Here’s one for all you retro-gaming Springsteen fans out there: an 8-bit cover of “Western Stars” that’s way more impressive than you’d ever imagine.
Month: February 2020
This Tunnel of Love outtake is the mirror image of “Valentine’s Day,” an artfully and subtly constructed escape fantasy that would have been a perfect fit on the album.
From November 2019, Barney Bentall and the Cariboo Express gift us with their superb cover of Bruce’s instant classic, “Moonlight Motel.”
Steel Mill was known for its ferocious guitar jams, but “Sister Theresa” is a fascinating exception: a Springsteen original written for acoustic guitar and recorder(!)
Prepare yourself for the best cover of “Born to Run” ever–Diarrhea Planet’s festival-closing performance (with Harry Kagan on vocals and Ross Holmes on fiddle) is a mic drop performance if ever there was one.
Written in the aftermath of 9/11, “You’re Missing” gives voice to the grief and loss we all experience sooner or later.
Never recorded, released, or performed, Bruce’s legendary “Glory Road” provides fascinating insight into the evolution of two of his signature songs. Check out early lyrics and artifacts inside.
Singer-songwriter David Gray stopped by the BBC Radio 2 studios and turned in a quiet cover of Bruce’s “Streets of Philadelphia.”
Dark, brooding, and haunting, “Wages of Sin” is one of Bruce’s bleakest and finest outtakes. Backstory, evolution, analysis, and one gorgeous performance inside.
New Jersey legends The Hudson Falcons unleash the inner punk in Bruce’s 1980 power pop outtake.