Eddie Vedder turns solo vulnerability into a powerful plea in Netflix’s ‘Matter of Time’

The first time Eddie Vedder toured without Pearl Jam, he made some glaring mistakes onstage and felt discouraged. A few shows later, he ran into Bruce Springsteen, who told him that performing ...
Opinion

CRITICAL MASS | OPINION: How protest songs shape public memory — from Bob Dylan and Nina Simone to Springsteen and U2

This year, two arena-filling artists returned to the older civic function of song. Bruce Springsteen’s “Streets of Minneapolis” and U2’s elegiac “American Obituary,” written in response to immigration ...
Marietta Times

Eddie Vedder uses concerts and Netflix film to find a cure

The first time Eddie Vedder toured without Pearl Jam, he made some glaring mistakes onstage and felt discouraged. A few shows later, he ran into Bruce Springsteen, who told him that performing solo is ...
American Songwriter

The Rolling Stones’ First UK No. 1 Was a Bruce Springsteen Favorite and the First Guitar Solo He Learned

The Rolling Stones' 1964 hit held a special place for Springsteen, who turned to it after getting kicked out of his first band.

Bruce Springsteen draws a line from “Peter Pan” to “Born to Run”

Springsteen reveals how a childhood love of Peter and Wendy led to a time-honored hit ...
American Songwriter

Remember When: Steven Van Zandt Made Crucial Contributions to ‘Born To Run’ in the Mid-1970s, Earning an Invite to the E Street Band in the Process

Born To Run' wouldn't have been the same without Steven Van Zandt's contributions in 1974 and 1975. He wasn't even in the E ...