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  Grammys: Coldplay, Radiohead, Plant and Krauss Win Big

  February 9, 2009 – This year, the 51st annual Grammy Awards ceremony was prefaced by a fair bit of drama -- and we're not just talking about T-Pain's suit. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  February 7, 2009 – Is it just us, or is the whole world going crazy? Thriller is headed to Broadway. Reformed drug addict Amy Winehouse is planning to record her new album in smoke-friendly Jamaica. And Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, the world's best live band, used recorded tracks during their Super Bowl performance. …
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  It's Not Your Parents' Grammy Awards -- Or Is It?

  February 6, 2009 – Aside from the Orwellian Reaganscape darkening the horizon, 1984 was a personal watershed for me -- a parent actually showed an interest in music that I listened to (well, sort of). Because clueless Republicans involved in Fucked-Up Ronnie's re-election campaign had tried to exploit Bruce Springsteen's Vietnam lament "Born in the U.S.A," and because the video for Springsteen's pop trifle "Dancing in the Dark" (featuring a winsome Court …
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  Exclusive Song: The Hold Steady Cover Springsteen

  February 5, 2009 – It's a no-brainer: The Hold Steady + Bruce Springsteen = absolute awesomeness. And you can hear it all below! For the Hold Steady's contribution to the War Child benefit compilation, Heroes (out Feb. 24), the Boss hand-picked the Brooklyn boys to interpret "Atlantic City," a tune from 1982's Nebraska. …
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  Springsteen Used Recorded Tracks at Super Bowl

  February 4, 2009 – Jennifer Hudson and Faith Hill didn't act alone. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band also performed to backing tracks during their Super Bowl performance last Sunday, Super Bowl producer and Grammy Awards audio supervisor Hank Neuberger told The Chicago Tribune. "The Super Bowl performances are all on tape," Neuberger said. …
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  Why Springsteen's Super Bowl Show Will Rock

  January 29, 2009 – The Super Bowl Halftime Show is a tough gig. It's fundamentally a fifteen-minute sideshow, as performers try to draw the attention of people who've spilled dip on their shirts and are waiting for the game to get going again. Screw up (e.g., Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" in 2004) and you become a punchline. …
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  SPIN.com's 5 Most Memorable Super Bowl Halftime Performances!

  January 29, 2009 – Joining the likes of Tom Petty, the Rolling Stones, and Paul McCartney before him, Jersey-bred rock'n'roller and SPIN cover boy Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band will headline Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show (game starts at 6:28 p.m. EST on NBC). With this news inciting daydreams of beer, nachos, and Hi-Def TV, we here at SPIN.com indulge a moment of pigskin nostalgia and rehash our favorite performances from the Big Show. …
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  Bruce Springsteen Unveils Massive U.S. Tour

  January 27, 2009 – To honor today's release of his latest album, Working on a Dream, Bruce Springsteen has announced an extensive North American tour with his longtime backing group, the E Street Band. The 26-date jaunt kicks off April 1 in San Jose, CA -- two months after Bruce and the E Streeters perform during the Feb. 1 Super Bowl XLIII Halftime Show in Tampa, FL. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week: January 19-25

  January 24, 2009 – This week the music world caught a powerful case of Obamamania. Arcade Fire rocked a party for the President's staff, Daft Punk and Will.i.Am tipped their musical hats (or, in Daft Punk's case, robot helmets) to the Commander in Chief. …
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  Ignore Oscar -- "The Wrestler" Is Springsteen's Best

  January 23, 2009 – You can always count on the Academy Awards voters to blow it. But the Academy's failure to nominate Bruce Springsteen's "The Wrestler" for Best Original Song makes me wonder if the nods are decided by throwing darts at a board labeled "next best things." Hey, I don't mean to denigrate the songs that were nominated. …
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