Sherry Darling
At this time of year as the rain is pouring down, the days grow shorter and darker and my mind grows weary, I need music
This Hard Land
Springsteen began performing the song This Hard Land live in 1993. It was originally written and recorded for the album Born In The USA (1984),
Western Stars [album]
One thought haunts me when I hear Bruce Springsteen’s latest album, Western Stars: The young protagonist who, in the beginning of the breakthrough album Born
The Live Series: Songs of Love
Bruce Springsteen’s The Live Series: Songs of Love was released earlier in the summer on digital streaming services. It’s a 15 track compilation of love
Western Stars [album] (auf Deutsch)
Ein Gedanke verfolgt mich, wenn ich Bruce Springsteens neuestes Album Western Stars höre: Der junge Protagonist, der am Anfang des Durchbruch-Albums Born to run das Auto
57 Channels (and nothin’ on): Blinded by the Light
In the highly unlikely event that anyone may have missed what the film Blinded by the Light is about: Blinded by the Light is a
Where the Bands Are (Max Weinberg’s Jukebox, 18 July, 2019)
The concept is this: A menu of 200 familiar classic rock songs scroll constantly on the giant video screen behind the stage. Occasionally, Max Weinberg
Where the Bands Are (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 21 June, 2003)
On this date, 21 June 2003, eighteen years after the cult-declared “Stadium Breaker”-shows in 1985, where Bruce Springsteen and a crowd of 64 312 spectators
Waitin’ on a Sunny Day
I’ll hand it to you directly, Waitin’ on a Sunny Day is not one of my favourite Bruce Springsteen songs. What ruined this song a
Stolen Car
Stolen Car is one of the more serene songs off the River (1980), but it’s quite heavy lyrically. It tells the story of a man
The Summer of Sorcery (auf Deutsch)
Gestern habe ich mir im Kino Asbury Park: Riot Redemption Rock ‘n Roll angesehen. Es ist ein Dokumentarfilm, der die Geschichte von Asbury Park und
Stray Bullet 