Bruce Springsteen
Live Review: Bruce Springsteen – British Summer Time (BST), Hyde Park, London 08.07.2023
By Adrian Peel ‘The Boss’ returned to Hyde Park for the second of two shows, as part of the British Summer Time (BST) series of concerts, which concluded on Sunday, July 9th, with a performance by Lana Del Rey. Opening for Bruce on Saturday, July 8th, were a band I’ve liked for years but had never seen live, The Chicks (formerly ‘The …
News: Special guests announced for Bruce Springsteen Hyde Park dates
Special guests added to Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band’s shows at American Express presents BST Hyde Park! Dallas legends The Chicks will join on both Thursday 6 and Saturday 8 July, whilst punk icon Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls join the bill on Thursday 6 July, and singer-songwriter James Bay on Saturday …
News: BST Hyde Park is back for 2023 with a hugely impressive line up
BST Hyde park this summer boast a fantastic line up( well it does every year) read below for all dates and ticket information Saturday 24th of June sees P!nk kicking things off by bring her Summer Carnival tour to the park and due to demand an extra date had to be added for the 25th. …
Album Review: Gena Rose Bruce – Can’t Make You Love Me
Since covering her single ‘Blazing Radio’ back in 2014, we here at Backseat Mafia have keenly followed the career of Melbourne’s Gena Rose Bruce and it is with great joy to declare her debut album, ‘Can’t Make You Love Me’, a promise strongly delivered. There can be no doubt that Bruce’s style has matured and …
Classic Album: Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A.
For some reason I can’t help liking Bruce Springsteen. For all his bluster, forced blue-collar worthiness and the odd questionable career move, his heart has always seemed to be in the right place. Released a dozen years after his debut, Born In The U.S.A. is the album that made Springsteen an international household name and …
Track: Bruce Springsteen – Hello Sunshine, plus new album news
Bruce Springsteen has announced that his first new studio album in five years (and his 19th in total), Western Stars, is to be released on June 14th, via Columbia Records. From it, he has released the first glimpse of the record, a track called ‘Hello Sunshine’. Influenced by California pop record from the 60’s and …
Not Forgotten: Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
Even after four and a half decades, there’s still something oddly lovable about The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle. I guess it’s the fact that it really tries to be something we all want it to be. Ultimately though, like anything that tries too hard, it fails to reach the goals it …
A Buyers Guide to 80s Live Albums
Although the heyday of the live rock album was the late 60s to the late 70s, there have been many live albums released since then that have captured the public’s imagination, topped the chats, or stood out as absolutely crucial releases within an act’s discography. Here then is the second instalment of what we hope …
Not Forgotten: Bruce Springsteen – Darkness on the Edge of Town
There’s a time in all of our lives when we put aside our romantic dreams of an ideal life aside, and simply accept life for being the often thankless struggle that it is. Perhaps it’s a lifetime of listening to the wrong people that has led you to where you are. Perhaps circumstance has ensured …