Backstreets. com Springsteen News. SPRINGSTEEN OFF BROADWAYBrooklyns Drunk XEd Talks takes him on. Drunk Education was the vehicle, Littlefield was the venue, Brooklyn was the borough. And Bruce Springsteen was the subject for last nights 9. Like a Boss multimedia production, where five performers took an equally engaged audience through different Springsteen related topics. Academics have been doing this for years, using his work to explore theology, sociology, and the like. Drunk Ed part spoken word, part stand up, part Power. Point uses the popular TED Talks series as its model and is no less serious despite the laughs or authoritative despite the name. Each presenter made that the case Helena Fitzgerald compared Springsteen with musical theater, calling Grease a piece that wants to be a Bruce Springsteen song when it grows up. Blythe Roberson imagined him riding shotgun for her set on road trips, and Brittany Spanos explored the use of fire as an image in his songs which neatly dovetailed into an homage to Springsteens firefighter son, Sam. Billed as An Appreciation, the evening had no stuffy hallmark of academia it was packed with laughter, beginning with Backstreets contributor and the evenings co host Caryn Roses inquiry into questionable lyrics and just how much Springsteen knows about the inner workings of the automobile. Lindsay Zoladz spoke of Chris Christies relationship with Springsteen. Framed by the formers string of public pronouncements and the latters consistent rejoinder of no comment, Zoladzs piece became an exquisitely timed exploration of illusion. This one night only installation hit the mark. Whether on stage or off, the entirety skewed younger, which gave it a burst of energy. The presenters facility with Springsteens work couldnt have been more obvious. That showed in the originality of the material and the audiences reaction. And the venue was tidy, wired for sound just right, and, befitting the evening, stocked with a range of signature cocktails at the bar. The evenings top ticket was the only ticket, setting one back by eight dollars with no need to verify ahead of time. Like its competitor over at the Walter Kerr Theater, the thoughtful Like a Boss appreciation is a performance a fan only need see once, but most probably wont. And thats too bad, because everyone should have the opportunity. November 9, 2. Jonathan Pont. STEFANKO CELEBRATES AT MORRISON HOTEL GALLERIESLast week, Frank Stefanko celebrated his massive new monograph of Springsteen images with an exhibition opening at Morrison Hotel Gallery in Los Angeles. Some notable friends also turned up Frank fills us in The evening was a wonderful surprise. With the final game of the world series, and the last chance for the L. A. Dodgers, we expected a light turnout. Not only did we get a great turnout, and a successful show, but some of the people who showed up were really special. Great photographers, such as Timothy White, Ellen Berman, and Guido Harari. Legendary song writer Jeff Barry, who, with his wife Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector, wrote so many of the great girl group songs of the 6. Be My Baby, Chapel of Love, Then He Kissed Me, Leader of the Pack, River Deep Mountain High, and many more. Jeff has also worked with Steven Van Zandt on some projects as well. L R Frank Stefanko, Jeff Barry, Franks wife Carol Reed photograph by Guido Harari. But the best part of the night was when my friend Pam Springsteen stopped by and spent most of the evening. I showed her my new massive book, Bruce Springsteen Further Up the Road, and she went through all 4. At times she laughed, and at times she seemed to become melancholy, but mostly she remarked at how beautiful the book was. She actually got to see it before her brother. Stefanko and Pam Springsteen photograph by Carol Reed We will continue this celebration of my 4. Bruce this week with another gallery show opening Thursday night, November 9, at the Morrison Hotel Gallery on Prince Street in Soho. Guido Harari will attend this show as well before we all take off for the third, and last, gallery show opening at his Wall Of Sound Gallery in Alba, Italy on November 1. L R Further Up the Road publisher Guido Harari, Stefanko, Springsteen, and MHGs Peter Blachley photograph by Carol Reed. If I can survive all this, I should hopefully make it home for Thanksgiving, and this year, with this new book, and three gallery shows, I have a great deal to be thankful for. F. S. Tonights opening at NYCs Morrison Hotel Gallery. Soho location, beginning Friday, November 1. Further Up the Road is still available for pre order from Backstreet Records in Deluxe and Collector editions, but for not much longer Guido Hararis Wall of Sound will be shipping books directly to our customers shortly. November 9, 2. The Official Misfits site. News, tour dates, discography, videos and more for all your Fiendish needs. Frank StefankoUNFINISHED BUSINESS STEVIE SIR PAUL IN LONDONPretty much goes without saying that Steven Van Zandt is a Beatles disciple. On Saturday night, November 4, he and his own Disciples of Soul got a special treat as they were joined in performance by none other than Paul Mc. Cartney. As Stevie and his band kicked off their European tour at the Roundhouse in London, Sir Paul put the cherry on top with an encore guest spot on a horn fueled I Saw Her Standing There. Mc. Cartney played lead guitar, shared the center mic, and declared at the end, We love you, Stevie Watch it here Little Stevens tour continues through the UK for the next week or so, after which the Disciples will hit Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and Spain. See littlesteven. November 8, 2. 01. Geoff RobinsonTIL YOU GET YOUR FILL ALL BRUCE DRUNK ED, 1. IN BROOKLYN New York City Its been a rough year, but Drunk Ed is ending it with a bang a full on appreciation of Bruce Springsteen. Join a slate of excellent writers and comedians at 8pm this Wednesday night, November 8, at Littlefield in Brooklyn as they ask the important questions about The Boss. Is he the only good white man How many people has he tricked into visiting New JerseyWhat the hell is a dynamo and why are there so many people near it Featuring talks by Helena Fitzgerald, Blythe Roberson, Brittany Spanos, Lindsay Zoladz, and co hosted by Eric Thurm and Backstreets own Caryn Rose. Drunk Ed formerly Drunk TED Talks is the worlds premiere source of drunk knowledge since 2. Tickets are available via Ticketfly, and more information is available at drunkeducation. November 6, 2. 01. THIS IS RADIO STOCKHOLM COMPLETE The view from Sweden, July 3, 1. When Bruce Springsteens archive series began, a release of the Tunnel of Love Express Tour in Stockholm the source of a high profile live broadcast on July 3, 1. Then in 2. 01. 5, a Los Angeles Tunnel show from April appeared, and it felt like Stockholm could take a while longer. But just two years later, here it is. And a fine show it proves to be, in full, beyond the broadcast first set 3. L. A. and 1. 1 in a long encore. For most non Swedes, its hard to imagine just how big Springsteen was here at the time. When each of the evening papers features an insert of a dozen or more pages before the shows, and that seems perfectly normal, you know something major is happening. Already, national media had reviewed both the U. S. and European premieres in Worcester and Turin, respectively the frenzy continued when news broke that the second Stockholm show would be broadcast live via satellite around the world. Or at least the first half would be. So while Swedish newspaper readers overdosed on Springsteen coverage, the first 1. Amnesty International tour were heard by millions, making this set a familiar affair to many. The 1. 98. 8 Stockholm performances took place in the middle of the European tour. Thats when the warhorses that Springsteen had set aside at indoor shows in the U. S. began to appear. Still, the Tunnel of Love album and tour featured new sounds and themes. A different stage set up, not to mention placements of the E Street Band members. A horn section. A different look, less rock n roll and more adult. And its an LP from the first third of Bruces album career. Looking back, it looks like both the start of the new Bruce, and the end of the old. On the road, the tour evolved from one thing to another like no previous one had. Despite what many say, this was not the Born in the U. S. A. tour, Part Two. Apologeti. X Store. Downloads Available for a Donation. Released in late October, our 1. Churchigo series. Apologeti. X lead singer and lyricist J. Jackson is also a worship leader at New Community Church in Wexford PA, the same place where we played our 2. NCC has a great worship team with many talented vocalists and instrumentalists, many of whom have appeared on Apologeti. X recordings. Weve released songs before that J. Churchigo II, Transformed Soul, and Churchigo III projects. On October 8, 2. 01. J. sang lead on two new parodies of songs by Chicago and Blood, Sweat Tears that he wrote specifically for the event. Ap. X drummer Jimmy Vegas Tanner also played on the songs. This time around, Ap. X guitarist Wayne Bartley was able to remix the live recordings of the performances to maximize the audio quality, and were making them available as downloads, which are free with your donation of any size to the ministry of Apologeti. X. Once you make a donation, well email you the link for the MP3 files and cover art. Donations are not tax deductible but help keep this ministry going. You Made Me, So There You Have Me. Ah, that moment when you go from knowing theres something going on sin in your life to realizing theres something coming on a desire to repent As John the Baptist could tell you, redemption requires repentance, but God is Father to the man whos saved by the grace of His love, and God blesses the child whos called His own. Known from the Beginning. Listen, if it all started with Romans 1. You want the lowdown Its a happy man who realizes that our first movement toward God was actually the second movement overall, since the One who said Call on Me called us first John 6 4. Christ is the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Rev. 1. 3 8. The downloads are free with your donation of any size to the ministry of Apologeti. X. Once you make a donation, well email you the link for the MP3 files and cover art. Donations are not tax deductible but help keep this ministry going. Click Return to Merchant link after checking out at Pay. Pal to automatically return to the download page. Well also send a follow up email with the link. Intro You Made Me, So There You Have Me. You Made Me, So There You Have Me. Youve Made Me So Very Happy. Blood, Sweat Tears. Intro Known from the Beginning. Known from the Beginning.
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