My Summer of Bruce

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Bruce Springsteen writes about proud, defiant people, and that pride is both a virtue and a downfall. On “This Depression,” he sings as a man who is feeling incredibly defeated, but lacks the capacity to…

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In college, I came up with this sorta-BS distinction to explain some of my musical tastes: There was stuff I liked, and stuff I respected, and stuff that…

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July 17 is my birthday. Since the Boss has 17 albums, it seemed like a good idea to spend a couple weeks looking hardcore at his catalog, before wrapping up with a present for myself — a few hundred…

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Connections — a long dark highway, a thin white line. The sinew that gathers up bones and keeps them whole — a country, a family, a couple.

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The official Springsteen site has uploaded what they’re calling a “modern mix” of the latest single from Wrecking Ball, “Rocky Ground.”