Speed of Life

by Gregg Chadwick Yesterday in Coventry, Bruce Springsteen dedicated a live full-album performance of  Born to Run  to the recently-departed actor James Gandolfini. Born to Run is a cinematic album that conjures up the  noirish romance of New York and New Jersey seen through the eyes of a youthful protagonist. Unspoken desires and Jersey lowlifes haunt this character as he roams a landscape of broken dreams from the break of day until the dark morning hours.   Gandolfini's characters seemed to embody this endless search for something more, something bigger, something more real.  Gandolfini will be deeply missed. Video: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Play Meeting Across The River  for James Gandolfini in Coventry on June 20, 2013 Little Steven and James Gandolfini on April 7, 2002, during a Hard Rock Cafe Presents "Little Steven's Underground Garage" radio show at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York. photo by Kevin Mazur / Wi...

by Gregg Chadwick At the Hanging Rock   by William Ford (1820–1886) 1875, oil on canvas, 79.2 x 117.5 cm Collection of the National Gallery of Victoria As March drew to a close, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band played a concert that Australian music writers have lauded. I wish I could have been there to see Springsteen and the band rip it up at Hanging Rock.  Incident on 57th Street in Australia  Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band  Live at Hanging Rock - Second Night - 31-03-2013  Major international musicians often perform outdoor concerts at the Hanging Rock reserve. Leonard Cohen graced the venue in 2010 and last month Springsteen performed two shows at the conclusion of the Australian leg of his 'Wrecking Ball' tour. The musical venue at Hanging Rock is temporary and currently used about once a year for large concerts.  Though I have spent quite a bit of time travelling through Australia over the year...

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live In L.A. on February 21, 2013  24 Hour HD Re-Broadcast   (Full Video) " It was another title track, though, that represented for me the night's most profoundly emotional moment: A massive, knee-wobbling, tear-inducing version of “From Her to Eternity,” his great song of obsession with a woman living in the flat above. It’s a sparse, menacing track that suggests   Elvis Presley   possessed by a demon Kurt Weill. I never thought I’d see him play it live, and its performance — with Ellis leading a scraping string section, Savage poking out that off-kilter piano melody and Adamson offering keyboard clusters — was overwhelming, music that conjured heaven and embodied the kind of bliss only present in the purest of expressions. The heavens opened over those five minutes, and I'm still buzzing about it." -  Randall Roberts Los Angeles Times Pop Music Critic

Columbus is packing the Nationwide Arena to see  Bruce Springsteen, Jay Z, and President  BarackObama !  Watch now! Free live streaming by Ustream Bruce Springsteen and President Barack Obama Embrace in  Madison, Wisconsin on November 5, 2012

Bruce Springsteen dedica 'The River' a #vaportiNacho Emocionó a las 60.000 personas que abarrotaron el Santiago Bernabéu Song by Song Reviews of Wrecking Ball on Speed of Life: 1.  We Take Care of Our Own 2.  Easy Money 3.  Shackled and Drawn 4.  Jack of All Trades 5.  Death to My Hometown 6.  This Depression 7.  Wrecking Ball 8.  You've Got It 9.  Rocky Ground 10.  Land of Hope and Dreams 11.  We Are Alive